Tinkoff-Saxo saw their GC hopes come to nothing when Jesper Hansen missed the key breakaway on the queen stage of Genting Highlands but now the team have set themselves a new goal. With Michael Kolar sprinting consistently in the top 10, the team have their eyes on the points jersey.

Team Tinkoff-Saxo entered this year's Tour de Langkawi with a dual goal. First of al, they wanted to put their young climber Jesper Hansen high up in the final GC and secondly, they aimed to impress with their young sprinter Michael Kolar.

While the first objective came to nothing when Hansen missed out on the big group that went clear early in the stage of Genting Highlands, the team has had more success in the sprinting area. Kolar has consistently placed himself in the top 10 in the sprints and yesterday he even won the bunch kick for 4th behind the successful breakaway.

Today Kolar was again in the mix when the 6th stage was decided in a sprint and despite losing his teammates in the hectic finale, he finished an impressive 5th. While the sprint win still eludes him, his consistency has moved himself into 3rd in the points classification, two points off the overall lead of Thomas Rabou (OCBC).

Rabou is no sprinter but has earned his lead by virtue of aggressive racing and with four potential sprint stages coming up, Tinkoff-Saxo have now set their sights on the blue points jersey.

“It was a very fast first 50 kilometers where three riders formed today’s breakaway but the peloton agreed in working together in order to bring them back," sports director Tristan Hoffman said. "Our boys supported Michael (Kolar) and put him in good position before the final kilometer and he sprinted to 5th place. He’s now 2 points away from the lead in the points classification. He’s obviously in very good condition and we’re ready for another sprint tomorrow."

Kolar is the second sprinter in the points classification, one point behind Aidis Kruopis, while today's winner Kenny Van Hummel is 4th, 2 points behind the Slovakian.