2008 Invitational Deaf Tour de Formosa – Stage 4 [6 Nov 2008]

KM – Status

0 – Stage 4 started at 9:14 am.

41 – Four riders – Barugola (FRA), Pastrnek (CZE), Merunka (CZE) and Chiu (TPE) stopped for urinal break.

42 – Foru riders returned to main group.

50 – Feed started.

67 – Merunka (CZE) stopped for urinal break.

68 – TPE support vehicle drove up front to notify riders to move faster. Vanbeek (AUS) escaped. Lai (TPE) and Chiu (TPE) followed. Schreiber (USA), Kosa (USA), Barugola (FRA) and Parkin (RSA) remained behind at the same speed.

71 – Lai (TPE) fell behind.

72 – Merunka (CZE) returned to the main group. Two escaped (TPE) riders still in sight.

76 – Lai (TPE) caught by the main group.

77 – Lai (TPE) abandoned at uphill. Chui (TPE) was passed by the main group and never returned.

80 – Alerted that Vanbeek (AUS) led 2 minutes ahead of the group.

97 – Alerted that Vanbeek (AUS) led by 40 seconds.

98 – Vanbeek (AUS) back in sight of the main group.

101 – Alerted riders to upcoming poor road conditions.

102 – Pastrnek (CZE) stopped for mechanical fault (chain fell off).

103 – Vanbeek (AUS) gained ten seconds ahead of the main group.

105 – Pastrnek (CZE) rejoined the main group.

111 – Pastrnek (CZE) fell behind.

119 – Alerted riders that Vanbeek’s (AUS) lead extended to 1:30

123 – Barugola (FRA) attacked at the uphill. Lin (TPE) fell behind.

124 – Lin (TPE) regained and joined the group.

127 – (TPE) fell behind.

128 – Vanbeek (AUS) caught by the group at the uphill. Cloux (FRA) fell behind and then Abrahams (RSA) too.

140 – Cheng (TPE) broke away solo. Main group: Parkin (RSA), Schreiber (USA), Kosa (USA), Barugola (FRA), and Merunka (CZE).

169 – Cheng (TPE) 4:57:10.15

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