1999 Tour de Langkawi

1999 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates 3–14 February 1999
Stages 12
Distance 1,903.3 km (1,183 mi)
Winning time 46h 56' 18" (40.69 km/h or 25.28 mph)
Palmares
Winner  Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) (Mapei-Quick Step)
Second  Sergei Ivanov (RUS) (TVM-Farm Frites)
Third  Allan Iacoune (AUS) (Linda McCartney Cycling Team)
Points  Graeme Miller (NZL) (New Zealand)
Mountains  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Navigare-Gaerne)
Team Mapei-Quick Step

The 1999 Tour de Langkawi was the 4th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 3 February in Langkawi and ended on 14 February in Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.4 category race.[1]

Italian Paolo Lanfranchi won the race, Sergei Ivanov of Russia second and Allan Iacoune of Australia third. Graeme Miller of New Zealand also won the points classification and Alessandro Petacchi of Italy won the mountains classification of the race. Mapei-Quick Step won the team classification of the race.[1][2]

Stages

The cyclist competed in 12 stages with a prologue over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,903.3 kilometres.[1]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage result
Winner Second Third
1a 3 February Langkawi Individual time trial 9.2 km (5.7 mi)  Lennie Kristensen (DEN)  Michael Andersson (SWE)  Graeme Miller (NZL)
1b 3 February Langkawi Criterium 50 km (31.1 mi)  Fred Rodriguez (USA)  Graeme Miller (NZL)  René Haselbacher (AUT)
2 4 February Kangar to George Town 165.9 km (103.1 mi)  Enrico Degano (ITA)  Graeme Miller (NZL)  Andrea Tafi (ITA)
3 5 February Seberang Jaya to Kuala Kangsar 103 km (64.0 mi)  David McKenzie (AUS)  Chris Newton (GBR)  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)
4 6 February Ipoh to Bentong 217.4 km (135.1 mi)  Stig Dam (DEN)  Johan Capiot (BEL)  Andrea Tafi (ITA)
5 7 February Kuala Lumpur to Port Dickson 156.3 km (97.1 mi)  Moreno Di Biase (ITA)  Andrea Tafi (ITA)  René Haselbacher (AUT)
6 8 February Malacca to Johor Bahru 223.7 km (139.0 mi)  Bjørnar Vestøl (NOR)  Grzegorz Wajs (POL)  Jacob Nielsen (DEN)
7 9 February Kota Tinggi to Pekan 232.1 km (144.2 mi)  Enrico Degano (ITA)  Luca Cei (ITA)  Fred Rodriguez (USA)
8 10 February Kuantan to Kuala Terengganu 197.1 km (122.5 mi)  Eric Wohlberg (CAN)  Vadim Kravchenko (KAZ)  Michael Barry (CAN)
9 11 February Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu 155.5 km (96.6 mi)  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)  Bart Bowen (USA)  Michael Andersson (SWE)
10 12 February Pasir Mas to Gerik 197.2 km (122.5 mi)  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)  Marcin Gebka (POL)
11 13 February Tapah to Genting Highlands 126.3 km (78.5 mi)  Marcus Ljungqvist (SWE)  Peter Wrolich (AUT)  Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
12 14 February Kuala Lumpur Criterium 69.6 km (43.2 mi)  Luca Cei (ITA)  Graeme Miller (NZL)  Marcin Gebka (POL)

Classification leadership

Stage Stage winner style="width:"12%;"|General classification
 style="width:"12%;"|Points classification
 style="width:"12%;"|Mountains classification
 style="width:"12%;"|Asian rider classification style="width:"15%;"|Team classification style="width:"15%;"|Asian team classification
1a Lennie Kristensen Lennie Kristensen Lennie Kristensen Michael Andersson Tang Xuezhong Mapei-Quick Step Japan
1b Fred Rodriguez Graeme Miller
2 Enrico Degano Graeme Miller
3 David McKenzie Alessandro Petacchi
4 Stig Dam Michael Andersson Dominique Perras
5 Moreno Di Biase Frank McCormack Alessandro Petacchi Hideto Yukinari
6 Bjørnar Vestøl
7 Enrico Degano Acceptcard
8 Eric Wohlberg Morten Sonne
9 Rinaldo Nocentini Saturn
10 Rinaldo Nocentini Alessandro Petacchi Malaysia
11 Marcus Ljungqvist Paolo Lanfranchi Mapei-Quick Step
12 Luca Cei
Final Paolo Lanfranchi Graeme Miller Alessandro Petacchi Hideto Yukinari Mapei-Quick Step Malaysia

