Fast men of Astana poised to blaze Le Tour de Langkawi again
With less than 50 days to go, top teams are loading their line-ups with some of the fastest men in the peloton and Kazakhstan's WorldTeam outfit, XDS Astana, are standing tall with Malucelli and Syritsa.
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The Star
3 days ago
- The Star
Fast men of Astana poised to blaze Le Tour de Langkawi again
PETALING JAYA: Expect sprint specialists, Matteo Malucelli of Italy and Gleb Syritsa of Russia to hog the limelight again in the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) starting on Sept 28. With less than 50 days to go, top teams are loading their line-ups with some of the fastest men in the peloton and Kazakhstan's WorldTeam outfit, XDS Astana, are standing tall with Malucelli and Syritsa.
