Second day of racing on this PETRONAS Tour de Langkawiand second massive sprint this Monday! At the end of the 154.5 km on the daily menu between the towns ofRule and of Butterworth, this 2nd stage of the Malaysian event was won by the Italian Matteo Malucelli ! The team sprinter JCL Team UKYO took advantage of the dumpling Manuel Penalver (Team Polti Kometa) at the end of an ultra-tight final race, with almost four riders on the same line. Thinking he had won and barely resisted the return of his rivals after having launched in the lead at 200 meters, the Spaniard raised his arms, but after several minutes of waiting, his error was confirmed at the photo-finish, the 8th victory of the season Malucelli being made official for a hose! Once again disappointing despite its status as big favorite, thee Dutch Arvid de Kleijn (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) brings up the rear on the podium.
Video – Simon Carr, title holder of the Tour of Langkawi
Gleb Syritsa still leader before the queen stage on Tuesday
Jakub Mareczko (Team corratec – Vini Fantini) and the winner of the day before Gleb Syritsa (Astana Qazaqstan Team) complete the top 5 in a sprint marked by a big fall in the heart of the peloton 150 meters from the line, a rider hitting the barriers on the right of the road before sending many other competitors to the ground . The Russian colossus nevertheless retains the leading position in the general classification thanks to the bonuses earned during the stage the day before. A jersey that he should lose on Tuesday with the queen stage of this week of competition on the program.
