2007 Tour de Langkawi

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. 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]

2007 Tour de Langkawi
2006–07 UCI Asia Tour, race 8 of 24
Race details
Dates2–11 February 2007
Stages10
Distance1,352.2 km (840.2 mi)
Winning time32h 32' 14"
Results
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)
 TeamGiant Asia Racing Team
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Anthony Charteau, the French cyclist emerged as the winner of the race, followed by two Colombian cyclists; 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]

StageDateCourseDistanceStage result
WinnerSecondThird
12 FebruaryLangkawi81.4 km (50.6 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)
23 FebruaryKangar to Kulim166.2 km (103.3 mi)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)  Daryl Impey (RSA)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)
34 FebruaryKuala Kangsar to Cameron Highlands133.2 km (82.8 mi)  Anthony Charteau (FRA)  Walter Pedraza (COL)  Yoann Le Boulanger (FRA)
45 FebruaryGua Musang to Kota Bharu178.1 km (110.7 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)  Daryl Impey (RSA)
56 FebruaryKota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu167.0 km (103.8 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)  Nicholas Sanderson (AUS)
67 FebruaryKuala Terengganu to Chukai141.5 km (87.9 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)  Brad Huff (USA)
78 FebruaryKuantan to Karak174.0 km (108.1 mi)  Shinichi Fukushima (JPN)  Elio Aggiano (ITA)  Pierre Drancourt (FRA)
89 FebruaryShah Alam to Genting Highlands84.4 km (52.4 mi)  José Serpa (COL)  Walter Pedraza (COL)  José Rujano (VEN)
910 FebruaryPutrajaya to Seremban170.5 km (105.9 mi)  Pavel Brutt (RUS)  Sergey Kolesnikov (RUS)  Pierre Drancourt (FRA)
1011 FebruaryKuala Lumpur Criterium55.9 km (34.7 mi)  Alberto Loddo (ITA)  Nikolay Trusov (RUS)  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)

Classification leadership

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Asian rider classificationTeam classificationAsian team classification
1Alberto LoddoAlberto LoddoAlberto LoddoKoji FukushimaKoji FukushimaCeramica Panaria–NavigareLeTua Cycling Team
2Maximiliano RichezeMaximiliano RichezeMaximiliano Richeze
3Anthony CharteauAnthony CharteauAnthony CharteauYukihiro DoiCrédit AgricoleGiant Asia Racing Team
4Alberto LoddoAlberto LoddoHossein AskariIslamic Azad University Cycling Team
5Alberto Loddo
6Alberto Loddo
7Shinichi FukushimaShinichi FukushimaNippo-Meitan Hompo
8José SerpaWalter PedrazaGhader MizbaniGiant Asia Racing Team
9Pavel BruttGiant Asia Racing Team
10Alberto Loddo
FinalAnthony CharteauAlberto LoddoWalter PedrazaGhader MizbaniGiant Asia Racing TeamGiant Asia Racing Team

Final standings

Team classification

TeamTime
1Giant Asia Racing Team97h 49' 58"
2Unibet.com+ 04' 30"
3Crédit Agricole+ 09' 25"
4Tinkoff Credit Systems+ 09' 57"
5Slipstream–Chipotle+ 11' 59"
6SouthAustralia.com+ 15' 32"
7Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia+ 15' 35"
8South Africa+ 23' 29"
9Skil–Shimano+ 26' 17"
10Bouygues Télécom+ 26' 45"

Asian team classification

TeamTime
1Giant Asia Racing Team98h 09' 28"
2Islamic Azad University Cycling Team+ 16' 26"
3Nippo-Meitan Hompo+ 19' 17"
4South Korea+ 23' 40"
5LeTua Cycling Team+ 53' 15"
6MNCF Development+ 01h 12' 12"
7Malaysia+ 01h 44' 09"

Stage results

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