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Stage 4 - December 19: Loei - Chattakarn Waterfall National Park, 214 km
Kazemi wins "toughest stage"
By CYCLINGNEWS Steve Thomas
It was all change today in the Tour of Thailand. The race finally hit the mountains - and in no uncertain style. The stage distance was epic in itself - 214 kilometres, but add in the terrain and it became one of the toughest days racing ever seen in Asia. Eventual winner Ahar Kazemi of Iran confirmed, "It's the toughest stage of any race in Asia, and I've ridden most of them. It was very long and hot, but the hills were really tough. They were very steep and long, and none stop; there was no rest in between them."
This was the first time this particular route had been used in the Tour, and it proved to be epic, if not too epic for many riders. Within an hour of racing the climbing started, gently at first, but then the riders hit the first of the serious climbs, an ultra steep beast which forced some riders to their feet. And that was just the start of it. The field ripped apart at the seams with the relentless climbing, and as anticipated the Iranians were at the head of affairs, along with Asian veteran Tonton Susanto.
By the time the late afternoon finish came along, after more than six hot hours in the saddle Kazemi crossed the line ahead of Susanto and fellow Iranian Jahanbanian Hossein. With two long hard days ahead, the trio also comfortably hold the top three positions on GC.
===========================以下是蛋同學不負責任翻譯===========================
本日演出環泰大逆轉，期待已久的山路終於出現了，而且仍舊是這樣捉摸不定。這站的距離和資料一樣是214公里，但配上如此地形，使得本站成為在亞洲地區前所未見的超艱難賽事。冠軍歐哈德表示：＂這站幾乎比任何我參加過的亞洲賽事都還要硬斗，又長又熱，還要爬超抖的坡。這些坡就像是永無止境的惡夢，完全不給休息的啦～＂
這是這段路第一次出現在多日賽上，夢幻般的難度簡直就是神的領域了。開賽不到一小時後便開始進入山區，一開始還OK，但很快的就面臨撞牆的窘境，有些選手不得不臣服在陡坡之下，甚至還開始牽車了，而好戲還在後頭呢！無情的山路將集團連同選手的鬥志一併撕碎，伊朗的那個傢伙如同預料中的和老鳥蘇東東一同維持在領先集團之內。
太陽都快下山了才來到終點線前，在超過六個小時的炎熱賽事之後，歐哈德搶先在蘇東東和同胞賈漢班尼恩的面前衝線。連續最難的兩天都待在領先集團內，這三個人也確定取得目前總成績的前三名。
Photography
Attacks went from the gun.
How much longer do I have to suffer?
Paul Griffin of Giant ART leads the field in the early stages of the race.
Long shadows on a long day.
The yellow jersey was to lose big time today.
An Iranian rider looks back following an attack on the first steep climb.
It was seriously steep, as the Iranain team manager demonstrates.
A Kuota-Sengas rider curses the gradient.
Ahad Kazemi made his move just before the KOM. He was soon joined by a team-mate and Tonton Susanto.
Tonton Susanto takes up the chase for Denmark's Team Farso.
The third placed Iranian rider chases down Tonton Susanto (Faeso Denmark).
An Iranian rider and Prajak Mahawong (Thailand), the race's first leader, fight to stay in contention.
Tonton Susanto (Faeso Denmark) leads the breakaway, and shows the strain.
With 30km to go the leaders tackle the last rise of the stage.
After a long day at work it's all smiles for Ahad Sarai Kazemi (Tabriz Petrochem).
One very happy, and tired Iranian.
Paul Griffin of Giant ART leads home the chasers.
Stage four podium.
The leading trio.
