The 2008 Tour de Langkawi was the 13th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 9 February in Alor Setar and ended on 17 February in Kuala Lumpur. This race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC race category and was highest ranked stage race on the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour.[1][2][3]
| 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour, race 9 of 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 9–17 February 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,377.4 km (855.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 31h 20' 28" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Moldova's Ruslan Ivanov emerged as the winner of the race, followed by Matthieu Sprick second and Gustavo César third. Aurélien Clerc won the points classification category and Filippo Savini won the mountains classification category. Diquigiovanni–Androni won the team classification category.[1][2][3]
Stages
editThe cyclists competed in 9 stages, covering a distance of 1,377.4 kilometres. The route for the Tour was unveiled on 17 December 2007 and revised on 31 December 2007. The traditional final race, criterium in Merdeka Square was also brought back to the race schedule.[1][2][3]On January 23, 2008, it was announced that the route for Stage 8 Maran to Genting Highlands had been replaced with a route from Temerloh to Fraser's Hill due to the cyclist's safety reason. For the first time in the Tour's history, Genting Highlands route was not included in the race schedule.[4]
Classification leadership
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
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| 1 | Matthieu Sprick | Matthieu Sprick | Mitchell Docker | not available | Shinichi Fukushima | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Seoul Cycling Team |
| 2 | Jeremy Hunt | Gustavo César | Meitan Hompo-GDR | ||||
| 3 | Lee Won-Jae | Anuar Manan | |||||
| 4 | Danilo Hondo | ||||||
| 5 | Alberto Loddo | Aurélien Clerc | |||||
| 6 | José Serpa | Christoph Meschenmoser | Park Sung-Baek | Seoul Cycling Team | |||
| 7 | Alexandre Usov | Mitchell Docker | |||||
| 8 | Filippo Savini | Ruslan Ivanov | Filippo Savini | Shinichi Fukushima | |||
| 9 | Mauro Abel Richeze | ||||||
| Final | Ruslan Ivanov | Aurélien Clerc | Filippo Savini | Shinichi Fukushima | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Seoul Cycling Team | |
Final standings
editGeneral classification
edit| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ruslan Ivanov (MDA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 31h 20' 28" |
| 2 |  Matthieu Sprick (FRA) | Bouygues Télécom | + 29" |
| 3 |  Gustavo César (ESP) | Karpin–Galicia | + 32" |
| 4 |  Jeremy Yates (NZL) | New Zealand | + 36" |
| 5 |  Yauhen Sobal (BLR) | Tinkoff Credit Systems | + 48" |
| 6 |  Mitchell Docker (AUS) | Drapac–Porsche Development Program | + 56" |
| 7 |  Jackson Rodríguez (VEN) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 01' 03" |
| 8 | Jean-Marc Marino (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | + 01' 09" |
| 9 |  Ian McCleod (RSA) | South Africa | + 01' 44" |
| 10 | Matt Wilson (AUS) | Team Type 1 | + 01' 48" |
Points classification
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Mountains classification
editAsian rider classification
edit| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shinichi Fukushima | Meitan Hompo-GDR | 31h 21' 18" |
| 2 | Tomoya Kano | Skil–Shimano | + 17" |
| 3 | Hidenori Nodera | Skil–Shimano | + 01' 30" |
| 4 |  Park Sung-Baek | Seoul Cycling Team | + 04' 30" |
| 5 | Kim Gu-Hyeon | Seoul Cycling Team | + 20' 00" |
| 6 |  Mehdi Faridi | Islamic Azad University Cycling Team | + 22' 00" |
| 7 |  Tonton Susanto | LeTua Cycling Team | + 22' 04" |
| 8 | Gong Hyo-Suk | Seoul Cycling Team | + 22' 58" |
| 9 |  Ng Yong Li | Meitan Hompo-GDR | + 23' 02" |
| 10 | Amir Zargari | Islamic Azad University Cycling Team | + 23' 16" |
Team classification
edit| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 94h 20' 36" |
| 2 | Team Type 1 | + 10' 27" |
| 3 | Skil–Shimano | + 12' 22" |
| 4 | Bouygues Télécom | + 21' 42" |
| 5 | South Africa | + 22' 24" |
| 6 | Tinkoff Credit Systems | + 25' 26" |
| 7 | SouthAustralia.com–AIS | + 28' 08" |
| 8 | Seoul Cycling Team | + 28' 29" |
| 9 | Crédit Agricole | + 28' 39" |
| 10 | Meitan Hompo-GDR | + 31' 23" |
Asian team classification
edit| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seoul Cycling Team | 94h 49' 05" |
| 2 | Meitan Hompo-GDR | + 02' 54" |
| 3 | Islamic Azad University Cycling Team | + 26' 06" |
| 4 | Malaysia | + 32' 05" |
| 5 | Polygon Sweet Nice | + 32' 51" |
List of teams and riders
editA total of 25 teams were invited to participate in the 2008 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 148 riders, a total of 131 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "2008 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d "2008 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d "2008 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Samuel, Eric (23 January 2008). "No Genting stage for this year's Tour of Langkawi". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.