2007 Tour de Langkawi

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2007 Tour de Langkawi
2006–07 UCI Asia Tour, race 8 of 24
Race details
Dates2–11 February 2007
Stages10
Distance1,352.2 km (840.2 mi)
Winning time32h 32' 14"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of France.svg  Anthony Charteau  (FRA) (Crédit Agricole)
  SecondFlag of Colombia.svg  José Serpa  (COL) (Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia)
  ThirdFlag of Colombia.svg  Walter Pedraza  (COL) (Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Italy.svg  Alberto Loddo  (ITA) (Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia)
Jersey red.svg MountainsFlag of Colombia.svg  Walter Pedraza  (COL) (Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia)
  Team Giant Asia Racing Team
  2006
2008  

The 2007 Tour de Langkawi was the 12th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 2 February in Langkawi and ended on 11 February in Kuala Lumpur. This race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2006–07 UCI Asia Tour calendar. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Anthony Charteau, the French cyclist emerged as the winner of the race, followed by two Colombian cyclists; José Serpa second and Walter Pedraza third. Alberto Loddo of Italy won the points classification category and Walter Pedraza won the mountains classification category. Giant Asia Racing Team won the team classification category. [1] [2] [3]

Stages

The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,352.2 kilometres. Stage 3 and Stage 8 were mountain type stage. [1] [2] [3]

StageDateCourseDistanceStage result
WinnerSecondThird
12 February Langkawi 81.4 km (50.6 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Loddo  (ITA)Flag of Argentina.svg  Guillermo Bongiorno  (ARG)Flag of Argentina.svg  Maximiliano Richeze  (ARG)
23 February Kangar to Kulim 166.2 km (103.3 mi)Flag of Argentina.svg  Maximiliano Richeze  (ARG)Flag of South Africa.svg  Daryl Impey  (RSA)Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Loddo  (ITA)
34 February Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands 133.2 km (82.8 mi)Flag of France.svg  Anthony Charteau  (FRA)Flag of Colombia.svg  Walter Pedraza  (COL)Flag of France.svg  Yoann Le Boulanger  (FRA)
45 February Gua Musang to Kota Bharu 178.1 km (110.7 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Loddo  (ITA)Flag of Argentina.svg  Maximiliano Richeze  (ARG)Flag of South Africa.svg  Daryl Impey  (RSA)
56 February Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu 167.0 km (103.8 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Loddo  (ITA)Flag of Argentina.svg  Maximiliano Richeze  (ARG)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Nicholas Sanderson  (AUS)
67 February Kuala Terengganu to Chukai 141.5 km (87.9 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Loddo  (ITA)Flag of Argentina.svg  Maximiliano Richeze  (ARG)Flag of the United States.svg  Brad Huff  (USA)
78 February Kuantan to Karak 174.0 km (108.1 mi)Flag of Japan.svg  Shinichi Fukushima  (JPN)Flag of Italy.svg  Elio Aggiano  (ITA)Flag of France.svg  Pierre Drancourt  (FRA)
89 February Shah Alam to Genting Highlands 84.4 km (52.4 mi)Flag of Colombia.svg  José Serpa  (COL)Flag of Colombia.svg  Walter Pedraza  (COL)Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Rujano  (VEN)
910 February Putrajaya to Seremban 170.5 km (105.9 mi)Flag of Russia.svg  Pavel Brutt  (RUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Kolesnikov  (RUS)Flag of France.svg  Pierre Drancourt  (FRA)
1011 February Kuala Lumpur Criterium55.9 km (34.7 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Loddo  (ITA)Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Trusov  (RUS)Flag of Argentina.svg  Maximiliano Richeze  (ARG)

Classification leadership

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Points classification
Jersey green.svg
Mountains classification
Jersey red.svg
Asian rider classificationTeam classificationAsian team classification
1 Alberto Loddo Alberto Loddo Alberto Loddo Koji Fukushima Koji Fukushima Ceramica Panaria–Navigare LeTua Cycling Team
2 Maximiliano Richeze Maximiliano Richeze Maximiliano Richeze
3 Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau Yukihiro Doi Crédit Agricole Giant Asia Racing Team
4 Alberto Loddo Alberto Loddo Hossein Askari Islamic Azad University Cycling Team
5 Alberto Loddo
6 Alberto Loddo
7 Shinichi Fukushima Shinichi Fukushima Nippo-Meitan Hompo
8 José Serpa Walter Pedraza Ghader Mizbani Giant Asia Racing Team
9 Pavel Brutt Giant Asia Racing Team
10 Alberto Loddo
Final Anthony Charteau Alberto Loddo Walter Pedraza Ghader Mizbani Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team

Final standings

Team classification

TeamTime
1 Giant Asia Racing Team 97h 49' 58"
2 Unibet.com + 04' 30"
3 Crédit Agricole + 09' 25"
4 Tinkoff Credit Systems + 09' 57"
5 Slipstream–Chipotle + 11' 59"
6 SouthAustralia.com + 15' 32"
7 Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia + 15' 35"
8 South Africa + 23' 29"
9 Skil–Shimano + 26' 17"
10 Bouygues Télécom + 26' 45"

Asian team classification

TeamTime
1 Giant Asia Racing Team 98h 09' 28"
2 Islamic Azad University Cycling Team + 16' 26"
3 Nippo-Meitan Hompo + 19' 17"
4 South Korea + 23' 40"
5 LeTua Cycling Team + 53' 15"
6 MNCF Development + 01h 12' 12"
7 Malaysia + 01h 44' 09"

Stage results

List of teams and riders

A total of 23 teams were invited to participate in the 2007 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 136 riders, a total of 102 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2007 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2007 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2007 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2013.