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13th Tour de Langkawi - 2.HC
Malaysia, February 7-17, 2008
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Stage 9 - February 17: Kuala Lumpur Criterium, 80.4 km
Richeze takes clean, commanding victory
Ruslan confirmed as Langkawi victor
By Greg Johnson & Ben Abrahams in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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After being relegated and fined for causing a sprint finish collision just two days ago, Mauro Abel Richeze (CSF Group-Navigare) cleared his name with a clean and commanding bunch sprint victory in the race finale. Richeze simply out-paced his rivals on the 80.4-kilometre stage, with the group finish ensuring Moldavian Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) claimed the overall classification.
"My win today has mostly brought my team what it deserved having worked hard," said Richeze. "The other day it was not my intention at all to make anybody crash. I felt very sorry for the guys who crashed and I felt sorry for our team's jersey."
Mauro's victory sees the Argentinean join his brother, Maximiliano, on the list of stage winners at the Malaysian race. Maximiliano won the second stage of last year's race while riding for the same outfit, then called Ceramica Panaria - Navigare.
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"Today it was not a very hard job for me because my team worked a lot and just let me sprint," he explained.
Ivanov entered the final stage with a 29 second margin over former yellow jersey Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom), but the Frenchman's team was satisfied with the points jersey worn by Swiss rider Aurélien Clerc, with the French ProTour squad not attempting to steal back time with bonuses offered on the stage.
The Venezuelan Serramenti PVC squad controlled the peloton throughout the race, with the entire squad controlling the breakaway's gap from the front of the peloton. Despite showing their strength on the stage, star sprinter Danilo Hondo didn't contend for the stage victory, with the German still bruised and battered after being caught up in the crash caused by Richeze on Friday.
"I was more happy yesterday than I was today when I crossed the line," admitted Ivanov, indicating today's stage was just a formality. "I said it yesterday and I'll say it today; I'm here because of Gianni Savio and Marco Bellini, who have given me the possibility of going back to a big team, that's why the team deserves the victory as much as I do today."
The Tour de Langkawi has marked a special moment in Ivanov's career, with the former Moldavian road champion spending the past two years without a professional contract. Ivanov turned professional in 1998 with Brescialat but despite recording 16 victories over the years that have passed found himself without a team after 2005, until Savio offered to take the now 34 year-old on for this season.
"It's impossible to describe the feeling I have now, but I hope that this result is the start of a new career for me," he said. "It gives me confidence for looking ahead. I want to repay the team later this year as I have done here at the Tour de Langkawi."
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Despite being elated after taking a comeback victory, Rusland said there would be little time for celebration as the season has only just started. "There will be a little celebration with the team, maybe," he said. "In the next two or three days we will be heading back to Europe so there's not much time for celebration - the life of a bike rider goes on."
Rusland's Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli team also wrapped up the team's classification on today's stage. The Asian team title went to Seoul Cycling, whose Jae Won Lee took a sensational victory on Stage 3 of this year's event.
After being all but decided on yesterday's stage, the final three jerseys went unchanged on today's stage. After winning the queen stage yesterday, Italian Filippo Savini (CSF Group Navigare) takes home the mountains jersey, while Swiss rider Aurélien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom) took the points classification win and Japan's Shinichi Fukushima (Meitan Hompo - GDR), after many attempts at previous editions, claimed his first Asian rider classification title at the Malaysian race.
How it unfolded
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On a stinking hot Sunday afternoon in downtown KL, the 131 survivors of Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 descended on Merdeka Square for the final 80.4 kilometres of this year's race. While threatening clouds hovered in the sky above, the torrential downpour some were predicting never materialised, and the riders left the start bang-on schedule at 15.30 local time. Three men were absent from the sign-in sheet today: Maxine Mederel (Crédit Agricole), Miyataka Shimizu (Meitain Hompo) and Budi Santoso (Polygon Sweet Nice).
