October 20, 2011 (Malaysia) – The five-day Langkawi International MTB Challenge is underway this week in Malaysia, with some of the world’s top XC endurance racers in attendance, including Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized, Karl Platt (Ger) Team Bulls, and Canada’s Cory Wallace and Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona.

Results

Day 1 – 60.6km

Men
1. Burry Stander (RSA) Specialized 2:24:21
2. Karl Platt (Ger) Team Bulls
3. Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Team Bulls 1:52
4. Wolciech Halejak (Pol) Mroz-Activejet 4:13
5. Johnny Cattaneo (Ita) Full-Dynamix 5:11
6. Lachlan Norris (Aus) Giant Global Factory Off Road Team 5:17
7. Adrian Jackson (Aus) Merida Flight Centre MTB Team 5:28
8. Bartosz Banach (Pol) Mroz-Activejet 6:24
9. Daniel Gathof (Ger) Craft – Rocky Mountain 6:38
10. Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor 6:50

12. Cory Wallace (Can) Team Kona 10:43
16. Kris Sneddon (Can) Team Kona 13:34

Day 2 – 28.2km

Men
1. Karl Platt (Ger) Team Bulls 1:30:27
2. Burry Stander (RSA) Team Specialized 1:58
3. Johnny Cattaneo (Ita) FullDynamix 2:31
4. Lachlan Norris (Aus) Giant Global Factory OffRoad Team 3:43
5. Thomas Dietsch (Fra) Team Bulls 4:47
6. Szilard Buruczki (Hun) 4:59
7. Bartosz Banach (Pol) MrozActivejet 5:24
8. Ben Henderson (Aus) Anytime Fitness MTB 5:57
9. Thomas Turner (USA) Team Jamis 6:10
10. Jason Sager (USA) Team Jamis 6:29

11. Cory Wallace (Can) Kona 6:43
13. Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona 7:04

Day 3 (brief)

Men
1. Lachlan Norris (Aus) Giant Global Factory OffRoad Team 1:20:53
2. Johnny Cattaneo (Ita) Full Dynamix
3. Karl Platt (Ger) Team Bulls

Photos and full results HERE.