March 21, 2018 (Pekan, Malaysia) – Rally Cycling successfully defended Adam de Vos’ yellow jersey during stage four of the Tour de Langkawi today. The 24 year old Canadian maintains his 14 second advantage over Malaysia’s Nik Mohd Hazwan Zulkiflie (Forca Amskins Racing) going into tomorrow’s queen stage to Cameron Highlands.

Early in the 184 km stage to Pekan a breakaway of six riders escaped and built up an advantage of five minutes over the Rally Cycling led peloton. With intermediate time bonuses going to riders that were no threat to de Vos’ lead, the team was in a good position.

“The boys rode great today,” said Team Director Eric Wohlberg. “They kept Adam safe and controlled the race beautifully. With no threats to our lead in the day’s breakaway, we were never put into the difficult position of having to bring it all back together.”

With the gap established, WorldTour Team Dimension Data and sprint favorites Bardiani-CSF put riders on the front in order to control the race for a field sprint. Something they were unsuccessful at the previous day when de Vos took top stage honors and the overall lead.

Tomorrow’s stage five to Cameron Highlands will likely decide the general classification in this year’s Tour de Langkawi. 169 km route finishes with an undulating five km climb where Rally Cycling will look to defend de Vos’ yellow jersey.

Results

1. Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4:10:14
2. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
3. Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
4. Luca Pacioni (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
5. Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
6. Alan Banaszek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
7. Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team
8. Jordan Arley Parra Arias (Col) Manzana Postobon
9. Dylan Page (Sui) Team Sapura Cycling
10. Jacob Hennessy (Gbr) Mitchelton-BikeExchange
11. Anuar Manan (Mas) Forca Amskins Racing
12. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling
13. Mohd Zamri Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
14. Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
15. Dominic Perez (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
16. Muhammad Zawawi Azman (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling
17. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF
18. Marcelo Felipe (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
19. Salvador Guardiola (Esp) Kinan Cycling Team
20. Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Werkilul (Eri) Dimension Data
21. Bernardo Albeiro Suaza Arango (Col) Manzana Postobon
22. Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
23. Sungbaek Park (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling
24. Phuchong Saiudomsin (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team
25. Luca Chirico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
26. Metkel Eyob (Eri) Terengganu Cycling Team
27. Michal Schlegel (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
28. Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
29. Morgan Smith (Nzl) St George Continental Cycling Team
30. Harrison Sweeny (Aus) Mitchelton-BikeExchange
31. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling
32. Sam Crome (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team
33. Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
34. Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
35. Scott Davies (Gbr) Dimension Data
36. Benjamin Dyball (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team
37. Alvaro Raul Duarte Sandoval (Col) Forca Amskins Racing
38. Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
39. Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Terengganu Cycling Team
40. Thomas Lebas (Fra) Kinan Cycling Team
41. Marcos Garcia Fernandez (Esp) Kinan Cycling Team
42. Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
43. Yecid Arturo Sierra Sanchez (Col) Manzana Postobon
44. Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Dimension Data
45. Brendon Davids (RSA) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team
46. Aiman Cahyadi (Ina) Team Sapura Cycling
47. Massimo Rosa (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
48. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data
49. Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) Manzana Postobon
50. Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
51. Ariya Phounsavath (Lao) Thailand Continental Cycling Team
52. Nik Mohd Hazwan Zulkiflie (Mas) Forca Amskins Racing
53. Jianpeng Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
