After the training and the riders enjoy shaved ice (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
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(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
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(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
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Traditional dish, chicken with rice for rider's lunch (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
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Miyazawa Takashi (Saxo bank) cooling off (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
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A cat in Thailand (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
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Arashiro Yukiya (Europcar) chooses the dish for breakfast in local restaurant (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)
Two of Japan's most talented professional riders based themselves in Thoeng, Chiang Rai, Thailand, at the tail-end of 2011 as they prepared for the season. Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) and Saxo Bank's newest recruit Takashi Miyazawa used the warm weather to build up their training miles, with Takashi Miyazawa using them to good effect at the recent Tour Down Under.
Here, Japanese photographer Sonoko Tanaka showcases her images from the camp - from local cuisine, sprint training and life of an international pro rider on the road.
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