2013 Tour de Langkawi

Cycling race
2013 Tour de Langkawi
2012–13 UCI Asia Tour, race 10 of 32
Race details
Dates21 February–2 March 2013
Stages10
Distance1,469.7 km (913.2 mi)
Winning time34h 53' 07"
Results
Winner  Julián Arredondo (COL) (Team Nippo–De Rosa)
  Second  Pieter Weening (NED) (Orica–GreenEDGE)
  Third  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) (MTN–Qhubeka)
Points  Francesco Chicchi (ITA) (Vini Fantini–Selle Italia)
Mountains  Wang Meiyin (CHN) (Hengxiang Cycling Team)
  Team MTN–Qhubeka
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The 2013 Tour de Langkawi was the 18th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. The LTdL 2013, which carries the slogan "Can You Feel The Heat?" and "The Heat is On!", was officially begun on 21 February in Kangar and ended on 2 March in Kuala Terengganu.[1]

The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2012–13 UCI Asia Tour calendar. The race was organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, via the National Sports Council (NSC) in association with the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF).

Julián Arredondo of Colombia won the overall race, 1' 15" clear of Dutch cyclist Pieter Weening and Sergio Pardilla of Spain was third overall. In the race's other classifications, Italian rider Francesco Chicchi won the blue jersey for points classification and Wang Meiyin of China won the red jersey for mountains classification and white jersey for Asian rider classification. MTN–Qhubeka won the teams classification and Tabriz Petrochemical Team won the Asian teams classification.

Teams

22 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 Tour de Langkawi. Five UCI ProTeams were invited to the race, along with six UCI Professional Continental and nine UCI Continental teams. The field was completed by two national selection teams.[2][3]

UCI ProTour teams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
National teams

Stages

The race comprises 10 stages, covering 1469.7 kilometres.[1]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage result
Winner Second Third
1 21 February Kangar to Kulim 162.7 km (101.1 mi) Netherlands Theo Bos
Blanco Pro Cycling 		France Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar 		Italy Andrea Guardini
Astana
2 22 February Serdang to Kuala Kangsar 117.8 km (73.2 mi) Netherlands Theo Bos
Blanco Pro Cycling 		Italy Andrea Guardini
Astana 		Lithuania Aidis Kruopis
Orica–GreenEDGE
3 23 February Sungai Siput to Cameron Highlands 140.7 km (87.4 mi) China Wang Meiyin
Hengxiang Cycling Team 		Colombia Julián Arredondo
Team Nippo–De Rosa 		Australia Nathan Haas
Garmin–Sharp
4 24 February Tapah to Kapar 168.0 km (104.4 mi) Italy Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia 		Italy Andrea Guardini
Astana 		Lithuania Aidis Kruopis
Orica–GreenEDGE
5 25 February Proton, Shah Alam to Genting Highlands 110.3 km (68.5 mi) Colombia Julián Arredondo
Team Nippo–De Rosa 		Netherlands Pieter Weening
Orica–GreenEDGE 		Colombia Víctor Niño
RTS Racing Team
6 26 February Mentakab to Kuantan 217.5 km (135.1 mi) Netherlands Tom Leezer
Blanco Pro Cycling 		South Korea Jung Ji-Min
KSPO Cycling Team 		Poland Michał Gołaś
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
7 27 February Kuantan to Dungun 149.8 km (93.1 mi) Italy Andrea Guardini
Astana 		Italy Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia 		Lithuania Aidis Kruopis
Orica–GreenEDGE
8 28 February Kuala Terengganu to Tanah Merah 164.5 km (102.2 mi) France Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar 		United Kingdom Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 		Italy Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
9 1 March Pasir Puteh to Kuala Berang 123.6 km (76.8 mi) France Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar 		Italy Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia 		Australia Allan Davis
Orica–GreenEDGE
10 2 March Tasik Kenyir to Kuala Terengganu Criterium 114.8 km (71.3 mi) Italy Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia 		New Zealand Rico Rogers
Synergy Baku Cycling Project 		Australia Graeme Brown
Blanco Pro Cycling

