Cycling News and Race Results

Colnago CSF Inox rider Marco Canola powered to his first pro victory in style today, grabbing stage seven of Le Tour de Langkawi in Kuantan after infiltrating a long distance breakaway move.

As he did three years ago, José Serpa followed up stage victory in Le Tour de Langkawi with another win atop the climb of Genting Highlands and, with four stages left to be covered, is in a very strong position to take his second overall triumph in the race.

Australian Darren Lapthorne jumped from third to first overall in the Tour de Langkawi today, riding superbly on the toughest stage thus far and grabbing hold of the yellow jersey. He finished just behind former race winner Jose Serpa (Androni Giocattoli – Venezuala) into Pandan Indah, with the duo completing today’s 190 kilometre race eleven seconds ahead of Matteo Rabottini (Farense Vini – Selle Italia) and four others.

Triumphant on stages two and three, Andrea Guardini clocked up yet another win on the Tour de Langkawi today, further underlining his superb abilities in the final moments.

Twenty four hours after winning into Melaka, Italian sprinter Andrea Guardini was once again the star performer on today’s third stage of Le Tour de Langkawi. The Farnese Vini Selle Italia remained in position on a brief drag inside the final 500 metres, then kicked hard on the slight downhill to the line in Parit Sulong.

Living up to his status as the pre-race favorite by winning the stage one time trial at the Tour de Langkawi in Putrajaya , Dave Zabriskie nevertheless surprised many by the margin of his victory.

Covering 1 415km over 10 stages, the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia is one of Asia’s biggest cycling races. It attracts competitors from around the globe and is a favourite among many teams. This year’s event takes place from 24 February to 4 March.

Unleashing his most confident and dominant sprint of this sixteenth Tour de Langkawi, Andrea Guardini sped to his fifth stage win in Kuala Lumpur today. The 21 year old neo pro thus equalled the record hauls previously set by Australian Graeme Brown in 2004 and the Italian Alberto Loddo in 2007, highlighting his talent.

After six days of trying, the breakaway specialists in Le Tour de Langkawi finally had their say today, going clear during a shortened stage to Nilai and fighting it out for the win.

Four wins out of five bunch sprints: Andrea Guardini underlined his superiority with yet another victory in the Tour de Langkawi today. The 21 year old Italian neo-pro has had a stunning debut in this race and is becoming more and more confident, starting his sprint over 250 metres from the line in Tampin and holding off all his rivals.