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Dates | 25 January–6 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 12+Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,604.9 km (997.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 38h 34' 39" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | ||
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Winner | Second | Third | ||||
P | 25 January | Langkawi Criterium | 50 km (31.1 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1 | 26 January | Langkawi Individual time trial | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | 27 January | Alor Setar to Batu Ferringhi | 173 km (107.5 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | 28 January | Taiping to Sitiawan | 86.1 km (53.5 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
4 | 29 January | Lumut to Tanah Rata | 162 km (100.7 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
5 | 30 January | Tapah to Bentong | 168.9 km (104.9 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
6 | 31 January | Bentong to Kuantan | 191.2 km (118.8 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
7 | 1 February | Kuantan to Kuala Rompin | 133.5 km (83.0 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
8 | 2 February | Mersing to Malacca | 244.8 km (152.1 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
9 | 3 February | Malacca to Kajang | 115.5 km (71.8 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | 4 February | KL Tower to Genting Highlands | 111.3 km (69.2 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
11 | 5 February | Shah Alam | 134.4 km (83.5 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
12 | 6 February | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 75.3 km (46.8 mi) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Stage | Stage winner | General classification![]() | Points classification![]() | Mountains classification![]() | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
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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 |
Rider | Team | Time | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | Mercury | 38h 34' 39" |
2 | ![]() | Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne | + 27" |
3 | ![]() | Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia | + 29" |
4 | ![]() | Linda McCartney Cycling Team | + 01' 05" |
5 | ![]() | Mercury | + 01' 48" |
6 | ![]() | Denmark | + 01' 50" |
7 | ![]() | Mobilvetta Design–Rossin | + 02' 02" |
8 | ![]() | Gerolsteiner | + 02' 04" |
9 | ![]() | Saturn | + 02' 25" |
10 | ![]() | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 02' 27" |
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | Mercury | 111 |
2 | ![]() | Cantina Tollo–Regain | 87 |
3 | ![]() | Gerolsteiner | 82 |
4 | ![]() | Farm Frites | 58 |
5 | ![]() | Mobilvetta Design–Rossin | 55 |
6 | ![]() | Telekom Malaysia All-Stars | 52 |
7 | ![]() | South Africa | 50 |
8 | ![]() | Saturn | 48 |
9 | ![]() | Bonjour | 41 |
9 | ![]() | Mercury | 41 |
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne | 66 |
2 | ![]() | Denmark | 57 |
3 | ![]() | Mercury | 34 |
4 | ![]() | Canada | 34 |
5 | ![]() | Telekom Malaysia All-Stars | 31 |
6 | ![]() | Mobilvetta Design–Rossin | 30 |
7 | ![]() | Linda McCartney Cycling Team | 20 |
8 | ![]() | Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne | 20 |
9 | ![]() | Mercury | 17 |
10 | ![]() | Bonjour | 16 |
Rider | Team | Time | |
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1 | ![]() | Telekom Malaysia All-Stars | 38h 41' 16" |
2 | ![]() | Malaysia | + 03' 39" |
3 | ![]() | Japan | + 04' 35" |
4 | ![]() | Philippines | + 06' 14" |
5 | ![]() | Japan | + 07' 54" |
6 | ![]() | Japan | + 18' 34" |
7 | ![]() | Malaysia | + 19' 47" |
8 | ![]() | Philippines | + 20' 01" |
9 | ![]() | China | + 20' 16" |
10 | ![]() | Japan | + 22' 44" |
Team | Time | |
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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" |
Team | Time | |
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1 | Japan | 116h 16' 21" |
2 | Philippines | + 32' 21" |
3 | Malaysia | + 38' 28" |
4 | China | + 1h 25' 08" |
5 | Indonesia | + 2h 23' 50" |
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