2006 Tour de Langkawi
2005–06 UCI Asia Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 3–12 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,161.4 km (721.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 26h 43' 55" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Tour de Langkawi was the 11th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 3 February in Kuala Lumpur and ended on 12 February in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour calendar.[1][2][3]
David George of South Africa won the race, followed by Francesco Bellotti of Italy second and Gabriele Missaglia of Italy third. Steffen Radochla of Germany won the points classification category and David George won the mountains classification category. South Africa won the team classification category.[1][2][3]
Stages
[edit]The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,161.4 kilometres.[1][2][3] Due to the extreme weather conditions(heavy downpour) experienced during the Stage 10 of the 2006 Tour de Langkawi, the stage result was abandoned according to the decision of the College of Commissaires and the Race Organizer. All classification would be as at the end of Stage 9. However, Ángel Vallejo Domínguez (Relax–GAM) who had a substantial lone lead at the time of the decision abandon was made had been awarded the stage.[4]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | ||
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Winner | Second | Third | ||||
1 | 3 February | KL Tower to Rawang | 81.1 km (50.4 mi) | ![]() |
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2 | 4 February | Tanjung Malim to Sitiawan | 164.7 km (102.3 mi) | ![]() |
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3 | 5 February | Lumut to Cameron Highlands | 150.3 km (93.4 mi) | ![]() |
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4 | 6 February | Tapah to Kuala Selangor | 144.5 km (89.8 mi) | ![]() |
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5 | 7 February | Menara Telekom to Genting Highlands | 90 km (55.9 mi) | ![]() |
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6 | 8 February | Shah Alam to Tampin | 187.7 km (116.6 mi) | ![]() |
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7 | 9 February | Muar to Kota Tinggi | 188.2 km (116.9 mi) | ![]() |
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8 | 10 February | Yong Peng to Segamat | 78.7 km (48.9 mi) | ![]() |
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9 | 11 February | Malacca Individual time trial | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) | ![]() |
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10 | 12 February | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 60 km (37.3 mi) | ![]() |
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Classification leadership
[edit]Stage | Stage winner | General classification![]() |
Points classification![]() |
Mountains classification![]() |
Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
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1 | Maximiliano Richeze | Maximiliano Richeze | Steffen Radochla | Francesco Bellotti | Takashi Miyazawa | Relax–GAM | Wismilak |
2 | Guillermo Bongiorno | ||||||
3 | Saul Raisin | David George | Darren Lill | Crédit Agricole | Japan | ||
4 | José Serpa | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | |||||
5 | José Serpa | David George | Hossein Askari | ||||
6 | Laurent Mangel | ||||||
7 | Elio Aggiano | ||||||
8 | Sébastien Hinault | ||||||
9 | Sergiy Matveyev | ||||||
10 | Ángel Vallejo Domínguez | ||||||
Final | David George | Steffen Radochla | David George | Hossein Askari | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | Japan |
Final standings
[edit]General classification
[edit]Rider | Team | Time | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
South Africa | 26h 43' 55" |
2 | ![]() |
Crédit Agricole | + 01' 52" |
3 | ![]() |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | + 01' 56" |
4 | ![]() |
Navigators Insurance | + 02' 31" |
5 | ![]() |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | + 03' 11" |
6 | ![]() |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | + 04' 20" |
7 | ![]() |
Relax–GAM | + 04' 41" |
8 | ![]() |
Bouygues Télécom | + 04' 46" |
9 | ![]() |
Recycling.co.uk | + 04' 57" |
10 | ![]() |
Crédit Agricole | + 05' 15" |
Points classification
[edit]Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Wiesenhof–Akud | 77 |
2 | ![]() |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 51 |
3 | ![]() |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 46 |
4 | ![]() |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 46 |
5 | ![]() |
Team LPR | 46 |
6 | ![]() |
Great Britain | 40 |
7 | ![]() |
Crédit Agricole | 38 |
8 | ![]() |
Crédit Agricole | 37 |
9 | ![]() |
AG2R Prévoyance | 37 |
10 | ![]() |
LPR–Piacenza | 35 |
Mountains classification
[edit]Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
South Africa | 37 |
2 | ![]() |
South Africa | 35 |
3 | ![]() |
Relax–GAM | 30 |
4 | ![]() |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 28 |
5 | ![]() |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 25 |
6 | ![]() |
Team LPR | 24 |
7 | ![]() |
Crédit Agricole | 23 |
8 | ![]() |
Great Britain | 20 |
9 | ![]() |
Crédit Agricole | 18 |
10 | ![]() |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
Team LPR | 14 |
Asian rider classification
[edit]Rider | Team | Time | |
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1 | ![]() |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 26h 59' 47" |
2 | ![]() |
Japan | + 02' 11" |
3 | ![]() |
Japan | + 02' 39" |
4 | ![]() |
Giant Asia Racing Team | + 09' 16" |
5 | ![]() |
Équipe Asia | + 09' 48" |
6 | ![]() |
Malaysia | + 13' 17" |
7 | ![]() |
Malaysia | + 18' 00" |
8 | ![]() |
Wismilak | + 20' 18" |
9 | ![]() |
Malaysia | + 20' 36" |
10 | ![]() |
Casino Filipino | + 21' 00" |
Team classification
[edit]Team | Time | |
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1 | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 80h 21' 01" |
2 | Crédit Agricole | + 02' 46" |
3 | South Africa | + 12' 32" |
4 | Recycling.co.uk | + 33' 01" |
5 | Bouygues Télécom | + 37' 06" |
6 | Relax–GAM | + 39' 57" |
7 | Giant Asia Racing Team | + 40' 02" |
8 | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | + 47' 00" |
9 | Team LPR | + 56' 14" |
10 | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago | + 01h 04' 39" |
Asian team classification
[edit]Team | Time | |
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1 | Japan | 81h 25' 50" |
2 | Giant Asia Racing Team | + 04' 57" |
3 | Malaysia | + 17' 55" |
4 | Wismilak | + 25' 37" |
5 | Équipe Asia | + 33' 17" |
6 | Casino Filipino | + 01h 18' 01" |
List of teams and riders
[edit]A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2006 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 119 riders, a total of 102 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2][3]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "2006 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d "2006 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d "2006 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b Tan, Anthony. "A change of pace, and perhaps a new face". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.