Max Poole won his first general classification among professionals at the PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi this Sunday. The British Team dsm-firmenich PostNL built its success on the 3rd stage and “queen” stage of this 28th edition. A great promise for the future for the young 21-year-old runner, after a start to the season complicated by an injury and an excellent Vuelta.
Video – Max Poole took over from Simon Carr on this LTDL
“I am proud”
After the last step, Max Poole said: “I’m really happy today! Getting my first professional win earlier this week and then winning the overall is a really special moment for me and the team. I’m proud of the way the guys raced this week , so I think it’s a well-deserved reward for us.”
The sports director of Team dsm-firmenich PostNL, Phil Westadded: “It’s really nice to win the general classification here at the Tour de Langkawi. We started today’s stage with the aim of protecting Max for the general classification and sprinting with Casper. We had some great days as a team, showing a good spirit of solidarity First, we kept the breakaway under control and neutralized it at the right time. We worked well on the leadout to position ourselves for the sprint. even though we were a little stuck, but we secured Max’s victory for the general classification, so it was a good end of the week.”
PETRONAS The Tour of Langkawi – Ranking of the 8th stage
PETRONAS The Tour of Langkawi – General classification
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