2010 Tour de Langkawi

The 2010 Tour de Langkawi was the 15th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. The race began on 1 March in Kota Bharu and ended on 7 March in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2009–10 UCI Asia Tour calendar.[1][2][3]

2010 Tour de Langkawi
2009–10 UCI Asia Tour, race 15 of 34
Race details
Dates1–7 March 2010
Stages7
Distance1,013.9 km (630.0 mi)
Winning time24h 07' 58"
Results
Winner  José Rujano (VEN) (ISD–NERI)
  Second  Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) (Seoul Cycling Team)
  Third  Hossein Askari (IRI) (Tabriz Petrochemical Team)
Points  Anuar Manan (MAS) (Geumsan Ginseng Asia)
Mountains  Peter McDonald (AUS) (Drapac–Porsche Cycling)
  Team Tabriz Petrochemical Team

José Rujano of Venezuela became the overall winner of the race, followed by Gong Hyo-Suk of South Korea second and Hossein Askari of Iran third. Anuar Manan representing Geumsan Ginseng Asia made history when he became the first Malaysian cyclist to win a stage, which he won the Stage 5. Manan also became the first Malaysian cyclist to win the points classification. Peter McDonald won the mountains classification category. Tabriz Petrochemical Team was the leader of team classification of the race.[1][2][3]

Teams

20 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2010 Tour de Langkawi.

‡: National teams

Stages
See also: 2010 Tour de Langkawi, Stage 1 to Stage 7

The cyclists competed in 7 stages, covering a distance of 1,013.9 kilometres.[1][2][3]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage result
Winner Second Third
1 1 March Kota Bharu to Kuala Berang 174.5 km (108.4 mi)  Michael Matthews (AUS)
Team Jayco–Skins		  Vidal Celis (ESP)
Footon–Servetto–Fuji		  Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ)
Kazakhstan
2 2 March Kuala Terengganu to Chukai 182.3 km (113.3 mi)  Jay Thomson (RSA)
South Africa		  Tobias Erler (GER)
Tabriz Petrochemical Team		  David Pell (AUS)
Drapac–Porsche Cycling
3 3 March Pekan to Mersing 145.6 km (90.5 mi)  Michael Matthews (AUS)
Team Jayco–Skins		  Alex Candelario (USA)
Kelly Benefit Strategies		  Dmytro Grabovskyy (UKR)
ISD–NERI
4 4 March Mersing to Parit Sulong 163.5 km (101.6 mi)  Taiji Nishitani (JPN)
Aisan Racing Team		  Michael Matthews (AUS)
Team Jayco–Skins		  Vidal Celis (ESP)
Footon–Servetto–Fuji
5 5 March Muar to Port Dickson 111.5 km (69.3 mi)  Anuar Manan (MAS)
Geumsan Ginseng Asia		  Vidal Celis (ESP)
Footon–Servetto–Fuji		  René Haselbacher (AUT)
Vorarlberg–Corratec
6 6 March Putrajaya to Genting Highlands 102.8 km (63.9 mi)  José Rujano (VEN)
ISD–NERI		  Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR)
Seoul Cycling Team		  Hossein Askari (IRI)
Tabriz Petrochemical Team
7 7 March Kuala Kubu Bharu to Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur 133.7 km (83.1 mi)  Stuart Shaw (AUS)
Drapac–Porsche Cycling		  Vidal Celis (ESP)
Footon–Servetto–Fuji		  René Haselbacher (AUT)
Vorarlberg–Corratec

Classification leadership
Stage Winner General classification
Yellow jersey		 Points classification
Blue jersey		 Mountains classification
Polka-dotted jersey		 Asian rider classification
White jersey		 Team classification Asian team classification
1 Michael Matthews Michael Matthews Anuar Manan Peter McDonald Anuar Manan Footon–Servetto–Fuji Malaysia
2 Jay Thomson Tobias Erler South Africa
3 Michael Matthews Geumsan Ginseng Asia
4 Taiji Nishitani Michael Matthews
5 Anuar Manan Anuar Manan Malaysia
6 José Rujano José Rujano José Rujano Gong Hyo-Suk Tabriz Petrochemical Team Tabriz Petrochemical Team
7 Stuart Shaw Peter McDonald
Final José Rujano Anuar Manan Peter McDonald Gong Hyo-Suk Tabriz Petrochemical Team Tabriz Petrochemical Team

