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]
| 2012–13 UCI Asia Tour, race 10 of 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 21 February–2 March 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,469.7 km (913.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 34h 53' 07" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Classification leadership
| Stage | Stage winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Asian rider classification |
Team classification | Asian team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theo Bos | Theo Bos | Theo Bos | Wang Meiyin | Wang Meiyin | UnitedHealthcare | KSPO Cycling Team |
| 2 | Theo Bos | Seo Joon-yong | Garmin–Sharp | ||||
| 3 | Wang Meiyin | Wang Meiyin | Wang Meiyin | Wang Meiyin | MTN–Qhubeka | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
| 4 | Francesco Chicchi | Andrea Guardini | |||||
| 5 | Julián Arredondo | Julián Arredondo | Julián Arredondo | ||||
| 6 | Tom Leezer | Wang Meiyin | |||||
| 7 | Andrea Guardini | ||||||
| 8 | Bryan Coquard | ||||||
| 9 | Bryan Coquard | ||||||
| 10 | Francesco Chicchi | Francesco Chicchi | |||||
| Final | Julián Arredondo | Francesco Chicchi | Wang Meiyin | Wang Meiyin | MTN–Qhubeka | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
Final standings
Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wang Meiyin (CHN)  |
Hengxiang Cycling Team | 48 |
| 2 |  Julián Arredondo (COL) | Team Nippo–De Rosa | 45 |
| 3 |  Pieter Weening (NED) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | 32 |
| 4 | Víctor Niño (COL) | RTS Racing Team | 24 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nathan Haas (AUS) | Garmin–Sharp | 19 |
| 6 |  Peter Stetina (USA) | Garmin–Sharp | 16 |
 Jonathan Monsalve (VEN) | Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | 16 | |
| 8 |  Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | MTN–Qhubeka | 13 |
| 9 |  Seo Joon-Yong (KOR) | KSPO Cycling Team | 12 |
| 10 |  Fortunato Baliani (ITA) | Team Nippo–De Rosa | 10 |
 Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | MTN–Qhubeka | 10 | |
 Loh Sea Keong (MAS) | OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team | 10 |
Asian rider classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Meiyin (CHN) | Hengxiang Cycling Team | 34h 55' 47" |
| 2 |  Amir Kolahdozhagh (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 18" |
| 3 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 58" |
| 4 |  Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 1' 44" |
| 5 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | + 4' 26" |
| 6 |  Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) | Team Europcar | + 8' 29" |
| 7 | Adiq Husainie Othman (MAS) | Champion System | + 9' 29" |
| 8 | Xing Fu (CHN) | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 11' 14" |
| 9 | Saufi Mat Senan (MAS) | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 11' 37" |
| 10 |  Hari Fitrianto (INA) | Indonesia | + 11' 56" |
Team classification
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTN–Qhubeka | 104h 48' 19" |
| 2 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 09' 00" |
| 3 | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 13' 00" |
| 4 | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | + 15' 00" |
| 5 | Astana | + 16' 28" |
| 6 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 17' 01" |
| 7 | Team Nippo–De Rosa | + 17' 59" |
| 8 | Team Europcar | + 18' 02" |
| 9 | Garmin–Sharp | + 21' 55" |
| 10 | Champion System | + 23' 51" |
Asian team classification
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 104h 57' 19" |
| 2 | Astana | + 7' 34" |
| 3 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 15' 29" |
| 4 | Indonesia | + 27' 09" |
| 5 | Malaysia | + 35' 46" |
| 6 | KSPO | + 36' 42" |
| 7 | Aisan Racing Team | + 40' 40" |
| 8 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 50' 25" |
| 9 | OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team | + 01h 30' 17" |
| 10 | Team Nippo–De Rosa | + 02h 15' 40" |
Stage results
Stage 1
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theo Bos |
Blanco Pro Cycling | 4h 00' 17" |
| 2 |  Bryan Coquard |
Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 3 | Andrea Guardini |
Astana | + 0" |
| 4 | Steele Von Hoff |
Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 5 | Jacob Keough |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 6 |  Aldo Ino Ilesic |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 7 | Anuar Manan |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
| 8 | Francesco Chicchi |
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | + 0" |
| 9 | Hossein Najafi |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 0" |
| 10 |  Mauro Abel Richeze |
Team Nippo–De Rosa | + 0" |
Stage 2
- 28 February 2014 — Serdang to Kuala Kangsar, 117.8 km (73.2 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theo Bos |
Blanco Pro Cycling | 2h 54' 48" |
| 2 | Andrea Guardini |
Astana | + 0" |
| 3 |  Aidis Kruopis |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 4 | Bryan Coquard |
Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 5 |  Andrew Fenn |
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 6 | Francesco Chicchi |
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | + 0" |
| 7 | Steele Von Hoff |
Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 8 | Hossein Nateghi |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 0" |
| 9 |  Fabian Schnaidt |
Champion System | + 0" |
| 10 | Omar Bertazzo |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 0" |
Stage 3
- 23 February 2013 — Sungai Siput to Cameron Highlands, 140.7 km (87.4 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Meiyin |
Hengxiang Cycling Team | 3h 50' 01" |
| 2 | Julián Arredondo |
Team Nippo–De Rosa | + 0" |
| 3 | Nathan Haas |
Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 4 | Wesley Sulzberger |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 5 | Pieter Weening |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 6 | Yonathan Monsalve |