Results
1 Ahad Sarai Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem 6.08.08 (34.88 km/h)
2 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Faeso Denmark
3 Jahanbanian Hossein (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
4 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing 3.31
5 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan
6 Patnk Tybor (Svk) Dukla Trencin
7 Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Phi) Philippines
8 Okan Bualoi (Tha) Thailand
9 Soren Peterson (Den) Kuota Senges
10 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Thailand
11 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Japan
12 Irish Valenzuela (Phi) Philippines
13 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Japan
14 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Philippines
15 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia 11.19
16 Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lufti (Mas) Malaysia
17 Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Thailand
18 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing 18.18
19 Ryan Ariham (Ina) Faeso Denmark 18.22
20 Panup Koonrungruangkit (Tha) Thailand
21 Matej Vyssna (Svk) Dukla Trencin
22 Nguyen Hung Mai (Vie) Vietnam 19.47
23 Agung Alisyahbana (Ina) Customs Cycling
24 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) All Star Thailand
25 Trung Hieu Dang (Vie) Vietnam
26 Shiri Sisan Hamid (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
27 Endra Wijaya (Ina) Customs Cycling
28 Badr Mohammed Banihammead (UAE) United Arab Emirates
29 Warren Davadilla (Phi) Philippines
30 Cong Hieu Mai (Vie) Vietnam
31 Phat Dat Trinh (Vie) Vietnam
32 Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Matrix Powetag 21.42
34 Edi Purnomo (Ina) Customs Cycling
36 Natthapon Jeebthaworn (Tha) Thailand
36 Christoph von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Kuota Senges
37 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Ysselstreek
38 Thomas Just (Den) Faeso Denmark
39 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan
40 Alexander van Bavel (Ned) Ysselstreek
41 Nicholas Dale Swallow (Sin) Cycleworx Singapore
42 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Kuota Senges
43 Muhammad Faris Abdul Razak (Mas) Malaysia
44 Seiichi Koshiumi (Jpn) Japan
45 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Philippines
46 Hsiang Kuei (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
47 Wim Spijkerboer (Ned) Ysselstreek
48 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin
49 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Matrix Powetag 12.42
50 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin 21.42
51 Yuli Haryanto (Ina) Customs Cycling 47.00
52 Jurag Sagan (Svk) Dukla Trencin
53 Jatuphoom Lekhawat (Tha) All Star Thailand
54 Matthias Berting (Ger) Kuota Senges
56 Morten Knudsen (Den) Faeso Denmark
56 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
57 Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
58 Wakumoto Masaki (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
59 Muhammad Rauf Nur Nisbah (Mas) Malaysia
General Classification after Stage 4
1 Ahad Sarai Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
2 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Faeso Denmark
3 Jahanbanian Hossein (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
4 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Thailand
5 Irish Valenzuela (Phi) Philippines
6 Okan Bualoi (Tha) Thailand
7 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing
8 Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Phi) Philippines
9 Soren Peterson (Den) Kuota Senges
10 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Japan
11 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan
12 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia
13 Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Thailand
14 Yuli Haryanto (Ina) Customs Cycling
15 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Japan
16 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Philippines
17 Malaya van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Kuota Senges
18 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
19 Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lufti (Mas) Malaysia
20 Nguyen Hung Mai (Vie) Vietnam
21 Warren Davadilla (Phi) Philippines
22 Shiri Sisan Hamid (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
23 Badr Mohammed Banihammead (UAE) United Arab Emirates
24 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin
25 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan
26 Thomas Just (Den) Faeso Denmark
27 Hsiang Kuei (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
28 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin
29 Ryan Ariham (Ina) Faeso Denmark
30 Matej Vyssna (Svk) Dukla Trencin
31 Agung Alisyahbana (Ina) Customs Cycling
32 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) All Star Thailand
33 Okan Bualoi (Tha) Thailand
34 Endra Wijaya (Ina) Customs Cycling
35 Cong Hieu Mai (Vie) Vietnam
36 Phat Dat Trinh (Vie) Vietnam
37 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
38 Christoph von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Kuota Senges
39 Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
40 Panup Koonrungruangkit (Tha) Thailand
41 Edi Purnomo (Ina) Customs Cycling
42 Natthapon Jeebthaworn (Tha) Thailand
43 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Ysselstreek
44 Janaidi Bin Hashim (Sin) Cycleworx Singapore
45 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Kuota Senges
46 Muhammad Faris Abdul Razak (Mas) Malaysia
47 Seiichi Koshiumi (Jpn) Japan
48 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Philippines
49 Wim Spijkerboer (Ned) Ysselstreek
50 Alexander van Bavel (Ned) Ysselstreek
51 Jatuphoom Lekhawat (Tha) All Star Thailand
52 Jurag Sagan (Svk) Dukla Trencin
53 Muhammad Rauf Nur Nisbah (Mas) Malaysia
54 Matthias Berting (Ger) Kuota Senges
56 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Faeso Denmark
56 Yuli Haryanto (Ina) Customs Cycling
57 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
To be continue.........
