Japanese rider crashes close to finish line There were several pileups during today’s second stage of the Tour de Langkawi, and Japanese rider Yukiya Arashiro was one of those who came off worst in the crashes. The Europcar competitor went […]
Aggressive opening stage ends in a big bunch sprint It’s the debut all neo-pros dream of. On the very first racing day of his professional career, the 21 year old Italian rider Andrea Guardini sped to a clear victory, punching […]
New-look French team aiming to build on BBox Bouygues Telecom achievements One of the most successful squads in last year’s Tour de France is the latest to be confirmed for the 2011 edition of the Tour de Langkawi, which begins […]
Sending out a message that the event is hoping for clean racing, the Tour de Langkawi has once again formed a partnership with the anti-doping movement Bike Pure. The collaboration first occurred in 2010 and was a hit with the […]
Australian team to chase wins on flatter stages One year after winning the King of the Mountains title plus a stage in the race, the Australian Drapac Professional Cycling team will return to the Tour de Langkawi determined to chase […]
Verheyn, Stallaert and Planckaert all expected to be aggressive in prestigious Malaysian race Veteran Geert Verheyen plus two exciting talents, Joeri Stallaert and Baptiste Planckaert, are expected to be amongst the most aggressive riders on the all-Belgian Landbouwkrediet team confirmed […]
Trio amongst strongest riders in 2010 edition One year after leading the race for several stages, German rider Tobias Erler will head back to the Tour de Langkawi as one of the protected riders on the Tabriz Petrochemical team. The […]
Japanese competitor will lead Aisan Racing Team next month Explosive Japanese rider Taiji Nishitani will seek to repeat his 2010 stage win in next month’s Tour de Langkawi, leading the Aisan Racing Team in the 2.HC race. The 29 year […]
Stage wins and overall classification are the targets Dutch sprinter Kenny Van Hummel, who underlined his speed this season when he clocked up stage victories in the Tour de Picardie, the Tour of Belgium and the Tour of Hainan (4 […]
Young Dutch talent aiming for success Boy Van Poppel, the talented son of former Tour de France Maillot Vert Jean Paul Van Poppel, will get his new pro contract with the UnitedHealthcare team underway at next month’s Tour de Langkawi. […]
Gianni Savio determined that his riders will once again shine in Malaysian event Defending champion Jose Rujano may have been expected to lead the Androni Giocattoli team in the 2011 Tour de Langkawi, but the team is now set to […]
First European team announced for 2011 edition of Malaysian tour Keen to further build on a staggering list of 33 stage wins in the Tour de Langkawi, the Colnago-CSF-Inox team has been confirmed for the 2011 edition of the race. […]
Quintet of squads from Asia-Pacific set to line out in 2.HC event Exactly two months before the opening stage of the 2011 Tour de Langkawi, the race organisers have announced the first teams for the prestigious 2.HC ranked event. The […]
Malaysian race will feature double mountain showdown, plus eight sprint stages Featuring an expansion from seven to ten days of racing plus a return to the stunning holiday island of Langkawi, details of the 16th edition of the Tour de […]
José Rujano will leave Malaysia on Monday evening content that he has finally got his pro career back on track. Five years ago, he finished second in the Tour de Langkawi, then went on to a stunning performance in the […]
José Rujano took a small step towards winning this year’s Giro d’Italia today when he sealed overall victory in the Tour de Langkawi on the streets of Kuala Lumpur. Winning in Malaysia in March is different to triumphing in Italy […]
As predicted prior to the race and as feared by his rivals in the event, José Rujano proved to be a class above the rest of the field on today’s penultimate leg of the Tour de Langkawi, blitzing to the […]
Tobias Erler has had a very impressive Tour de Langkawi, leading the race ever since he finished second on stage two last Monday. He currently holds a six-second lead over David Pell (Drapac Porsche Cycling) and eight over Jay Thomson […]
