After two second place finishes at Tour de Langkawi, on the first and third stage, Victoria, B.C.’s Riley Pickrell had to wait a couple of days for his next chance. When it arrived, on the 125km sixth stage of the Malaysian stage race, Pickrell wasn’t missing again.
The Canadian surged of the wheel of his Modern Adventure Pro Cycling teammate’s wheel, leaving XDS-Astana’s Matteo Malucelli unable to respond, and takes the win.
Malucelli the rider that nabbed two wins away from Pickrell in the early stages of Tour de Langkawi. He led the points classification coming into Thursday’s racing.
This is Pickrell’s fifth professional win and first this season.