23nd Le Tour de Langkawi - 2018

[Zatopek]

LTdL 2018 finished in KL today. Initially planned to ride out to a KOM and spectate, but the time of day (heat) and the opportunity to chase back to view 3 finishing laps in central KL was an easy decition in favour of the scooter.

 

Let me just say - all respect to those riders going full gas in the last couple of km's - to do those KOMs in that heat deserve respect. I saw at least 5 riders getting in the car(s) in the last 30km. (And then not finish an 8 day tour...)

 

The pics:

 

Bottom of the second last KOM

 

Top of the second last KOM:

 

The leader:

 

Rock star Nicholas Dlamini in 4th:

 

More to follow

[Zatopek]

Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier ~ top 10 at this stage:

 

The main bunch:

 

Traffic jam during the chase back behind the convoy: (You get weird looks if you ring a cow bell at this stage)

 

Make no mistake, the logistics is massive for this event:

 

The finish line was next to Merdeka Square. The building that you see is the Sultan Abdul Samad Building - beautifully restored. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Abdul_Samad_Building

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Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier in the breakaway:

 

The tough guys:

 

The finish:

 

 

The 'bomba' - fire truck providing a cool heaven:

 

 

 

[Zatopek]

"Heat, what heat"? Jaco Venter  & Johann Van Zyl

 

Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier:

 

Scott Davies :

[Zatopek]

Proud to found some South Africans on the walls of the museum @ Genting Highlands over the festive season:

 

Robert Hunter:

 

Daren Lill: Edit: David George (Caught for doping in 2012, so maybe less proud on this one... ):

 

Ryan Cox:

[BMCfan]

Thats not Darren, that is Mr 360Life No.01 in the 2006 pic ...

[BMCfan]

But what nostalgia!!!

 

If memory serve me right, didn't 
Dougie also win in Langkawi?

[Zatopek]

Thats not Darren, that is Mr 360Life No.01 in the 2006 pic ...

Damn, that is right. I will take a white board marker pen with me next time