2013 Tour de Langkawi

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]

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)
 TeamMTN–Qhubeka
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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]

StageDateCourseDistanceStage result
WinnerSecondThird
121 FebruaryKangar to Kulim162.7 km (101.1 mi) Theo Bos
Blanco Pro Cycling
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
Andrea Guardini
Astana
222 FebruarySerdang to Kuala Kangsar117.8 km (73.2 mi) Theo Bos
Blanco Pro Cycling
Andrea Guardini
Astana
Aidis Kruopis
Orica–GreenEDGE
323 FebruarySungai Siput to Cameron Highlands140.7 km (87.4 mi) Wang Meiyin
Hengxiang Cycling Team
Julián Arredondo
Team Nippo–De Rosa
Nathan Haas
Garmin–Sharp
424 FebruaryTapah to Kapar168.0 km (104.4 mi) Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
Andrea Guardini
Astana
Aidis Kruopis
Orica–GreenEDGE
525 FebruaryProton, Shah Alam to Genting Highlands110.3 km (68.5 mi) Julián Arredondo
Team Nippo–De Rosa
Pieter Weening
Orica–GreenEDGE
Víctor Niño
RTS Racing Team
626 FebruaryMentakab to Kuantan217.5 km (135.1 mi) Tom Leezer
Blanco Pro Cycling
Jung Ji-Min
KSPO Cycling Team
Michał Gołaś
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
727 FebruaryKuantan to Dungun149.8 km (93.1 mi) Andrea Guardini
Astana
Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
Aidis Kruopis
Orica–GreenEDGE
828 FebruaryKuala Terengganu to Tanah Merah164.5 km (102.2 mi) Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
91 MarchPasir Puteh to Kuala Berang123.6 km (76.8 mi) Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
Allan Davis
Orica–GreenEDGE
102 MarchTasik Kenyir to Kuala Terengganu Criterium114.8 km (71.3 mi) Francesco Chicchi
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
Rico Rogers
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
Graeme Brown
Blanco Pro Cycling

Classification leadership

StageStage winnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Asian rider classification
Team classificationAsian team classification
1Theo BosTheo BosTheo BosWang MeiyinWang MeiyinUnitedHealthcareKSPO Cycling Team
2Theo BosSeo Joon-yongGarmin–Sharp
3Wang MeiyinWang MeiyinWang MeiyinWang MeiyinMTN–QhubekaTabriz Petrochemical Team
4Francesco ChicchiAndrea Guardini
5Julián ArredondoJulián ArredondoJulián Arredondo
6Tom LeezerWang Meiyin
7Andrea Guardini
8Bryan Coquard
9Bryan Coquard
10Francesco ChicchiFrancesco Chicchi
FinalJulián ArredondoFrancesco ChicchiWang MeiyinWang MeiyinMTN–QhubekaTabriz Petrochemical Team

Final standings

Points classification

RiderTeamPoints
1  Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Vini Fantini–Selle Italia96
2  Andrea Guardini (ITA)Astana89
3  Anuar Manan (MAS)Synergy Baku Cycling Project76
4  Andrew Fenn (GBR)Omega Pharma–Quick-Step69
5  Bryan Coquard (FRA)Team Europcar64
6  Allan Davis (AUS)Orica–GreenEDGE51
7  Harrif Salleh (MAS)Terengganu Cycling Team47
8  Rico Rogers (NZL)Synergy Baku Cycling Project46
9 Travis MeyerOrica–GreenEDGE39
10  Hossein Nateghi (IRI)Tabriz Petrochemical Team37
 Raymond Kreder (NED)Garmin–Sharp37

Team classification

TeamTime
1MTN–Qhubeka104h 48' 19"
2Tabriz Petrochemical Team+ 09' 00"
3Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela+ 13' 00"
4Synergy Baku Cycling Project+ 15' 00"
5Astana+ 16' 28"
6Omega Pharma–Quick-Step+ 17' 01"
7Team Nippo–De Rosa+ 17' 59"
8Team Europcar+ 18' 02"
9Garmin–Sharp+ 21' 55"
10Champion System+ 23' 51"

Asian team classification

TeamTime
1Tabriz Petrochemical Team104h 57' 19"
2Astana+ 7' 34"
3Hengxiang Cycling Team+ 15' 29"
4Indonesia+ 27' 09"
5Malaysia+ 35' 46"
6KSPO+ 36' 42"
7Aisan Racing Team+ 40' 40"
8Terengganu Cycling Team+ 50' 25"
9OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team+ 01h 30' 17"
10Team Nippo–De Rosa+ 02h 15' 40"

Stage results

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]

References