Classification leadership

Stage Stage winner General classification
Yellow jersey 		Points classification
Blue jersey 		Mountains classification
Red jersey 		Asian rider classification
White jersey 		Team classification Asian team classification
1 Theo Bos Theo Bos Theo Bos Wang Meiyin Wang Meiyin UnitedHealthcare KSPO Cycling Team
2 Theo Bos Seo Joon-yong Garmin–Sharp
3 Wang Meiyin Wang Meiyin Wang Meiyin Wang Meiyin MTN–Qhubeka Tabriz Petrochemical Team
4 Francesco Chicchi Andrea Guardini
5 Julián Arredondo Julián Arredondo Julián Arredondo
6 Tom Leezer Wang Meiyin
7 Andrea Guardini
8 Bryan Coquard
9 Bryan Coquard
10 Francesco Chicchi Francesco Chicchi
Final Julián Arredondo Francesco Chicchi Wang Meiyin Wang Meiyin MTN–Qhubeka Tabriz Petrochemical Team

Final standings

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
Rider Team Time
1  Julián Arredondo (COL) Yellow jersey Team Nippo–De Rosa 34h 53' 07"
2  Pieter Weening (NED) Orica–GreenEDGE + 1' 15"
3  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) MTN–Qhubeka + 2' 10"
4  Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin–Sharp + 2' 30"
5  Wang Meiyin (CHN) Hengxiang Cycling Team + 2' 40"
6  Nathan Haas (AUS) Garmin–Sharp + 2' 43"
7  Fortunato Baliani (ITA) Team Nippo–De Rosa + 2' 49"
8  John Ebsen (DEN) Synergy Baku + 2' 55"
9  Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) MTN–Qhubeka + 2' 58"
10  Amir Kolahdozhagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 2' 58"
Final general classification (11–109)
Rider Team Time
11  Víctor Niño (COL) RTS Racing Team + 3' 19"
12  Jonathan Monsalve (VEN) Vini Fantini–Selle Italia + 3' 30"
13  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 3' 38"
14  Jacques Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka + 3' 58"
15  Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) Astana + 4' 24"
16  Serge Pauwels (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 4' 34"
17  Tomás Gil (VEN) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 4' 38"
18  Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 5' 24"
19  Jackson Rodríguez (VEN) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 5' 38"
20  Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team Europcar + 5' 40"
21  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana + 7' 06"
22  Chris Butler (USA) Champion System + 8' 44"
23  Kirill Pozdnyakov (RUS) Synergy Baku Cycling Project + 9' 12"
24  Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka + 10' 53"
25  Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) Team Europcar + 11' 09"
26  Connor McConvey (IRL) Synergy Baku Cycling Project + 12' 02"
27  Marc Goos (NED) Blanco Pro Cycling + 12' 06"
28  Adiq Husainie Othman (MAS) Champion System + 12' 09"
29  Jani Tewelde (ETH) MTN–Qhubeka + 12' 14"
30  Chad Beyer (USA) Champion System + 12' 28"
31  Carlos Verona (ESP) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 13' 03"
32  Alex Destribois (FRA) RTS Racing Team + 13' 29"
33  Patrick Facchini (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 13' 35"
34  Xing Fu (CHN) Hengxiang Cycling Team + 13' 54"
35  Saufi Mat Senan (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team + 14' 17"
36  Hari Fitrianto (INA) Indonesia + 14' 36"
37  Saeid Safarzadeh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 15' 40"
38  Masakazu Ito (JPN) Aisan Racing Team + 16' 16"
39  Assan Bazayev (KAZ) Astana + 16' 18"
40  Liu Jianpeng (CHN) Hengxiang Cycling Team + 16' 47"
41  Lutfi Md Fauzan (MAS) Malaysia + 17' 21"
42  Rauf Nur Misbah (MAS) Malaysia + 17' 54"
43  Diego Rosa (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 18' 32"
44  Dadi Suryadi (INA) Indonesia + 20' 00"
45  Aiman Cahyadi (INA) Indonesia + 20' 04"
46  Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (THA) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team + 20' 26"
47  Bert Grabsch (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 20' 29"