54. Simone Velasco (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
55. Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas) Forca Amskins Racing
56. Wilmar Jahir Perez Muñoz (Col) Team Sapura Cycling
57. Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan (Mas) Forca Amskins Racing
58. Yikui Niu (Chn) Mitchelton-BikeExchange
59. Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
60. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
61. Muhammad Abdurrohman (Ina) KFC Cycling Team
62. Luca Raggio (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
63. Mathew Zenovich (Nzl) St George Continental Cycling Team
64. Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data
65. Carmelo Franco Martinez (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
66. Jiankun Liu (Chn) Mitchelton-BikeExchange 00:10
67. Muhammad Elmi Jumari (Mas) Malaysia
68. Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling
69. Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team
70. Drew Morey (Aus) Terengganu Cycling Team
71. Sarawut Sirironnachai (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team
72. Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally Cycling
73. Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 00:20
74. Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
75. Marko Kump (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 00:22
76. Azli Najmi Zulkefli (Mas) Malaysia
77. Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 00:30
78. Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 00:42
79. Kevin Rivera Serrano (CRc) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
80. Callum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton-BikeExchange 00:48
81. Joseph Cooper (Nzl) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team 01:04
82. Michael Bresciani (Ita) Bardiani CSF 01:08
83. Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
84. Rustom Lim (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines 01:19
85. Arjay Peralta (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines 01:28
86. Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF
87. Juan Felipe Osorio Arboleda (Col) Manzana Postobon 02:09
88. Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 02:26
89. Seungwoo Choi (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 02:31
90. Victor Niño Corredor (Col) Team Sapura Cycling 02:54
91. Guangtong Ma (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 03:45
92. Bo Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
93. Andris Vosekalns (Lat) Hengxiang Cycling Team 03:46
94. Zheng Zhang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 03:53
95. Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team
96. Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 04:02
97. Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 04:08
98. Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling 04:25
99. John Ebsen (Den) Forca Amskins Racing 04:42
100. Muhamad Firdaus Awang (Mas) Malaysia
101. Hang Shi (Chn) Giant Cycling Team
102. Muhammad Ameer Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysia
103. Selamat Juangga (Ina) KFC Cycling Team
104. Daniel Ven Cariño (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
105. Abdul Gani (Ina) KFC Cycling Team
106. Agung Sahbana (Ina) KFC Cycling Team
107. Muhammad Ameen Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysia
108. Muhammad Shaiful Adlan Mohd Shukri (Mas) Malaysia
109. Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Rally Cycling
110. Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling
111. Meng Yan (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
112. Mahrus Ali (Ina) KFC Cycling Team
113. Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team
114. Kenji Nakanishi (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team
115. Imam Arifin Muh (Ina) KFC Cycling Team
116. Soonyeong Kwon (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 05:51
117. Daeyeon Kim (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling
118. Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team
119. Ryan Cavanagh (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team
120. Sukho Kang (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling
121. Kaden Groves (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team
DNF Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Dimension Data
DNF Liu Manduo (Chn) Giant Cycling Team
DNF Joonyong Seo (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling
DNS Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) Manzana Postobon