Kazemi wins "toughest stage"
By CYCLINGNEWS Steve Thomas
It was all change today in the Tour of Thailand. The race finally hit the mountains - and in no uncertain style. The stage distance was epic in itself - 214 kilometres, but add in the terrain and it became one of the toughest days racing ever seen in Asia. Eventual winner Ahar Kazemi of Iran confirmed, "It's the toughest stage of any race in Asia, and I've ridden most of them. It was very long and hot, but the hills were really tough. They were very steep and long, and none stop; there was no rest in between them."
This was the first time this particular route had been used in the Tour, and it proved to be epic, if not too epic for many riders. Within an hour of racing the climbing started, gently at first, but then the riders hit the first of the serious climbs, an ultra steep beast which forced some riders to their feet. And that was just the start of it. The field ripped apart at the seams with the relentless climbing, and as anticipated the Iranians were at the head of affairs, along with Asian veteran Tonton Susanto.
By the time the late afternoon finish came along, after more than six hot hours in the saddle Kazemi crossed the line ahead of Susanto and fellow Iranian Jahanbanian Hossein. With two long hard days ahead, the trio also comfortably hold the top three positions on GC.
===========================以下是蛋同學不負責任翻譯===========================
本日演出環泰大逆轉，期待已久的山路終於出現了，而且仍舊是這樣捉摸不定。這站的距離和資料一樣是214公里，但配上如此地形，使得本站成為在亞洲地區前所未見的超艱難賽事。冠軍歐哈德表示：＂這站幾乎比任何我參加過的亞洲賽事都還要硬斗，又長又熱，還要爬超抖的坡。這些坡就像是永無止境的惡夢，完全不給休息的啦～＂
這是這段路第一次出現在多日賽上，夢幻般的難度簡直就是神的領域了。開賽不到一小時後便開始進入山區，一開始還OK，但很快的就面臨撞牆的窘境，有些選手不得不臣服在陡坡之下，甚至還開始牽車了，而好戲還在後頭呢！無情的山路將集團連同選手的鬥志一併撕碎，伊朗的那個傢伙如同預料中的和老鳥蘇東東一同維持在領先集團之內。
太陽都快下山了才來到終點線前，在超過六個小時的炎熱賽事之後，歐哈德搶先在蘇東東和同胞賈漢班尼恩的面前衝線。連續最難的兩天都待在領先集團內，這三個人也確定取得目前總成績的前三名。
Photography
Attacks went from the gun.
How much longer do I have to suffer?
Paul Griffin of Giant ART leads the field in the early stages of the race.
Long shadows on a long day.
The yellow jersey was to lose big time today.
An Iranian rider looks back following an attack on the first steep climb.
It was seriously steep, as the Iranain team manager demonstrates.
A Kuota-Sengas rider curses the gradient.
Ahad Kazemi made his move just before the KOM. He was soon joined by a team-mate and Tonton Susanto.
Tonton Susanto takes up the chase for Denmark's Team Farso.
The third placed Iranian rider chases down Tonton Susanto (Faeso Denmark).
An Iranian rider and Prajak Mahawong (Thailand), the race's first leader, fight to stay in contention.
Tonton Susanto (Faeso Denmark) leads the breakaway, and shows the strain.
With 30km to go the leaders tackle the last rise of the stage.
After a long day at work it's all smiles for Ahad Sarai Kazemi (Tabriz Petrochem).
One very happy, and tired Iranian.
Paul Griffin of Giant ART leads home the chasers.
Stage four podium.
The leading trio.
