Le Tour de Langkawi. Gleb Syritsa sprints to win in the opening stage

Astana Qazaqstan Team rider Gleb Syritsa claimed a brilliant sprint victory at the finish of the first stage of the Petronas Le Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia. After an excellent lead-out from his teammates, Syritsa opened his sprint 250 meters from the finish and confidently powered to victory.

“The stage was short and very fast. The guys were always by my side, helping me maintain my position and bringing me water, as it was very hot. In the final kilometers, we had an excellent lead-out train, we moved to the front and took the perfect position for the sprint. In the final kilometer, Rüdiger Selig dropped me off right where I needed to be, and I opened my sprint with about 250 meters to go. After the Belgian Classics, I’ve been feeling pretty good, so I’m happy to have capitalized on my good form right on the first stage. Well, we’ll see how the next days go, but of course, I’m aiming to fight for every sprint stage”, – said Gleb Syritsa.

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