The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling team believe they have only just begun to leave an imprint on the Tour de Langkawi by helping American sprinter John Murphy to win Friday’s third stage.
The American registered team now have their sights set on going for overall victory. That was the intent declared by the American team’s directeur sportif Hendrik Redant on Friday, even before Murphy won the 107km third stage from Kulim to Kuala Kangsar.
Going into Saturday’s Queen stage, the 129.4km fourth leg from Ipoh to Tanah Rata in the Cameron Highlands, Redant has three riders whose climbing prowess will be used in a three-pronged attack on their rivals, including the Astana team of major overall contender Miguel Angel Lopez.
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“We have one of our best teams here. We sort of have a mix,” Redant told Cyclingnews before Friday’s third stage, where Murphy ticked off one of the team’s boxes by winning the bunch sprint.
For Saturday’s big stage, Redant has three aces to play – Australian Jonathan Clarke, Slovenian Janez Brajkovic and Colombian Daniel Jaramillo.
Jaramillo (17th), Brajkovic (20th overall) and Clarke (29th) are all 22 seconds down on race leader Andrea Guardini (Astana), and in the same time as the overall favourite, Miguel Angel Lopez.
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