Guardini wins Stage Eight, but Ovechkin makes Malaysian history

Charging ahead: Bardiani CSF’s Andrea Guardini is all smiles as he crosses the finish line in Stage Eight of the Le Tour de Langkawi from Rembau to Kuala Lumpur yesterday. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Italian Andrea Guardini won Stage Eight but it was late signing Artem Ovechkin who made history for Malaysian cycling by winning the yellow jersey title (overall) for Terengga­nu Cycling Team in the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL).

The Russian held off a plethora of attacks in the final stage from Rembau to Kuala Lumpur yesterday to deliver the overall victory for Terengganu at Dataran Merdeka.