LIMBC Stage 3: Lach goes for the win!!!!

Today Lachlan Norris managed to attack off the front with a little assistance from my shell of a body. The idea was to hit the other main contenders and make the race tough so Lach could try and get some time back on 4th overall. I sacrificed my own race in a hope that Lach had what it took to hold off the challengers which included cape epic champion's Karl Plat and Burry Stander (Also 6th ranked in the world UCI rankings). It worked well at the start and the gap started to open...

Lach rode strongly after I popped on the 3rd of 8 laps! The body was pretty much running on empty and I ddi what I could then just rode to the finish rolling in just in the top 20. Lach on the other hand kept the pedal to the metal and rode off to victory over the fast finishing chasing pack!

It was a good result to get an Aussie on the podium for the first time in the tour of Langkawi and the top step is oh so much sweeter.

Tomorrow is the Hill Climb stage which is only 30km long but with a 13km steep road climb. Hopefully Lachie can back it up tomorrow after he has tuned his legs up in the warm up 'Sun tour' ;-).

Stay tuned for tomorrows report....