Mervin Corpuz Makes His Mark in Le Tour de Langkawi 2026

Filipino rider Mervin Corpuz delivered an aggressive performance for 7Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines during Stage 3 of Le Tour de Langkawi 2026, collecting points across the intermediate sprints and King of the Mountain battle.

Stage 3 took the peloton on a 189.7-kilometer journey from Sungai Petani to Kuala Kangsar, with three intermediate sprint zones at Kuala Ketil, Lawin and Sauk, plus a Category 2 King of the Mountain challenge at Gerik.

Corpuz joined the day's breakaway and made his presence felt throughout the stage.

Sprint 1 – Kuala Ketil

The action started early at the first intermediate sprint in Kuala Ketil.

🥇 Jian Le Chan — Malaysia
🥈 Mervin Corpuz — 7Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
🥉 Yusri Shaari — Malaysia

Corpuz's second-place finish immediately put him among the riders fighting for valuable sprint points.

KOM 1 – Gerik

The breakaway then faced the Category 2 climb at Gerik, where Corpuz continued to stay competitive.

🥇 Aiman Zariff — Terengganu Cycling Team
🥈 Imam Arifin — Nusantara Cycling Team
🥉 Mervin Corpuz — 7Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines

Taking third at the KOM showed Corpuz wasn't limiting his efforts to the intermediate sprints.

Sprint 2 – Lawin

At Lawin, Malaysia's Yusri Shaari took maximum points, while Corpuz remained among the leaders.

🥇 Yusri Shaari — Malaysia
🥈 Mervin Corpuz — 7Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
🥉 Imam Arifin — Nusantara Cycling Team

It marked another second-place sprint result for Corpuz and kept his strong Stage 3 showing going.

Sprint 3 – Sauk

Corpuz then delivered his biggest intermediate result of the day at the final sprint in Sauk.

🥇 Mervin Corpuz — 7Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
🥈 Imam Arifin — Nusantara Cycling Team
🥉 Matthew Peace — Development Team Picnic PostNL

After twice finishing second in the earlier intermediate sprints, Corpuz finally claimed maximum sprint points at Sauk.

A Strong International Showing for Mervin Corpuz

From Kuala Ketil to Gerik, Lawin and finally Sauk, Mervin Corpuz was consistently involved at the front of Stage 3.

His day included second place at Sprint 1, third at the Gerik KOM, second at Sprint 2 and victory at Sprint 3 — an impressive display of aggression and consistency from the Filipino rider on one of Asia's biggest professional cycling stages.

Corpuz was part of the six-rider early breakaway alongside Aiman Zariff, Imam Arifin, Danish Afdzal, Jian Le Chan and Yusri Shaari. As the peloton gradually reduced the gap, Corpuz and Arifin continued fighting at the front into thefinal portion of the stage.

For 7Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines, Corpuz's performance provided a strong Filipino presence throughout Stage 3 of Le Tour de Langkawi 2026.