March 20/18 14:02 pm - Adam de Vos wins Stage 3 of Tour de Langkawi
Posted by Editoress on 03/20/18
de Vos breaks Canadian 14 year drought at Langkawi
Rally Cycling's Adam de Vos won stage three of the Tour de Langkawi today and now leads the overall classification. It was de Vos' first HC win, the first win for the men in 2018, and the Rally Cycling men's first yellow jersey as a pro continental team.
While still suffering the effects of a hard crash on stage one, de Vos found his way into a breakaway six kilometres into the 166 km race, with eight other riders in tow. With a long day of crosswinds along the northern coast, de Vos and his companions built a significant lead over their pursuers. Coming into the line, the young Canadian rouleur attacked solo with two kilometres remaining to claim victory. He now has a 14 second advantage over second place rider Nik Mohd Hazwan Zulkiflie (Forca Amskins Racing) going into stage four.
"I have come close to a big victory like this before but have never quite pulled it off. To earn the yellow jersey on top of it, I'm ecstatic," said de Vos. "My ribs are still pretty banged up and I have a lot of road rash from stage one, but our doctor Mark Greve has taken good care of me."
The race, with many flat stage profiles, is historically one for the sprinters, so it was unusual that the powerful leadout trains of the race let the breakaway build a large advantage. With two WorldTour teams failing to control the race, the general classification got turned on its head.
"The team's plan was to cover any big groups going up the road to avoid having to chase all day," said de Vos. "We got away early and built up a lead of over seven minutes by the halfway point. When I saw we still had five minutes with 30 kilometres remaining, I knew we stood a good chance to survive. As we approached the finish, I knew I didn't want to sprint against the Korean KSPO rider so I attacked during a lull with two kilometres to go and rode away."
It has been 14 years since a Canadian last won at the Tour of Langkawi. Current team director Eric Wohlberg won the stage five individual time trial in the 2004 edition of the race.
"I went to Adam immediately after the race, gave him a hug, told him I was proud of him, and that my time trial win trumps his little breakaway performance," laughed Wohlberg. "You need to keep these guys hungry."
The field finished over a minute behind with Eric Young crossing the line in sixth.
Courtesy Rally Cycling
| Stage 3: Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu, 166 km | |
| 1 Adam de Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | 3:58:18 |
| 2 Daeyeon Kim (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | at 0:13 |
| 3 Nik Mohd Hazwan Zulkiflie (Mas) Forca - Amskins Racing | 0:13 |
| 4 Harrison Sweeny (Aus) Mitchelton - BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 5 Anuar Manan (Mas) Forca - Amskins Racing | 1:19 |
| 6 Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 7 Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 8 Luca Pacioni (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
| 9 Dylan Page (Sui) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 10 Marko Kump (Slo) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 11 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 12 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 13 Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | |
| 14 Metkel Eyob (Eri) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 15 Jacob Hennessy (GBr) Mitchelton - BikeExchange | |
| 16 Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 17 Imam Arifin Muh (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | |
| 18 Muhammad Elmi Jumari (Mas) Malaysian National Team | |
| 19 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 20 Marcelo Felipe (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | |
| 21 Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Team Dimension Data | |
| 22 Mohd Zamri Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 23 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Werkilul (Eri) Team Dimension Data | |
| 24 Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 25 Muhammad Zawawi Azman (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 26 Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 27 Scott Davies (GBr) Team Dimension Data | |
| 28 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 29 Aiman Cahyadi (Ina) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 30 Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 31 Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
| 32 Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 33 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | |
| 34 Andris Vosekalns (Lat) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
| 35 Selamat Juangga (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | |
| 36 Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan (Mas) Forca - Amskins Racing | |
| 37 Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 38 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | |
| 39 Kaden Groves (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
| 40 Juan Felipe Osorio Arboleda (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | |
| 41 Thomas Lebas (Fra) Kinan Cycling Team | |
| 42 Michal Schlegel (Cze) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 43 Marcos Garcia Fernandez (Esp) Kinan Cycling Team | |
| 44 Sam Crome (Aus) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | |
| 45 Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 46 Yikui Niu (Chn) Mitchelton - BikeExchange | |
| 47 Brendon Davids (RSA) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | |
| 48 Bernardo Albeiro Suaza Arango (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | |
| 49 Mathew Zenovich (NZl) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
| 50 Salvador Guardiola (Esp) Kinan Cycling Team | |
| 51 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | |
| 52 Muhammad Ameer Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysian National Team | |
| 53 Morgan Smith (NZl) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
| 54 Luca Chirico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 55 Simone Velasco (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
| 56 Benjamin Dyball (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
| 57 Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 58 Alvaro Raul Duarte Sandoval (Col) Forca - Amskins Racing | |
| 59 Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 60 Jordan Arley Parra Arias (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | |
| 61 Luca Raggio (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
| 62 Sungbaek Park (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | |
| 63 Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | |
