2008 Tour de Langkawi

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]

2008 Tour de Langkawi
2007–08 UCI Asia Tour, race 9 of 26
Race details
Dates9–17 February 2008
Stages9
Distance1,377.4 km (855.9 mi)
Winning time31h 20' 28"
Results
Winner  Ruslan Ivanov (MDA) (Diquigiovanni–Androni)
  Second  Matthieu Sprick (FRA) (Bouygues Télécom)
  Third  Gustavo César (ESP) (Karpin–Galicia)
Points  Aurélien Clerc (SUI) (Bouygues Télécom)
Mountains  Filippo Savini (ITA) (CSF Group–Navigare)
  Team Diquigiovanni–Androni

Moldova's Ruslan Ivanov emerged as the winner of the race, followed by Matthieu Sprick second and Gustavo Cesar 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

The 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]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage result
Winner Second Third
1 9 February Alor Setar to Kepala Batas 182.6 km (113.5 mi)  Matthieu Sprick (FRA)  Mitchell Docker (AUS)  Diego Nosotti (ITA)
2 10 February Butterworth to Sitiawan 159.7 km (99.2 mi)  Jeremy Hunt (GBR)  Matteo Priamo (ITA)  Gustavo César (ESP)
3 11 February Sitiawan to Banting 209.4 km (130.1 mi)  Lee Won-Jae (KOR)  Anuar Manan (MAS)  Xing Yandong (CHN)
4 12 February Port Dickson to Batu Pahat 169 km (105.0 mi)  Danilo Hondo (GER)  Mauro Abel Richeze (ARG)  Marco Corsini (ITA)
5 13 February Johor Bahru to Bandar Penawar 139.9 km (86.9 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Mauro Abel Richeze (ARG)  Aurélien Clerc (SUI)
6 14 February Bandar Penawar to Kuala Rompin 182.8 km (113.6 mi)  José Serpa (COL)  Alexandre Usov (BLR)  Johnnie Walker (AUS)
7 15 February Kuala Rompin to Kuantan 126.6 km (78.7 mi)  Alexandre Usov (BLR)  Hassan Maleki (IRI)  Takashi Miyazawa (JPN)
8 16 February Temerloh to Fraser's Hill 127 km (78.9 mi)  Filippo Savini (ITA)  Ruslan Ivanov (MDA)  José Serpa (COL)
9 17 February Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur Criterium 80.4 km (50.0 mi)  Mauro Abel Richeze (ARG)  Jeremy Hunt (GBR)  Enrico Rossi (ITA)

Classification leadership
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Asian rider classification Team classification Asian team classification
1 Matthieu Sprick Matthieu Sprick Mitchell Docker not available Shinichi Fukushima Diquigiovanni–Androni Seoul Cycling Team
2 Jeremy Hunt Gustavo Cesar 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

General classification

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

Rider Team Points
1 Aurélien Clerc Bouygues Télécom 92
2 Anuar Manan LeTua Cycling Team 60
3 Alexandre Usov Ag2r–La Mondiale 49
4 Park Sung-Baek Seoul Cycling Team 49
5 Marco Corsini NGC Medical–OTC Industria Porte 47
6 Enrico Rossi NGC Medical–OTC Industria Porte 43
7 Takashi Miyazawa Meitan Hompo-GDR 40
8 Jeremy Hunt Crédit Agricole 38
9 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole 35
10 Nolan Hoffman South Africa 34

Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1 Filippo Savini CSF Group–Navigare 25
2 Ruslan Ivanov Diquigiovanni–Androni 20
3 José Serpa Diquigiovanni–Androni 16
4 Carlos José Ochoa Diquigiovanni–Androni 12
5 Walter Pedraza Tinkoff Credit Systems 10
6 Jeremy Yates New Zealand 8
7 Gustavo César Karpin–Galicia 6
8 Matthieu Sprick Bouygues Télécom 5
9 Christoph Meschenmoser Team ISTA 4
10 Mehdi Faridi Islamic Azad University Cycling Team 4

Asian rider classification

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

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

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

A 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
  1. "2008 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. "2008 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. "2008 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  4. 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.
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