Twelve laps of a 6.7-kilometre anti-clockwise loop were on the menu this afternoon, and with no neutral section to negotiate attacks came thick and fast the second the flag was dropped. Nothing was going anywhere early doors, though, as Ruslan Ivanov's Serramenti boys had the job well in hand. Employing their full complement of six riders, the Italian Pro Continental Squad let sprinter Danilo Hondo cover Ivanov's wheel, as the four others swapped through and off at 50 km/h. Just like that.
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Ever popular Koji Fukushima (Meitan Hompo) was up to his usual tricks, dragging a group of eight clear on lap three. However, with no real organisation amongst the leaders, 10 seconds were all they were getting. It wasn't until lap five that a serious move was launched: Rony Martias (Bouygues Telecom), Nico Keinath (Team Ista), Yukiya Arashiro (Meitan Hompo), Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Letua Cycling Team), Sung Baek Park (Seoul Cycling), Wang Yip Tang (Hong Kong), Wesley Sulzberger (SouthAustralia.com-AIS) and Gene Bates (Drapac Porsche) quickly gaining 20 seconds.
Serramenti now had some help from their Italian friends CSF Group Navigare and NGC Medical as the break reached its maximum advantage of 51 seconds with five laps remaining. From there onwards it was all one way traffic with many riders finding the peloton's speed simply too fast, leaving them no option but to cruise the final few laps at 'tourist pace'.
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As the break's lead dropped below 15 seconds, all but three of the escapees gave up the fight. Sulzberger, Arashiro and Park were still out there, but their defiance was purely symbolic and they were swept up with one lap remaining.
In the absence of Tinkoff sprinter Alberto Loddo, all eyes were on Hondo for this second Langkawi victory. But the German was perhaps a little apprehensive after his monster crash on Friday. Instead it was the Stage 7 villain Mauro Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) who timed his move to perfection, coming home ahead of a fast finishing Jeremy Hunt (Crédit Agricole) and Enrico Rossi (NGC Medical).
Crossing the line in 48th position was the delighted face of Ruslan Ivanov. The Serramenti man couldn't even get a contract two years ago, and now finds himself winner of Malaysia's most prestigious bike race. How the tide can turn in professional cycling.
All that remained was the podium pleasantries and for the ninth and final time Tina was on hand as 'Simply the Best' boomed out across downtown KL. See you next year...
Photography
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- A young Malaysian performs a local dance on the podium before racing.
- José Serpa (Serramenti PVC) from Colombia was a crucial factor in getting his teammate, Ruslan Ivanov, into the Tour lead.
- Jackson Rodriguez (Serramenti PVC) from Venezuela.
- The peloton await the start to the final stage in Kuala Lumpur as the mono-rail goes by in the background.
- An early break on the final day of the Tour in Kuala Lumpur.
- The Tour leader, Ruslan Ivanov, is followed closely by his Serramenti PVC teammate Danilo Hondo.
- The Serramenti PVC train roll through with their Tour leader Ruslan Ivanov in yellow at the back.
- The Petronas Towers and mono-rail in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.
- The Tour leader, Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC), corners the streets of Kuala Lumpur.
- The Serramenti PVC train on the streets of Kuala Lumpur.
- Things were hotting up on the final day of racing when a power-box blew up in Kuala Lumpur.
- The breakaway riders tried desperately to steal the show on the final day.
- Mauro Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) takes out the final stage of the Tour in Kuala Lumpur.
- And he kept celebrating all the way down the home straight.
- A happy Mauro Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) from Argentina after winning the final stage sprint in Kuala Lumpur.
- Serramenti PVC team-manager, Giovanni Savio, looking the part in his suit and ready to celebrate his team's performance on the Tour.
- Stage winner Mauro Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) from Argentina on the podium in Kuala Lumpur.
- Italian Filippo Savini (CSF Group Navigare) won the King of the Mountains competition of the Tour.
- The boys from Seoul Cycling team won the best Asian team of the Tour.
- The best team on the GC went to Serramenti PVC .
- Japanese rider Shinichi Fukushima (Meitan Hompo-GDR) won the best placed Asian rider on the Tour.
- Switzerland's Aurélien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom) won the Milo Sprint Points competition.
