2007 Tour de Langkawi

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]

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

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)  Nicholas Sanderson (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
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 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 Nippo-Meitan Hompo
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 Anthony Charteau Crédit Agricole 32h 32' 14"
2 José Serpa Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia + 01' 02"
3 Walter Pedraza Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia + 01' 34"
4 David George South Africa + 03' 06"
5 Jai Crawford Giant Asia Racing Team + 04' 05"
6 Ghader Mizbani Giant Asia Racing Team + 04' 14"
7 Pavel Brutt Tinkoff Credit Systems + 04' 21"
8 Yukihiro Doi Skil–Shimano + 04' 43"
9 Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com + 04' 53"
10 Hossein Askari Giant Asia Racing Team + 04' 54"

Points classification

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

Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1 Walter Pedraza Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 39
2 David George South Africa 35
3 José Serpa Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 33
4 Anthony Charteau Crédit Agricole 33
5 José Rujano Unibet.com 26
6 Koji Fukushima Nippo-Meitan Hompo 22
7 Ghader Mizbani Giant Asia Racing Team 14
8 Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com 11
9 Jai Crawford Giant Asia Racing Team 10
10 Yukiya Arashiro Nippo-Meitan Hompo 10

Asian rider classification

Rider Team Time
1 Ghader Mizbani Giant Asia Racing Team 32h 36' 28"
2 Yukihiro Doi Skil–Shimano + 29"
3 Hossein Askari Giant Asia Racing Team + 40"
4 Tonton Susanto LeTua Cycling Team + 06' 38"
5 Park Sung-Baek South Korea + 07' 23"
6 Shinichi Fukushima Giant Asia Racing Team + 09' 37"
7 Abbas Saeid Tanha Islamic Azad University Cycling Team + 09' 41"
8 Yevgeniv Yakovlev Polygon Sweet Nice + 09' 49"
9 Mostafa Seyed-Rezaei Islamic Azad University Cycling Team + 10' 12"
10 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 Nippo-Meitan Hompo + 19' 17"
4 South Korea + 23' 40"
5 LeTua Cycling Team + 53' 15"
6 MNCF Development + 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 Alberto Loddo Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 01h 49' 23"
2 Guillermo Bongiorno Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
3 Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
4 Brad Huff Slipstream–Chipotle s.t.
5 Nikolai Trusov Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
6 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
7 Nicholas Sanderson SouthAustralia.com s.t.
8 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
9 Rupert Rheeder South Africa s.t.
10 Takashi Miyazawa Nippo-Meitan Hompo s.t.

Stage 2

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

Stage 3

4 February 2007 — Kuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands, 133.2 km (82.8 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Anthony Charteau Crédit Agricole 03h 40' 51"
2 Walter Pedraza Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia + 03' 54"
3 Yoann Le Boulanger Bouygues Télécom + 04' 29"
4 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom s.t.
5 Pavel Brutt Tinkoff Credit Systems + 04' 31"
6 Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com s.t.
7 Julien Loubet AG2R Prévoyance s.t.
8 Benoît Poilvet Crédit Agricole s.t.
9 Ian McLeod Française des Jeux s.t.
10 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 Alberto Loddo Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 04h 00' 58"
2 Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
3 Daryl Impey South Africa s.t.
4 Brad Huff Slipstream–Chipotle s.t.
5 Park Sung-Baek South Korea s.t.
6 Masahiro Shinagawa Skil–Shimano s.t.
7 Yukiya Arashiro Nippo-Meitan Hompo s.t.
8 Nicholas Sanderson SouthAustralia.com s.t.
9 Anuar Manan LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
10 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 Alberto Loddo Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 03h 55' 07"
2 Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
3 Nicholas Sanderson SouthAustralia.com s.t.
4 Julian Dean Crédit Agricole s.t.
5 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
6 Park Sung-Baek South Korea s.t.
7 Pedro Costa Vitória-ASC s.t.
8 Anuar Manan LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
9 Daryl Impey South Africa s.t.
10 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 Alberto Loddo Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 03h 00' 57"
2 Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
3 Brad Huff Slipstream–Chipotle s.t.
4 Takashi Miyazawa Nippo-Meitan Hompo s.t.
5 Mariusz Wiesiak Nippo-Meitan Hompo s.t.
6 Park Sung-Baek South Korea s.t.
7 Rupert Rheeder South Africa s.t.
8 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
9 Pedro Costa Vitória-ASC s.t.
10 Franck Rénier Bouygues Télécom s.t.

Stage 7

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

Stage 8

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

Stage 9

10 February 2007 — Putrajaya to Seremban, 170.5 km (105.9 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Pavel Brutt Tinkoff Credit Systems 04h 07' 08"
2 Sergey Kolesnikov Unibet.com + 03"
3 Pierre Drancourt Bouygues Télécom s.t.
4 David George South Africa s.t.
5 Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com + 05"
6 José Rujano Unibet.com + 10"
7 Daryl Impey South Africa + 34"
8 Gene Bates SouthAustralia.com s/t
9 Salvatore Commesso Tinkoff Credit Systems s/t
10 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 Alberto Loddo Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia 01h 41' 55"
2 Nikolai Trusov Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
3 Maximiliano Richeze Ceramica Panaria–Navigare s.t.
4 Julian Dean Crédit Agricole s.t.
5 Takashi Miyazawa Nippo-Meitan Hompo s.t.
6 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar LeTua Cycling Team s.t.
7 Nicholas Sanderson SouthAustralia.com-AIS s.t.
8 Masahiro Shinagawa Skil–Shimano s.t.
9 Luis Pasamontes Unibet.com s.t.
10 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. "2007 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. "2007 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. "2007 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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