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | + 0" |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Pieter Serry |
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 8 | Fortunato Baliani |
Team Nippo–De Rosa | + 0" |
| 9 | Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 10 |  Dennis Van Niekerk |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
Stage 4
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Chicchi |
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | 3h 44' 22" |
| 2 | Andrea Guardini |
Astana | + 0" |
| 3 | Aidis Kruopis |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 4 | Raymond Kreder |
Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 5 | Andrew Fenn |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 6 | Aldo Ino Ilesic |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 7 | Ruslan Tleubayev |
Astana | + 0" |
| 8 | Anuar Manan |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
| 9 | Takeaki Ayabe |
Aisan Racing Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Kazuhiro Mori |
Aisan Racing Team | + 0" |
Stage 5
- 25 February 2013 — Proton, Shah Alam to Genting Highlands, 110.3 km (68.5 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julián Arredondo |
Team Nippo–De Rosa | 3h 11' 41" |
| 2 | Pieter Weening |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 3 | Víctor Niño |
RTS Racing Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Sergio Pardilla |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 5 | Peter Stetina |
Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 6 | Amir Kolahdozhagh |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Tsgabu Gebremaryam Grmay |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
| 8 | Fortunato Baliani |
Team Nippo–De Rosa | + 0" |
| 9 |  John Ebsen |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
| 10 | Nathan Haas |
Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
Stage 6
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Leezer |
Blanco Pro Cycling | 4h 33' 42" |
| 2 | Jung Ji-Min |
KSPO Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 |  Michał Gołaś |
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 4 | Jackson Rodríguez |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 0" |
| 5 | Travis Meyer |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 6 | Andrea Guardini |
Astana | + 0" |
| 7 | Allan Davis |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 8 | Jacob Keough |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 9 | Harrif Salleh |
Terengganu Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Anuar Manan |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
Stage 7
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Guardini |
Astana | 3h 37' 17" |
| 2 | Francesco Chicchi |
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | + 0" |
| 3 | Aidis Kruopis |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 4 | Allan Davis |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 5 | Andrew Fenn |
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 6 | Steele Von Hoff |
Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 7 | Graeme Brown |
Blanco Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 8 | Bryan Coquard |
Team Europcar | + 0" |
| 9 | Taiji Nishitani |
Aisan Racing Team | + 0" |
| 10 |  Rico Rogers |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
Stage 8
- 28 February 2013 — Kuala Terengganu to Tanah Merah, 164.5 km (102.2 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Coquard |
Team Europcar | 3h 36' 47" |
| 2 | Andrew Fenn |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 3 | Francesco Chicchi |
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | + 0" |
| 4 | Andrea Guardini |
Astana | + 0" |
| 5 | Rico Rogers |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
| 6 | Omar Bertazzo |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 0" |
| 7 | Raymond Kreder |
Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 8 | Hossein Nateghi |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Anuar Manan |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
| 10 |  Jani Tewelde Weldegabir |
MTN–Qhubeka | + 0" |
Stage 9
- 1 March 2013 — Pasir Puteh to Kuala Berang, 123.6 km (76.8 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Coquard |
Team Europcar | + 02h 42' 11" |
| 2 | Francesco Chicchi |
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | + 0" |
| 3 | Allan Davis |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 4 | Raymond Kreder |
Garmin–Sharp | + 0" |
| 5 | Fabian Schnaidt |
Champion System | + 0" |
| 6 | Jacob Keough |
UnitedHealthcare | + 0" |
| 7 | Anuar Manan |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
| 8 | Park Sung Baek |
KSPO | + 0" |
| 9 | Rico Rogers |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
| 10 | Hossein Nateghi |
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 0" |
Stage 10
- 2 March 2013 — Tasik Kenyir to Kuala Terengganu, 114.8 km (71.3 mi)
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Chicchi |
Vini Fantini–Selle Italia | 2h 39' 04" |
| 2 | Rico Rogers |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
| 3 | Graeme Brown |
Blanco Pro Cycling | + 0" |
| 4 | Allan Davis |
Orica–GreenEDGE | + 0" |
| 5 | Andrew Fenn |
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 6 | Anuar Manan |
Synergy Baku | + 0" |
| 7 | Fabian Schnaidt |
Champion System | + 0" |
| 8 | Omar Bertazzo |
Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela | + 0" |
| 9 | Kazuhiro Mori |
Aisan Racing Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Mohamed Harrif Salleh |
Terengganu Cycling Team | + 0" |
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]
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References
- "2013 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- "Five ProTour teams to spice up Tour de Langkawi this year". The Star Online. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- "Le Tour de Langkawi 2013 — Participating Teams". Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
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