THREE WORLD TOP TEAMS SPEARHEADING PETRONAS LE TOUR DE LANGKAWI 2024 PELOTON

BUKIT JALIL – The heat of the PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2024 race is peaking with the confirmation of three teams from the World Team category – expected to display a world class cycling showcase for the Malaysian fans.
The confirmation of the three teams – EF Education Easypost from the United States, Astana Qazaqstan from Kazakhstan and DSM Firmenich PostNL from the Netherlands – completes the list of 22 teams to compete in the 28th edition of the country’s premier cycling race.
The success of attracting three World Teams is a proud achievement for the organizers, the National Sports Council (NSC) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) compared to the participation of only two World Teams in the previous year. And all the three teams were making great news at the Tour de France this year.
DSM Firmenich PostNL riders Romain Bardet and Frank van den Broek won the top two spots on the first stage of this year’s Le Tour de France.EF Education Easypost rider, Richard Carapaz managed to grab the overall leader jersey after the third stage, won his maiden Tour de France stage in Stage 17 and now leading the KOM classification while Astana Qazaqstan’s sprint legend, Mark Cavendish emerged as the winner of the fifth stage in this year’s Le Tour de France.
Seven teams from the Pro Team category on the list of the International Cycling Union (UCI) have also been confirmed, thus enabling LTdL 2024 to meet the requirements of Pro Series races outside Europe.
Five of the Pro Teams – Polti Kometa (Spain), Tudor Pro Cycling (Switzerland), VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizane (Italy), Equipo Kern Pharma (Spain) and Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spain) – gained the status of “Grand Tour Pro Team” as they were invited to participate in the Giro de Italia and Vuelta Espana 2024.
Three Malaysian teams will also compete at LTdL 2024, namely the national team, Terengganu Cycling Team (TSG) and Malaysia Pro Cycling (MPC) with a total of 12 national riders having the opportunity to compete with the world’s best riders.
TEAM’S LIST – PETRONAS LE TOUR DE LANGKAWI 2024

NO.
TEAM
COUNTRY
CATEGORY

1
ASTANA QAZAQSTAN
KAZAKHSTAN
UCI WORLD TEAM

2
EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST
AMERIKA SYARIKAT
UCI WORLD TEAM

3
TEAM DSM FIRMENICH POSTNL
BELANDA
UCI WORLD TEAM

4
VF GROUP-BARDIANI CSF-FAIZANE
ITALI
UCI PROTEAM

5
BURGOS BH
SEPANYOL
UCI PROTEAM

6
EQUIPO KERN PHARMA
SEPANYOL
UCI PROTEAM

7
CORRATEC VINI FANTINI
ITALI
UCI PROTEAM

8
TEAM POLTI KOMETA
ITALI
UCI PROTEAM

9
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
SWITZERLAND
UCI PROTEAM

10
EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI
SEPANYOL
UCI PROTEAM

11
TERENGGANU CYCLING TEAM
MALAYSIA
UCI CONTINENTAL TEAM

12
MALAYSIA PRO CYCLING
MALAYSIA
UCI CONTINENTAL TEAM

13
HENGXIANG CYCLING TEAM
CHINA
UCI CONTINENTAL TEAM

14
NUSANTARA PRO CYCLING TEAM
INDONESIA
UCI CONTINENTAL TEAM

15
JCL TEAM UKYO
JEPUN
UCI CONTINENTAL TEAM

16
ARA SKIP CAPITAL
AUSTRALIA
UCI CONTINENTAL TEAM

17
HKSI PRO CYCLING TEAM
HONG KONG
UCI CONTINENTAL TEAM

18
AISAN RACING TEAM
JEPUN
UCI CONTINENTAL TEAM

19
LI NING STAR CYCLING TEAM
CHINA
UCI CONTINENTAL TEAM

20
MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA
NATIONAL TEAM

21
THAILAND
THAILAND
NATIONAL TEAM

22
FILIPINA
FILIPINA
NATIONAL TEAM

RACE ROUTES – PETRONAS LE TOUR DE LANGKAWI 2024

Category

UCI Proseries Men Elite

Date

29 September – 6 October 2024

Stage

Eight (8) Race Stages

Pre-Event
27 September (Friday):Majlis Pengenalan Pasukan, Dataran Lang

Pre-Event
28 September (Saturday):Domestique by Le Tour de Langkawi (96.5 km)

Stage 1
29 September (Sunday):Langkawi Round Island (96.5 km)

Stage 2
30 September (Monday):Arau ke Butterworth (154.5 km)

Stage 3
1 October (Tuesday):Taiping ke Cameron Highland (170.3 km)

Stage 4
2 October (Wednesday):Kuala Kubu Bharu ke Bentong (131.2 km)

Stage 5
3 October (Thursday):Kuala Lumpur ke Melaka (167.3 km)

Stage 6
4 October (Friday):Batu Pahat ke Kulai (123.4 km)

Stage 7
5 October (Saturday):Miri ke Bintulu (199.3 km)

Stage 8
6 October (Sunday):Bintulu Loop (147.5 km)

Total
1,190 km