While the list of riders to enjoy a stage win in their hometown or region is rather long, not many have raised their arms in triumph in a location that shares their name. Cameron Bayly came close on the queen stage of the 2017 Tour de Langkawi to Cameron Highlands but in the end he was beaten by Dimension Data's Mekseb Debesay.
While Cameron missed out on winning in Cameron, the IsoWhey Sports Swisswellness rider now occupies second place on the general classification. Just 11 seconds behind Dimension Data's Ryan Gibbons.
"It is always good to get the win but second place is pretty good in a HC race. It is probably one of my bigger results so far," Bayly told Cyclingnews.
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While a long climb, the road up Cameron Highlands is undulating and for the majority of the peloton it proved to be deceptive with steep pitches quickly followed by small descents and flats. In the aggressive finale, Bayly explained that he and teammate Chris Harper where dropped by the front group and only just managed to rejoin the leaders.
"When we got back on, it eased off and it was attack, slow down, attack. Maybe a kay and a half to go, I decided to hit it and got a gap before Debesay came with me and then it was a sprint between the two of us at the finish," he said of the final.
Three years on from his debut at the Malaysian stage race, the 26-year-old was the best of the three riders from the Australian Continental team inside the top 10. With Harper and Tim Roe also impressing on the climb, the squad sit equal top of the team classification with Dimension Data. No mean feat on its debut at the race.
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