Woo Hoo - Cycling Nephew Wins Stage 1!
Published Monday, March 06, 2006 by Carolyne | E-mail this post
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/mar06/taiwan06/taiwan061: "Tour de Taiwan - 2.2
Taiwan, March 5-11, 2006
Main Page Results Overall standings Next Stage
Stage 1 - March 5: Kaohsiung Criterium, 66 km
McLachlan takes first stage
Drapac Porsche rider, Rob McLachlan, competing in his second Tour of Taiwan, won the opening stage in a thrilling bunch sprint. 'There were attacks right from the gun, so we weren't sure if it was going to be a bunch sprint,' McLachlan said after the race. 'My team really worked well for me today, chasing back breaks and they also gave me a good lead out in the final kilometre.'
Kirk O'Bee, riding for the strong HealthNet team, finished a very close second, and Hwa Chien Hung-Hse from Taipei was 3rd.
Rob McLachlan will go into tomorrows 80km kermesse with a fifteen second lead. 'We won't work too hard to defend the Yellow jersey, there is still a long way to go.' McLachlan said.
The third stage of the tour is a very hilly 220km. Many of the stronger teams believe that this is where the General Classification will truly begin to take shape.
Drapac Porsche is hoping that experience in Taiwan will make all the difference with McLachlan having won the tour way back 14 years ago.
Results
1 Rob McLachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche
2 Kirk O'Bee (USA) HealthNet p/b Maxxis
3 Hwa Chien Hung-Hse (Tpe) Taipei"
Taiwan, March 5-11, 2006
Main Page Results Overall standings Next Stage
Stage 1 - March 5: Kaohsiung Criterium, 66 km
McLachlan takes first stage
Drapac Porsche rider, Rob McLachlan, competing in his second Tour of Taiwan, won the opening stage in a thrilling bunch sprint. 'There were attacks right from the gun, so we weren't sure if it was going to be a bunch sprint,' McLachlan said after the race. 'My team really worked well for me today, chasing back breaks and they also gave me a good lead out in the final kilometre.'
Kirk O'Bee, riding for the strong HealthNet team, finished a very close second, and Hwa Chien Hung-Hse from Taipei was 3rd.
Rob McLachlan will go into tomorrows 80km kermesse with a fifteen second lead. 'We won't work too hard to defend the Yellow jersey, there is still a long way to go.' McLachlan said.
The third stage of the tour is a very hilly 220km. Many of the stronger teams believe that this is where the General Classification will truly begin to take shape.
Drapac Porsche is hoping that experience in Taiwan will make all the difference with McLachlan having won the tour way back 14 years ago.
Results
1 Rob McLachlan (Aus) Drapac Porsche
2 Kirk O'Bee (USA) HealthNet p/b Maxxis
3 Hwa Chien Hung-Hse (Tpe) Taipei"
Woo hoo - amazing stuff. Fancy having a famous nephew - how exciting. And how fantastic your trip looks and sounds. Great to have the map to look at and your itinerary - not long now!! Hope you are NOT taking your running gear.
Congratulations on the family win :-)