Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/03/10
By: Lee Chin-wei and Romulo Huang
Taipei, March 10 (CNA) Australian cyclist Robbie Hucker won the Tour de
The Avanti Iso Whey Sports team, including Robbie Hucker in the center. (Photo courtesy of Tour de Taiwan)
Taiwan championship and received the iconic yellow jersey after completing the five-stage race in a cumulative time of 15 hours, 16 minutes and 2 seconds on Thursday in Pintung, southern Taiwan.
Hucker, a member of the Avanti Iso Whey Sports team of Australia, won the final 146.26-kilometer stage of the race from Tainan to Pingtung in a time of 3 hours, 52 minutes and 54 seconds, leading his team to win the group title with a cumulative total time of 45 hours, 50 minutes and 7 seconds.
Meanwhile, Hucker’s 21-year-old teammate Ben O’Connor received the white jersey for the best cyclist in the under-23 age category, with a cumulative time of 15:16:39.
American cyclist Marco Canola of the United Healthcare Pro Cycling team from the United States was awarded the green jersey for the best sprinter, with a cumulative total of 39 points. [FULL STORY]
