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
Winner  Anthony Charteau (FRA) (Crédit Agricole)
  Second  José Serpa (COL) (Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia)
  Third  Walter Pedraza (COL) (Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia)
Points  Alberto Loddo (ITA) (Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia)
Mountains  Walter Pedraza (COL) (Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia)
  Team Giant Asia Racing Team
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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]

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]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage result
Winner Second Third
1 2 February Langkawi 81.4 km (50.6 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)
2 3 February Kangar to Kulim 166.2 km (103.3 mi)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)  Daryl Impey (RSA)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)
3 4 February Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands 133.2 km (82.8 mi)  Anthony Charteau (FRA)  Walter Pedraza (COL)  Yoann Le Boulanger (FRA)
4 5 February Gua Musang to Kota Bharu 178.1 km (110.7 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)  Daryl Impey (RSA)
5 6 February Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu 167.0 km (103.8 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)   (AUS)
6 7 February Kuala Terengganu to Chukai 141.5 km (87.9 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)  Brad Huff (USA)
7 8 February Kuantan to Karak 174.0 km (108.1 mi)  Shinichi Fukushima (JPN)  Elio Aggiano (ITA)  Pierre Drancourt (FRA)
8 9 February Shah Alam to Genting Highlands 84.4 km (52.4 mi)  José Serpa (COL)  Walter Pedraza (COL)  José Rujano (VEN)
9 10 February Putrajaya to Seremban 170.5 km (105.9 mi)  Pavel Brutt (RUS)  Sergey Kolesnikov (RUS)  Pierre Drancourt (FRA)
10 11 February Kuala Lumpur Criterium 55.9 km (34.7 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Nikolay Trusov (RUS)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)

Classification leadership[]

Stage Winner General classification
Yellow jersey 		Points classification
Green jersey 		Mountains classification
Red jersey 		Asian rider classification Team classification Asian 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
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[]

General classification[]

Rider Team Time
1 France Anthony Charteau Yellow jersey Crédit Agricole 32h 32' 14"
2 Colombia José Serpa Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia + 01' 02"
3 Colombia Walter Pedraza Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia + 01' 34"
4 South Africa David George South Africa + 03' 06"
5 Australia Jai Crawford Giant Asia Racing Team + 04' 05"
6 Iran Ghader Mizbani Giant Asia Racing Team + 04' 14"
7 Russia Pavel Brutt Tinkoff Credit Systems + 04' 21"
8 Japan Yukihiro Doi Skil–Shimano + 04' 43"
9 Spain Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com + 04' 53"
10 Iran Hossein Askari Giant Asia Racing Team + 04' 54"

Points classification[]

Rider Team Points
1 Italy Alberto Loddo Green jersey Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 109
2 Argentina Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare 83
3 South Africa Daryl Impey South Africa 64
4 Russia Nikolai Trusov Tinkoff Credit Systems 62
5 South Korea Park Sung-Baek South Korea 59

Mountains classification[]

Rider Team Points
1 Colombia Walter PedrazaRed jersey Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 39
2 South Africa David George South Africa 35
3 Colombia José Serpa Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 33
4 France Anthony Charteau Crédit Agricole 33
5 Venezuela José Rujano Unibet.com 26
6 Japan Koji Fukushima 22
7 Iran Ghader Mizbani Giant Asia Racing Team 14
8 Spain Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com 11
9 Australia Jai Crawford Giant Asia Racing Team 10
10 Japan Yukiya Arashiro 10

Asian rider classification[]

Rider Team Time
1 Iran Ghader Mizbani Giant Asia Racing Team 32h 36' 28"
2 Japan Yukihiro Doi Skil–Shimano + 29"
3 Iran Hossein Askari Giant Asia Racing Team + 40"
4 Indonesia Tonton Susanto LeTua Cycling Team + 06' 38"
5 South Korea Park Sung-Baek South Korea + 07' 23"
6 Japan Shinichi Fukushima Giant Asia Racing Team + 09' 37"
7 Iran Islamic Azad University Cycling Team + 09' 41"
8 Kazakhstan Polygon Sweet Nice + 09' 49"
9 Iran Mostafa Seyed-Rezaei Islamic Azad University Cycling Team + 10' 12"
10 Malaysia Ng Yong Li Vitória-ASC + 11' 28"

Team classification[]

Team Time
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[]

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

Stage results[]

Stage 1[]

2 February 2007 — Langkawi, 81.4 km (50.6 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Italy Alberto Loddo Yellow jerseyGreen jersey Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 01h 49' 23"
2 Argentina Guillermo Bongiorno Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
3 Argentina Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
4 United States Brad Huff Slipstream–Chipotle s.t.
5 Russia Nikolai Trusov Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
6 Malaysia Ahmad Haidar Anuawar LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
7 Australia SouthAustralia.com s.t.
8 France William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
9 South Africa Rupert Rheeder South Africa s.t.
10 Japan Takashi Miyazawa s.t.

Stage 2[]

3 February 2007 — Kangar to Kulim, 166.2 km (103.3 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Argentina Maximiliano Richeze Yellow jerseyGreen jersey Ceramica Panaria–Navigare 03h 55' 41"
2 South Africa Daryl Impey South Africa s.t.
3 Italy Alberto Loddo Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia s.t.
4 South Korea Park Sung-Baek South Korea s.t.
5 Russia Nikolai Trusov Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
6 New Zealand Julian Dean Crédit Agricole s.t.
7 Spain Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com s.t.
8 United States Brad Huff Slipstream–Chipotle s.t.
9 France William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
10 Japan Skil–Shimano s.t.

