Lennart Jasch charges top of Gunung Jerai to claim stage 2 of Le Tour de Langkawi and leap into the overall lead

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Caja Rural-Seguros RGA duo of Abel Balderstone and Jan Castellon take second and third, forming a double GC challenge

Lennart Jasch wins stage 2 of the Tour de Langkawi 2026
Lennart Jasch wins stage 2 of the Tour de Langkawi 2026 (Image credit: Le Tour de Langkawi)
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Lennart Jasch (Tudor Pro Cycling) climbed his way to victory at Gunung Jerai on stage 2 of Le Tour de Langkawi, jumping right to the top of the GC pecking order after the first of three summit finishes and firing a warning shot to his rivals in Malaysia and beyond.

The German who transitioned from speed skating after an injury is just in his first season in the professional ranks, but charged up the testing climb like an old hand as he chased down and caught Abel Balderstone (Caja Rural-Serguros RGA) and then kept the pressure onto carve out a gap of 16 seconds by the end of the second stage of the 30th edition of the Malaysian Pro Tour race.

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