2012 Tour de Langkawi
The 2012 Tour de Langkawi was the 17th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began on 24 February in Putrajaya and ended on 4 March in Kuala Terengganu which carried the slogan "Ready for the World".[1] The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour calendar.[2][3][4]
| 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour, race 10 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 24 February–4 March 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,413.4 km (878.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 32h 55' 31" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won for the second time by Colombia's José Serpa, after taking the lead of the race with his second consecutive stage win on the sixth stage, and held the lead until the end of the race.[5] Serpa's winning margin over his Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela team-mate José Rujano was 30 seconds, and the podium was completed by Víctor Niño of the Azad University Cross Team, 33 seconds behind Rujano and 63 in arrears of Serpa.[6] In the race's other classifications, Serpa also finished at the top of the mountains classification,[7] Farnese Vini–Selle Italia's Andrea Guardini won the points classification,[6] after taking a record-breaking six stage victories, and Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela finished over twelve minutes clear of their nearest rivals in the teams classification.[7] Astana and their rider Alexsandr Dyachenko finished at the head of their respective Asian sub-classifications.[2][3][4][7]
Teams
22 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2012 Tour de Langkawi.[8] Two UCI ProTeams were invited to the race, along with seven UCI Professional Continental and ten UCI Continental teams. The field was completed by three national selection teams.
- UCI ProTour teams
- UCI Professional Continental teams
- UCI Continental teams
- National teams
Stages
The race comprises 10 stages, covering 1413.4 kilometres.[2][3][4]
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Asian rider classification |
Team classification | Asian team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Zabriskie | David Zabriskie | not available | not available | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Garmin–Barracuda | Astana |
| 2 | Andrea Guardini | Andrea Guardini | Floris Goesinnen | ||||
| 3 | Andrea Guardini | ||||||
| 4 | Andrea Guardini | ||||||
| 5 | José Serpa | Darren Lapthorne | Matteo Rabottini | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | ||
| 6 | José Serpa | José Serpa | José Serpa | ||||
| 7 | Marco Canola | Valentin Iglinsky | |||||
| 8 | Andrea Guardini | ||||||
| 9 | Andrea Guardini | Andrea Guardini | |||||
| 10 | Andrea Guardini | ||||||
| Final | José Serpa | Andrea Guardini | José Serpa | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | Astana | |
Final standings
General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  José Serpa (COL) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 32h 55' 31" |
| 2 |  José Rujano (VEN) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 30" |
| 3 | Víctor Niño (COL) |
Azad University Cross Team | + 01' 03" |
| 4 |  Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) |
Astana | + 02' 20" |
| 5 | Jackson Rodríguez (VEN) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 03' 50" |
| 6 |  Stefano Locatelli (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 04' 15" |
| 7 |  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 04' 23" |
| 8 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) |
Astana | + 04' 28" |
| 9 |  Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 04' 33" |
| 10 |  Joseph Cooper (NZL) |
New Zealand | + 04' 44" |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 94 |
| 2 | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) |
Astana | 85 |
| 3 |  Jake Keough (USA) |
UnitedHealthcare | 79 |
Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Serpa (COL) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 27 |
| 2 | Matteo Rabottini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 24 |
| 3 | José Rujano (VEN) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 24 |
Asian rider classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) |
Astana | 32h 57' 51" |
| 2 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 02' 03" |
| 3 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) |
Astana | + 02' 08" |
Team classification
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 98h 50' 34" |
| 2 | Astana | + 12' 03" |
| 3 | MTN–Qhubeka | + 13' 36" |
| 4 | Champion System | + 13' 37" |
