Team CSC/Marcello Fills Podium Ahead Of Korea Tour

CSC/Marcello’s Travys Wilkins won Saturday’s 110km Helderberg race, with team mates Abdelbasset Hannachi, Garth Thomas and Chris Willemse Jnr in second, third and fourth places respectively.

Then, Chris Willemse Jnr, Abdelbasset Hannachi and Travys Wilkins took the top three places in the Belville Cycling Club road event held on Sunday in cold, wet conditions at the Sacks Circle in Belville.

Commented Team CSC/Marcello team manager, Chris Willemse Snr: “This weekend’s racing was particularly hard and I was impressed both with my team’s performances and those of riders Charles Keey and Leonardo van Onselen, who chased hard despite persistent attacks from CSC/Marcello.”

The Team CSC/Marcello trio - Chris Willemse Jnr, Jeremy Maartens and Abdelbasset Hannachi – will join David George, Daniel Spence and Jonathan Kinnear in the 1304.9 km Tour de Korea, which takes place from September 1 to 9, 2007.

The Tour will cover the following stages:
Stage 1 – September 1 – 21.0km Seoul Criterium style consisting of seven 3km laps
Stage 2 - September 2 – 163. 2km - Chun Cheon to Yang Yang
Stage 3 - September 3 – 193.0 km – Yang Yang to Dan Yang
Stage 4 – September 4 – 155.8 km – Dan Yang – Yeon Gi
Stage 5 – September 5 - 161.0 km – Yeon Gi – Jeong Eub
Stage 6 – September 6 – 162.8 km – Jeong Eub-Kang Jin
Stage 7 – September 7 – 183.2 km – Kang Jin – Ham Yang
Stage 8 – September 8 – 175.1 km – Ham Yang – Miryang
Stage 9 – September 9 – 89.8 km – Busan Circuit

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