Final standings

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) Mapei-Quick Step 46h 56' 18"
2  Sergei Ivanov (RUS) TVM-Farm Frites + 26"
3  Allan Iacoune (AUS) Linda McCartney Cycling Team + 02' 27"
4  Danny Jonasson (DEN) Acceptcard + 02' 34"
5  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Saturn + 02' 55"
6  Morten Sonne (DEN) Acceptcard + 03' 16"
7  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Navigare-Gaerne + 05' 31"
8  Uwe Peschel (GER) Gerolsteiner + 05' 34"
9  Czeslaw Lukaszewicz (CAN) Canada + 05' 48"
10  Uwe Ampler (GER) Agro-Adler + 07' 12"

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Graeme Miller (NZL) New Zealand 125
2  Fred Rodriguez (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 105
3  René Haselbacher (AUT) Gerolsteiner 80
4  Johan Capiot (BEL) TVM-Farm Frites 77
5  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Mapei-Quick Step 73
6  Enrico Degano (ITA) Navigare-Gaerne 70
7  Luca Cei (ITA) Navigare-Gaerne 55
8  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Navigare-Gaerne 52
9  Moreno Di Biase (ITA) Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio 48
10  Michael Andersson (SWE) Acceptcard 44

Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Navigare-Gaerne 47
2  Sergei Ivanov (RUS) TVM-Farm Frites 45
3  Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) Mapei-Quick Step 39
4  Ole Sigurd Simensen (NOR) Agro-Adler 32
5  Massimo Giunti (ITA) Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio 31
6  Marcus Ljungqvist (SWE) Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio 25
7  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Mapei-Quick Step 24
8  Dominique Perras (CAN) Canada 23
9  Peter Wrolich (AUT) Gerolsteiner 22
10  Michael Andersson (SWE) Acceptcard 19

East Asian rider classification

Rider Team Time
1  Hideto Yukinari (JPN) Japan 47h 12' 58"
2  Shahrulneeza Razali (MAS) Malaysia + 04' 54"
3  Victor Espiritu (PHI) Philippines + 09' 16"
4  Tsen Seong Hoong (MAS) Malaysia + 10' 44"
5  Nor Effandy Rosli (MAS) Malaysia + 19' 45"
6  Tang Xuezhong (CHN) China + 20' 02"
7  Yoshiyuki Abe (JPN) Japan + 21' 26"
8  Wang Rongshuang (CHN) China + 23' 14"
9  Sulistiyono Sulistiyono (INA) Indonesia + 34' 41"
10  Mohamad Suhaimi Keton (MAS) Malaysia + 37' 17"

Team classification

Team Time
1 Mapei-Quick Step 140h 58' 19"
2 Acceptcard + 02' 45"
3 Saturn + 04' 27"
4 Gerolsteiner + 06' 36"
5 Agro-Adler + 20' 45"
6 TVM-Farm Frites + 24' 39"
7 Canada + 34' 25"
8 Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio + 43' 02"
9 Linda McCartney Cycling Team + 46' 54"
10 Denmark + 52' 12"

East Asian team classification

Team Time
1 Malaysia 141h 52' 25"
2 Japan + 23' 49"
3 China + 01h 05' 12"
4 Philippines + 01h 14' 52"
5 Indonesia + 02h 46' 10"

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "1999 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "1999 Tour de Langkawi Results Archive". ltdl.com.my. Retrieved 19 March 2013.