2000 Tour de Langkawi

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2000 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates25 January–6 February 2000
Stages12+Prologue
Distance1,604.9 km (997.2 mi)
Winning time38h 34' 39"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of the United States.svg  Chris Horner  (USA) (Mercury)
  SecondFlag of Mexico.svg  Julio Alberto Pérez  (MEX) (Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Fortunato Baliani  (ITA) (Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Fraser  (CAN) (Mercury)
Jersey polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of Mexico.svg  Julio Alberto Pérez  (MEX) (Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne)
  Team Mercury
  1999
2001  

The 2000 Tour de Langkawi was the 5th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began with a prologue criterium on 25 January in Langkawi and ended on 6 February in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.4 category race. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Chris Horner of USA won the race, followed by Julio Alberto Pérez of Mexico second and Fortunato Baliani of Italy third. Gordon Fraser won the points classification category and Julio Alberto Pérez won the mountains classification category. Mercury won the team classification category. [1] [2] [3]

Stages

The cyclists competed in 12 stages, covering a distance of 1,604.9 kilometres. [1] [2] [3] Prologue did not count towards the overall but many riders competed in the stage. [4]

StageDateCourseDistanceStage result
WinnerSecondThird
P25 January Langkawi Criterium50 km (31.1 mi)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Graeme Miller  (NZL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jans Koerts  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Jan Bratkowski  (GER)
126 January Langkawi Individual time trial9.2 km (5.7 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Floyd Landis  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Frank McCormack  (USA)Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Contrini  (ITA)
227 January Alor Setar to Batu Ferringhi 173 km (107.5 mi)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jamie Drew  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Contrini  (ITA)Flag of Austria.svg  René Haselbacher  (AUT)
328 January Taiping to Sitiawan 86.1 km (53.5 mi)Flag of France.svg  Damien Nazon  (FRA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Fraser  (CAN)Flag of Austria.svg  René Haselbacher  (AUT)
429 January Lumut to Tanah Rata 162 km (100.7 mi)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Kam-po  (HKG)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mark Walters  (CAN)Flag of Mexico.svg  Julio Alberto Pérez  (MEX)
530 January Tapah to Bentong 168.9 km (104.9 mi)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Glen Mitchell  (NZL)Flag of the United States.svg  Trent Klasna  (USA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Fraser  (CAN)
631 January Bentong to Kuantan 191.2 km (118.8 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Antonio Cruz  (USA)Flag of Italy.svg  Fortunato Baliani  (ITA)Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Horner  (USA)
71 February Kuantan to Kuala Rompin 133.5 km (83.0 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Ivan Quaranta  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Cei  (ITA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Fraser  (CAN)
82 February Mersing to Malacca 244.8 km (152.1 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Ivan Quaranta  (ITA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Fraser  (CAN)Flag of Germany.svg  Sven Teutenberg  (GER)
93 February Malacca to Kajang 115.5 km (71.8 mi)Flag of the United States.svg  Guido Trenti  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Henk Vogels  (AUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Torsten Schmidt  (GER)
104 February KL Tower to Genting Highlands 111.3 km (69.2 mi)Flag of Mexico.svg  Julio Alberto Pérez  (MEX)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matthew Stephens  (GBR)Flag of France.svg  Walter Bénéteau  (FRA)
115 February Shah Alam 134.4 km (83.5 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Ivan Quaranta  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  Damien Nazon  (FRA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Fraser  (CAN)
126 February Kuala Lumpur Criterium75.3 km (46.8 mi)Flag of Germany.svg  Jan Bratkowski  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Antonio Cruz  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Volker Ordowski  (GER)

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 Floyd Landis Floyd Landis Floyd Landis Floyd Landis Makoto Iijima Saturn Japan
2 Jamie Drew Daniele Contrini Daniele Contrini Graziano Recinella
3 Damien Nazon Gordon Fraser
4 Wong Kam-po Mark Walters Julio Alberto Pérez Wong Kam-po
5 Glen Mitchell Lennie Kristensen
6 Antonio Cruz Chris Horner
7 Ivan Quaranta
8 Ivan Quaranta
9 Guido Trenti
10 Julio Alberto Pérez Julio Alberto Pérez Mercury
11 Ivan Quaranta
12 Jan Bratkowski
Final Chris Horner Gordon Fraser Julio Alberto Pérez Wong Kam-po Mercury Japan

Final standings

General classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Horner  (USA) Jersey yellow.svg Mercury 38h 34' 39"
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Julio Alberto Pérez  (MEX) Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne + 27"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Fortunato Baliani  (ITA) Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia + 29"
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matthew Stephens  (GBR) Linda McCartney Cycling Team + 01' 05"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Floyd Landis  (USA) Mercury + 01' 48"
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Lennie Kristensen  (DEN) Denmark + 01' 50"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Graziano Recinella  (ITA) Mobilvetta Design–Rossin + 02' 02"
8Flag of Austria.svg  René Haselbacher  (AUT) Gerolsteiner + 02' 04"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Wherry  (USA) Saturn + 02' 25"
10Flag of France.svg  Loic Lamouller  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 02' 27"

Points classification

RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Fraser  (CAN) Jersey green.svg Mercury 111
2Flag of the United States.svg  Guido Trenti  (USA) Cantina Tollo–Regain 87
3Flag of Germany.svg  René Haselbacher  (GER) Gerolsteiner 82
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jans Koerts  (NED) Farm Frites 58
5Flag of Italy.svg  Ivan Quaranta  (ITA) Mobilvetta Design–Rossin 55
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Franky Van Haesebroucke  (BEL) Telekom Malaysia All-Stars 52
7Flag of South Africa.svg  Kosie Loubser  (RSA) South Africa 50
8Flag of the United States.svg  Antonio Cruz  (USA) Saturn 48
9Flag of France.svg  Damien Nazon  (FRA) Bonjour 41
9Flag of Germany.svg  Jan Bratkowski  (GER) Mercury 41

Asian rider classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Kam-po  (HKG) Telekom Malaysia All-Stars 38h 41' 16"
2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Sharulneeza Razali  (MAS) Malaysia + 03' 39"
3Flag of Japan.svg  Hidenori Nodera  (JPN) Japan + 04' 35"
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Victor Espiritu  (PHI) Philippines + 06' 14"
5Flag of Japan.svg  Yasutaka Tashiro  (JPN) Japan + 07' 54"
6Flag of Japan.svg  Yoshimasa Hirose  (JPN) Japan + 18' 34"
7Flag of Malaysia.svg  Musairi Musa  (MAS) Malaysia + 19' 47"
8Flag of the Philippines.svg  Merculio Ramos  (PHI) Philippines + 20' 01"
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Yongbiao  (CHN) China + 20' 16"
10Flag of Japan.svg  Makoto Iijima  (JPN) Japan + 22' 44"

Team classification

TeamTime
1 Mercury 115h 44' 59"
2 South Africa + 38"
3 Saturn + 03' 08"
4 Linda McCartney Cycling Team + 04' 03"
5 Denmark + 05' 05"
6 Gerolsteiner + 05' 56"
7 Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia + 10' 02"
8 Canada + 18' 49"
9 BigMat–Auber 93 + 26' 14"
10 Japan + 31' 22"

Asian team classification

TeamTime
1 Japan 116h 16' 21"
2 Philippines + 32' 21"
3 Malaysia + 38' 28"
4 China + 1h 25' 08"
5 Indonesia + 2h 23' 50"

List of teams and riders

A total of 25 teams were invited to participate in the 2000 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 149 riders, a total of 126 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2000 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2000 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2000 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. "2000 Tour de Langkawi — Prologue". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.