- The Tour winner, Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC), looks to the heavens in appreciation of his victory in Malaysia.
- The Tour's jersey winners and final stage winner on the podium in Kuala Lumpur.
- The podium is full of winners after the final day of the 2008 Tour de Langkawi.
- I'm going to get some beers guys, you all want to come back to my room and party?
- The 2008 Tour de Langkawi winner, Ruslan Ivanov, of the Serramenti PVC team.
- The glamour of the 2008 Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia.
- Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC) from the Maldives rode into the Tour lead on the penultimate stage up Fraser's Hill.
- Three heads are better than one: Italian Filippo Savini (CSF Group Navigare) scored his first major victory on the climb up Fraser's Hill on the penultimate stage of the Tour.
- Ruslan Ivanov, l, celebrates his Tour victory with his Serramenti PVC mechanic in Kuala Lumpur.
- Jobs done: Serramenti PVC team-manager Giovanni Savio, l, congratulates his Tour winner Ruslan Ivanov.
Images by Kurt Jambretz/www.actionimages.cc
- There are plenty of cyclists here in Malaysia.
- The Team Type 1 gentleman paused their pre-race preparations to pose for a quick team photo.
- Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC) looked calm and confident as he waited for the start.
- Aurélien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom) listens to the officials final instructions as Shinichi Fukushima (Meitan Hompo – GDR) looks on.
- The small breakaway gains time on the peloton in the final meters of lap 4.
- José Serpa (Serramenti PVC) keeps an eye on the competition up the road as he marshals his team to the front.
- The twin towers used to be the tallest structure in the world until Dubia got into the act.
- Carlos Jos Ochoa (Serramenti PVC) leads his team as they take up the chase.
- Rony Martias (Bouygues Telecom) takes his turn in the wind.
- Denis Bertolini (Serramenti PVC) on the front of the chase as they round the final turn.
- The peloton enjoys a bit of sunshine in downtown Kuala Lumpur.
- Carlos Jos Ochoa (Serramenti PVC) powers through a corner in search of the leaders up the road.
- An Islamic Azad University puts all engines on full as the pace intensifies.
- Assistant Director Marco Bellini (Serramenti PVC) gives Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC) a few last minute instructions.
- The remains of small breakaway can feel the breathing of the hungry pack behind.
- Fuyu Li (Trek- Marco Polo) leads the pack through as they swallow up the remains of the breakaway.
- Although Koji Fukushima (Meitan Hompo – GDR) animated the race he finished off the podium.
- Mauro Abel Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) received the perfect lead out and won the bunch sprint.
- Mauro Abel Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) rolls across the line with the victory.
- Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC) receives a hug from team manager Giovanni Savio after winning the 2008 Le Tour De Langkawi.
- The Seoul Cycling Team won the the best Asian team competition.
- Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC) salutes the crowd as he is crowned the winner of the 2008 Le Tour De Langkawi.
- Mauro Abel Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) wins the final criterium stage of the Le Tour De Langkawi.
- Filippo Savini (CSF Group Navigare) wins the King of the Mountains competition.
- Aurélien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom) is awarded the final points leaders green jersey.
- Shinichi Fukushima (Meitan Hompo – GDR) wins the best Asian rider jersey.
- The final podium (l-r) Shinichi Fukushima (Meitan Hompo – GDR), Aurlien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom), Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC), Filippo Savini (CSF Group Navigare), and Mauro Abel Richeze (CSF Group Navigare).
