Le Tour de Langkawi Reloaded

r32 · 13th February 2005

Well this is the 2005 edition of the TdL and I'm a week late. Here goes:

Day 8: Genting Highlands
Experience from last year taught me to avoid the squeeze that was the finishline in the heart of the hotels at the summit, so I came about a kilometre or two down the hill and scouted a nice spot that allowed me more shooting options.

The lead pair of Rujano (Selle Italia) and Ryan Cox (Barloworld) heave into view on the final climb up Genting.

Allez, allez, allez!

Day 9
Visiting Putrajaya for the first time we get the timing wrong and also get caught in the traffic standstill so that the Tour may pass. Fortuitously we are near enough to the race route to abandon the car and set up on the side of the road. As a result us three photographers got nearly the same shots from the same-ish angles.

It is like a colourful swarm of bees approaching you - all you begin to hear is the hiss of tires on tarmac, clicking of geartrains and the buzz of chains.

Discovery (that's Lance Armstrong's team) in their debut of the 2005 kit, with Japanese Beppu on the pointy end of things

10 seconds later, they are gone, and we're still stuck on the roadside.

r32 · 13th February 2005

Day 10: Kuala Lumpur

Koji Fukushima, by virtue of his efforts in the early stages of this edition of the Tour, has by the last stage won himself a legion of fans cheering him on in KL's packed streets.

Koji attacked early, hoping to secure the last remaining lead of the three classification leads he had before Day 8 (King of Mountains, Top Asian Rider, and Overall Lead Rider). Ultimately he retained Top Asian Rider jersey by scant seconds.

The peloton stretched out in the latter stages of the race

Graeme Brown was first across the finish line, aided by his team, and cemented his overall points victory in the 2005 Tour.

oeyvind · 13th February 2005

nice... good angles.

sensires · 14th February 2005

nice shots r32. didn't manage to catch you at seed back home, looking forward to meeting you in briz ...

bluieskies · 14th February 2005

clap clap... good effort.. lets see more of them!!

melvinfoo · 15th March 2005

nice, good effort.. keep it up!

megaweb · 15th March 2005

WOW ! very nice shots ..

rncw · 15th March 2005

can see a variety of angles, close up, wide and individuals....interesting shots.

13th February 2005	#1
r32 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 976	Le Tour de Langkawi Reloaded Well this is the 2005 edition of the TdL and I'm a week late. Here goes: Day 8: Genting Highlands Experience from last year taught me to avoid the squeeze that was the finishline in the heart of the hotels at the summit, so I came about a kilometre or two down the hill and scouted a nice spot that allowed me more shooting options. The lead pair of Rujano (Selle Italia) and Ryan Cox (Barloworld) heave into view on the final climb up Genting. Allez, allez, allez! Day 9 Visiting Putrajaya for the first time we get the timing wrong and also get caught in the traffic standstill so that the Tour may pass. Fortuitously we are near enough to the race route to abandon the car and set up on the side of the road. As a result us three photographers got nearly the same shots from the same-ish angles. It is like a colourful swarm of bees approaching you - all you begin to hear is the hiss of tires on tarmac, clicking of geartrains and the buzz of chains. Discovery (that's Lance Armstrong's team) in their debut of the 2005 kit, with Japanese Beppu on the pointy end of things 10 seconds later, they are gone, and we're still stuck on the roadside.

13th February 2005	#2
r32 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 976	Day 10: Kuala Lumpur Koji Fukushima, by virtue of his efforts in the early stages of this edition of the Tour, has by the last stage won himself a legion of fans cheering him on in KL's packed streets. Koji attacked early, hoping to secure the last remaining lead of the three classification leads he had before Day 8 (King of Mountains, Top Asian Rider, and Overall Lead Rider). Ultimately he retained Top Asian Rider jersey by scant seconds. The peloton stretched out in the latter stages of the race Graeme Brown was first across the finish line, aided by his team, and cemented his overall points victory in the 2005 Tour. Last edited by r32; 13th February 2005 at 03:20 PM.

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melvinfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 336	nice, good effort.. keep it up! __________________ http://melvinfoo.photokaki.com/blog

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megaweb Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 8,106	WOW ! very nice shots .. __________________ See my Photo Gallery at the Clubsnap \| Pbase

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rncw Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore / Japan Posts: 1,969	can see a variety of angles, close up, wide and individuals....interesting shots. __________________ ...

13th February 2005	#3
oeyvind Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3,556	nice... good angles.

14th February 2005	#4
sensires Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 290	nice shots r32. didn't manage to catch you at seed back home, looking forward to meeting you in briz ...

14th February 2005	#5
bluieskies New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Westside Posts: 29	clap clap... good effort.. lets see more of them!!