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Perez triumphs in sixth stage of Tour de Langkawi

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14, 2008 (AFP) - Jose Serpa Perez of Colombia won the
sixth stage of Malaysia’s Tour de Langkawi on Thursday but France’s Matthieu
Sprick retained the leader’s yellow jersey.
Day six of Asia’s biggest road race started from Bandar Penawar in southern
Johor state and finished at Kuala Rompin in central Pahang state, covering
182.8 kilometres (114 miles).
Team Serramenti’s Perez completed the race in 4 hours 26 minutes and 43
seconds, while Belarus’ Alexandre Usov of La Mondiale was second and
Australia’s Johnnie Walker third.
However, Bouygues Telecom rider Sprick remains in the overall lead despite
finishing 36th in the stage.
Stage seven on Friday will take place in Pahang state and cover 126.6
kilometres.
The Tour de Langkawi ends on Sunday in the capital Kuala Lumpur.

Top 10 places
1. Jose Serpa Perez (COL/Serramenti PVC) 4hrs 26mins 43secs, 2. Alexandre
Usov (BLR/La Mondiale) s.t., 3. Johnnie Walker (AUS/SouthAustralia.Com) s.t.
4. Simon Clarke (AUS/SouthAustralia. Com) s.t., 5. Enrico Rossi (ITA/NGC
Medical) s.t., 6. Marco Corsini (ITA/NGC Medical) s.t., 7. Rony Martias
(FRA/Bouygues Telecom) s.t., 8. Jeremy Hunt (GBR/Credit Agricole) s.t., 9.
Chris Meschenmoser (ITA/Team Ista) s.t., 10. Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA/South
African N.T.) s.t.

Top 10 overall places
1. Matthieu Sprick (FRA/Bouygues Telecom) 23hrs 43mins 16secs, 2. Mitchell
Docker (AUS/Drapac Porsche) 23hrs 43mins 17secs, 3. Gustavo Cesar (ESP/Karpin
Galicia) 23hrs 43mins 19secs, 4. Diego Nosotti (ITA/NGC Medical) 23hrs 43mins
20secs, 5. Matt Wilson (AUS,Team Type 1) 23hrs 43mins 06secs, 6. Bernard
Sulzberger (AUS/Letua Cycling Team) s.t., 7. Sung Baek Park (KOR/Seoul
Cycling) 23hrs 43mins 23mins, 8. Jackson Rodriguez (VEN/Serramenti PVC) s.t.,
9. Jeremy Yates (NZL/New Zealand N.T.) s.t., 10. Shinichi Fukushima
(JPN/Meitan Hompo) 23hrs 43mins 24secs