2006 Tour de Langkawi
| 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 3–12 February 2006 | ||
| Stages | 10 | ||
| Distance | 1,161.4 km (721.7 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 26h 43' 55" | ||
| Results | |||
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Winner |  David George (RSA) |
(South Africa) |
| Second |  Francesco Bellotti (ITA) |
(Crédit Agricole) | |
| Third | Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) |
(Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni) | |
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Points |  Steffen Radochla (GER) |
(Wiesenhof Akud) |
 |
Mountains | David George (RSA) |
(South Africa) |
| Team | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | ||
The 2006 Tour de Langkawi was the 11th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 3 February in Kuala Lumpur and ended on 12 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 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour calendar.[1][2][3]
David George of South Africa won the race, followed by Francesco Bellotti of Italy second and Gabriele Missaglia of Italy third. Steffen Radochla of Germany won the points classification category and David George won the mountains classification category. South Africa won the team classification category.[1][2][3]
Stages
The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,161.4 kilometres.[1][2][3] Due to the extreme weather conditions(heavy downpour) experienced during the Stage 10 of the 2006 Tour de Langkawi, the stage result was abandoned according to the decision of the College of Commissaires and the Race Organizer. All classification would be as at the end of Stage 9. However, Angel Vallejo Dominguez (Relax–GAM) who had a substantial lone lead at the time of the decision abandon was made had been awarded the stage.[4]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Second | Third | ||||
| 1 | 3 February | KL Tower to Rawang | 81.1 km (50.4 mi) |  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) |
 Erki Pütsep (EST) |
 Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) |
| 2 | 4 February | Tanjung Malim to Sitiawan | 164.7 km (102.3 mi) | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) |
Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) |
Steffen Radochla (GER) |
| 3 | 5 February | Lumut to Cameron Highlands | 150.3 km (93.4 mi) |  Saul Raisin (USA) |
David George (RSA) |
Darren Lill (RSA) |
| 4 | 6 February | Tapah to Kuala Selangor | 144.5 km (89.8 mi) |  José Serpa (COL) |
 Evan Oliphant (GBR) |
 Christophe Riblon (FRA) |
| 5 | 7 February | Menara Telekom to Genting Highlands | 90 km (55.9 mi) | José Serpa (COL) |
 Jose Miguel Elias Galindo (ESP) |
Massimo Iannetti (ITA) |
| 6 | 8 February | Shah Alam to Tampin | 187.7 km (116.6 mi) | Laurent Mangel (FRA) |
 Gene Bates (AUS) |
Yoann Le Boulanger (FRA) |
| 7 | 9 February | Muar to Kota Tinggi | 188.2 km (116.9 mi) | Elio Aggiano (ITA) |
Russell Downing (GBR) |
Bernard Van Ulden (USA) |
| 8 | 10 February | Yong Peng to Segamat | 78.7 km (48.9 mi) | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) |
Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
Samuele Marzoli (ITA) |
| 9 | 11 February | Malacca Individual time trial | 16.2 km (10.1 mi) |  Sergiy Matveyev (UKR) |
 David McCann (IRL) |
 Stef Clement (NED) |
| 10 | 12 February | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 60 km (37.3 mi) | Angel Vallejo Dominguez (ESP) |
Not awarded[4] | |
Classification leadership
| Stage | Stage winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximiliano Richeze | Maximiliano Richeze | Steffen Radochla | Francesco Bellotti | Takashi Miyazawa | Relax–GAM | Wismilak |
| 2 | Guillermo Bongiorno | ||||||
| 3 | Saul Raisin | David George | Darren Lill | Crédit Agricole | Japan | ||
| 4 | José Serpa | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | |||||
| 5 | José Serpa | David George | Hossein Askari | ||||
| 6 | Laurent Mangel | ||||||
| 7 | Elio Aggiano | ||||||
| 8 | Sébastien Hinault | ||||||
| 9 | Sergiy Matveyev | ||||||
| 10 | Angel Vallejo Dominguez | ||||||
| Final | David George | Steffen Radochla | David George | Hossein Askari | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | Japan | |
Final standings