| 5 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 18' 08" |
| 6 | New Zealand | + 22' 41" |
| 7 | Azad University Cross Team | + 24' 20" |
| 8 | RusVelo | + 25' 24" |
| 9 | Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 27' 56" |
| 10 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 28' 55" |
Asian team classification
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astana | 99h 02' 37" |
| 2 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 06' 05" |
| 3 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 16' 52" |
| 4 | Aisan Racing Team | + 27' 24" |
| 5 | Seoul Cycling Team | + 28' 44" |
| 6 | Malaysia | + 31' 14" |
| 7 | Indonesia | + 33' 17" |
| 8 | Max Success Sport | + 40' 52" |
| 9 | Azad University Cross Team | + 01h 07' 08" |
| 10 | OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team | + 01h 34' 23" |
Stage results
Stage 1
- 24 February 2012 — Putrajaya, 20.3 km (12.6 mi), Individual time trial
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Zabriskie (USA) |
Garmin–Barracuda | 24' 34" |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Adam Phelan (AUS) |
Drapac Cycling | + 01' 00" |
| 3 | Darren Lapthorne (AUS) |
Drapac Cycling | + 01' 10" |
| 4 | Tom Danielson (USA) |
Garmin–Barracuda | + 01' 17" |
| 5 | José Rujano (VEN) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 01' 26" |
| 6 | Joseph Cooper (NZL) |
New Zealand | + 01' 31" |
| 7 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) |
Astana | + 01' 33" |
| 8 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) |
Astana | + 01' 38" |
| 9 | Nathan Haas (AUS) |
Garmin–Barracuda | + 01' 39" |
| 10 | Behnam Khalilikhosroshahi (IRI) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 01' 46" |
Stage 2
- 25 February 2012 — Putrajaya to Melaka, 151 km (93.8 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 03h 35' 19" |
| 2 | Jake Keough (USA) |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 3 | Christian Delle Stelle (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 0" |
| 4 |  Anuar Manan (MAS) |
Champion System | + 0" |
| 5 |  Raymond Kreder (NED) |
Garmin–Barracuda | + 0" |
| 6 |  Jani Tewelde (ERI) |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 7 |  Yohann Gène (FRA) |
Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 8 | Marco Canola (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 0" |
| 9 | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) |
Astana | + 0" |
| 10 | Zamri Salleh (MAS) |
Terengganu Cycling Team | + 0" |
Stage 3
- 26 February 2012 — Melaka to Parit Sulong, 187.6 km (116.6 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 04h 30' 11" |
| 2 | Raymond Kreder (NED) |
Garmin–Barracuda | + 0" |
| 3 | Anuar Manan (MAS) |
Champion System | + 0" |
| 4 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 0" |
| 5 | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) |
Astana | + 0" |
| 6 | Jake Keough (USA) |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 7 | Hossein Nateghi (IRI) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Roman Van Uden (NZL) |
New Zealand | + 0" |
| 9 | Ramin Maleki Mizan (IRI) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 0" |
| 10 | James Williamson (NZL) |
New Zealand | + 0" |
Stage 4
- 27 February 2012 — Batu Pahat to Muar, 169.4 km (105.3 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 03h 57' 11" |
| 2 | Jake Keough (USA) |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 3 | Harrif Salleh (MAS) |
Terengganu Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Yohann Gène (FRA) |
Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 5 | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) |
Astana | + 0" |
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 0" |
| 7 | Anuar Manan (MAS) |
Champion System | + 0" |
| 8 | Kévin Reza (FRA) |
Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 9 | Jani Tewelde (ERI) |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 10 | Hossein Nateghi (IRI) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 0" |
Stage 5
- 28 February 2012 — Ayer Keroh to Pandan Indah, 190 km (118.1 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Serpa (COL) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 4h 32' 17" |
| 2 | Darren Lapthorne (AUS) |
Drapac Cycling | + 0" |
| 3 | Matteo Rabottini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | + 11" |
| 4 | Adiq Husainie Othman (MAS) |
Champion System | + 11" |
| 5 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) |
Astana | + 11" |
| 6 | Víctor Niño (COL) |
Azad University Cross Team | + 11" |
| 7 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 11" |
| 8 | Jani Tewelde (ERI) |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 24" |