| 64 Wilmar Jahir Perez Muñoz (Col) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 65 Jianpeng Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
| 66 Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 67 Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | |
| 68 Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas) Forca - Amskins Racing | |
| 69 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 70 Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 71 Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 72 Joonyong Seo (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | |
| 73 Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
| 74 Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 75 Yecid Arturo Sierra Sanchez (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | |
| 76 Dominic Perez (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | |
| 77 Callum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton - BikeExchange | |
| 78 Ryan Cavanagh (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
| 79 Victor Niño Corredor (Col) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 80 Drew Morey (Aus) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 81 Ariya Phounsavath (Lao) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | |
| 82 John Ebsen (Den) Forca - Amskins Racing | |
| 83 Rustom Lim (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | |
| 84 Agung Sahbana (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | |
| 85 Kevin Rivera Serrano (CRc) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 86 Alan Banaszek (Pol) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 87 Sarawut Sirironnachai (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 88 Muhammad Abdurrohman (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | 1:46 |
| 89 Bo Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | 1:51 |
| 90 Carmelo Franco Martinez (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | 1:59 |
| 91 Jiankun Liu (Chn) Mitchelton - BikeExchange | |
| 92 Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling | both s.t. |
| 93 Meng Yan (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | 2:09 |
| 94 Mahrus Ali (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | 2:22 |
| 95 Michael Bresciani (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | |
| 96 Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | |
| 97 Guangtong Ma (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 98 Hang Shi (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | 2:29 |
| 99 Muhamad Firdaus Awang (Mas) Malaysian National Team | 2:31 |
| 100 Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
| 101 Zheng Zhang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | 2:37 |
| 102 Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 103 Azli Najmi Zulkefli (Mas) Malaysian National Team | 2:39 |
| 104 Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 105 Phuchong Saiudomsin (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | 2:50 |
| 106 Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | 3:05 |
| 107 Seungwoo Choi (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | 3:19 |
| 108 Muhammad Ameen Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysian National Team | 3:22 |
| 109 Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team | 3:39 |
| 110 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | 4:09 |
| 111 Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | s.t. |
| 112 Sukho Kang (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | 4:19 |
| 113 Abdul Gani (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | 1:19 |
| 114 Muhammad Shaiful Adlan Mohd Shukri (Mas) Malaysian National Team | 1:19 |
| 115 Daniel Ven Cariño (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | 4:57 |
| 116 Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | 5:02 |
| 117 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 118 Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally Cycling | 1:19 |
| 119 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Rally Cycling | 5:08 |
| 120 Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 5:14 |
| 121 Soonyeong Kwon (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | 6:35 |
| 122 Liu Manduo (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
| 123 Arjay Peralta (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | both s.t. |
| 124 Massimo Rosa (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | 7:49 |
| 125 Kenji Nakanishi (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team | 13:13 |
| DNF Scott Sunderland (Aus) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | |
| DSQ Zhiwen Chen (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | |
| GC | |
| 1 Adam de Vos (Can) Rally Cycling | 12:45:31 |
| 2 Nik Mohd Hazwan Zulkiflie (Mas) Forca - Amskins Racing | at 0:14 |
| 3 Harrison Sweeny (Aus) Mitchelton - BikeExchange | 0:22 |
| 4 Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 1:19 |
| 5 Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | 1:24 |
| 6 Joonyong Seo (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | s.t. |
| 7 Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Team Dimension Data | 1:26 |
| 8 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | |
| 9 Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | both s.t. |
| 10 Thomas Lebas (Fra) Kinan Cycling Team | 1:27 |
| 11 Marcelo Felipe (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | |
| 12 Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | |
| 13 Yikui Niu (Chn) Mitchelton - BikeExchange | all s.t. |
| 14 Alvaro Raul Duarte Sandoval (Col) Forca - Amskins Racing | 1:28 |
| 15 Jordan Arley Parra Arias (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | |
| 16 Jianpeng Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | both s.t. |
| 17 Dylan Page (Sui) Team Sapura Cycling | 1:29 |
| 18 Bernardo Albeiro Suaza Arango (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | s.t. |
| 19 Luca Pacioni (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | 1:30 |
| 20 Kaden Groves (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
| 21 Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 22 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Werkilul (Eri) Team Dimension Data | |
| 23 Sam Crome (Aus) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | |
| 24 Aiman Cahyadi (Ina) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 25 Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 26 Scott Davies (GBr) Team Dimension Data | |
| 27 Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 28 Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 29 Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 30 Metkel Eyob (Eri) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 31 Selamat Juangga (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | |
