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12th Tour de Langkawi - 2.HC

Malaysia, February 2-11, 2007

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Stage 8 - February 9: Proton, Shah Alam - Genting Highlands, 84.4 km

Serpa again brilliant, but Charteau holds strong on Genting

"The Tour de Langkawi is not finished," say Selle Italia

By Anthony Tan in Genting Highlands, Malaysia

Jose Serpa (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni)
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Despite breaking clear of the groupe maillot jaune more than 15 kilometres from the top of Malaysia's most infamous ascent, José Serpa's move was far from audacious: he had a job to do, he knew he could win. The only question remaining was this: would it be enough to win overall?

Angelically gliding up the gruelling 17 kilometre-long climb with team-mate Walter Pedraza and precocious Venezuelan climber José Rujano (Unibet.com), the trio rode Genting like a three-man team time trial, before Serpa left them both with four kilometres to go. The 27 year-old gave it everything, crossing the line 83 kilometres from today's start at the majestic Shah Alam with arms aloft, his index fingers pointed directly towards the sky above him - his second victory atop Genting in as many years.

"Our strategy was to attack at the beginning of the climb with the young Fabio Duarte," explained Serpa. "After, Walter Pedraza was followed by José Rujano, but our [final] card was me at the finish - I'm happy to win here for the second year."

The leaders beneath trees
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Pedraza arrived one minute and 16 seconds after; 28 seconds later was Rujano; 2'25 behind was defending champion David George from South Africa, who sprinted for the line; the Giant Asia duo of Jai Crawford and Ghader Mizbani rounding out the top six and finishing within three minutes of today's winner.

"I'm happy to reclaim the Asian rider's jersey - I had a good day today," said Mizbani, adding that the competition to be the best Asian rider is still very close, with just 40 seconds separating the top three.

"But where is the yellow jersey?" said MC David Duffield to the expectant audience, Frenchman Anthony Charteau (Crédit Agricole) only allowed to lose four minutes to retain his overall lead.

Charteau must have heard him. Because three minutes and thirty-six seconds after Serpa, the maillot jaune emerged from the mist, turned around to look back at the clock behind him, and defiantly punched the air with absolute delight.

Riders are under race-control
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"It's been a terribly hard stage," said the Frenchman, who, unlike the previous four days, was now smiling with confidence. "The pain is something altogether different... it was really, really painful today, but it will remain a good day in cycling for me."

Continued Charteau, "I want to thank my team, who have done a fantastic job to help me keep the lead. Everything went according to what we expected; we knew Selle Italia would attack early - that was what they were supposed to do with the two super climbers they had. As for myself, I preferred to ride within myself and not go beyond my limits.

"Now I've got a one-minute lead... it's going to be another hard day tomorrow, and will require another day of teamwork - but I'm confident my team can do it again tomorrow," he said.

Traffic in Kuala Lumpur came to a standstill
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Perhaps the biggest loser was yesterday's stage winner Shinichi Fukushima, the Nippo-Meitan Hompo rider falling as quickly out of overall contention as his came into it, losing nine and a half minutes and disappointingly dropping 22 places to end the day 24th overall. Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) and Ian McLeod (Française des Jeux), fourth and sixth at the start of the day, also fared less than well, dropping out of the top 10 on GC.

"I don't know if this is my best day as a cyclist," mused Charteau when asked the question. "I won a stage of the Tour of Catalunya, which is a UCI ProTour race and my first professional win. If, on Sunday, I win the Tour de Langkawi, it will be my first stage race [victory] and winning a stage race is something I've thought about for a long time. To stay in the wings of my team-mates is something I was not used to at first, but it will remain a great memory."

Two stages are all that remain before the 27 year-old Charteau is crowned winner of the 2007 Le Tour de Langkawi, and while overall victory should be a formality, Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia team manager Gianni Savio was adamant the race is not over.

"We hoped the leader had a bad day," Savio said, "but he defended very well and will probably be the winner. But also, the Tour de Langkawi is not finished; tomorrow is another day, and our team, Selle Italia, we can still attack."

