Tour de Langkawi
Race details | |
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Date | February–March |
Region | Peninsular Malaysia |
English name | Tour of Langkawi |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Asia Tour 2.HC |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Malaysian National Cycling Federation |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1996 |
Editions | 23 (as of 2018) |
First winner | Damian McDonald (AUS) |
Most wins | Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) José Serpa (COL) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Artem Ovechkin (RUS) |
The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in the month of February. It usually consists of 10-day-long segments (stages) over 10 days, but has been reduced to eight stages over recent years. While the route changes each year, the Genting Highlands climb, the toughest in the tour, is always included. Tour de Langkawi is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC road race in the UCI Asia Tour calendar.
All stages are timed to the finish. Times for each completed stage are compounded; the rider with the lowest aggregate time is the leader of the race and gets to wear the yellow jersey. While the general classification garners the most attention, there are other contests held within the Tour: the points classification for sprinters, the mountains classification for climbers, the Asian rider classification for Asian riders, the team classification for competing teams, and the Asian team classification for competing Asian teams.
History
The Tour de Langkawi was conceived by former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad to put Malaysia "on the world sporting and tourism map".[1] The first race was held in 1996. It was Asia's richest bicycle race[2] with total prize money of RM1.1 million.[1]
In 1997, the teams Mapei and MG from Italy and the team Casino from France refused to participate in the second stage of the Tour as a protest against long delays in the delivery of their bicycles and luggage caused by insufficient numbers of cargo handlers at provincial airports in the states of Sabah and Sarawak. Organisers officially cancelled the second stage, though an unofficial shortened version was held.[2] Since then, the race has never re-visited Sabah or Sarawak.
The final stage of the race was cancelled twice due to heavy rain in 2003[3] and 2006.
During the first stage in 2004, police allowed vehicles onto the course by mistake. Riders mutually decided to neutralise the stage.[4]
In 2008, the Genting Highlands climb stage was replaced by Fraser's Hill. Due to 150,000 visitors converging on the Genting Highlands resort area to celebrate Chinese New Year, officials would not be able to close roads along the race route to insure the safety of riders and the public.[5] The Genting Highlands climb stage returned to the Tour in 2009.
Past winners
General classification
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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1996 | Australia | Damian McDonald | Giant–AIS |
1997 | Italy | Luca Scinto | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1998 | Italy | Gabriele Missaglia | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1999 | Italy | Paolo Lanfranchi | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2000 | United States | Chris Horner | Mercury Cycling Team |
2001 | Italy | Paolo Lanfranchi | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2002 | Colombia | Hernán Darío Muñoz | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2003 | United States | Tom Danielson | Saturn Cycling Team |
2004 | Colombia | Fredy González | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2005 | South Africa | Ryan Cox | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2006 | South Africa | David George | South Africa (national team) |
2007 | France | Anthony Charteau | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2008 | Moldova | Ruslan Ivanov | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2009 | Colombia | José Serpa | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2010 | Venezuela | José Rujano | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2011 | Venezuela | Jonathan Monsalve | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2012 | Colombia | José Serpa | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2013 | Colombia | Julián Arredondo | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2014 | Iran | Samad Pourseyedi | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2015 | Algeria | Youcef Reguigui | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2016 | South Africa | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2017 | South Africa | Ryan Gibbons | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2018 | Russia | Artem Ovechkin | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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Points classification
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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1996 | Australia | Damian McDonald | Giant–AIS |
1997 | Italy | Luca Scinto | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1998 | United States | Fred Rodriguez | Saturn Cycling Team |
1999 | New Zealand | Graeme Miller | New Zealand (national team) |
2000 | Canada | Gordon Fraser | Mercury Cycling Team |
2001 | Italy | Paolo Bettini | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2002 | South Africa | Robert Hunter | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2003 | Australia | Graeme Brown | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2004 | Canada | Gordon Fraser | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2005 | Australia | Graeme Brown | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2006 | Germany | Steffen Radochla | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2007 | Italy | Alberto Loddo | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2008 | Switzerland | Aurélien Clerc | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2009 | Italy | Mattia Gavazzi | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2010 | Malaysia | Anuar Manan | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2011 | Italy | Andrea Guardini | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2012 | Italy | Andrea Guardini | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2013 | Italy | Francesco Chicchi | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2014 | Lithuania | Aidis Kruopis | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2015 | Australia | Caleb Ewan | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2016 | Italy | Andrea Guardini | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2017 | South Africa | Ryan Gibbons | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2018 | Italy | Andrea Guardini | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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Mountains classification