| 32 Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | |
| 33 Michal Schlegel (Cze) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 34 Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
| 35 Salvador Guardiola (Esp) Kinan Cycling Team | |
| 36 Sarawut Sirironnachai (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | |
| 37 Muhammad Zawawi Azman (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 38 Marko Kump (Slo) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 39 Luca Chirico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 40 Marcos Garcia Fernandez (Esp) Kinan Cycling Team | |
| 41 Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 42 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 43 Juan Felipe Osorio Arboleda (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | |
| 44 Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 45 Simone Velasco (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
| 46 Muhammad Shaiful Adlan Mohd Shukri (Mas) Malaysian National Team | |
| 47 Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 48 Brendon Davids (RSA) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | |
| 49 Callum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton - BikeExchange | |
| 50 Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
| 51 Benjamin Dyball (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
| 52 Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 53 Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 54 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 55 Luca Raggio (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | |
| 56 Wilmar Jahir Perez Muñoz (Col) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 57 Rustom Lim (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | |
| 58 Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | |
| 59 Kevin Rivera Serrano (CRc) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 60 Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Dimension Data | |
| 61 Mathew Zenovich (NZl) St George Continental Cycling Team | |
| 62 Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | |
| 63 Ariya Phounsavath (Lao) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | |
| 64 Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 65 John Ebsen (Den) Forca - Amskins Racing | |
| 66 Drew Morey (Aus) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 67 Agung Sahbana (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | |
| 68 Victor Niño Corredor (Col) Team Sapura Cycling | |
| 69 Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | |
| 70 Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally Cycling | all s.t. |
| 71 Ryan Cavanagh (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | 1:46 |
| 72 Yecid Arturo Sierra Sanchez (Col) Manzana - Postobon Team | 1:47 |
| 73 Morgan Smith (NZl) St George Continental Cycling Team | 1:51 |
| 74 Muhammad Abdurrohman (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | 1:55 |
| 75 Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling | 2:10 |
| 76 Carmelo Franco Martinez (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | |
| 77 Jiankun Liu (Chn) Mitchelton - BikeExchange | both s.t. |
| 78 Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | 2:33 |
| 79 Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | 2:50 |
| 80 Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 2:58 |
| 81 Phuchong Saiudomsin (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | 3:01 |
| 82 Azli Najmi Zulkefli (Mas) Malaysian National Team | 3:15 |
| 83 Hang Shi (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | 3:40 |
| 84 Daniel Ven Cariño (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | 5:08 |
| 85 Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | 5:13 |
| 86 Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 6:28 |
| 87 Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team | 7:06 |
| 88 Massimo Rosa (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle Italia | 8:10 |
| 89 Daeyeon Kim (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | 13:24 |
| 90 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | 14:33 |
| 91 Anuar Manan (Mas) Forca - Amskins Racing | 14:45 |
| 92 Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 93 Imam Arifin Muh (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | |
| 94 Andris Vosekalns (Lat) Hengxiang Cycling Team | |
| 95 Muhammad Elmi Jumari (Mas) Malaysian National Team | |
| 96 Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 97 Muhammad Ameer Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysian National Team | |
| 98 Dominic Perez (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | |
| 99 Mohd Zamri Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team | |
| 100 Abdul Gani (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | |
| 101 Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan (Mas) Forca - Amskins Racing | |
| 102 Alan Banaszek (Pol) CCC Sprandi - Polkowice | |
| 103 Sungbaek Park (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | |
| 104 Jacob Hennessy (GBr) Mitchelton - BikeExchange | all s.t. |
| 105 Bo Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | 15:11 |
| 106 Meng Yan (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | 15:35 |
| 107 Mahrus Ali (Ina) KFC Cycling Team | 15:47 |
| 108 Guangtong Ma (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | 15:48 |
| 109 Michael Bresciani (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | s.t. |
| 110 Muhamad Firdaus Awang (Mas) Malaysian National Team | 15:57 |
| 111 Zheng Zhang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team | 16:03 |
| 112 Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | 16:31 |
| 113 Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas) Forca - Amskins Racing | 16:39 |
| 114 Seungwoo Choi (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | 16:45 |
| 115 Muhammad Ameen Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysian National Team | 16:48 |
| 116 Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team | 17:05 |
| 117 Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani - CSF | 17:35 |
| 118 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Thailand Continental Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 119 Sukho Kang (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | 17:45 |
| 120 Joseph Cooper (NZl) Bennelong - SwissWellness Cycling Team | 18:28 |
| 121 Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Rally Cycling | 18:34 |
| 122 Arjay Peralta (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike Philippines | 20:01 |
| 123 Soonyeong Kwon (Kor) KSPO - Bianchi Asia Procycling | |
| 124 Liu Manduo (Chn) Giant Cycling Team | both s.t. |
| 125 Kenji Nakanishi (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team | 26:39 |
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