Ranking sponsored rider MirsamadPourseyedigolakhour of the Tabriz Petrochemical Team(TPT) a when he upstagedthe whole field of favorites to emerge as the first Asian rider to win Le Tourde Langkawi's (LTdL) queen stage - the grueling Stage Four from Subang to thesummit of Genting Highlands.??
"I am very happy to have achieved this win,especially since this is the most important stage of this race. Also no Asianrider has ever won this stage before, so this makes me very proud," saidPourseyedigolakhour, who also leads the Asian riders' classification.??"Inmy country we have a lot of mountains which are ideal for us to train andimprove our climbing. So to prepare for this race we had worked really hard inIran. Now our aim is to keep the jersey until the end. I think we have a strongteam with experienced riders, so we are confident of being able to protect thelead in the coming six stages."??
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