KARAK: Japanese Shinichi Fukusima proved that persistence and hard work are the key to success when he became the first Asian to win a stage in the 2007 Tour of Langkawi yesterday.
The victory in Stage 7 from Kuantan to Karak, for the Nippo-Meitan Hompo rider was only the third stage victory for an Asian rider in the 12-year history of the Tour after Wong Kam Po (2000) and Shinichi's younger brother Koji (2005).
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