2006 Tour de Langkawi

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]

2006 Tour de Langkawi
2005–06 UCI Asia Tour
Race details
Dates3–12 February 2006
Stages10
Distance1,161.4 km (721.7 mi)
Winning time26h 43' 55"
Results
Winner  David George (RSA) (South Africa)
  Second  Francesco Bellotti (ITA) (Crédit Agricole)
  Third  Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) (Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni)
Points  Steffen Radochla (GER) (Wiesenhof Akud)
Mountains  David George (RSA) (South Africa)
  Team Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni

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, Ángel Vallejo Domínguez (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)  José Miguel Elías (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)  Ángel Vallejo Domínguez (ESP) Not awarded[4]

Classification leadership
Stage Stage winner General classification
Yellow jersey		 Points classification
Blue jersey		 Mountains classification
Red jersey		 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 Ángel Vallejo Domínguez
Final David George Steffen Radochla David George Hossein Askari Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni Japan

Final standings

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  David George (RSA) Yellow jersey South Africa 26h 43' 55"
2  Francesco Bellotti (ITA) Crédit Agricole + 01' 52"
3  Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni + 01' 56"
4  César 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  José Miguel Elías (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) Blue jersey 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) Red jersey South Africa 37
2  Darren Lill (RSA) South Africa 35
3  José Miguel Elías (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]

References
  1. "2006 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. "2006 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  3. "2006 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  4. Tan, Anthony. "A change of pace, and perhaps a new face". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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