How it unfolded

The peloton on the lower slopes
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At 10am this morning, hot and sunny conditions greeted the 124 remaining riders in front of the Proton Centre of Excellence at the Shah Alam mosque. Today's test was just 83 kilometres long, but with the climb of Genting looming in the distance, it was a tortuous one at that.

Just before the first Petronas sprint at km 17, four riders - Tiaan Kannemeyer (South Africa), Sergey Kolesnikov (Unibet.com), José Luis Arrieta (AG2R Prévoyance) and Steffen Weigold (Tinkoff Credit Systems) - went away, with another pair, Gene Bates (SouthAustralia.com) and Sergiy Matveyev (Ceramiche Panaria Navigare), coming along for the ride. With 49 kilometres covered, it was a super-fast first hour, keeping the distance between the break and peloton at a little more than a minute.

After 55 kilometres, Fabio Duarte (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia) joined the sextet, before Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux) also bridged the gap, only to attack his companions straight away. By the base of Genting, signalling 20 kilometres to go, four riders - Kolesnikov, Kannemeyer, José Rujano (Unibet.com) and Walter Pedraza (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia) - were out in front, while the groupe maillot jaune was led by Crédit Agricole for their man Anthony Charteau.

Jose Serpa (right) and Walter Pedraza
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With 15k to go, a one-minute gap had opened up between Rujano and Pedraza (who had dropped Kolesnikov and Kannemeyer) and maillot jaune Charteau; a minute later, Pedraza's team-mate and danger man José Serpa joined the leaders to form a formidable lead trio.

10 kilometres from the finish, the groupe maillot jaune, who were impressively containing their losses by less than a minute, consisted of nine men: Charteau, Bellotti, Le Boulanger, Doi, Duggan, Crawford, Mizbani, Askari and Kolesnikov. Five clicks later, Rujano was dropped from the lead three, leaving the dynamic Colombian duo of Serpa and Pedraza to ride alone, with one assured of certain victory.

"In the car, we saw Walter was in a little bit of difficulty," said Selle Italia team manager Gianni Savio, "so we told him to continue with his 'passo', his own rhythm, and not use too much force. For this reason, José Serpa went alone."

And so four kilometres from the finish, that's exactly what he did, dancing a tune that could not be imitated and finishing 1'16 clear of Pedraza and 1'44 ahead of Rujano. Impressive rides were also achieved by David George (South Africa, 4th @ 2'25), the Giant Asia duo of Jai Crawford and Ghader Mizbani (5th and 6th @ 2'51 and 3'00), Yoann Le Boulanger (Bouygues Telecom, 7th @ 3'21), Yokihiro Doi (Skil Shimano, 9th @ 3'31) and, of course, maillot jaune Anthony Charteau (Crédit Agricole, 10th @ 3'36), who retained his lead as a result.

