Tour de Langkawi: Arvid de Kleijn wins opening sprint at Kuala Terengganu

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Tour de Langkawi 2023 - Arvid de Kleijn (Tudor Pro Cycling) wins Stage 1(Image credit: Tour de Langkawi 2023)

Arvid de Kleijn (Tudor Pro Cycling) won the opening stage at the Tour de Langkawi, taking the event's first leader's jersey. Fastest in the bunch kick to the line, De Kleijn beat Sasha Weemaes (Human Powered Health) and Gleb Syritsa (Astana Qazaqstan Team) in Kuala Terengganu.

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