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Saturday, May 26 2012, 13:15 PM

Sohrabi wins Tour first stage

Sohrabi wins Tour first stage

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MOJOKERTO, East Java: Mehdi Sohrabi of Azad University, Iran, won the 64-kilometer first stage of the Tour de East Java on Wednesday, clocking 1 hour, 28 minutes and 10 seconds.

Takumi Beppu of Team Japan trailed in second place with 1:28:16 followed by Park Sung-bae of Seoul, South Korea, with 1:28:16.

""The win is the result of teamwork,"" Sohrabi said after receiving the US$500 cash prize and yellow jersey.

Organizers announced an official, Prasetyo, died of a suspected heart attack while on duty at the finish line. -- JP