Photography

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Results

1 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia       2.25.49
2 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia      1.16
3 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                        1.44
4 David George (RSA) South Africa                                     2.25
5 Jay Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                           2.51
6 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                         3.00
7 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           3.21
8 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                            3.28
9 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     3.31
10 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             3.36
11 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                        3.43
12 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        3.45
13 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           4.01
14 Luis Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com                                    4.15
15 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                           4.26
16 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                                 4.29
17 Gilberto Sampaio (Por) Vitória ASC                                 4.30
18 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream                                    
19 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                4.46
20 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream                                    5.09
21 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                                6.14
22 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                          6.38
23 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
24 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream                               6.39
25 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team                      6.41
26 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   
27 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                               7.18
28 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                    
29 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Unibet.com                              7.22
30 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                       7.43
31 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                               8.16
32 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team                            
33 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                              8.28
34 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) South Africa                                8.35
35 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                            8.43
36 Julio Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                8.56
37 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa                                     9.09
38 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa                                      
39 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia     9.12
40 William Ford (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                              9.30
41 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                                 9.34
42 Thijs Zonneveld (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                 9.35
43 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                            
44 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     9.38
45 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                           9.52
46 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia    10.39
47 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                     10.40
48 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                         10.43
49 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                        11.08
50 Jose Rodrigues (Por) Vitória ASC                                  11.11
51 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
52 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia      11.57
53 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                          12.19
54 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   12.50
55 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           
56 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                             13.06
57 Mike Creed (USA) Team Slipstream                                  13.07
58 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                13.16
59 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
60 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream                               13.19
61 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                           13.36
62 Artemiy Timofeev (Rus) Polygon Sweetnice                          13.44
63 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                13.54
64 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       14.08
65 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development                       14.22
66 Johannes Kachelhoffer (RSA) South Africa                          14.31
67 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                              15.00
68 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   
69 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                        15.07
70 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team                       15.17
71 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                         15.20
72 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                  15.24
73 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team                      15.25
74 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                                
75 David Navas Chica (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                                
76 Pol Nabben (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                          
77 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              15.44
78 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                            15.48
79 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                  16.28
80 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                      16.39
81 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                         16.44
82 Johan Lindgren (Swe) Française des Jeux                                
83 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                              17.08
84 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       
85 Paulo Barroso (Por) Vitória ASC                                   17.18
86 Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               
87 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                  17.20
88 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                             17.22
89 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                            17.43
90 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) South Africa                                 18.09
91 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team                             
92 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
93 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           18.15
94 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
95 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team                 18.27
96 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                 18.31
97 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                           18.46
98 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                            18.51
99 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                    
100 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                        18.53
101 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                            19.00
102 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare             19.14
103 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia         
104 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                    19.42
105 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                    19.50
106 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                     19.57
107 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                    
108 Pedro Costa (Por) Vitória ASC                                    20.05
109 Micael Isidoro (Por) Vitória ASC                                      
110 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                           
111 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development                        20.28

Asian rider
 
1 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                      2.28.49
2 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     0.31
3 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                         0.43
4 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                           3.38
5 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team                       3.41
6 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                        4.43
7 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team                         5.16
8 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                               5.28
9 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                             5.43
10 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                        6.35
11 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     6.38
12 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                           6.52
13 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                      7.40
14 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                          7.43
15 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                          8.11
16 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                           9.19
17 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                             10.06
18 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                           10.36
19 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                10.54
20 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development                       11.22
21 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                        12.07
22 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team                       12.17
23 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team                      12.25
24 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                            12.48
25 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                         13.44
26 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                              14.08
27 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       
28 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                  14.20
29 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                             14.22
30 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                            14.43
31 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team                        15.09
32 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team                 15.27
33 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                           15.46
34 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                            15.51
35 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                    
36 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                         15.53
37 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                     16.42
38 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                     16.50
39 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                      16.57
40 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                     
41 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development                         17.28

Sprint 1 - Buloh
 
1 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) South Africa                                    5 pts
2 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                                     3
3 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                                2
4 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           1
 
 
Sprint 2 - Independence Sprint - Batu Caves
 
1 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           5 pts
2 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                                3
3 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) South Africa                                    2
4 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                                    1
 
 
Sprint 3 - Independence Sprint - Gombak
 
1 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                                    5 pts
2 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) South Africa                                    3
3 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                                2
4 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                       1
 
 
Mountains - Genting Finish
 
1 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia            25 pts
2 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia        20
3 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                          16
4 David George (RSA) South Africa                                       12
5 Jay Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                             10
6 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                            8
7 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              6
8 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                               5
9 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                        4
10 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                3
11 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                           2
12 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           1

Teams 
 
1 Giant Asia Racing Team                                           7.27.01
2 Unibet.com                                                          0.54
3 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni                                            
4 Crédit Agricole                                                     4.11
5 Team Slipstream                                                     6.44
6 South Africa                                                       10.35
7 SouthAustralia.com                                                 10.36
8 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                             11.02
9 Vitória ASC                                                        13.50
10 Française des Jeux                                                16.44
11 Skil Shimano                                                      17.29
12 AG2R Prévoyance                                                   20.27
13 Azad University Team                                              20.48
14 Polygon Sweetnice                                                 21.28
15 Équipe Bouygues Telecom                                           22.47
16 Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                                23.03
17 Korea National Team                                               24.34
18 Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                                        31.14
19 Letua Cycling Team                                                31.57
20 Discovery Channel Marco Polo                                      32.46
21 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                             35.53
22 Malaysia National Team                                            44.07
23 MNCF Development                                                  45.13

