Gleb Syritsa, first leader of the Tour of Langkawi

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the russian Gleb Syritsa ended his sprint victory in the work of the Kazakh team Astana to topple the breakaway in the first stage of the Tour of Langkawi (Indonesia), 157.3 km between Kuala Pilah and Kuala Lumpur.

Syritsa, 22, became the first leader by defeating the Norwegian Erlend Blykra and the German Max Kanter at the end, from the Spanish team Movistar. It was Astana’s first victory in Langkawi in four years.

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Manuel Peñalver, from the Burgos BH team, is the best ranked Spaniard, eighth together with the winner (3h43:43).

Canceled in 2021 due to the pandemic, the Tour of Langkawi returns, in its twenty-sixth edition, with a stage of no more than five small climbs, the last, Look Out Point, a 4.2 km -climbing with an average. gradient of 4.1 percent, has a maximum 10 km from the finish.

As the final climb began, the peloton, driven mainly by Movistar and Astana, broke the day’s breakaway.

Heavy rain accompanied the runners in the final part of the stage, although it subsided near the finish line, so that the sprint could take place without complications.

The second stage will be held this Wednesday with a completely flat route of 178.9 km between Kuala Klawang and Raub.

Source: La Verdad

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