Results
1 Ahad Sarai Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem 6.08.08 (34.88 km/h)
2 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Faeso Denmark
3 Jahanbanian Hossein (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
4 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing 3.31
5 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan
6 Patnk Tybor (Svk) Dukla Trencin
7 Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Phi) Philippines
8 Okan Bualoi (Tha) Thailand
9 Soren Peterson (Den) Kuota Senges
10 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Thailand
11 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Japan
12 Irish Valenzuela (Phi) Philippines
13 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Japan
14 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Philippines
15 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia 11.19
16 Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lufti (Mas) Malaysia
17 Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Thailand
18 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing 18.18
19 Ryan Ariham (Ina) Faeso Denmark 18.22
20 Panup Koonrungruangkit (Tha) Thailand
21 Matej Vyssna (Svk) Dukla Trencin
22 Nguyen Hung Mai (Vie) Vietnam 19.47
23 Agung Alisyahbana (Ina) Customs Cycling
24 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) All Star Thailand
25 Trung Hieu Dang (Vie) Vietnam
26 Shiri Sisan Hamid (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
27 Endra Wijaya (Ina) Customs Cycling
28 Badr Mohammed Banihammead (UAE) United Arab Emirates
29 Warren Davadilla (Phi) Philippines
30 Cong Hieu Mai (Vie) Vietnam
31 Phat Dat Trinh (Vie) Vietnam
32 Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Matrix Powetag 21.42
34 Edi Purnomo (Ina) Customs Cycling
36 Natthapon Jeebthaworn (Tha) Thailand
36 Christoph von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Kuota Senges
37 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Ysselstreek
38 Thomas Just (Den) Faeso Denmark
39 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan
40 Alexander van Bavel (Ned) Ysselstreek
41 Nicholas Dale Swallow (Sin) Cycleworx Singapore
42 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Kuota Senges
43 Muhammad Faris Abdul Razak (Mas) Malaysia
44 Seiichi Koshiumi (Jpn) Japan
45 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Philippines
46 Hsiang Kuei (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
47 Wim Spijkerboer (Ned) Ysselstreek
48 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin
49 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Matrix Powetag 12.42
50 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin 21.42
51 Yuli Haryanto (Ina) Customs Cycling 47.00
52 Jurag Sagan (Svk) Dukla Trencin
53 Jatuphoom Lekhawat (Tha) All Star Thailand
54 Matthias Berting (Ger) Kuota Senges
56 Morten Knudsen (Den) Faeso Denmark
56 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
57 Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
58 Wakumoto Masaki (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
59 Muhammad Rauf Nur Nisbah (Mas) Malaysia
General Classification after Stage 4
1 Ahad Sarai Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
2 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Faeso Denmark
3 Jahanbanian Hossein (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
4 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Thailand
5 Irish Valenzuela (Phi) Philippines
6 Okan Bualoi (Tha) Thailand
7 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing
8 Lloyd Lucien Reynante (Phi) Philippines
9 Soren Peterson (Den) Kuota Senges
10 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Japan
11 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan
12 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia
13 Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Thailand
14 Yuli Haryanto (Ina) Customs Cycling
15 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Japan
16 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Philippines
17 Malaya van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Kuota Senges
18 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
19 Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lufti (Mas) Malaysia
20 Nguyen Hung Mai (Vie) Vietnam
21 Warren Davadilla (Phi) Philippines
22 Shiri Sisan Hamid (IRI) Tabriz Petrochem
23 Badr Mohammed Banihammead (UAE) United Arab Emirates
24 Maros Kovac (Svk) Dukla Trencin
25 Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan
26 Thomas Just (Den) Faeso Denmark
27 Hsiang Kuei (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing
28 Jan Sipeky (Svk) Dukla Trencin
29 Ryan Ariham (Ina) Faeso Denmark
30 Matej Vyssna (Svk) Dukla Trencin
31 Agung Alisyahbana (Ina) Customs Cycling
32 Seree Ruangsiri (Tha) All Star Thailand
33 Okan Bualoi (Tha) Thailand
34 Endra Wijaya (Ina) Customs Cycling
35 Cong Hieu Mai (Vie) Vietnam
36 Phat Dat Trinh (Vie) Vietnam
37 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
38 Christoph von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Kuota Senges
39 Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
40 Panup Koonrungruangkit (Tha) Thailand
41 Edi Purnomo (Ina) Customs Cycling
42 Natthapon Jeebthaworn (Tha) Thailand
43 Lex Nederlof (Ned) Ysselstreek
44 Janaidi Bin Hashim (Sin) Cycleworx Singapore
45 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Kuota Senges
46 Muhammad Faris Abdul Razak (Mas) Malaysia
47 Seiichi Koshiumi (Jpn) Japan
48 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Philippines
49 Wim Spijkerboer (Ned) Ysselstreek
50 Alexander van Bavel (Ned) Ysselstreek
51 Jatuphoom Lekhawat (Tha) All Star Thailand
52 Jurag Sagan (Svk) Dukla Trencin
53 Muhammad Rauf Nur Nisbah (Mas) Malaysia
54 Matthias Berting (Ger) Kuota Senges
56 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Faeso Denmark
56 Yuli Haryanto (Ina) Customs Cycling
57 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Matrix Powetag
To be continue.........
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