Final standings

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  José Rujano (VEN) Yellow jersey ISD–NERI 24h 07' 58"
2  Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) Seoul Cycling Team + 02' 07"
3  Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 02' 39"
4  Peter McDonald (AUS) Drapac–Porsche Cycling + 03' 21"
5  Amir Zargari (IRI) Azad University Iran + 04' 13"
6  Markus Eibegger (AUT) Footon–Servetto–Fuji + 04' 54"
7  Alexandr Shushemoin (KAZ) Kazakhstan + 04' 54"
8  Mathias Brändle (AUT) Footon–Servetto–Fuji + 04' 58"
9  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 05' 10"
10  Ahad Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 05' 46"

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Anuar Manan (MAS) Blue jersey Geumsan Ginseng Asia 103
2  Michael Matthews (AUS) Team Jayco–Skins 82
3  Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji 77
4  René Haselbacher (AUT) Vorarlberg–Corratec 60
5  Tobias Erler (GER) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 56

Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1  Peter McDonald (AUS) Polka-dotted jersey Drapac–Porsche Cycling 29
2  José Rujano (VEN) ISD–NERI 26
3  Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) Seoul Cycling Team 24
4  Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 16
5  Mohd Nur Rizuan Zainal (MAS) Malaysia 14

Asian rider classification

Rider Team Time
1  Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) White jersey Seoul Cycling Team 24h 10' 05"
2  Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 32"
3  Amir Zargari (IRI) Azad University Iran + 02' 06"
4  Alexandr Shushemoin (KAZ) Kazakhstan + 02' 47"
5  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 03' 03"
6  Ahad Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 03' 39"
7  Tonton Susanto (INA) Azad University Iran + 03' 59"
8  Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 04' 52"
9  Youm Jung-Hwan (KOR) Seoul Cycling Team + 05' 33"
10  Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) Kazakhstan + 05' 41"

Team classification

Team Time
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team 72h 34' 11"
2 ISD–NERI + 04' 49"
3 Footon–Servetto–Fuji + 06' 59"
4 Azad University Iran + 07' 26"
5 South Africa + 10' 49"
6 Drapac–Porsche Cycling + 10' 57"
7 Kazakhstan +11' 14"
8 Seoul Cycling Team + 12' 14"
9 Giant Asia Racing Team + 19' 31"
10 LeTua Cycling Team + 23' 24"

Asian team classification

Team Time
1 Tabriz Petrochemical Team 72h 37' 22"
2 Azad University Iran + 04' 15"
3 Kazakhstan + 08' 03"
4 Seoul Cycling Team + 09' 03"
5 Aisan Racing Team + 22' 47"
6 Malaysia + 25' 56"
7 Geumsan Ginseng Asia + 29' 22"
8 CKT TMIT–Champion System + 30' 52"
9 Polygon Sweet Nice + 40' 32"
10 Giant Asia Racing Team + 41' 12"

Stage results

Stage 1

1 March 2010 — Kota Bharu to Kuala Berang, 174.5 km (108.4 mi),
RiderTeamTime
1  Michael Matthews (AUS) Yellow jersey Team Jayco–Skins 04h 22' 53"
2  Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji s.t.
3  Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) Kazakhstan s.t.
4  Anuar Manan (MAS) Blue jerseyWhite jersey Geumsan Ginseng Asia s.t.
5  Johann Rabie (RSA) South Africa s.t.
6  René Haselbacher (AUT) Vorarlberg–Corratec s.t.
7  Markus Eibegger (AUT) Footon–Servetto–Fuji s.t.
8  Tobias Erler (GER) Tabriz Petrochemical Team s.t.
9  Zach Bell (CAN) Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
10  Zamri Salleh (MAS) Malaysia s.t.

Stage 2

2 March 2010 — Kuala Terengganu to Chukai, 182.3 km (113.3 mi)
RiderTeamTime
1  Jay Thomson (RSA) South Africa 04h 06' 54"
2  Tobias Erler (GER) Yellow jersey Tabriz Petrochemical Team s.t.
3  David Pell (AUS) Drapac–Porsche Cycling s.t.
4  Michael Matthews (AUS) Team Jayco–Skins s.t.
5  Anuar Manan (MAS) Blue jerseyWhite jersey Geumsan Ginseng Asia s.t.
6  René Weissinger (GER) Vorarlberg–Corratec s.t.
7  Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji s.t.
8  Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) Kazakhstan s.t.
9  Adiq Husainie Othman (MAS) Drapac–Porsche Cycling s.t.
10  Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) South Africa s.t.

