Arvid de Kleijn Doubles Up in Malaysia

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Arvid de Kleijn stormed to victory on Stage 6 of the Tour de Langkawi, matching his score of two wins from both 2023 and 2024 editions.

03.10.2025

With the Queen Stage behind, the Tour de Langkawi opened three more chances for the fast men - and Arvid wasted no time.

Stage 6 came with rain, chaos and crashes, but the team stayed sharp with two goals in mind: winning the intermediate sprint with Yannis and winning the stage with Arvid. Mission accomplished for today.

Yannis gained three valuable bonus seconds in the first sprint as he continues his chase to the GC lead. The break was then allowed some space before being reeled in for the sprint. Arvid once again chose Blikra’s (Uno-X Mobility) wheel — just as on Stage 2 — launched with 150 metres to go, and powered to victory.

Right after the finish, Arvid’s first thoughts were with his sprint rival Matteo Malucelli, who crashed out earlier: “I’m sorry for Malucelli crashing out — I’d have loved to battle again, but I wish him a quick recovery.”

Reflecting on the day, Arvid was happy: “The stage was hectic, as expected, but super nice: Yannis took 3 bonus seconds, we controlled the race and we won — so it was perfect. The sprint was fast and chaotic. I took the Uno-X wheel like the other day and chose the long route to avoid being blocked. Once I launched, I knew I had the speed. Perfect sprint and day for us. I hope in the coming stages I’ll still have the chance to sprint. We’ll go all in.”

The GC battle is wide open too. Thanks to his intermediate sprint win, Yannis still sits 4th overall — just one second off the podium and seven from the race lead.

Arvid added with a smile: “Yannis is a climber, a smaller guy, so he can’t push much power in a sprint. But I gave him a tip on aerodynamics, told him to stay low — and it worked!”