Jakob Mareczko (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won a crash-marred fourth stage of the Petronas Tour de Langkawi, sprinting across the line in Meru Raya ahead of Rudiger Selig (Lotto Soudal).
Eduard-Michael Grosu (Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli) took third on the shop-lined street on the outskirts of Ipoh, Malaysia’s fourth biggest city, in a finish where the bunch swept through a left-hand bend before the straight run into the line.
A crash then ensured, leaving some 20 riders ahead.
The 137.9km stage from Sabak Bernam to Meru Raya came after a decisive day for the overall contenders, with Ivan Sosa (Movistar) taking the Genting Highlands stage and a 23 second lead on the overall, and Hugh Carthy (EF Education-EasyPost) the only rival within two minutes.
After Friday’s largely uneventful stage, Sosa (Movistar) remains in the overall lead as Langkawi reaches its halfway point, with four days remaining.
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