Asian teams
 
1 Giant Asia Racing Team                                           7.35.21
2 Azad University Team                                               12.28
3 Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                                 14.43
4 Korea National Team                                                16.14
5 Letua Cycling Team                                                 23.37
6 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                              27.33
7 Malaysia National Team                                             35.47
8 MNCF Development                                                   36.53

General classification after stage 8
 
1 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          26.42.37
2 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia          1.02
3 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia      1.34
4 David George (RSA) South Africa                                     3.39
5 Jay Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                           4.05
6 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                         4.14
7 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     4.43
8 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                         4.54
9 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                            5.08
10 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
11 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        5.14
12 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                           5.15
13 Luis Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com                                    5.22
14 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                                 5.36
15 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                           5.40
16 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream                                5.44
17 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                5.53
18 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream                                    6.59
19 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               7.48
20 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                          7.52
21 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream                               7.53
22 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                                7.56
23 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                8.25
24 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                        9.26
25 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team                        9.30
26 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                              10.03
27 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                      10.06
28 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                           10.52
29 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team                     10.55
30 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                      11.17
31 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                          11.40
32 Thijs Zonneveld (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                12.15
33 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                        12.22
34 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                    12.39
35 Gilberto Sampaio (Por) Vitória ASC                                13.04
36 William Ford (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                             13.10
37 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                         14.03
38 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                              15.52
39 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                          15.55
40 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   16.07
41 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              16.42
42 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) South Africa                               17.04
43 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                             17.06
44 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa                                    17.31
45 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                     18.07
46 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                                18.08
47 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                           18.10
48 Jose Rodrigues (Por) Vitória ASC                                  18.34
49 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa                                 18.44
50 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                         19.10
51 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            19.12
52 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia    20.52
53 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                  20.53
54 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      21.20
55 Julio Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare               21.24
56 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                         21.38
57 Johannes Kachelhoffer (RSA) South Africa                          21.42
58 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                21.50
59 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
60 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                           21.53
61 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia      21.58
62 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                           22.10
63 Mike Creed (USA) Team Slipstream                                  22.12
64 Artemiy Timofeev (Rus) Polygon Sweetnice                          22.22
65 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                             22.57
66 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                      23.08
67 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                              23.32
68 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development                         23.57
69 Pol Nabben (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                     23.59
70 David Navas Chica (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                           24.03
71 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              24.17
72 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                            25.23
73 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                              25.42
74 Paulo Barroso (Por) Vitória ASC                                   25.52
75 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                        25.55
76 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development                            
77 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            26.53
78 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                 27.09
79 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                             27.18
80 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                            27.33
81 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                               27.55
82 Micael Isidoro (Por) Vitória ASC                                  28.37
83 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                            29.27
84 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                      29.47
85 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Unibet.com                             29.59
86 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                  30.03
87 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           30.43
88 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                31.39
89 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia    32.36
90 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                  34.11
91 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       35.38
92 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team                      35.40
93 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                35.51
94 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                  36.20
95 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                         36.59
96 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare              37.29
97 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team                       37.51
98 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia     38.32
99 Johan Lindgren (Swe) Française des Jeux                           38.40
100 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                        38.41
101 Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                         39.15
102 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team                       40.06
103 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) South Africa                                40.28
104 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                        40.50
105 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team                40.59
106 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                      41.58
107 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                            42.43
108 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream                              43.00
109 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                    43.30
110 Pedro Costa (Por) Vitória ASC                                    43.35
111 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                    43.48

Asian rider classification
 
1 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                     26.46.51
2 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     0.29
3 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                         0.40
4 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                         5.12
5 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team                         5.16
6 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                             6.38
7 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team                       6.41
8 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                        7.03
9 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                            7.26
10 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     8.25
11 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                          9.49
12 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                          11.41
13 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                             12.52
14 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                     13.53
15 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                         14.56
16 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                  16.39
17 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                           17.39
18 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                           17.56
19 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                             18.43
20 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development                         19.43
21 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                            21.09
22 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                              21.28
23 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                        21.41
24 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development                            
25 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                             23.04
26 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                            23.19
27 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                               23.41
28 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                            25.13
29 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                      25.33
30 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                  25.49
31 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                27.25
32 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team                      31.26
33 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                31.37
34 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                         32.45
35 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team                       33.37
36 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                         34.27
37 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team                        35.52
38 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                         36.36
39 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team                 36.45
40 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                     39.16
41 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                     39.34