| 9 | Valentin Iglinskiy (KAZ) |
Astana | + 24" |
| 10 |  Taiji Nishitani (JPN) |
Aisan Racing Team | + 24" |
Stage 6
- 29 February 2012 — Proton, Shah Alam to Genting Highlands, 108 km (67.1 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Serpa (COL) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 03h 09' 37" |
| 2 | Víctor Niño (COL) |
Azad University Cross Team | + 02" |
| 3 | José Rujano (VEN) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 46" |
| 4 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) |
Astana | + 2' 32" |
| 5 | Jackson Rodríguez (VEN) |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 2' 53" |
| 6 | Stefano Locatelli (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 2' 53" |
| 7 | Matteo Rabottini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | + 3' 25" |
| 8 | Chris Butler (USA) |
Champion System | + 3' 26" |
| 9 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) |
Astana | + 3' 28" |
| 10 | Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 3' 35" |
Stage 7
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Canola (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | 4h 25' 17" |
| 2 |  Seo Joon-Yong (KOR) |
Seoul Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 |  Serguy Klimov (RUS) |
RusVelo | + 0" |
| 4 | Mathieu Claude (FRA) |
Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 5 | Floris Goesinnen (NED) |
Drapac Cycling | + 0" |
| 6 | Raymond Kreder (NED) |
Garmin–Barracuda | + 11" |
| 7 | Valentin Iglinskiy (KAZ) |
Astana | + 11" |
| 8 | Suhardi Hassan (MAS) |
Malaysia | + 11" |
| 9 | Yohann Gène (FRA) |
Team Europcar | + 11" |
| 10 | Kenichi Suzuki (JPN) |
Aisan Racing Team | + 13" |
Stage 8
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 2h 13' 27" |
| 2 | Harrif Salleh (MAS) |
Terengganu Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Jake Keough (USA) |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 4 | Hossein Nateghi (IRI) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Matteo Pelucci (ITA) |
Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 6 | Taiji Nishitani (JPN) |
Aisan Racing Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 0" |
| 8 | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) |
Astana | + 0" |
| 9 | Jani Tewelde (ERI) |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 10 | Raymond Kreder (NED) |
Garmin–Barracuda | + 0" |
Stage 9
- 3 March 2012 — Kemasik to Kuala Terengganu, 165.7 km (103.0 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 03h 27' 06" |
| 2 | Matteo Pelucci (ITA) |
Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 3 | Raymond Kreder (NED) |
Garmin–Barracuda | + 0" |
| 4 | Jake Keough (USA) |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 5 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 0" |
| 6 | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) |
Astana | + 0" |
| 7 | Jani Tewelde (ERI) |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 8 | Zamri Salleh (MAS) |
Terengganu Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Thomas Bertonlini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | + 0" |
| 10 | Harrif Salleh (MAS) |
Terengganu Cycling Team | + 0" |
Stage 10
- 4 March 2012 — Kenyir Lake to Kuala Terengganu, 116.9 km (72.6 mi), Criterium
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Guardini (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 2h 36' 42" |
| 2 | Jake Keough (USA) |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 3 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 0" |
| 4 | Harrif Salleh (MAS) |
Terengganu Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Raymond Kreder (NED) |
Garmin–Barracuda | + 0" |
| 6 | Christian Delle Stelle (ITA) |
Colnago–CSF Bardiani | + 0" |
| 7 | Hossei Nateghi (IRI) |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 0" |
| 8 |  Robert Forster (GER) |
UnitedHealthcare | + 3" |
| 9 | Matteo Pelucchi (ITA) |
Team Europcar | + 3" |
| 10 | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) |
Astana | + 3" |
References
- Fitri, Shamshul (24 February 2012). "Presence of six former winners set to make the Tour a thriller". The Star Online. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- "2012 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- "2012 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- "2012 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- "Serpa and Guardini celebrate on final stage". Yahoo! Eurosport. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- "Jose Serpa wraps up Le Tour de Langkawi 2012". cyclingnews.com. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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