Results
1 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 1.31.22 (43.87 km/h) 2 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole 3 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte 4 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 5 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale 6 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team 7 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 8 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 9 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 10 Joseph Chapman (NZl) New Zealand National Team 11 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 12 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 13 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 14 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team 15 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 16 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte 17 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 18 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team 19 Justin Kerr (NZl) New Zealand National Team 20 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte 21 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team 22 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team 23 Scott Lyttle (NZl) New Zealand National Team 24 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Karpin Galicia 25 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale 26 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 27 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 28 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 29 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia 30 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 31 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team 32 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole 33 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 34 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 35 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 36 Juan Mouron (Spa) Karpin Galicia 37 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 38 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems 39 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 40 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 41 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole 42 Paul Odlin (NZl) New Zealand National Team 43 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 44 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista 45 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 46 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 47 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 48 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 49 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 50 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale 51 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) New Zealand National Team 52 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 53 Dennis van Niekerk (RSA) South African National Team 54 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 55 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 56 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 57 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 58 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale 59 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte 60 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 61 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems 62 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1 63 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 64 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 65 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 66 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team 67 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team 68 David George (RSA) South African National Team 69 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 70 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 71 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale 72 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 73 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale 74 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 75 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 76 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 77 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista 78 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista 79 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 80 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team 81 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 82 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team 83 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 84 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 85 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling 86 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole 87 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team 88 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 89 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin Galicia 90 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 91 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 92 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia 93 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 94 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 95 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) South African National Team 96 Jacobus Venter (RSA) South African National Team 97 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team 98 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 99 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team 100 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team 101 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1 102 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 103 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team 104 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling 105 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 106 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team 107 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 108 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 109 Jorg Lehmann (Ger) Team Ista 110 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 0.21 111 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 0.22 112 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling 0.31 113 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 114 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 115 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling 116 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 117 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 0.42 118 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 0.46 119 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 120 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 1.02 121 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Karpin Galicia 1.05 122 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 1.08 123 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 1.42 124 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 3.12 125 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 126 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 4.50 127 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 7.30 128 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 7.46 129 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 130 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1 131 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team DNS Maxime Mederel (Fra) Crédit Agricole DNS Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR DNS Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team Points Sprint 1, Lap 3 1 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista 5 pts 2 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 3 3 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team 2 4 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems 1 Sprint 2, Lap 6 1 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 5 pts 2 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 3 3 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 2 4 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 1 Sprint 3, Lap 9 1 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 5 pts 2 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 3 3 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista 2 4 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1 Asian riders 1 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 1.31.22 2 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 3 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 4 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 5 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team 6 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 7 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team 8 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 9 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 10 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 11 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 12 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 13 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 14 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 15 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 16 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 17 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 18 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 19 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team 20 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team 21 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 22 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 23 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 24 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 25 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 26 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team 27 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 28 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling 29 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team 30 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 31 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 32 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 33 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team 34 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team 35 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team 36 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling 37 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 38 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team 39 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 40 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 41 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling 0.31 42 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 43 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 44 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling 45 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 46 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 0.46 47 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 48 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 1.02 49 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 4.50 50 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 7.30 51 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 7.46 52 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team Teams 1 NGC Medical - OTC 4.34.06 2 New Zealand N.T. 3 Credit Agricole 4 Bouygues Telecom 5 CSF Group-Navigare 6 AG2R La Mondiale 7 Karpin Galicia 8 Serramenti PVC 9 Tinkoff Credit Systems 10 Skil - Shimano 11 Meitan Hompo - GDR 12 Letua Cycling Team 13 South African N.T. 14 Giant Asia Racing Team 15 Polygon Sweet Nice 16 Malaysia N.T. 17 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS 18 Team Type 1 19 Seoul Cycling 20 Team Ista 21 Hong Kong N.T. 22 MNCF Cycling Team 23 Trek Marco Polo 24 Islamic Azad University 25 Drapac Porsche 1.04 Asian team 1 Meitan Hompo - GDR 4.34.06 2 Polygon Sweet Nice 3 Malaysia N.T. 4 Letua Cycling Team 5 Seoul Cycling 6 Hong Kong