BATU PAHAT, Oct 3 — Spanish rider Nil Gimeno Ferrer of Equipo Kern Pharma produced a tactical masterclass to claim his maiden professional career victory on Stage Seven of the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2026 from Melaka to Batu Pahat, today.
The 22-year-old crossed the finish line in three hours, 12 minutes and 33 seconds over the 158.9-kilometre (km) route, edging Mario Aparicio Muñoz (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) into second place and Andrei Stepanov (Wheeltop Rotor Chengdu Team) in third, while Adne Van Engelen (Terengganu Cycling Team) finished fourth.
“Well, we came here for one stage. We believed it was the stage four, but didn’t happen and I was not expecting today. All the breakaway riders, eh pull full gas all the day, really honest everybody, and we did it. We did it,” Gimeno Ferrer told reporters after the race.
