{
  "id": 10411665,
  "title": "German Jasch captures Gunung Jerai in LTdL",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/german-jasch-captures-gunung-jerai-in-ltdl",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T09:10:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/cycling/2026/09/1543075/german-jasch-captures-gunung-jerai-ltdl"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "German cyclist Lennart Jasch made history by becoming the first rider to conquer Gunung Jerai in the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) on Monday. The 25-year-old, riding for Tudor Pro Cycling Team, won Stage 2 from Taiping to the summit, which also saw him leapfrog Matteo Malucelli of XDS Astana Team to take the overall classification lead. Jasch completed the 145.6-kilometre stage in 3 hours 37:21 seconds, defeating Abel Balderstone of Caja Rural-Seguros RGA by 16 seconds. Balderstone finished third, with Jan Castellon of his own team in fourth. Jasch expressed his joy at his rapid success, thanking his team for their efforts. He retained the King of the Mountains jersey, earned 15 points, while Balderstone and Castellon were second and third, respectively. Malucelli kept the points classification jersey, followed by Riley Pickrell of Modern Adventure Pro Cycling and Fernando Gaviria. The white jersey for the best Asian rider was held by Yuhi Tadome, an Asian Games bronze medallist, with an overall time of 7:49:04. Malaysian cyclists Kee Zhe Yie and Tsen Ren Bao were second and third in the classification, respectively. Malay riders Kee Zhe Yie and Tsen Ren Bao finished second and third overall. On Stage 3, the route will cover 189.7km, featuring one climb in Gerik and three intermediate sprints in Kuala Ketil, Lawin, and Sauk.",
  "summary": "GUNUNG JERAI: Lennart Jasch made history as the first rider to conquer Gunung Jerai in Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) after the Tudor Pro Cycling Team rider won Stage 2 from Taiping to the summit on Monday.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "LTdL 2026: Germany’s Jasch conquers Gunung Jerai to win Stage 2 and seize overall lead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ltdl-2026-germanys-jasch-conquers-gunung-jerai-to-win-stage-2-and",
        "published": "2026-09-28T10:23:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}