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Fraser Gough wins Powerco Queens Birthday Tour
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Fraser Gough wins Powerco Queens
Birthday Tour
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 7 June, 2011 – Fraser Gough has been named the overall general classification winner of the 2011 Powerco Queens Birthday Tour in Taranaki after securing two stage wins. Gough is a member of PureBlack Racing’s development squad in New Zealand. Team mates James Oram and Dion Smith also put in impressive performances. Oram won the final stage and Smith finished third overall.
PureBlack Racing also had a successful weekend in the US with teams racing in Oregon and Philadelphia. James Williamson pulled an impressive top ten finish in the Philadelphia Classic against some of the top Pro Continental and Pro Tour teams placing sixth in a photo finish sprint. Louis Crosby notched up two second places after four days of racing in the 2011 Mt. Hood Cycling Classic in Oregon earning him 9th overall on General Classification for the tour.
For more information on the team and racing schedule see www.pureblackracing.com
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