Tour de Langkawi
Revision as of 00:16, 11 November 2005 by 70.56.175.115 (talk)
| Le Tour de Langkawi | |
|---|---|
| Local name: | Tour de Langkawi (TdL) |
| Region: | Malaysia, Malay Peninsula |
| Date: | Late January, early February |
| Type: | Stage Race |
| History | |
| First Edition: | 1996 |
| Number of Editions: | 10 |
| First Winner: | Damian McDonald (Australia) |
| Most Wins: | Paolo Lanfranchi (Italy), 2 times |
Le Tour de Langkawi (French for Tour of Langkawi) is an annual cycling race event which is held in Malaysia. The name of the event comes from the starting point of the first few editions, in Langkawi, Kedah, although some later editions did not include Langkawi in the race at all. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour.
The tenth Tour de Lankawi was held in 2005, with the following stage winners.:
- January 28, 1st stage: Langkawi - Langkawi, winner: Graeme Brown (Australia), leader: Graeme Brown
- January 29, 2nd stage: Kangar - Kepala Batas, winner: Guillermo Bongiorno (Argentina), leader: Graeme Brown
- January 30, 3rd stage: Gerik - Tanah Merah, winner: Koji Fukushima (Japan), leader: Koji Fukushima
- January 31, 4th stage: Bachok - Bahok (Time Trial), winner: Nathan O'Neill (Australia), leader: Koji Fukushima
- February 1, 5th stage: Kota Bahru - Kuala Terengganu, winner: Graeme Brown, leader: Koji Fukushima
- February 2, 6th stage: Kuala Berang - Cukai, winner: Guillermo Bongiorno, leader: Koji Fukushima
- February 3, 7th stage: Maran - Raub, winner: Graeme Brown, leader: Koji Fukushima
- February 4, 8th stage: Kuala Kuba Bahru - Genting Highlands, winner: Ryan Cox (South Africa), leader: Ryan Cox
- February 5, 9th stage: Kuala Lumpur - Putrajaya, winner: Graeme Brown ), leader: Ryan Cox
- February 6, 10th stage: criterium in Kuala Lumpur, winner: Graeme Brown, leader: Ryan Cox
Final ranking:
- Ryan Cox (South Africa)
- Jose Rujano (Venezuela)
- Tiaan Kannemeyer (South Africa)
- Cesar Grajales (Colombia)
- Tom Danielson (United States)