2001 Tour de Langkawi

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2001 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates4–18 February 2001
Stages12+Prologue
Distance1,833.47 km (1,139 mi)
Winning time42h 59' 23"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Paolo Lanfranchi  (ITA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
  ThirdFlag of the United States.svg  Chris Wherry  (USA) (Mercury Viatel)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
Jersey polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of Italy.svg  Paolo Lanfranchi  (ITA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
  Team Mapei–Quick-Step
  2000
2002  

The 2001 Tour de Langkawi was the 6th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began with prologue on 4 February in Langkawi and ended on 18 February in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.3 category race. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Paolo Lanfranchi, Italian cyclist emerged as the winner of general classification and mountains classification of the race. Paolo Bettini became the winner of points classification and second-placed in general classification. Chris Wherry was third-placed in general classification. Mapei–Quick-Step became the winner of team classification. [1] [2] [3]

Stages

The cyclists competed in 12 stages, covering a distance of 1,833.47 kilometres. [1] [2] [3] Prologue did not count towards the overall but many riders competed in the stage. [4]

StageDateCourseDistanceStage result
WinnerSecondThird
P4 February Langkawi Prologue64.4 km (40.0 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Lanfranchi  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Secchiari  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Dario Cioni  (ITA)
16 February Alor Setar to Sungai Petani 182 km (113.1 mi)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon Fraser  (CAN)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jans Koerts  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Enrico Degano  (ITA)
27 February Gerik to Kota Bharu 226.3 km (140.6 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Enrico Degano  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jans Koerts  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Massimo Strazzer  (ITA)
38 February Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu 177.3 km (110.2 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA)Flag of Belarus.svg  Alexandre Usov  (BLR)Flag of Italy.svg  Ivan Quaranta  (ITA)
49 February Dungun to Kuantan 135.5 km (84.2 mi)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jans Koerts  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Ivan Quaranta  (ITA)Flag of Latvia.svg  Andris Naudužs  (LAT)
510 February Pekan to Kota Tinggi 241.1 km (149.8 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Enrico Degano  (ITA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Henk Vogels  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA)
611 February Kluang to Malacca 150.4 km (93.5 mi)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jans Koerts  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Massimiliano Mori  (ITA)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Saulius Ruskys  (LTU)
12 FebruaryRest day
713 February Malacca to Klang 172.1 km (106.9 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Ivan Quaranta  (ITA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jans Koerts  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Enrico Degano  (ITA)
814 February Kuala Kubu Bharu to Tanah Rata 154.4 km (95.9 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Lanfranchi  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  Pascal Hervé  (FRA)Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA)
915 February Tapah to Genting Highlands 132 km (82.0 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Lanfranchi  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bertoglio  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA)
1016 February Shah Alam Individual time trial24.17 km (15.0 mi)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nathan O'Neill  (AUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Rich  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Wherry  (USA)
1117 February KL Tower to Shah Alam 162.9 km (101.2 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA)Flag of Latvia.svg  Andris Naudužs  (LAT)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Graeme Miller  (NZL)
1218 February Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur Criterium75.3 km (46.8 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Federico Colonna  (ITA)Flag of Latvia.svg  Andris Naudužs  (LAT)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 Gordon Fraser Jans Koerts Jans Koerts not available Makoto Iijima Mercury Viatel = Japan
= Telekom Malaysia
2 Enrico Degano Tsen Seong Hoong
3 Paolo Bettini Paolo Lanfranchi Makoto Iijima
4 Jans Koerts
5 Enrico Degano
6 Jans Koerts Telekom Malaysia
7 Ivan Quaranta
8 Paolo Lanfranchi Paolo Bettini Wong Kam-po Mapei–Quick-Step
9 Paolo Lanfranchi Paolo Lanfranchi Paolo Bettini
10 Nathan O'Neill
11 Paolo Bettini
12 Federico Colonna
Final Paolo Lanfranchi Paolo Bettini Paolo Lanfranchi Wong Kam-po Mapei–Quick-Step Telekom Malaysia

Final standings

General classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Lanfranchi  (ITA) Jersey yellow.svg Mapei–Quick-Step 42h 59' 23"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step + 44"
3Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Wherry  (USA) Mercury Viatel + 01' 57"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bertoglio  (ITA) Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo + 02' 43"
5Flag of France.svg  Christopher Jenner  (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 03' 59"
6Flag of France.svg  Pascal Hervé  (FRA) Alexia Alluminio + 04' 21"
7Flag of Germany.svg  Jörg Ludewig  (GER) Saeco + 04' 29"
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Niklas Axelsson  (SWE) Mercury Viatel + 04' 32"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Gianluca Tonetti  (ITA) Selle Italia–Pacific + 04' 58"
10Flag of Denmark.svg  René Jørgensen  (DEN) CSC World Online + 05' 05"

Points classification

RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA) Jersey green.svg Mapei–Quick-Step 129
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Andris Naudužs  (LAT) Selle Italia–Pacific 82
3Flag of Belarus.svg  Alexandre Usov  (BLR) Phonak 57
4Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Hinault  (FRA) Crédit Agricole 57
5Flag of Austria.svg  Peter Wrolich  (AUT) Gerolsteiner 46
6Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Lanfranchi  (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step 43
7Flag of Italy.svg  Massimiliano Mori  (ITA) Saeco 41
8Flag of New Zealand.svg  Graeme Miller  (NZL) Phonak 37
8Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Wherry  (USA) Mercury Viatel 37
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hans De Meester  (BEL) Collstrop–Palmans 37

Asian rider classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Kam-po  (HKG) Telekom Malaysia 43h 12' 02"
2Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRI) Telekom Malaysia + 28"
3Flag of Japan.svg  Makoto Iijima  (JPN) Japan + 01' 23"
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Tonton Susanto  (INA) Indonesia + 01' 44"
5Flag of the Philippines.svg  Victor Espiritu  (PHI) Telekom Malaysia + 05' 51"
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Fuyu  (CHN) China + 06' 47"
7Flag of Malaysia.svg  Tsen Seong Hoong  (MAS) Malaysia + 15' 36"
8Flag of Japan.svg  Satoshi Hirose  (JPN) Japan + 16' 01"
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tang Xuezhong  (CHN) China + 17' 18"
10Flag of Japan.svg  Mitsuteru Tanaka  (JPN) Japan + 19' 00"

Team classification

TeamTime
1 Mapei–Quick-Step 129h 05' 05"
2 Phonak + 16' 01"
3 Mercury Viatel + 16' 35"
4 Selle Italia–Pacific + 19' 44"
5 CSC World Online + 24' 19"
6 South Africa + 29' 13"
7 Telekom Malaysia + 29' 15"
8 Saturn + 35' 07"
9 Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada + 38' 18"
10 Mobilvetta Rossin + 40' 37"

Asian team classification

TeamTime
1 Telekom Malaysia 129h 40' 49"
2 Japan + 29' 43"
3 China + 37' 22"
4 Malaysia + 44' 04"

List of teams and riders

A total of 25 teams were invited to participate in the 2001 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 173 riders, a total of 108 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2001 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2001 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2001 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. "2001 Tour de Langkawi — Prologue". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.