Le Tour de Langkawi | Race Report

Stage 8: Muar -> Putrajaya

The last day of racing at the Tour de Langkawi saw multiple attacks in the peloton and a high pace throughout the day, with stagiaiare Roy Hoogendoorn in a promising move that was caught at 15 kilometres to go. Nonetheless, nothing could stop the sprint trains from setting up a fast finale, where Team Picnic PostNL looked to position Christiaan van Rees. Some good teamwork saw them come to the fore in the last kilometres, before Van Rees fought hard to hold position under the flamme rouge. With a really long kick, the Dutchman was able to come past several riders and then kick once more, ultimately taking a strong third place on the stage – and his first ever pro level podium.

After the stage Van Rees said: “It was a fast day to end the week here. The boys were sharp all day on the moves that were going, so that we were always in the race and didn’t have to chase. On the only climb of the day Roy went in a strong move and that was perfect for us in the peloton. Then towards the sprint the boys did a perfect job, but I momentarily dropped my chain and lost them. Then I launched sprint pretty early and I jumped to the third place on the line. Really happy to end the week like this and thanks to everyone in the team who has kept the trust in me!”