GC after stage 4

1. Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling 16:55:45
2. Nik Mohd Hazwan Zulkiflie (Mas) Forca Amskins Racing 00:14
3. Harrison Sweeny (Aus) Mitchelton-BikeExchange 00:22
4. Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 01:09
5. Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF 01:26
6. Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
7. Marcelo Felipe (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines 01:27
8. Thomas Lebas (Fra) Kinan Cycling Team
9. Yikui Niu (Chn) Mitchelton-BikeExchange
10. Alvaro Raul Duarte Sandoval (Col) Forca Amskins Racing 01:28
11. Jordan Arley Parra Arias (Col) Manzana Postobon
12. Jianpeng Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
13. Dylan Page (Sui) Team Sapura Cycling 01:29
14. Bernardo Albeiro Suaza Arango (Col) Manzana Postobon
15. Luca Pacioni (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 01:30
16. Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
17. Manuel Belletti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
18. Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Werkilul (Eri) Dimension Data
19. Sam Crome (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team
20. Alessandro Bisolti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
21. Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
22. Scott Davies (Gbr) Dimension Data
23. Aiman Cahyadi (Ina) Team Sapura Cycling
24. Metkel Eyob (Eri) Terengganu Cycling Team
25. Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Terengganu Cycling Team
26. Muhammad Zawawi Azman (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling
27. Salvador Guardiola (Esp) Kinan Cycling Team
28. Michal Schlegel (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
29. Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling
30. Luca Chirico (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
31. Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
32. Marcos Garcia Fernandez (Esp) Kinan Cycling Team
33. Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
34. Simone Velasco (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
35. Brendon Davids (RSA) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team
36. Benjamin Dyball (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team
37. Nicholas Dlamini (RSA) Dimension Data
38. Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
39. Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
40. Wilmar Jahir Perez Muñoz (Col) Team Sapura Cycling
41. Luca Raggio (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia
42. Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data
43. Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data
44. Fernando Orjuela Gutierrez (Col) Manzana Postobon
45. Ariya Phounsavath (Lao) Thailand Continental Cycling Team
46. Mathew Zenovich (Nzl) St George Continental Cycling Team
47. Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
48. Mattia Frapporti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
49. Sarawut Sirironnachai (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 01:33
50. Muhamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Team Sapura Cycling 01:39
51. Dylan Sunderland (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team 01:40
52. Drew Morey (Aus) Terengganu Cycling Team
53. Kyle Murphy (USA) Rally Cycling
54. Yecid Arturo Sierra Sanchez (Col) Manzana Postobon 01:47
55. Eugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 01:50
56. Morgan Smith (Nzl) St George Continental Cycling Team 01:51
57. Marko Kump (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 01:52
58. Muhammad Abdurrohman (Ina) KFC Cycling Team 01:55
59. Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 02:06
60. Carmelo Franco Martinez (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines 02:10
61. Kevin Rivera Serrano (CRc) Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec 02:12
62. Callum Scotson (Aus) Mitchelton-BikeExchange 02:18
63. Jiankun Liu (Chn) Mitchelton-BikeExchange 02:20
64. Rustom Lim (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines 02:43
65. Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 02:50
66. Phuchong Saiudomsin (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 03:01
67. Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 03:28
68. Azli Najmi Zulkefli (Mas) Malaysia 03:37
69. Juan Felipe Osorio Arboleda (Col) Manzana Postobon 03:39
70. Victor Niño Corredor (Col) Team Sapura Cycling 04:24
71. Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team 05:13
72. Selamat Juangga (Ina) KFC Cycling Team 06:12
73. Danny Pate (USA) Rally Cycling
74. Muhammad Shaiful Adlan Mohd Shukri (Mas) Malaysia
75. John Ebsen (Den) Forca Amskins Racing
76. Agung Sahbana (Ina) KFC Cycling Team
77. Matteo Dal-Cin (Can) Rally Cycling 06:35
78. Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 06:41
79. Kaden Groves (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team 07:21
80. Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 07:36
81. Ryan Cavanagh (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team 07:37
82. Massimo Rosa (Ita) Wilier Triestina-Selle Italia 08:10
83. Hang Shi (Chn) Giant Cycling Team 08:22
84. Daniel Ven Cariño (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines 09:50
85. Jay Dutton (Aus) St George Continental Cycling Team 12:57
86. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 14:27
87. Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team 14:41
88. Anuar Manan (Mas) Forca Amskins Racing 14:45
89. Dominic Perez (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
90. Alan Banaszek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
91. Mohd Zamri Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
92. Jacob Hennessy (Gbr) Mitchelton-BikeExchange
93. Sungbaek Park (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling
94. Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan (Mas) Forca Amskins Racing
95. Muhammad Elmi Jumari (Mas) Malaysia 14:55
96. Szymon Sajnok (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 15:05
97. Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas) Forca Amskins Racing 16:39
98. Michael Bresciani (Ita) Bardiani CSF 16:56
99. Andris Vosekalns (Lat) Hengxiang Cycling Team 18:31
100. Bo Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 18:56
101. Umberto Orsini (Ita) Bardiani CSF 18:57
102. Luca Wackermann (Ita) Bardiani CSF 19:03
103. Daeyeon Kim (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 19:15
104. Seungwoo Choi (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling
105. Imam Arifin Muh (Ina) KFC Cycling Team 19:27
106. Muhammad Ameer Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysia
107. Abdul Gani (Ina) KFC Cycling Team
108. Joseph Cooper (Nzl) Bennelong Swisswellness Cycling Team 19:32
109. Guangtong Ma (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 19:33
110. Zheng Zhang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 19:54
111. Meng Yan (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 20:17
112. Mahrus Ali (Ina) KFC Cycling Team 20:29
113. Muhamad Firdaus Awang (Mas) Malaysia 20:39
114. Arjay Peralta (Phi) 7 Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippines 21:28
115. Muhammad Ameen Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysia 21:30
116. Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 21:37
117. Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team 21:47
118. Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Rally Cycling 23:16
119. Sukho Kang (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 23:36
120. Soonyeong Kwon (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 25:52
121. Kenji Nakanishi (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team 31:21