Theo Bos continued his domination of the Asian sprinting scene when he took a fourth win in the Tour de Langkawi. The Belkin rider praised the well-drilled lead-out that had again given him optimatl conditions and has now set his sights on taking half of the stages in the 10-day race by winning tomorrow's final stage.

 

Theo Bos ruled again, for the fourth time, in Malaysia's Tour de Langkawi. The Belkin Pro Cycling Team reeled in the escape, led towards Kuala Terengganu and dropped off Bos’ lead-out man Graeme Brown.

"I'm super happy, I just want to enjoy this victory," Bos said along the seaside. "We have a super team, I'm happy with the guys. I always say to Brownie, drop me off at 200 metre, and he does that nine out of 10 times. He makes my job easy."

 

Bos finished ahead of Andrea Guardini (Astana), winner of one stage in Langkawi, and Aidis Kruopis (Orica-GreenEDGE). So tired from the effort, Bos could not raise his hands in victory.

"I'm too tired. I can't sit up," Bos added. "Or maybe it's a track thing.

 

"It was ok and we came early in the front, I said, ‘Yeah I want to be early there.’ Maybe a few guys passed me, I saw Kruopis, he had a good moment but luckily I could follow him and directly pass him. I saw Guardini in my wheel and the sprint was hard and I thought he was going to pass me. He came really close, but luckily it was enough. I’m really happy. Super, super happy.

 

Belkin previewed the seaside finish early this morning in the car, which paid off after 111.1 kilometres. Brown took over under two kilometres, led through a roundabout and dropped off Bos.

"I was worried through the right/left corner at 300 metres from the finish," Brown said. "They started sprinting to the right and left of me, that was very scary. I just had to hold on to the bars, I couldn't go any faster."

"I wanted to be in the front through those last corners," Bos added. "Kruopis had a good moment, luckily I was able to follow him and directly pass him. I saw Guardini on my wheel. The sprint was hard. I thought he came close but luckily it was enough."

  “The team did an awesome job again. Theo obviously the fastest, but as a team we’re riding not perfect but pretty close,” Brown told Cyclingnews. “Hats off to Rick [Flens] and Jack [Bobridge] who have been closing all the breaks down and for taking me inside the last kilometre and Steven [Kruijsiwjk], he’s riding GC here but he’s still pulling full on the front.”  

Sports Director Michiel Elijzen said that the Tabriz Petrochemical team of Mirsamad Pourseyedigolakhour would control the stage tomorrow to maintain the overall lead. The final stage ends with five circuits of 6.3 kilometres in the same city, Kuala Terengganu. Elijzen explained,

 

"We won't need to recon it again because they will cover it in the first few laps. It should end in a sprint. Bos will have a chance for five wins.”

 

"It feels great already, it has been a very good race for us this time. We will see how it goes, maybe if the chance comes, we can still go for another win tomorrow," said Bos.