Cycling News and Race Results

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.

After taking a frustrated second on yesterday’s stage to Tampin, German sprinter Robert Forster went one better to blaze home first into Jasin on the eighth leg of the Tour de Langkawi.

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.

Three wins out of four attempts: after the general classification battles of the past two days, the riders in the Tour de Langkawi returned to flatter terrain, and there Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini –Neri Sottoli) clocked up his hat-trick of sprint victories in the race.

Showing that he can still compete strongly at 43 years of age, Libardo Nino Corredor (Le Tua) took over the general classification lead at the Tour de Langkawi today. The veteran Colombian rider placed second on the gruelling stage to Genting Highlands, battling wind and rain to finish just behind the victorious Venezuelan rider Jonnatha Monsalve (Androni Giocattoli).