Stage 8 of the Tour de Langkawi was always going to be the game breaker, finishing at the top of the 30 kilometer Bukit Fraser. Zak Dempster tried but could not stay with the climbers and with the help of his South Australia.com AIS team mates, limited his losses to drop to 15th place overall.

Tour de Langkawi stage 8 Temerloh - Bukit Fraser 127km

1 Filippo Savini (Ita) Navigare 3h12'32"

2 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti @15"

3 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti @st

55 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @3'29"

56 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st

57 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st

58 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @st

81 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @7'52"

GC after stage 8

1 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti 29h49'06"

2 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom @29"

3 Gustavo Cesar (Esp) Karpin Galicia @32"

15 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @3'19"

26 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @21'56"

62 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @26'28"

83 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @30'51"

92 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com AIS @32'07"