2002 Tour de Langkawi

2002 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates 1–10 February 2002
Stages 10
Distance 1,312.6 km (815.6 mi)
Winning time 30h 03' 31" (43.7 km/h or 27.2 mph)
Palmares
Winner  Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) (Colombia–Selle Italia)
Second  Robert Hunter (RSA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
Third  David George (RSA) (South Africa)

Points  Robert Hunter (RSA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
Mountains  Ruber Marín (COL) (Colombia–Selle Italia)
Team Mapei–Quick-Step

The 2002 Tour de Langkawi was the 7th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 1 February in Putrajaya and ended on 10 February in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.3 category race.[1][2][3]

Hernán Darío Muñoz of Colombia won the race. Robert Hunter of South Africa won the point classification and Ruber Marín of Colombia won the mountains classification. Mapei–Quick-Step won the team classification.[1][2][3]

Stages

The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,312.6 kilometres.[1][2][3]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage result
Winner Second Third
1 1 February Putrajaya Individual time trial 20.3 km (12.6 mi)  Robert Hunter (RSA)  Nathan O'Neill (AUS)  Eric Wohlberg (CAN)
2 2 February Klang to Sitiawan 183.5 km (114.0 mi)  Robert Hunter (RSA)  Antonio Salomone (ITA)  Andrea Tafi (ITA)
3 3 February Lumut to Ipoh 129.6 km (80.5 mi)  Enrico Degano (ITA)  Graeme Brown (AUS)  Mario Traversoni (ITA)
4 4 February Tapah to Bentong 176.4 km (109.6 mi)  Moreno Di Biase (ITA)  Robert Hunter (RSA)  Frédéric Amorison (BEL)
5 5 February Bangi to Malacca 129.7 km (80.6 mi)  Robert Hunter (RSA)  Antonio Salomone (ITA)  Wong Kam-po (HKG)
6 6 February Muar to Johor Bahru 172 km (106.9 mi)  Graeme Brown (AUS)  Robert Hunter (RSA)  Hendrik Van Dyck (BEL)
7 7 February Kluang to Tampin 196.7 km (122.2 mi)  Moreno Di Biase (ITA)  Daniele Galli (ITA)  Robert Hunter (RSA)
8 8 February Port Dickson to Petaling Jaya 95.5 km (59.3 mi)  Antonio Salomone (ITA)  Andris Naudužs (LAT)  Dirk Schumann (GER)
9 9 February Menara Telekom to Genting Highlands 133.3 km (82.8 mi)  Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)  David George (RSA)  Ruber Marín (COL)
10 10 February Kuala Lumpur Criterium 75.6 km (47.0 mi)  Graeme Brown (AUS)  Daniele Galli (ITA)  Robert Hunter (RSA)

Classification leadership

Stage Stage winner General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
East Asian rider classification Team classification East Asian team classification
1 Robert Hunter Robert Hunter Robert Hunter not available Arnel Quirimit Mapei–Quick-Step Japan
2 Robert Hunter
3 Enrico Degano Hans De Meester
4 Moreno Di Biase Koji Fukushima Ghader Mizbani Telekom Malaysia
5 Robert Hunter Tonton Susanto
6 Graeme Brown
7 Moreno Di Biase
8 Antonio Salomone
9 Hernán Darío Muñoz Hernán Darío Muñoz Ruber Marín
10 Graeme Brown
Final Hernán Darío Muñoz Robert Hunter Ruber Marín Tonton Susanto Mapei–Quick-Step Telekom Malaysia

Final standings

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) Colombia–Selle Italia 30h 03' 31"
2  Robert Hunter (RSA) Mapei–Quick-Step + 36"
3  David George (RSA) South Africa + 01' 52"
4  René Jørgensen (DEN) Team Fakta + 03' 50"
5  Mickaël Pichon (FRA) Bonjour + 04' 42"
6  David Cañada (ESP) Mapei–Quick-Step + 05' 00"
7  Artour Babaitsev (RUS) Nürnberger + 05' 29"
8  Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) Index–Alexia Alluminio + 05' 56"
9  Ruber Marín (COL) Colombia–Selle Italia + 06' 43"
10  Stive Vermaut (BEL) Lotto–Adecco + 07' 11"

