1996 Tour de Langkawi

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1996 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates29 February–10 March 1996
Stages11
Distance1,294.8 km (804.6 mi)
Winning time34h 21' 22"
Results
Winner  Damian McDonald (AUS) (Giant-AIS)
  Second  Chris Newton (GBR) (Great Britain)
  Third   (AUS) (Giant-AIS)
Points  Damian McDonald (AUS) (Giant-AIS)
Mountains  Chris Newton (GBR) (Giant-AIS)
  Team Giant-AIS
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The 1996 Tour de Langkawi was the first edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was officially began on 29 February in Langkawi and ended on 10 March in Langkawi. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race.[1]

Australian rider, Damian McDonald emerged as the first winner of the race. Chris Newton of Great Britain was second and another Australian, third. McDonald was also the first winner of points classification and mountains classification of the race. Giant-AIS won the team classification of the race.[1][2]

Stages[]

The race comprised 11 stages, covering 1,294.8 kilometres.[1]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage winner
1 29 February Langkawi Criterium 70.8 km (44.0 mi)  Jay Sweet (AUS)
2 1 March Langkawi Team time trial 40 km (24.9 mi) Great Britain
3 2 March Kangar to George Town 186 km (115.6 mi)   (NZL)
4 3 March George Town to Ipoh 173 km (107.5 mi)   (SUI)
5 4 March Tanjung Malim to Genting Highlands 63 km (39.1 mi)  Damian McDonald (AUS)
6 5 March Kuala Lumpur to Malacca 167 km (103.8 mi)   (SUI)
7 6 March Muar to Johor Bahru 172 km (106.9 mi)  Rob Hayles (GBR)
8 7 March Mersing to Kuantan 203 km (126.1 mi)   (SUI)
9 8 March Kuantan to Kuala Terengganu 113 km (70.2 mi)   (IRL)
10 9 March Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu 107 km (66.5 mi)  Jay Sweet (AUS)
11 10 March Langkawi Criterium 67 km (41.6 mi)   (DEN)

Final standings[]

General classification[]

[1][3]

Rider Time
1  Damian McDonald (AUS) Yellow jerseyGreen jerseyPolka-dotted jersey 34h 21' 22"
2  Chris Newton (GBR) + 09"
3   (AUS) + 12"
4  Matthew White (AUS) + 53"
5  Douglas Ryder (RSA) + 01' 02"
6   (AUS) + 01' 03"
7  Ján Valach (SVK) + 01' 11"
8   (NZL) + 01' 16"
9   (AUS) + 01' 21"
10  Mark Rendell (NZL) + 01' 23"
11   (SUI) n/a
12  David George (RSA) n/a
13   (DEN) n/a
14  Ralf Grabsch (GER) n/a
15   (RSA) n/a

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "1996 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ "1996 Tour de Langkawi Results Archive". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ "1996 Tour de Langkawi — General Classification". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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