Stage 3[]

4 February 2007 — Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands, 133.2 km (82.8 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 France Anthony Charteau Yellow jerseyRed jersey Crédit Agricole 03h 40' 51"
2 Colombia Walter Pedraza Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia + 03' 54"
3 France Yoann Le Boulanger Bouygues Télécom + 04' 29"
4 France Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom s.t.
5 Russia Pavel Brutt Tinkoff Credit Systems + 04' 31"
6 Spain Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com s.t.
7 France Julien Loubet AG2R Prévoyance s.t.
8 France Benoît Poilvet Crédit Agricole s.t.
9 South Africa Ian McLeod Française des Jeux s.t.
10 Japan Yukihiro Doi Skil–Shimano + 04' 36"

Stage 4[]

5 February 2007 — Gua Musang to Kota Bharu, 178.1 km (110.7 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Italy Alberto Loddo Green jersey Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 04h 00' 58"
2 Argentina Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
3 South Africa Daryl Impey South Africa s.t.
4 United States Brad Huff Slipstream–Chipotle s.t.
5 South Korea Park Sung-Baek South Korea s.t.
6 Japan Skil–Shimano s.t.
7 Japan Yukiya Arashiro s.t.
8 Australia SouthAustralia.com s.t.
9 Malaysia Anuar Manan LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
10 Russia Nikolay Trusov Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.

Stage 5[]

6 February 2007 — Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu, 167 km (103.8 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Italy Alberto Loddo Green jersey Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 03h 55' 07"
2 Argentina Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
3 Australia SouthAustralia.com s.t.
4 New Zealand Julian Dean Crédit Agricole s.t.
5 Malaysia Ahmad Haidar Anuawar LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
6 South Korea Park Sung-Baek South Korea s.t.
7 Portugal Vitória-ASC s.t.
8 Malaysia Anuar Manan LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
9 South Africa Daryl Impey South Africa s.t.
10 Russia Nikolay Trusov Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.

Stage 6[]

7 February 2007 — Kuala Terengganu to Chukai, 141.5 km (87.9 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Italy Alberto Loddo Green jersey Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 03h 00' 57"
2 Argentina Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
3 United States Brad Huff Slipstream–Chipotle s.t.
4 Japan Takashi Miyazawa s.t.
5 Poland Mariusz Wiesiak s.t.
6 South Korea Park Sung-Baek South Korea s.t.
7 South Africa Rupert Rheeder South Africa s.t.
8 France William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
9 Portugal Vitória-ASC s.t.
10 France Franck Rénier Bouygues Télécom s.t.

Stage 7[]

8 February 2007 — Kuantan to Karak, 174 km (108.1 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Japan Shinichi Fukushima 03h 47' 42"
2 Italy Elio Aggiano Tinkoff Credit Systems + 02"
3 France Pierre Drancourt Bouygues Télécom + 12"
4 Italy Francesco Tomei Ceramica Panaria–Navigare + 40"
5 Belgium Erwin Thijs Unibet.com s/t
6 South Korea Lee Won-Jae South Korea + 42"
7 Malaysia Loh Sea Keong Discovery Channel–Marco Polo + 01' 09"
8 Japan Yoshiyuki Abe Skil–Shimano + 01' 22"
9 Italy Alberto Loddo Green jersey Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia s.t.
10 South Africa South Africa s.t.

Stage 8[]

9 February 2007 — Shah Alam to Genting Highlands, 84.4 km (52.4 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Colombia José Serpa Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 02h 25' 49"
2 Colombia Walter Pedraza Red jersey Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia + 01' 16"
3 Venezuela José Rujano Unibet.com + 01' 44"
4 South Africa David George South Africa + 02' 25"
5 Australia Giant Asia Racing Team + 02' 51"
6 Iran Ghader Mizbani Giant Asia Racing Team + 03' 00"
7 France Yoann Le Boulanger Bouygues Télécom + 03' 21"
8 Italy Francesco Bellotti Crédit Agricole + 03' 28"
9 Japan Yukihiro Doi Skil–Shimano + 03' 31"
10 France Anthony Charteau Yellow jersey Crédit Agricole + 03' 36"

Stage 9[]

10 February 2007 — Putrajaya to Seremban, 170.5 km (105.9 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Russia Pavel Brutt Tinkoff Credit Systems 04h 07' 08"
2 Russia Sergey Kolesnikov Unibet.com + 03"
3 France Pierre Drancourt Bouygues Télécom s.t.
4 South Africa David George South Africa s.t.
5 Spain Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com + 05"
6 Venezuela José Rujano Unibet.com + 10"
7 South Africa Daryl Impey South Africa + 34"
8 Australia Gene Bates SouthAustralia.com s/t
9 Italy Salvatore Commesso Tinkoff Credit Systems s/t
10 South Korea Park Sung-Baek South Korea s/t

Stage 10[]

11 February 2007 — Kuala Lumpur, 55.9 km (34.7 mi), Criterium
Rider Team Time
1 Italy Alberto Loddo Green jersey Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 01h 41' 55"
2 Russia Nikolai Trusov Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
3 Argentina Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
4 New Zealand Julian Dean Crédit Agricole s.t.
5 Japan Takashi Miyazawa s.t.
6 Malaysia Ahmad Haidar Anuawar LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
7 Australia SouthAustralia.com-AIS s.t.
8 Japan Skil–Shimano s.t.
9 Spain Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com s.t.
10 South Africa Daryl Impey South Africa s.t.

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