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Robert Hunter (RSA) Mapei–Quick-Step 121
2  Lubor Tesar (CZE) Nürnberger 72
3  Graeme Brown (AUS) Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo 71
3  Moreno Di Biase (ITA) Mobilvetta Formaggio Trentini 71
5  Andrea Tafi (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step 67
6  Allan Bo Andresen (DEN) Team Fakta 53
7  David Fernández Domingo (ESP) Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada 52
8  Antonio Salomone (ITA) Index–Alexia Alluminio 49
9  Enrico Degano (ITA) Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo 42
10  Daniele Galli (ITA) Index–Alexia Alluminio 40

Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1  Ruber Marín (COL) Colombia–Selle Italia 30
2  Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) Colombia–Selle Italia 29
3  David George (RSA) South Africa 29
4  Koji Fukushima (JPN) Japan 15
5  Hans De Meester (BEL) Palmans–Collstrop 12
5  Wong Kam-po (HKG) Telekom Malaysia 12
5  Christophe Le Mével (FRA) Crédit Agricole 12
5  René Jørgensen (DEN) Team Fakta 12
9  Antoni Rizzi (ITA) Mobilvetta Formaggio Trentini 10
10  Dominique Perras (CAN) iTeamNova.com 8
10  Robert Hunter (RSA) Mapei–Quick-Step 8

East Asian rider classification

Rider Team Time
1  Tonton Susanto (INA) Telekom Malaysia 30h 13' 40"
2  Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) Japan + 06' 26"
3  Wong Kam-po (HKG) Telekom Malaysia + 13' 10"
4  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Telekom Malaysia + 18' 07"
5  Tomoya Kano (JPN) Japan + 22' 46"
6  Tsen Seong Hoong (MAS) Malaysia + 27' 26"
7  Victor Espiritu (PHI) Philippines + 28' 34"
8  Merculio Ramos (PHI) Philippines + 29' 32"
9  Nor Affendy Rosli (MAS) Telekom Malaysia + 31' 20"
10  Arnel Quirimit (PHI) Philippines + 32' 44"

Team classification

Team Time
1 Mapei–Quick-Step 90h 21' 04"
2 South Africa + 11' 11"
3 Colombia–Selle Italia + 11' 41"
4 Index–Alexia Alluminio + 21' 54"
5 Bonjour + 27' 32"
6 Acqua e Sapone–Cantina Tollo + 34' 55"
7 Telekom Malaysia + 36' 26"
8 Team Fakta + 52' 25"
9 Lotto–Adecco + 58' 25"
10 Crédit Agricole + 59' 26"

East Asian team classification

Team Time
1 Telekom Malaysia 91h 01' 55"
2 Japan + 37' 01"
3 Philippines + 1h 01' 36"
4 Malaysia + 1h 12' 40"
5 China + 1h 57' 34"

List of teams and riders

A total of 22 teams were invited to participate in the 2002 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 151 riders, a total of 128 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2][3]

Index–Alexia Alluminio
Mapei–Quick-Step
Crédit Agricole
Acqua e Sapone–Cantina Tollo
AG2R Prévoyance
Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo

Lotto–Adecco
Telekom Malaysia
Palmans–Collstrop
Mobilvetta Formaggio Trentini
Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada
  • Spain Jorge Capitan Peregrina
  • Spain David Fernández Domingo
  • Spain César Garcia Calvo
  • Spain Oscar Laguna Garcia
  • Spain German Nieto Fernandez
  • Spain David Vazquez Garcia
  • Spain José Manuel Vázquez Palomo
Team Fakta

Bonjour
Malaysia
  • Malaysia Shahrulneeza Razali
  • Malaysia Tsen Seong Hoong
  • Malaysia Mohd Yusof Abd. Nasir
  • Malaysia Muhd. Jasmin Ruslan
  • Malaysia Shahrizan Selamat
  • Malaysia Wong Ah Thiam
  • Malaysia Suhardi Hassan
Colombia–Selle Italia
Nürnberger
  • Russia Artour Babaitsev
  • Germany Ronny Lauke
  • Austria Jürgen Pauritsch
  • Germany Dirk Schumann
  • Germany Holger Sievers
  • Czech Republic Lubor Tesar
  • Germany Jurgen Werner
iTeamNova.com

South Africa
Philippines
  • Philippines Victor Espiritu
  • Philippines Warren Davadilla
  • Philippines Arnel Quirimit
  • Philippines Enrique Domingo
  • Philippines Merculio Ramos
  • Philippines Villamor Baluyut
  • Philippines Emilito Atilano
Japan
Canada
China
  • China Hui Guo
  • China Wang Guozhang
  • China Song Shuhai
  • China Li Hongwei
  • China Zhu Yongbiao
  • China Jiang Xueli

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2002 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2002 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2002 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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