Andew Fenn finishs second on the eighth stage of the Tour Of Langkwai

By Kev Monks (featured-columnist) 28 Feb 2013 13:52:27

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British cyclist Andew Fenn finished second on the eighth stage of theTour Of Langkwai.

On another day of showers, it was not until we had reached the fifty kilometres gone mark in this 164.5km stage from Kuala Terengganu toTanah Merah that any riders were able to mount a serious attack.

Wen Low Ji (OCBC) and Jianpeng Liu (Hengxiang Cycling Team) got away andat one stage had an eleven minute lead.

Low took the first intermediate sprint of the day and Liu the second andthird but the peloton were closing in and with fifteen kilometres to go,it was only Liu who was in front.

He was caught inside the final ten kilometres to set up a bunch sprintwhich Frenchman Bryan Coquard of Team Europcar, in his first season as aprofessional won in a time of 3.36.47 beating Omega Pharma Quick Step'sAndrew Fenn and Vini-Fantini's Francesco Chicchi.

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