Stage 3 - December 18: Khon Kaen - Loei, 205 km
By CYCLINGNEWS Steve Thomas in Thailand
It was anticipated that today's third of six stages in the Tour of Thailand would be the first hilly stage of the race, and that it would cause major changes in the overal classifications, however this turned out to be only partially correct. The route turned out to be fairly flat, which confused many riders, but did little to affect a marathon day of hard racing in the heat.
From the drop of the flag the attacks started, with Thailand All Stars team rider Jatuphoom Lekhawat going away in the opening kilometres for the second day in a row. This time, however, he was shadowed by Kuota Senges rider Matthias Berting. The duo opened up a huge gap, reaching a maximum of 17 minutes at one point.
Berting had gone away in search of KOM points and the first mountains jersey of the race, but the pair soon found that the KOM was no more than a molehill, and so they kept going. With 30km to go the chase began in earnest, with the Iranians doing much of the damage. For a while it looked like the breakaway duo would be caught, but after nearly the entire stage out front Berting crossed the line un-challenged, while Jatuphoom took over he race lead for his efforts.
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按照先前所公佈的，第三站將會是環泰六站中所遭遇的第一個爬山站，而這將可能對於整場賽事的戰況造成影響。但結果卻不完全如同所得知的一般，大會更改成較為平直的路線，許多選手都因此搞不清楚狀況了，這仍然是一個永無止境的炎熱地獄的艱困賽事。
從起跑旗幟揮下的那一刻起，泰國明星隊的選手里哈瓦殺出重圍，卻始終擺脫不了庫塔聖格斯車隊選手柏汀的陰影。兩個人和集團拉開了一段不小的距離，甚至一度達到了17分鐘的差距。
柏汀一開始還積極的希望能拿件紅點衫來穿穿，但很快這對難兄難弟就發現像今天這種上上下下的丘陵地是不會設有登山搶分點的，還不如順順的持續前進。大約30公里後，集團終於開始認真了，伊朗隊再度將集團的速度拉起來。眼看就要抓到那異國二重唱了，但柏汀已經進入終點，這並未對她照成任何威脅，背後卻是里哈瓦辛苦做工的結果。
Photography
A Cycleworks Singapore rider taking on water for the team.
Matthias Berting of Kuota-Senges takes stage 3.
A Kuota Sengas rider takes the bunch sprint for third spot.
Prajak Mahawong was happy to hand over the leader's jersey to his friend and countryman Jatuphoom Likhawat .
Enthusiastic school children flank the winning Kuota riders at the finish.
The stage three podium.
Race leader Mahawong checking the route profile at the start.
The jersey holders relax on the start line.
Indonisian rider Tonton Susanto waits for the start.
Thai national team riders chase down the Thai All Stars breakaway rider.
Thailand rider Okart Bualoi loaded up and in full flight.
Race favourite Ahad Kazemi of Iran calls in the chase.
Paul Griffin of Giant Asia has some words with a Japanese rider.
A Thai All Star rider in action.
Cong Hien Mai of Vietnam in the points jersey.
Points, Asian and overall leaders on the road.
The Iranian team put the hammer down , with a little Malaysian help.
The breakaway duo mid-way through their epic journey.
Stage winner Matthias Berting leads the way.
Lekhawat struggled in the final kilometres , but still took the race lead.
Results
1 Matthias Berting (Ger) Kuota Senges 4.57.47 (41.31 km/h)
2 Jatuphoom Lekhawat (Tha) All Star Thailand 0.04
3 Christoph von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Kuota Senges 1.07
4 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin
5 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan
6 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
7 Muhammad Zamri Saleh (Mas) Malaysia
8 Roel de Vries (Ned) Ysselstreek
9 Badr Mohammed Banihammead (UAE) United Arab Emirates
10 Nguyen Hung Mai (Vie) Vietnam
11 Mohamed Almurawwi (UAE) United Arab Emirates
12 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Ysselstreek
13 Muhammad Faris Abdul Razak (Mas) Malaysia
14 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia
15 Malaya van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Kuota Senges
16 Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
17 Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Thailand
18 Endra Wijaya (Ina) Customs Cycling
19 Yousif Banihammad (UAE) United Arab Emirates
20 Phat Dat Trinh (Vie) Vietnam
21 Okan Bualoi (Tha) Thailand
22 Agung Alisyahbana (Ina) Customs Cycling
23 Chaturat Phongphanat (Tha) All Star Thailand
24 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Thailand
25 Irish Valenzuela (Phi) Philippines
26 Natthapon Jeebthaworn (Tha) Thailand
27 Janaidi Bin Hashim (Sin) Cycleworx Singapore
28 Ghafari Vahid (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
29 Omar Almansory (UAE) United Arab Emirates
30 Yen Lin Huang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
31 Muhammad Rauf Nur Nisbah (Mas) Malaysia
32 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) All Star Thailand
33 Warren Davadilla (Phi) Philippines
34 Trung Hieu Dang (Vie) Vietnam
35 Shiri Sisan Hamid (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
36 Panup Koonrungruangkit (Tha) Thailand
37 Thomas Just (Den) Faeso Denmark
38 Hsiang Kuei (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
39 Matej Vyssna (Svk) Dukla Trencin
40 Ryan Ariham (Ina) Faeso Denmark
41 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan
42 Yuli Haryanto (Ina) Customs Cycling
43 Soren Peterson (Den) Kuota Senges
44 Jurag Sagan (Svk) Dukla Trencin
45 Jahanbanian Hossein (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
46 Danny Fang (Sin) Cycleworx Singapore
47 Seiichi Koshiumi (Jpn) Japan
48 Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Phi) Philippines
49 Edi Purnomo (Ina) Customs Cycling