Points classification
 
1 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia         94 pts
2 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                  70
3 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa                                        49
4 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           48
5 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                              45
6 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  31
7 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                           31
8 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                         30
9 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                           29
10 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia       28
11 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                              26
12 Luis Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com                                      26
13 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               24
14 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                    24
15 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                                   22
16 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            22
17 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) South Africa                                    21
18 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia           20
19 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 19
20 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                            18
21 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                            17
22 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                         16
23 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                               16
24 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              16
25 Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                             16
26 Pedro Costa (Por) Vitória ASC                                        16
27 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) South Africa                                  15
28 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                             15
29 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               15
30 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             14
31 Johannes Kachelhoffer (RSA) South Africa                             13
32 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                      13
33 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                         13
34 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                     13
35 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                         12
36 David George (RSA) South Africa                                      12
37 Jay Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                            12
38 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                                12
39 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                     12
40 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                                  11
41 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                          10
42 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                          10
43 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                              9
44 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                   9
45 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  8
46 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                                    8
47 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  8
48 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                      8
49 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa                                     7
50 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           7
51 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                   7
52 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                               7
53 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                         6
54 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream                                   5
55 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                            5
56 Mike Creed (USA) Team Slipstream                                      5
57 Julio Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                   4
58 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                              3
59 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream                                       3
60 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                             3
61 Jose Rodrigues (Por) Vitória ASC                                      3
62 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                                  3
63 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                   3
64 Micael Isidoro (Por) Vitória ASC                                      3
65 Johan Lindgren (Swe) Française des Jeux                               2
66 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia          1
67 Paulo Barroso (Por) Vitória ASC                                       1
68 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                          1
69 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                      1
70 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                             1

Mountains classification
 
1 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia        39 pts
2 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia            33
3 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                33
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               22
5 David George (RSA) South Africa                                       22
6 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                          16
7 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                           14
8 Jay Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                             10
9 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                              10
10 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                                 9
11 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                           6
12 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                      6
13 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             6
14 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                              6
15 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               4
16 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       4
17 Luis Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com                                       4
18 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                          4
19 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       4
20 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                           2
21 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              2
22 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                                    2
23 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa                                        2
24 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team                           2
25 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           1
26 Gilberto Sampaio (Por) Vitória ASC                                    1
27 Johannes Kachelhoffer (RSA) South Africa                              1
28 Mike Creed (USA) Team Slipstream                                      1

Teams classification
 
1 Crédit Agricole                                                 80.21.06
2 Giant Asia Racing Team                                              0.01
3 Unibet.com                                                          5.55
4 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni                                        6.10
5 Team Slipstream                                                     7.23
6 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                             10.32
7 SouthAustralia.com                                                 11.08
8 Skil Shimano                                                       21.46
9 Azad University Team                                               23.36
10 South Africa                                                      24.01
11 Française des Jeux                                                24.36
12 Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                                25.33
13 Équipe Bouygues Telecom                                           27.17
14 AG2R Prévoyance                                                   29.16
15 Vitória ASC                                                       29.42
16 Korea National Team                                               34.21
17 Polygon Sweetnice                                                 39.48
18 Discovery Channel Marco Polo                                      47.21
19 Letua Cycling Team                                                58.55
20 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                           1.00.29
21 MNCF Development                                                1.03.25
22 Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                                      1.15.32
23 Malaysia National Team                                          1.35.22

Asian teams classification
 
1 Giant Asia Racing Team                                          80.36.12
2 Azad University Team                                                8.30
3 Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                                 10.27
4 Korea National Team                                                19.15
5 Letua Cycling Team                                                 43.49
6 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                              45.23
7 MNCF Development                                                   48.19
8 Malaysia National Team                                           1.20.16

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