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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1996 | Great Britain | Chris Newton | Great Britain (National Team) |
1997 | Italy | Luca Scinto | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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1998 | South Africa | Douglas Ryder | South Africa (national team) |
1999 | Italy | Alessandro Petacchi | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2000 | Mexico | Julio Alberto Pérez | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2001 | Italy | Paolo Lanfranchi | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2002 | Colombia | Ruber Marín | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2003 | Canada | Roland Green | Canada (national team) |
2004 | Colombia | Ruber Marín | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2005 | South Africa | Ryan Cox | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2006 | South Africa | David George | South Africa (national team) |
2007 | Colombia | Walter Pedraza | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2008 | Italy | Filippo Savini | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2009 | Colombia | José Serpa | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2010 | Australia | Peter McDonald | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2011 | Venezuela | Jonathan Monsalve | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2012 | Colombia | José Serpa | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2013 | China | Wang Meiyin | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2014 | Ireland | Matt Brammeier | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2015 | United States | Kiel Reijnen | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2016 | China | Wang Meiyin | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2017 | Denmark | John Ebsen | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2018 | Colombia | Álvaro Duarte | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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Asian rider classification
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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1998 | Indonesia | Tonton Susanto | Indonesia (national team) |
1999 | Japan | Hideto Yukinari | Japan (national team) |
2000 | Hong Kong | Wong Kam-po | Telekom Malaysia Cycling Team |
2001 | Hong Kong | Wong Kam-po | Telekom Malaysia Cycling Team |
2002 | Indonesia | Tonton Susanto | Telekom Malaysia Cycling Team |
2003 | Japan | Tomoya Kano | Japan (national team) |
2004 | Iran | Ghader Mizbani | Iran (national team) |
2005 | Japan | Koji Fukushima | Bridgestone-Anchor |
2006 | Iran | Hossein Askari | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2007 | Iran | Ghader Mizbani | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2008 | Japan | Shinichi Fukushima | Meitan Hompo-GDR |
2009 | Indonesia | Tonton Susanto | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2010 | South Korea | Gong Hyo-Suk | Seoul Cycling Team |
2011 | Iran | Rahim Emami | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2012 | Kazakhstan | Alexsandr Dyachenko | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2013 | China | Wang Meiyin | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2014 | Iran | Samad Pourseyedi | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2015 | Japan | Tomohiro Hayakawa | Aisan Racing Team |
2016 | Malaysia | Adiq Husainie Othman | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2017 | Japan | Hideto Nakane | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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2018 | Kazakhstan | Yevgeniy Gidich | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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Team classification
Year | Based | Team name |
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1996 | Giant–AIS | |
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2000 | Mercury Cycling Team | |
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Asian team classification
Year | Based | Team name |
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1998 | Philippines (national team) | |
1999 | Malaysia (national team) | |
2000 | Japan (national team) | |
2001 | Telekom Malaysia Cycling Team | |
2002 | Telekom Malaysia Cycling Team | |
2003 | Iran (national team) | |
2004 | Iran (national team) | |
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References
- ^ a b "Wan Lokman seeks a tour de force in cycling meet". New Straits Times. 3 March 1996. p. 13. Retrieved May 2014.
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(help) - ^ a b Abt, Samuel (21 February 1997). "3 Pro Teams Balk at Logistics in Asian Bike Race". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2014.
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(help) - ^ Tan, Anthony (9 February 2003). "Bongiorno triumphs in KL; Danielson safely home". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved May 2014.
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(help) - ^ Tan, Anthony. "Sprintless finale to first day". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved May 2014.
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(help) - ^ Johnson, Greg (23 January 2008). "Fraser's Hill replaces Langkawi's Genting". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved May 2014.
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External links
- Official website
- Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com
- Tour de Langkawi at cyclingarchives.com
- Tour de Langkawi at the-sports.org
- Tour de Langkawi at cqranking.com