48  Gregor Gazvoda (SLO) Champion System + 21' 43"
49  Endra Wijaya (INA) Indonesia + 21' 59"
50  Jung Ji-Min (KOR) KSPO Cycling Team + 22' 40"
51  Robin Manulang (INA) Indonesia + 23' 59"
52  Kwon Soon-Yeong (KOR) KSPO Cycling Team + 24' 06"
53  Yasuharu Nakajima (JPN) Aisan Racing Team + 25' 09"
54  Park Sung-Baek (KOR) KSPO Cycling Team + 25' 55"
55  Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) Astana + 26' 02"
56  Michał Gołaś (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 30' 10"
57  Carlos José Ochoa (VEN) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 32' 07"
58  Meron Russom (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka + 32' 22"
59  Perrig Quémeneur (FRA) Team Europcar + 33' 42"
60  Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System + 34' 16"
61  Óscar Pujol (ESP) RTS Racing Team + 35' 57"
62  Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) Team Nippo–De Rosa + 36' 18"
63  Saiful Anuar Aziz (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team + 37' 31"
64  Yusrizal Usoff (MAS) Malaysia + 37' 41"
65  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Team Europcar + 37' 50"
66  Travis Meyer (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 38' 35"
67  Yeon Je-Sung (KOR) KSPO + 39' 12"
68  Umardi Rosdi (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team + 39' 27"
69  Mohd Nur Rizuan Zainal (MAS) Malaysia + 39' 42"
70  Liu Yilin (CHN) Hengxiang Cycling Team + 40' 19"
71  Li Fuyu (CHN) Hengxiang Cycling Team + 40' 25"
72  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana + 41' 16"
73  Ng Yong Li (MAS) RTS Racing Team + 41' 31"
74  Stefano Borchi (ITA) Vini Fantini–Selle Italia + 41' 54"
75  Jonathan Clarke (AUS) UnitedHealthcare + 41' 54"
76  Dan Craven (NAM) Synergy Baku + 42' 09"
77  Kévin Reza (FRA) Team Europcar + 42' 35"
78  Koldo Fernández (ESP) Garmin–Sharp + 42' 54"
79  Andrew Fenn (GBR) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 43' 47"
80  Omar Bertazzo (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 43' 56"
81  Junya Sano (JPN) Vini Fantini–Selle Italia + 44' 55"
82  Seo Joon-Yong (KOR) KSPO Cycling Team + 45' 06"
83  Choi Seung-Woo (KOR) KSPO Cycling Team + 45' 42"
84  Jang Sun-jae (KOR) RTS Racing Team + 45' 45"
85  Anuar Manan (MAS) Synergy Baku Cycling Project + 46' 23"
86  Rico Rogers (NZL) Synergy Baku Cycling Project + 46' 43"
87  Manabu Ishibashi (JPN) Team Nippo–De Rosa + 46' 44"
88  Hossein Nateghi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 46' 49"
89  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 46' 55"
90  Harrif Salleh (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team + 47' 10"
91  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Astana + 47' 43"
92  Afif Ahmad Zamri (MAS) Malaysia + 47' 46"
93  Allan Davis (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 48' 07"
94  Zamri Salleh (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team + 48' 20"
95  Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Vini Fantini–Selle Italia + 48' 46"
96  Low Ji Wen (SIN) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team + 49' 14"
97  Shimpei Fukuda (JPN) Aisan Racing Team + 49' 20"
98  Aldo Ino Ilešič (SLO) UnitedHealthcare + 49' 20"
99  Jacob Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare + 49' 20"
100  Kazuhiro Mori (JPN) Aisan Racing Team + 49' 20"
101  Raymond Kreder (NED) Garmin–Sharp + 50' 03"
102  Fatahillah Abdullah (INA) Indonesia + 50' 13"
103  Fabian Schnaidt (GER) Champion System + 50' 29"
104  Graeme Brown (AUS) Blanco Pro Cycling + 50' 33"
105  Michele Merlo (ITA) Vini Fantini–Selle Italia + 54' 42"
106  Mauro Abel Richeze (ARG) Team Nippo–De Rosa + 56' 11"
107  Loh Sea Keong (MAS) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team + 56' 52"
108  Wang Bo (CHN) Hengxiang Cycling Team + 01h 00' 02"
109  Tanzou Tokuda (JPN) Team Nippo–De Rosa + 01h 10' 31"

