2013 Tour de Langkawi

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2013 Tour de Langkawi
2012–13 UCI Asia Tour, race 10 of 32
Race details
Dates21 February–2 March 2013
Stages10
Distance1,469.7 km (913.2 mi)
Winning time34h 53' 07"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Colombia.svg  Julián Arredondo  (COL) (Team Nippo–De Rosa)
  SecondFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Pieter Weening  (NED) (Orica–GreenEDGE)
  ThirdFlag of Spain.svg  Sergio Pardilla  (ESP) (MTN–Qhubeka)

Jersey blue.svg PointsFlag of Italy.svg  Francesco Chicchi  (ITA) (Vini Fantini–Selle Italia)
Jersey red.svg MountainsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Meiyin  (CHN) (Hengxiang Cycling Team)
  Team MTN–Qhubeka
  2012
2014  

The 2013 Tour de Langkawi was the 18th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. The LTdL 2013, which carries the slogan "Can You Feel The Heat?" and "The Heat is On!", was officially begun on 21 February in Kangar and ended on 2 March in Kuala Terengganu. [1]

Contents

The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2012–13 UCI Asia Tour calendar. The race was organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, via the National Sports Council (NSC) in association with the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF).

Julián Arredondo of Colombia won the overall race, 1' 15" clear of Dutch cyclist Pieter Weening and Sergio Pardilla of Spain was third overall. In the race's other classifications, Italian rider Francesco Chicchi won the blue jersey for points classification and Wang Meiyin of China won the red jersey for mountains classification and white jersey for Asian rider classification. MTN–Qhubeka won the teams classification and Tabriz Petrochemical Team won the Asian teams classification.

Teams

22 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 Tour de Langkawi. Five UCI ProTeams were invited to the race, along with six UCI Professional Continental and nine UCI Continental teams. The field was completed by two national selection teams. [2] [3]

UCI ProTour teams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
National teams

Stages

The race comprises 10 stages, covering 1469.7 kilometres. [1]

StageDateCourseDistanceStage result
WinnerSecondThird
121 February Kangar to Kulim 162.7 km (101.1 mi) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Theo Bos
Blanco Pro Cycling
Flag of France.svg Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Guardini
Astana
222 February Serdang to Kuala Kangsar 117.8 km (73.2 mi) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Theo Bos
Blanco Pro Cycling
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Guardini
Astana
Flag of Lithuania.svg Aidis Kruopis
Orica–GreenEDGE
323 February Sungai Siput to Cameron Highlands 140.7 km (87.4 mi) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Meiyin
Hengxiang Cycling Team
Flag of Colombia.svg Julián Arredondo
Team Nippo–De Rosa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Haas
Garmin–Sharp
424 February Tapah to Kapar 168.0 km (104.4 mi) Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Guardini
Astana
Flag of Lithuania.svg Aidis Kruopis
Orica–GreenEDGE
525 February Proton, Shah Alam to Genting Highlands 110.3 km (68.5 mi) Flag of Colombia.svg Julián Arredondo
Team Nippo–De Rosa
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Weening
Orica–GreenEDGE
Flag of Colombia.svg Víctor Niño
RTS Racing Team
626 February Mentakab to Kuantan 217.5 km (135.1 mi) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Leezer
Blanco Pro Cycling
Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Ji-Min
KSPO Cycling Team
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Gołaś
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
727 February Kuantan to Dungun 149.8 km (93.1 mi) Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Guardini
Astana
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
Flag of Lithuania.svg Aidis Kruopis
Orica–GreenEDGE
828 February Kuala Terengganu to Tanah Merah 164.5 km (102.2 mi) Flag of France.svg Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
91 March Pasir Puteh to Kuala Berang 123.6 km (76.8 mi) Flag of France.svg Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Davis
Orica–GreenEDGE
102 March Tasik Kenyir to Kuala Terengganu Criterium114.8 km (71.3 mi) Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rico Rogers
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graeme Brown
Blanco Pro Cycling

Classification leadership

StageStage winnerGeneral classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Points classification
Jersey blue.svg
Mountains classification
Jersey red.svg
Asian rider classification
Jersey white.svg
Team classificationAsian team classification
1 Theo Bos Theo Bos Theo Bos Wang Meiyin Wang Meiyin UnitedHealthcare KSPO Cycling Team
2 Theo Bos Seo Joon-yong Garmin–Sharp
3 Wang Meiyin Wang Meiyin Wang Meiyin Wang Meiyin MTN–Qhubeka Tabriz Petrochemical Team
4 Francesco Chicchi Andrea Guardini
5 Julián Arredondo Julián Arredondo Julián Arredondo
6 Tom Leezer Wang Meiyin
7 Andrea Guardini
8 Bryan Coquard
9 Bryan Coquard
10 Francesco Chicchi Francesco Chicchi
Final Julián Arredondo Francesco Chicchi Wang Meiyin Wang Meiyin MTN–Qhubeka Tabriz Petrochemical Team

Final standings

Asian rider classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Meiyin  (CHN) Jersey white.svg Hengxiang Cycling Team 34h 55' 47"
2Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Kolahdozhagh  (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 18"
3Flag of Iran.svg  Ghader Mizbani  (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 58"
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexsandr Dyachenko  (KAZ) Astana + 1' 44"
5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Andrey Kashechkin  (KAZ) Astana + 4' 26"
6Flag of Japan.svg  Yukiya Arashiro  (JPN) Team Europcar + 8' 29"
7Flag of Malaysia.svg  Adiq Husainie Othman  (MAS) Champion System + 9' 29"
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xing Fu  (CHN) Hengxiang Cycling Team + 11' 14"
9Flag of Malaysia.svg  Saufi Mat Senan  (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team + 11' 37"
10Flag of Indonesia.svg  Hari Fitrianto  (INA) Indonesia + 11' 56"

Team classification

TeamTime
1 MTN–Qhubeka 104h 48' 19"
2 Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 09' 00"
3 Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 13' 00"
4 Synergy Baku Cycling Project + 15' 00"
5 Astana + 16' 28"
6 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 17' 01"
7 Team Nippo–De Rosa + 17' 59"
8 Team Europcar + 18' 02"
9 Garmin–Sharp + 21' 55"
10 Champion System + 23' 51"

Asian team classification

TeamTime
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team 104h 57' 19"
2 Astana + 7' 34"
3 Hengxiang Cycling Team + 15' 29"
4 Indonesia + 27' 09"
5 Malaysia + 35' 46"
6 KSPO + 36' 42"
7 Aisan Racing Team + 40' 40"
8 Terengganu Cycling Team + 50' 25"
9 OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team + 01h 30' 17"
10 Team Nippo–De Rosa + 02h 15' 40"

Stage results

List of teams and riders

A total of 22 teams were invited to participate in the 2013 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 132 riders, a total of 109 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Terengganu. [1]

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