2007 Tour de Langkawi

2007 Tour de Langkawi

2006–07 UCI Asia Tour, race 8 of 24
Race details
Dates		2–11 February 2007
Stages		10
Distance		1,352.2 km (840.2 mi)
Winning time		32h 32' 14"
Palmares
	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

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. In fact, 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 cyclist; 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"

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