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Blue jersey Vini Fantini–Selle Italia 96
2  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Astana 89
3  Anuar Manan (MAS) Synergy Baku Cycling Project 76
4  Andrew Fenn (GBR) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 69
5  Bryan Coquard (FRA) Team Europcar 64
6  Allan Davis (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE 51
7  Harrif Salleh (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team 47
8  Rico Rogers (NZL) Synergy Baku Cycling Project 46
9 Australia Travis Meyer Orica–GreenEDGE 39
10  Hossein Nateghi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 37
 Raymond Kreder (NED) Garmin–Sharp 37

Asian rider classification

Rider Team Time
1  Wang Meiyin (CHN) White jersey Hengxiang Cycling Team 34h 55' 47"
2  Amir Kolahdozhagh (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 18"
3  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 58"
4  Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) Astana + 1' 44"
5  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana + 4' 26"
6  Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) Team Europcar + 8' 29"
7  Adiq Husainie Othman (MAS) Champion System + 9' 29"
8  Xing Fu (CHN) Hengxiang Cycling Team + 11' 14"
9  Saufi Mat Senan (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team + 11' 37"
10  Hari Fitrianto (INA) Indonesia + 11' 56"

Team classification

Team Time
1 MTN–Qhubeka 104h 48' 19"
2 Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 09' 00"
3 Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 13' 00"
4 Synergy Baku Cycling Project + 15' 00"
5 Astana + 16' 28"
6 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 17' 01"
7 Team Nippo–De Rosa + 17' 59"
8 Team Europcar + 18' 02"
9 Garmin–Sharp + 21' 55"
10 Champion System + 23' 51"

Asian team classification

Team Time
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team 104h 57' 19"
2 Astana + 7' 34"
3 Hengxiang Cycling Team + 15' 29"
4 Indonesia + 27' 09"
5 Malaysia + 35' 46"
6 KSPO + 36' 42"
7 Aisan Racing Team + 40' 40"
8 Terengganu Cycling Team + 50' 25"
9 OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team + 01h 30' 17"
10 Team Nippo–De Rosa + 02h 15' 40"

Stage results

Stage 1

21 February 2014 — Kangar to Kulim, 162.7 km (101.1 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Netherlands Theo Bos Yellow jersey Blue jersey Blanco Pro Cycling 4h 00' 17"
2 France Bryan Coquard Team Europcar + 0"
3 Italy Andrea Guardini Astana + 0"
4 Australia Steele Von Hoff Garmin–Sharp + 0"
5 United States Jacob Keough UnitedHealthcare + 0"
6 Slovakia Aldo Ino Ilesic UnitedHealthcare + 0"
7 Malaysia Anuar Manan Synergy Baku + 0"
8 Italy Francesco Chicchi Vini Fantini–Selle Italia + 0"
9 Iran Hossein Najafi Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 0"
10 Argentina Mauro Abel Richeze Team Nippo–De Rosa + 0"

Stage 4

24 February 2013 — Tapah to Kapar, 168.0 km (104.4 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Italy Francesco Chicchi Vini Fantini–Selle Italia 3h 44' 22"
2 Italy Andrea Guardini Blue jersey Astana + 0"
3 Lithuania Aidis Kruopis Orica–GreenEDGE + 0"
4 Netherlands Raymond Kreder Garmin–Sharp + 0"
5 United Kingdom Andrew Fenn Orica–GreenEDGE + 0"
6 Slovakia Aldo Ino Ilesic UnitedHealthcare + 0"
7 Kazakhstan Ruslan Tleubayev Astana + 0"
8 Malaysia Anuar Manan Synergy Baku + 0"
9 Japan Takeaki Ayabe Aisan Racing Team + 0"
10 Japan Kazuhiro Mori Aisan Racing Team + 0"

Stage 6

26 February 2013 — Mentakab to Kuantan, 217.5 km (135.1 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Netherlands Tom Leezer Blanco Pro Cycling 4h 33' 42"
2 South Korea Jung Ji-Min KSPO Cycling Team + 0"
3 Poland Michał Gołaś Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
4 Venezuela Jackson Rodríguez Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 0"
5 Australia Travis Meyer Orica–GreenEDGE + 0"
6 Italy Andrea Guardini Blue jersey Astana + 0"
7 Australia Allan Davis Orica–GreenEDGE + 0"
8 United States Jacob Keough UnitedHealthcare + 0"
9 Malaysia Harrif Salleh Terengganu Cycling Team + 0"
10 Malaysia Anuar Manan Synergy Baku + 0"

