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Le Tour de Langkawi

Since the first event back in 1996, Le Tour de Langkawi has grown to become the largest cycling competition in Malaysia and is now proud to be recognised as Asia’s biggest race. It is named after Langkawi, as this is where the original race started and finished, however, it now includes several lovely destinations across the country.

Le Tour de Langkawi was the brain child of Malaysia’s Prime Minister, and it is organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Malaysian National Cycling Federation. Every year in March or April, more than 100 riders from over 20 teams from all around the globe flock to Malaysia to take part. The exciting race consists of eight stages across 1,240KM, beginning in Kuala Lumpur. Cyclists then make their way along the scenic west coast of Peninsula Malaysia, with the final two stages occurring on Langkawi’s main island, ending in Kuah .

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LTdL 2023 - STAGE INTRODUCTION

The final stage of Tour de Langkawi 2023 begins in the modern township of Setia Alam, and will take place completely in the Klang Valley, in the state of Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Both the categorised climbs of the day will take place before the three intermediate sprints, making it an interesting situation for the sprinters looking to lock in the final sprint points of the Tour. The roads will be wide for most of the stage and should allow for a high rate of speed as the peloton arrives at the Middle Ring Road. The final 5 kilometres are flat and straight, setting up what should be an exciting bunch finish of under the shadows of the iconic Petronas Twin Towers.

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Tour de Langkawi: Simon Carr wins queen stage, moves into race lead

EF Education-EasyPost secured 1-2 finish with Carr and Cepeda on stage 5

Simon Carr (EF Education-EasyPost) won the queen stage 5 at the Tour de Langkawi after dropping teammate Jefferson Alexander Cepeda 4km from the line in Genting Highlands following a complete domination of the final climb by the American team. 

Carr and Cepeda finished 1-2 on the stage and moved into the top two spots on GC, with the Brit taking a 49-second lead over his Ecuadorian teammate going into the final three stages. 

This is Carr’s third win of the season, but clearly a much more important one as the 25-year-old Brit dedicated the victory to his late grandfather after the stage.

“For me, it means a lot, not just because of this race but also actually I was really, really motivated to win today,” said Carr. “My grandfather passed away just last Monday and he was a big fan so I really wanted to win this for him.”

Carr praised his teammates after they ensured the break didn’t get away and set a brutal enough pace on the final climb to shred the entire group, highlighting their prominence as the strongest climbing team at the race.

“It was an amazing job by the whole team, taking it on. I’m just really, really happy to finish it off,” said Carr. “It was already pretty hard. We set a hard pace from the start of the climb. 

“With Tom [Scully] already chasing the break and Michael [Valgren] and Odd [Christian Eiking] and then Jardi [Christiaan van der Lee], our stagiere, they did a really good job."

Cepeda had attacked first, making Carr's acceleration to chase his teammate curious, but the Brit explained the move and clearly didn't want to waste strong legs.

“When Alexander [Cepeda] went it was really the right time. I could immediately tell no one else had anything left so I came across [to Alexander] but I think we played it really, really well.”

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• Date: 30 September 2023
• Start time: 12:14 (06:14 CET)
• Avg. speed winner: 48.792 km/h
• Race category: ME - Men Elite
• Distance: 156.5 km
• Points scale: 2.PRO.Stage
• UCI scale: UCI.WR.Pro.Stage
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• ProfileScore: 8
• Vert. meters: 651
• Departure: Setia Alam
• Arrival: Kuala Lumpur
• Race ranking: 167
• Startlist quality score: 80
• Won how: Sprint of large group
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