General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David George (RSA) |
South Africa | 26h 43' 55" |
| 2 | Francesco Bellotti (ITA) |
Crédit Agricole | + 01' 52" |
| 3 | Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | + 01' 56" |
| 4 | Cesar Grajales (COL) |
Navigators Insurance | + 02' 31" |
| 5 | Walter Pedraza (COL) |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | + 03' 11" |
| 6 | José Serpa (COL) |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | + 04' 20" |
| 7 | Jose Miguel Elias Galindo (ESP) |
Relax–GAM | + 04' 41" |
| 8 | Laurent Lefèvre (FRA) |
Bouygues Télécom | + 04' 46" |
| 9 | Robin Sharman (GBR) |
Recycling.co.uk | + 04' 57" |
| 10 | Benoît Poilvet (FRA) |
Crédit Agricole | + 05' 15" |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steffen Radochla (GER) |
Wiesenhof-Akud | 77 |
| 2 | José Serpa (COL) |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 51 |
| 3 | David McCann (IRL) |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 46 |
| 4 | Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 46 |
| 5 | Samuele Marzoli (ITA) |
Team LPR | 46 |
| 6 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
Great Britain | 40 |
| 7 | Francesco Bellotti (ITA) |
Crédit Agricole | 38 |
| 8 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) |
Crédit Agricole | 37 |
| 9 | Erki Pütsep (EST) |
AG2R Prévoyance | 37 |
| 10 | Elio Aggiano (ITA) |
LPR–Piacenza | 35 |
Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David George (RSA) |
South Africa | 37 |
| 2 | Darren Lill (RSA) |
South Africa | 35 |
| 3 | Jose Miguel Elias Galindo (ESP) |
Relax–GAM | 30 |
| 4 | David McCann (IRL) |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 28 |
| 5 | José Serpa (COL) |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 25 |
| 6 | Massimo Iannetti (ITA) |
Team LPR | 24 |
| 7 | Saul Raisin (USA) |
Crédit Agricole | 23 |
| 8 | Edward Clancy (GBR) |
Great Britain | 20 |
| 9 | Francesco Bellotti (ITA) |
Crédit Agricole | 18 |
| 10 | Walter Pedraza (COL) |
Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 14 |
| 10 | Gene Bates (AUS) |
Team LPR | 14 |
Asian rider classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hossein Askari (IRI) |
Giant Asia Racing Team | 26h 59' 47" |
| 2 | Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) |
Japan | + 02' 11" |
| 3 | Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) |
Japan | + 02' 39" |
| 4 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) |
Giant Asia Racing Team | + 09' 16" |
| 5 |  Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (KAZ) |
Équipe Asia | + 09' 48" |
| 6 |  Suhardi Hassan (MAS) |
Malaysia | + 13' 17" |
| 7 | Shahrulneeza Razali (MAS) |
Malaysia | + 18' 00" |
| 8 |  Wawan Setyobudi (INA) |
Wismilak | + 20' 18" |
| 9 | Mohd Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi (MAS) |
Malaysia | + 20' 36" |
| 10 |  Victor Espiritu (PHI) |
Casino Filipino | + 21' 00" |
Team classification
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni | 80h 21' 01" |
| 2 | Crédit Agricole | + 02' 46" |
| 3 | South Africa | + 12' 32" |
| 4 | Recycling.co.uk | + 33' 01" |
| 5 | Bouygues Télécom | + 37' 06" |
| 6 | Relax–GAM | + 39' 57" |
| 7 | Giant Asia Racing Team | + 40' 02" |
| 8 | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | + 47' 00" |
| 9 | Team LPR | + 56' 14" |
| 10 | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago | + 01h 04' 39" |
Asian team classification
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 81h 25' 50" |
| 2 | Giant Asia Racing Team | + 04' 57" |
| 3 | Malaysia | + 17' 55" |
| 4 | Wismilak | + 25' 37" |
| 5 | Équipe Asia | + 33' 17" |
| 6 | Casino Filipino | + 01h 18' 01" |
List of teams and riders
A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2006 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 119 riders, a total of 102 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2][3]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 "2006 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "2006 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "2006 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- 1 2 Tan, Anthony. "A change of pace, and perhaps a new face". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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