Ryan Gibbons wins the Tour de Langkawi
Ryan Gibbons from Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka won the 2017 Tour de Langkawi overall, making it the 3rd win in a row for our African Team at the Malaysian UCI 2.HC event. Mekseb Debesay and Ben O’Connor also finished in the top 10 overall while Gibbons secured the teal sprinters jersey to make it […]
Purple patch continues for Team Dimension Data as Gibbons wins in Langkawi
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka’s purple patch at the Tour de Langkawi continued as Ryan Gibbons sprinted to victory during today’s 5th stage. Jakub Mareczko (Willier) finished in 2nd place and Travis McCabe (United Healthcare) was 3rd. Heading into today’s 5th stage of the Tour de Langkawi which took riders on a 151km journey from […]
Tour de Langkawi: Gibbons sprints to yellow jersey with 3rd place on stage 2
It was a small group sprint that decided stage 2 of the Tour de Langkawi and Travis McCabe (United Healthcare) came out on top. Fillipo Pozzato (Willier) was 2nd and our young South African sprinter, Ryan Gibbons placed 3rd. Gibbons also moved into the overall race lead thanks to the time bonuses won yesterday and […]
Youcef Reguigui wins Tour de Langkawi overall
Youcef Reguigui has won the 20th edition of the Tour de Langkawi. The Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung rider was able to hold on to the yellow leaders jersey he donned after his emphatic stage victory yesterday. Today’s final stage was all that stood in the way of MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung claiming its first general classification […]
Tour de Langkawi #4: Youcef Reguigui places 4th on stage 4
It was victory number 3 for Andrea Guardini (Astana) at this years edition of the Tour de Langkawi as he won the stage 4 bunch sprint. Jakub Mareczko (Southeast) and Caleb Ewan (Orica-Greenedge) were 2nd and 3rd respectively. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung sprinter, Youcef Reguigui claimed 4th position on the day. Earlier today, 6 riders […]
Tour de Langkawi #3: Youcef Reguigui sprints to 2nd place
Youcef Reguigui put in a great ride today at the 3rd Tour de Langkawi stage, sprinting to 2nd place just behind Caleb Ewan (Orica-Greenedge). Leonardo Duque (Colombia) claimed 3rd position at the line. It was a fantastic team performance all round by Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung today as what was expected to be another mass […]
Tour de Langkawi #2: Repeat victory for Guardini
It was repeat victory for Andrea Guardini (Astana) at the 2nd Tour de Langkawi stage today. Caleb Ewan (Orica-GreenEdge) was 2nd once again with Jakub Mareczko (Southeast) in 3rd position. In traditional Tour de Langkawi style, there was a small break of 6 riders who went clear early on in the stage. Team Astana and […]
Tour de Langkawi #1: Youcef Reguigui sprints to 7th
It was a mass sprint that decided the opening stage of the Tour de Langkawi with Andrea Guardini (Astana) taking the victory ahead of Caleb Ewan (Orica-Greenedge) and Anuar Mannan (Terengganu). MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had Youcef Reguigui sprint into 7th position. The early racing saw 5 riders go clear of the bunch, building up a […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Tour de Langkawi
The Tour de Langkawi gets underway this weekend and Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are happy to be lining up for Asia’s most prestigious race for the 5th year in succession. The race will be returning to it’s more traditional format, starting on Sunday 8 March and concluding after the 8 road stages on Sunday 15 […]
Kudus second overall in Malaysian race
20 year old Merhawi Kudus climbed to second place on the queen stage of this year’s Le Tour de Langkawi, on Sunday 2 March. The achievement by the Eritrean rider also ensured he moves up to second on the overall standing, trailing stage winner and race leader Mirsamd Pourseyedigolakhour (Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team) by 8 […]