Stage 7

27 February 2013 — Kuantan to Dungun, 149.8 km (93.1 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Italy Andrea Guardini Blue jersey Astana 3h 37' 17"
2 Italy Francesco Chicchi Vini Fantini–Selle Italia + 0"
3 Lithuania Aidis Kruopis Orica–GreenEDGE + 0"
4 Australia Allan Davis Orica–GreenEDGE + 0"
5 United Kingdom Andrew Fenn Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
6 Australia Steele Von Hoff Garmin–Sharp + 0"
7 Australia Graeme Brown Blanco Pro Cycling + 0"
8 France Bryan Coquard Team Europcar + 0"
9 Japan Taiji Nishitani Aisan Racing Team + 0"
10 New Zealand Rico Rogers Synergy Baku + 0"

Stage 8

28 February 2013 — Kuala Terengganu to Tanah Merah, 164.5 km (102.2 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 France Bryan Coquard Team Europcar 3h 36' 47"
2 United Kingdom Andrew Fenn Orica–GreenEDGE + 0"
3 Italy Francesco Chicchi Vini Fantini–Selle Italia + 0"
4 Italy Andrea Guardini Blue jersey Astana + 0"
5 New Zealand Rico Rogers Synergy Baku + 0"
6 Italy Omar BertazzoGreen jersey Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 0"
7 Netherlands Raymond Kreder Garmin–Sharp + 0"
8 Iran Hossein Nateghi Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 0"
9 Malaysia Anuar Manan Synergy Baku + 0"
10 Eritrea Jani Tewelde Weldegabir MTN–Qhubeka + 0"

Stage 9

1 March 2013 — Pasir Puteh to Kuala Berang, 123.6 km (76.8 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 France Bryan Coquard Team Europcar + 02h 42' 11"
2 Italy Francesco Chicchi Vini Fantini–Selle Italia + 0"
3 Australia Allan Davis Orica–GreenEDGE + 0"
4 Netherlands Raymond Kreder Garmin–Sharp + 0"
5 Germany Fabian Schnaidt Champion System + 0"
6 United States Jacob Keough UnitedHealthcare + 0"
7 Malaysia Anuar Manan Synergy Baku + 0"
8 South Korea Park Sung Baek KSPO + 0"
9 New Zealand Rico Rogers Synergy Baku + 0"
10 Iran Hossein Nateghi Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 0"

Stage 10

2 March 2013 — Tasik Kenyir to Kuala Terengganu, 114.8 km (71.3 mi)
Rider Team Time
1 Italy Francesco Chicchi Blue jersey Vini Fantini–Selle Italia 2h 39' 04"
2 New Zealand Rico Rogers Synergy Baku + 0"
3 Australia Graeme Brown Blanco Pro Cycling + 0"
4 Australia Allan Davis Orica–GreenEDGE + 0"
5 United Kingdom Andrew Fenn Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
6 Malaysia Anuar Manan Synergy Baku + 0"
7 Germany Fabian Schnaidt Champion System + 0"
8 Italy Omar Bertazzo Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela + 0"
9 Japan Kazuhiro Mori Aisan Racing Team + 0"
10 Malaysia Mohamed Harrif Salleh Terengganu Cycling Team + 0"

List of teams and riders

A total of 22 teams were invited to participate in the 2013 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 132 riders, a total of 109 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Terengganu.[1]

Garmin–Sharp
Astana
Orica–GreenEDGE
Blanco Pro Cycling
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
UnitedHealthcare
Champion System
Team Europcar
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
MTN–Qhubeka
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
Tabriz Petrochemical Team
RTS Racing Team
Terengganu Cycling Team
OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team
Team Nippo–De Rosa
Aisan Racing Team
KSPO
Hengxiang Cycling Team
Malaysia
Indonesia

References

  1. ^ a b c "2013 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Five ProTour teams to spice up Tour de Langkawi this year". The Star Online. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Le Tour de Langkawi 2013 — Participating Teams". Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2013-02-23.

External links

  • Official website
  • 2013 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com