American Keil Reijnen, the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling rider, won the king mountain jersey at the 20th Tour de Langkawi. A great satisfaction for the rider: “We came to race aggressively. I was hoping for a stage win but the KOM jersey is a nice consolation, and being able to wear it from day one onwards was nice. It was a big team effort and the guys took really good care of me.”

“I was hoping we could upset the sprinters on a few stages but that wasn’t to be, but I am really happy with the way I raced and the form I have going back to Europe now.” According to Velonews, Reigned said that he is satisfied with the job of his team. “The team did an amazing job of patching me up. I can’t thank my teammates enough for supporting me out on the road and keeping me fighting while I was not at my best.”

He finished the race with 19-point lead over Francisco Mancebo (Skydive Dubai Pro Cycling). “From the second climb we knew it was all done,” Reijnen said. “But we had another climb at the finish and wanted to give the stage a real try, so we never let up. We wanted to give [Frasier’s Hill] a try,” Reijnen said. “The race has been good and we gave it our best. We came here looking for a stage win and came away a bit short on that, but we ride away with the KOM jersey.”

Now, Reijnen and UnitedHealthcare focused on European races. “Flèche Wallonne is the big one for us this year, and on that Wednesday before it, De Brabantse Pijl. These are big races for the team and for me as I build up to a return back to the States for the Tour of California, nationals, and Philly.” The Critérium International will also be very important for us,” Redant said. “We want to show our organization we have a team with capacity for doing good stuff in the hard European races and I think Kiel will play a huge role for us there.”