50 Li We Chen (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
51 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Philippines
52 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Faeso Denmark
53 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing
54 Partovi Mehdi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
55 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Philippines
56 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
57 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin
58 Patnk Tybor (Svk) Dukla Trencin
59 Ahad Sarai Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
60 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Japan
61 Greg Svarc (Sin) Cycleworx Singapore
62 Cong Hieu Mai (Vie) Vietnam
63 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Japan
64 Thijs Poelstra (Ned) Ysselstreek
65 Morten Knudsen (Den) Faeso Denmark
66 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Kuota Senges
67 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
68 Wim Spijkerboer (Ned) Ysselstreek
69 Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lufti (Mas) Malaysia
70 Wakumoto Masaki (Jpn) Matrix Powetag 1.27
71 Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Matrix Powetag 2.03
72 Alexander van Bavel (Ned) Ysselstreek 2.11
General Classification after Stage 3
1 Jatuphoom Lekhawat (Tha) All Star Thailand 13.15.18
2 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Thailand 0.44
3 Irish Valenzuela (Phi) Philippines 0.48
4 Warren Davadilla (Phi) Philippines 1.06
5 Nguyen Hung Mai (Vie) Vietnam
6 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin 1.08
7 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia 1.09
8 Jurag Sagan (Svk) Dukla Trencin 1.10
9 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan
10 Badr Mohammed Banihammead (UAE) United Arab Emirates
11 Shiri Sisan Hamid (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
12 Okan Bualoi (Tha) Thailand 1.11
13 Muhammad Rauf Nur Nisbah (Mas) Malaysia
14 Malaya van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Kuota Senges 1.12
15 Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Thailand
16 Soren Peterson (Den) Kuota Senges
17 Jahanbanian Hossein (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
18 Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Phi) Philippines
19 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Faeso Denmark
20 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing
21 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
22 Ahad Sarai Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
23 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Japan
24 Thomas Just (Den) Faeso Denmark 1.36
25 Muhammad Zamri Saleh (Mas) Malaysia 4.24
26 Hsiang Kuei (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing 4.27
27 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan
28 Partovi Mehdi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
29 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin
30 Matthias Berting (Ger) Kuota Senges 8.02
31 Nguyen Hung Mai (Vie) Vietnam
32 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Matrix Powetag 9.11
33 Christoph von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Kuota Senges 9.17
34 Roel de Vries (Ned) Ysselstreek 9.21
35 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Ysselstreek
36 Muhammad Faris Abdul Razak (Mas) Malaysia
37 Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
38 Endra Wijaya (Ina) Customs Cycling
39 Yousif Banihammad (UAE) United Arab Emirates
40 Phat Dat Trinh (Vie) Vietnam
41 Agung Alisyahbana (Ina) Customs Cycling
42 Chaturat Phongphanat (Tha) All Star Thailand
43 Natthapon Jeebthaworn (Tha) Thailand
44 Janaidi Bin Hashim (Sin) Cycleworx Singapore
45 Ghafari Vahid (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
46 Yen Lin Huang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
47 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) All Star Thailand
48 Trung Hieu Dang (Vie) Vietnam
49 Panup Koonrungruangkit (Tha) Thailand
50 Ryan Ariham (Ina) Faeso Denmark
51 Yuli Haryanto (Ina) Customs Cycling
52 Danny Fang (Sin) Cycleworx Singapore
53 Seiichi Koshiumi (Jpn) Japan
54 Edi Purnomo (Ina) Customs Cycling
55 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Philippines
56 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Philippines
57 Patnk Tybor (Svk) Dukla Trencin
58 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Japan
59 Greg Svarc (Sin) Cycleworx Singapore
60 Cong Hieu Mai (Vie) Vietnam
61 Thijs Poelstra (Ned) Ysselstreek
62 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Kuota Senges
63 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
64 Wim Spijkerboer (Ned) Ysselstreek
65 Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lufti (Mas) Malaysia
66 Wakumoto Masaki (Jpn) Matrix Powetag 9.41
67 Matej Vyssna (Svk) Dukla Trencin 9.46
68 Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Matrix Powetag 10.17
69 Alexander van Bavel (Ned) Ysselstreek 10.25
70 Omar Almansory (UAE) United Arab Emirates 11.01
71 Li We Chen (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing 13.41
72 Mohamed Almurawwi (UAE) United Arab Emirates 15.20
To be continue.........
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