1998 Tour de Langkawi

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1998 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates18 February–1 March 1998
Stages12
Distance1,835.7 km (1,141 mi)
Winning time45h 12' 50"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Gabriele Missaglia  (ITA) (Mapei–Bricobi)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Giuliano Figueras  (ITA) (Mapei–Bricobi)
  ThirdFlag of Sweden.svg  Niklas Axelsson  (SWE) (Scrigno–Gaerne)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of the United States.svg  Fred Rodriguez  (USA) (Saturn)
Jersey polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of South Africa.svg  Douglas Ryder  (RSA) (South Africa)
  Team Mapei–Bricobi
  1997
1999  

The 1998 Tour de Langkawi was the third edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 18 February in Langkawi and ended on 1 March in Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race. [1]

Contents

Italian Gabriele Missaglia won the race, Giuliano Figueras second and Niklas Axelsson third. Fred Rodriguez also won the points classification and Douglas Ryder won the mountains classification of the race. Mapei–Bricobi won the team classification of the race. [1] [2]

Stages

The cyclist competed in 12 stages over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,835.7 kilometres. [1]

StageDateCourseDistanceStage result
WinnerSecondThird
118 February Langkawi Individual time trial17.7 km (11.0 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Tafi  (ITA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Brian Walton  (CAN)Flag of Sweden.svg  Niklas Axelsson  (SWE)
219 February Kangar to George Town 181.5 km (112.8 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Fred Rodriguez  (USA)Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Tafi  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Mirko Rossato  (ITA)
320 February Gerik to Kota Bharu 223 km (138.6 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Gaggioli  (ITA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Søren Petersen  (DEN)Flag of Italy.svg  Gabriele Missaglia  (ITA)
421 February Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu 165.1 km (102.6 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Mirko Rossato  (ITA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Eric Wohlberg  (CAN)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marcel Renggli  (SUI)
522 February Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan 202.4 km (125.8 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Fred Rodriguez  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Peter Rogers  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Gabriele Missaglia  (ITA)
623 February Kuantan to Mersing 196.8 km (122.3 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Petacchi  (ITA)Flag of Estonia.svg  Andres Lauk  (EST)Flag of Denmark.svg Jacob Rasmussen (DEN)
724 February Johor Bahru to Muar 176.3 km (109.5 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Chad Gerlach  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Peter Rogers  (AUS)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Carlo Jasul  (PHI)
825 February Malacca to Port Dickson 128.7 km (80.0 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Dario Pieri  (ITA)Flag of the United States.svg  Scott Fortner  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Matthew Wilson  (AUS)
926 February Port Dickson to Sunway Lagoon 189.9 km (118.0 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Mirko Rossato  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Roberto Gaggioli  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Cei  (ITA)
1027 February Sabak Bernam to Ipoh 137.7 km (85.6 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Chad Gerlach  (USA)Flag of Poland.svg  Marcin Gebka  (POL)Flag of the United States.svg  Frank McCormack  (USA)
1128 February Tanjung Malim to Genting Highlands 147 km (91.3 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Giuliano Figueras  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Gabriele Missaglia  (ITA)Flag of South Africa.svg  Andrew McClean  (RSA)
121 March Kuala Lumpur Criterium69.6 km (43.2 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Cei  (ITA)Flag of Poland.svg  Piotr Wadecki  (POL)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Graeme Miller  (NZL)

Classification leadership

StageStage winnerGeneral classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Points classification
Jersey green.svg
Mountains classification
Jersey polkadot.svg
Asian rider classificationTeam classificationAsian team classification
1 Andrea Tafi Andrea Tafi Andrea Tafi not available Tang Xuezhong Saturn China
2 Fred Rodriguez Chad Gerlach Malaysia
3 Roberto Gaggioli Andrew McClean Mapei–Bricobi
4 Mirko Rossato Fred Rodriguez
5 Fred Rodriguez Allan Iacoune
6 Alessandro Petacchi
7 Chad Gerlach
8 Dario Pieri
9 Mirko Rossato Douglas Ryder
10 Chad Gerlach Oilme-Klein
11 Giuliano Figueras Gabriele Missaglia Tonton Susanto Mapei–Bricobi Philippines
12 Luca Cei
Final Gabriele Missaglia Fred Rodriguez Douglas Ryder Tonton Susanto Mapei–Bricobi Philippines

Final standings

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "1998 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. "1998 Tour de Langkawi Results Archive". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 18 March 2013.