Stage 3

3 March 2010 — Pekan to Mersing, 145.6 km (90.5 mi)
RiderTeamTime
1  Michael Matthews (AUS) Team Jayco–Skins 03h 16' 27"
2  Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
3  Dmytro Grabovskyy (UKR) ISD–NERI s.t.
4  Anuar Manan (MAS) Blue jerseyWhite jersey Geumsan Ginseng Asia s.t.
5  René Haselbacher (AUT) Vorarlberg–Corratec s.t.
6  Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji s.t.
7  Hossein Nateghi (IRI) Azad University Iran s.t.
8  Kim Yeong-Uk (KOR) Geumsan Ginseng Asia s.t.
9  Tobias Erler (GER) Yellow jersey Tabriz Petrochemical Team s.t.
10  Kazuhiro Mori (JPN) Aisan Racing Team s.t.

Stage 4

4 March 2010 — Mersing to Parit Sulong, 163.5 km (101.6 mi)
RiderTeamTime
1  Taiji Nishitani (JPN) Aisan Racing Team 03h 50' 11"
2  Michael Matthews (AUS) Blue jersey Team Jayco–Skins s.t.
3  Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji s.t.
4  Kazuhiro Mori (JPN) Aisan Racing Team s.t.
5  René Haselbacher (AUT) Vorarlberg–Corratec s.t.
6  Anuar Manan (MAS) White jersey Geumsan Ginseng Asia s.t.
7  Hossein Nateghi (IRI) Azad University Iran s.t.
8  Dennis Pohl (GER) Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
9  René Weissinger (GER) Vorarlberg–Corratec s.t.
10  Dmytro Grabovskyy (UKR) ISD–NERI s.t.

Stage 5

5 March 2010 — Muar to Port Dickson, 111.5 km (69.3 mi)
RiderTeamTime
1  Anuar Manan (MAS) Blue jerseyWhite jersey Geumsan Ginseng Asia 02h 23' 11"
2  Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji s.t.
3  René Haselbacher (AUT) Vorarlberg–Corratec s.t.
4  Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) Kazakhstan s.t.
5  Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
6  Johann Rabie (RSA) South Africa s.t.
7  Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) South Africa s.t.
8  Michael Matthews (AUS) Team Jayco–Skins s.t.
9  Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (MAS) Marco Polo s.t.
10  Dmytro Grabovskyy (UKR) ISD–NERI s.t.

Stage 6

6 March 2010 — Putrajaya to Genting Highlands, 102.8 km (63.9 mi)
RiderTeamTime
1  José Rujano (VEN) Yellow jerseyPolka-dotted jersey ISD–NERI 03h 04' 21"
2  Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) White jersey Seoul Cycling Team + 02' 11"
3  Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 02' 36"
4  Peter McDonald (AUS) Drapac–Porsche Cycling + 03' 22"
5  Amir Zargari (IRI) Azad University Iran s.t.
6  Alexandr Shushemoin (KAZ) Kazakhstan + 04' 27"
7  Mathias Brändle (AUT) Footon–Servetto–Fuji + 04' 52"
8  Markus Eibegger (AUT) Footon–Servetto–Fuji s.t.
9  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 05' 02"
10  Ahad Kazemi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team + 05' 36"

Stage 7
7 March 2010 — Kuala Kubu Bharu to Dataran Merdeka, 133.7 km (83.1 mi)
RiderTeamTime
1  Stuart Shaw (AUS) Drapac–Porsche Cycling 03h 01' 00"
2  Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji s.t.
3  René Haselbacher (AUT) Vorarlberg–Corratec s.t.
4  Anuar Manan (MAS) Blue jersey Geumsan Ginseng Asia s.t.
5  Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) Kazakhstan s.t.
6  Tobias Erler (GER) Tabriz Petrochemical Team s.t.
7  Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
8  Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA) ISD–NERI s.t.
9  Hossein Nateghi (IRI) Azad University Iran s.t.
10  Richard Lang (AUS) Team Jayco–Skins s.t.

References
  1. "2010 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. "2010 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. "2010 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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