The Mercury Viatel team’s sprinter Jans Koerts held onto the yellow jersey he’s had throughout the Malaysian Tour De Lankawi. He took the final bunch sprint on stage 6 despite clipping his pedal on a crowd barrier and being hit on the helmet by another rider.

The win takes Jans Koerts total to two second places and two firsts out of 6 stages, giving him overall and points leads, but the sprinter is not expecting to hang onto the yellow jersey as the race heads into the hills after today’s rest day.