JELI – A van believed to be transporting a cycling team competing in the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) Stage 3 today was overturned after crashing en route to the finish line.
The 183.1km-race from Jeli, Kelantan, to Baling, Kedah, was scheduled to kick off at 10am.
A van believed to be transporting a cycling team competing in the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) Stage 3 today was overturned after crashing en route to the finish line. https://t.co/YaXN2kWDP6 pic.twitter.com/1fa6IkF9c8
— Scoop (@Scoopdotmy) September 25, 2023
According to updates on the official LTdL Twitter page, the Giant Cycling Team from China suffered a setback as three of its riders – Lin Chuanyang, Wang Zichen, and Huang Junlei – were unable to participate in the race. The reasons are unknown.
3 non starters: Lin Chuanyang, Wang Zichen and Huang Junlei, all from Giant Cycling Team. The Chinese team is down to only one rider as they only started with 4. The three non starters didn't make it on time to the starting area.
— PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi (@PETRONASLTdL) September 25, 2023
Following that, it is believed that the van made its way to the finish line at Jalan Syed Sheh in Baling, Kedah.
This is not the first time the Giant Cycling Team has been reduced to just one rider on the ProSeries tour.
Back in 2018, following Stage 4, the team found themselves down to just a single rider, Shi Hang, who completed the race as three of his teammates withdrew during Stages 2 and 4, while another was disqualified in Stage 3. – September 25, 2023