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Lennart Jasch declares arrival as GC force with Le Tour de Langkawi overall victory, Matteo Malucelli claims stage 8 sprint to deliver three stage wins for 2026

Lennart Jasch secured the overall championship at Le Tour de Langkawi after holding the leader's position from the second stage all the way to the conclusion. The German competitor finished twenty-six seconds ahead of runner-up Abel Balderstone, while Jan Castellon completed the podium in third.

Additionally, Jasch successfully defended his standing in the mountains classification.

Matteo Malucelli captured the eighth and final stage heading into Putrajaya, sprinting past competitors to secure his third victory of the 2026 competition. Riley Pickrell finished the day in second place, with Christian Van Rees taking third.

The success brought Malucelli's career total of stage wins at the Malaysian event to nine across the past three years.

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