Zeb Kyffin (Unibet Tietema Rockets) charged over the line in Medini on stage 7, capturing victory on the longest day of racing at the Petronas Le Tour de Langkawi as the British rider and Aiman Rosli (Terengganu) defied the sprinters in a nail biting finish.
The pair were working together to hold off the sprinters in the 214.9 km coastal stage from Melaka, and for once, the break won the battle.
How it unfolded
There was no sign of the rain that had made it a tough day on stage 6, with one of the crashes taking out dominant sprinter Matteo Malucelli (XDS-Astana). A peloton of 109 setting off on the 214.9km stage from the historic location of Melaka, winding its way along the coast to the southernmost point of the race at Medini.
The three intermediate sprints for the day came at 26km, 74.3km and 166.8km, crucial points of the stage given just how close the GC battle is.
Once the race rolled out, the attacks flew, but none were given too much ground as the focus, it seemed, was to keep the race together till at least the first intermediate sprint. It was a charged battle with…
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