Photography

The following photographs have been provided courtesy of the official Tour de Langkawi website, www.tdl.com.my, as well as Yuzuru Sunada.

Stage 10 - February 10: Kuala Lumpur (Criterium), 6.3km x 12 laps

• Bonjour riders - take time out to relax before the race got under way
• Robert Hunter (Mapei) - looking happy with his green points jersey
• A Mapei rider - practising a novel method of bike throwing
• The start - with the various classification leaders all near the front.
• Kuala Lumpur's Twin Towers - provided a spectacular backdrop to the final stage
• A Collstrop rider - leads the peloton through the corners
• The peloton - steams along during the final stage, led by Colombia-Selle Italia
• Graeme Brown - wins the final stage in a tight sprint from Daniele Galli (Index-Alexia)
• Graeme Brown - celebrates on the podium after winning stage 10
• Hernan Dario Munoz (Selle Italia) - waves a Colombian flag after the finish
• Colombians Ruber Alverio Marin and Hernan Dario Munoz - celebrate their respective Mountains and Overall leader's jerseys
• Hernan Dario Munoz - lifted up by members of the Mapei team

Stage 9 - February 9: Menara Telekom, KL - Genting Highlands, 133.7km

• The riders leave Kuala Lumpur - on stage 9
• The striking profile - of Francesco Moser in the commissaire's car
• Andrea Tafi - goes for it on the lower slopes of the climb
• Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Acqua & Sapone) - tackles the Genting climb
• José M Vazquez Palomo (Relax-Fuenlabrada) - rides next to teammate Jorge Capitan
• Fulco Van Gulik (Lotto) - struggles up the climb
• Robert Hunter - being paced by his Mapei teammates up the climb
• Robert Hunter - shadowed by one of the Colombian riders
• Lotto's Stive Vermaut - showed some good form on the toughest stage
• Hernan Dario Munoz (Selle Italia) - on his own, in the lead
• Hernan Dario Munoz - was the strongest today
• Hernan Dario Munoz - leads South African David George
• Hernan Dario Munoz - crosses the line to win in Genting
• Robert Hunter - immediately after the stage
• An exhausted - Robert Hunter
• An ecstatic Hernan Dario Munoz - on the podium
• The podium - Tonton Susanto (best Asian), Robert Hunter (points), Hernan Dario Munoz (leader), Ruber Alveiro Marin (mountains)

Stage 8 - February 8: Port Dickson - Petaling Jaya, 95.5km

• Local hero - Andrea Tafi
• Alberto Elli - mistaken for a sprinter
• Mario Aerts (Lotto) - was happpy to pose for photos
• Ahad Kazemi (Telekom Malaysia) - is one of the two Iranian cyclists in the race
• Agustin Pena Gago - sporting the new Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo jersey
• Canada's Ryder Hesjedal - cruising along during stage 8
• Race leader Robert Hunter - looking as strong as ever
• Antonio Salomone (Index-Alexia Alluminio) - was delighted with his first stage win

Stage 7 - February 7: Kluang - Tampin, 196.7km

• The peloton - crest a small hill near the start of stage 7
• Andrea Tafi - has lunch
• Robert Hunter - cruises along at speed
• Yohann Charpenteau (Credit Agricole) - rolling along
• The peloton - ride through palm trees during stage 7
• Jorgen Bo Petersen (Team fakta) - rides in the break
• Mapei - chasing hard
• Andrea Tafi (Mapei) - does the work for race leader Robert Hunter.
• Cesare Di Cinto (Acqua & Sapone) - looks behind for the bunch
• Moreno Di Biase (Mobilvetta) - just manages to pip Daniele Galli (Index-Alexia) in the sprint
• Moreno Di Biase - gives the V sign after his stage 7 sprint win

Stage 6 - February 6: Muar - Johor Bahru, 172.0km

• Robert Hunter (Mapei) - with a bevy of Malaysian fans
• Riders - roll out for the start of stage 6
• Aggression - during the early part of the stage
• Luca Scinto (Mapei) - follows a teammate's wheel
• Cristiano Parrinello (Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo)
• Moreno Di Biase (Mobilvetta) and Frédéric Amorison (Lotto) - force the pace during stage 6
• Andrea Tafi (Mapei) - in his characteristic attacking mode
• The Panaria boys - trying to set things up for the sprint
• Enrico Degano - carries his bike across the line
• Graeme Brown (Panaria) - on the podium after winning stage 6

Stage 5 - February 5: Bangi - Melaka, 127.7km

• Charly Wegelius (Mapei) - rides next to teammate Robert Hunter
• Innar Mandoja (Ag2r Prevoyance) - drives along
• Aggression - during the fifth stage on one of the smaller climbs
• Race leader Robert Hunter - rides during stage 5
• Robert Hunter - gives the V sign after his win
• The stage 5 sprint was close - but Hunter ot it
• Robert Hunter - gets it on the line

Stage 4 - February 4: Tapah - Bentong, 176.0km

• The peloton - really feeling the heat as they ride during stage 4
• It was another fast stage today - despite the climb of Fraser's Gap.
• Japan's Kouji Fukushima - during his long breakaway
• Robert Hunter (Mapei) - was in superb form
• Moreno Di Biase (Mobilvetta) - edges out Hunter in the sprint
• Today's winners - do their stuff on the podium.
• Robert Hunter - still in yellow after stage 4

Stage 3 - February 3: Lumut - Ipoh, 129.6km

• The Ag2r team - leads the peloton at high speed
• Riders - were content to roll along in the pack
• Andrea Tafi (Mapei) - was one of the most active riders
• The peloton - cruises in at the end

Stage 2 - February 2: Klang - Sitiawan, 183.5km

• Robert Hunter and Andrea Tafi - pose with a journalist after stage 2