Wednesday 29th February: It was another tough day on the bike today for BikeNZ PureBlack Racing with the biggest hills to date in the Tour of Langkawi; a 25m climb.
James “Jimmy” Williamson rode an extraordinary race to win the first King of the Mountain (KOM) bringing him to 17th position on points, teammate Louis Crosby is also in the top 20 in 19th.
“Today was pretty epic, we knew it was going to be hard but we didn’t realize it was going to be that tough,” said James, “it w...
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Archive for February, 2012
Stage 5: Tour of Langkawi
Tuesday 28th February: Three punctured tyres were the main feature of a hard-hitting day of riding in stage five of the Tour of Langkawi for BikeNZ PureBlack Racing.
In a day that saw a number of breakaways and attacks over a 190kms course, the team rode a strong race and as a team and have secured the positions in the GC they have been holding onto.
“It was a tough day on the bike today, there were breaks all day” said John Harris, Director Sportif, “Jimmy (James Williamson) punctur...
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Stage 4: Tour of Langkawi
Monday 27th February: Louis Crosby of BikeNZ PureBlack Racing spent the whole 4th stage of the Tour of Langkawi out the front only to be caught by the charging peloton in the last 150 meters.
From the first 10km onwards Louis was in the breakaway with three other riders in a race that started the same as all the other stages, fast and furious.
“Right from the start I saw an opportunity and just took it,” said Louis, “I knew they wouldn’t let more than two to four riders up in the b...
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Stage 3: Tour of Langkawi
Sunday 26th February: BikeNZ PureBlack Racing has recorded two top ten placings in the third stage of the Tour of Langkawi today.
Roman van Uden and James Williamson finished the 187kms race in 8th and 10th spot respectively.
The stage was nothing but excitement with eight crashes throughout but the team worked together to achieve the results.
“It was a mighty effort,” said John “Harry” Harris, Director Sportif, “all the boys did their jobs, Joe (Cooper) and Michael (Torckler)...
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