GENTING HIGHLANDS, Oct 1 — TotalEnergies rider Nicolas Breuillard bounced back from an early-tour illness to conquer the gruelling Queen Stage (Stage 5) of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2026 from Tapah to Genting Highlands, today.
The 26-year-old French cyclist clocked 3 hours, 11 minutes and 26 seconds over the 125.7-kilometre (km) course, finishing ahead of Burgos-Burpellet-BH’s Josh Burnett (+8s) in second and race leader Lennart Jasch of Tudor Pro Cycling Team (+21s) in third.
“Yeah, I coming here for the GC with my team and my team believe in me for the GC, but I fall sick in the first day of... in Malaysia. After that, it was complicated. My teammate believe more than me... believe more in me,” he said after the race, today.
