The Colombian Iván Ramiro Sosa, Movistar, has been proclaimed the final winner of the Langkawi Tour at the end of the eighth and last stage disputed with start and finish in Kuah, with a route of 115.9 km, in which the Dutchman from Burgos BH Alex Molenaar prevailed.
Bland, (Pasca, Cundinamarca, 24 years old) extended with his final victory in Langkawi a successful end to the Movistar season, which has 18 victories.
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After struggling to maintain the highest category of cycling, the Spanish team has flown in recent months with the glory of Aranburu in the limousine tour, Serrano in the Tour of Great Britain, Enric Mas in the Giro de Emilia and García Cortina in the Great Piemonte.
There are 16 wins for Sosa
Now Sosa has 16 victories in his record, including 2 in the general of the Tour of Burgosand this year has taken the Return to Asturias.
In Langkawi he climbed to the top of the podium, accompanied by the British Hugh Carthy (EF Education) and Norwegian Torstein Traeen (Uno X). Burgos BH joined the party with the triumph in Kuah of the Dutchman Alex Molenaar (Rotterdam, 23 years old), who was the fastest and most skilful in an arrival between two of the protagonists of the day’s breakaway.
Third victory in the record for the rider of the Spanish team. Six men were in charge of animating the final stage, and two of sentencing.
The adventure was reduced to the Frenchman Toumire, the German Osborne and Molenaar with 30 km to go. Another group of 3 where the Belgian De Gendt was, yielded to the pressure of the peloton, who had a disadvantage of 1.40 minutes with 25 km to go.
The double passage through the Raya Langkawi level remained (1 km at 6.3 percent difference in level). Jason Osborne couldn’t keep up with his breakaway companions and was caught by the large pack, looking for the sprint, mostly led by UAE, who were working for Molano.
Finally Molenaar and Osborne went through the stage, and among themselves they discussed the honor of taking the last stage to their record. The Dutchman was faster, who raised his arms with a time of 2:25:37, at an average of 47.7 km/hour.
At 18 seconds the main peloton with Molano in front. This time two could with the vast majority.
Ivan Ramiro Sosa He takes over from the Italian Danilo Celano, winner in 2020.
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