N.T. 7 MNCF Cycling Team 8 Trek Marco Polo 9 Islamic Azad University Final general classification 1 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 31.20.28 2 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.29 3 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia 0.32 4 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team 0.36 5 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems 0.48 6 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 0.56 7 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 1.03 8 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.09 9 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team 1.44 10 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 1.48 11 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 1.50 12 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 2.07 13 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team 3.00 14 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 3.19 15 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 3.20 16 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte 3.49 17 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team 4.29 18 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 6.20 19 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1 10.34 20 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 18.32 21 David George (RSA) South African National Team 19.24 22 Dennis van Niekerk (RSA) South African National Team 20.35 23 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 20.38 24 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 21.05 25 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling 21.50 26 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 21.56 27 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista 22.30 28 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte 23.05 29 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems 23.39 30 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 23.42 31 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 23.50 32 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team 23.54 33 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale 24.17 34 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 24.40 35 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling 24.48 36 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 24.52 37 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia 38 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale 39 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 40 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) South African National Team 41 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 24.54 42 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 25.02 43 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1 25.04 44 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale 25.06 45 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 46 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole 25.09 47 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 25.24 48 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 25.28 49 Jorg Lehmann (Ger) Team Ista 25.30 50 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 25.41 51 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team 25.43 52 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 25.46 53 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling 25.55 54 Scott Lyttle (NZl) New Zealand National Team 26.11 55 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 26.15 56 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin Galicia 57 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 58 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole 26.22 59 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Karpin Galicia 26.24 60 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 61 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale 26.32 62 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team 26.40 63 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 26.50 64 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team 26.56 65 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 27.06 66 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 67 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) New Zealand National Team 68 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team 27.27 69 Paul Odlin (NZl) New Zealand National Team 27.37 70 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 27.42 71 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 27.45 72 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team 27.46 73 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 28.31 74 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team 29.28 75 Jacobus Venter (RSA) South African National Team 29.29 76 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 29.40 77 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Karpin Galicia 30.10 78 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 30.22 79 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 80 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team 30.39 81 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 30.47 82 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 30.51 83 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 31.00 84 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 31.08 85 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale 31.12 86 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 31.16 87 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte 31.40 88 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 32.05 89 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 32.10 90 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 32.12 91 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1 32.20 92 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 32.42 93 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 33.26 94 Juan Mouron (Spa) Karpin Galicia 33.30 95 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS 33.49 96 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team 33.50 97 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole 34.16 98 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 99 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale 34.55 100 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team 35.19 101 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling 35.47 102 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 35.58 103 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 36.00 104 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 105 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 36.02 106 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 36.04 107 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team 108 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 109 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista 36.09 110 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team 36.12 111 Joseph Chapman (NZl) New Zealand National Team 112 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 113 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 114 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 36.25 115 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 36.26 116 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte 36.35 117 Justin Kerr (NZl) New Zealand National Team 118 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 119 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare 37.02 120 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program 39.05 121 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 39.21 122 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 39.32 123 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 40.11 124 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 41.48 125 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 42.25 126 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 43.34 127 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 43.53 128 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 43.54 129 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 43.58 130 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 48.46 131 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista 56.45 Points classification 1 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 92 pts 2 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 60 3 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale 49 4 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 49 5 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte 47 6 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte 43 7 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 40 8 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole 38 9 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 35 10 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team 34 Mountains classification 1 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 25 pts 2 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 20 3 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 16 4 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 12 5 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems 10 6 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team 8 7 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia 6 8 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5 9 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista 4 10 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 4 Asian rider classification 1 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 31.22.18 2 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 0.17 3 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 1.30 4 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 4.30 5 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling 20.00 6 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 22.00 7 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team 22.04 8 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling 22.58 9 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 23.02 10 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 23.16 11 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 23.34 12 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 23.38 13 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 23.51 14 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team 23.53 15 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 23.56 16 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling 24.05 17 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 24.25 18 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 19 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 24.34 20 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team 24.50 21 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team 25.06 22 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 25.16 23 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 24 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team 25.37 25 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 25.52 26 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team 25.56 27 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team 28.49 28 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 30.20 29 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 30.52 30 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 31.36 31 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team 32.00 32 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 32.26 33 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team 33.29 34 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling 33.57 35 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 34.08 36 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 34.10 37 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling 34.12 38 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 34.14 39 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team 40 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 41 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team 34.22 42 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 43 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 34.45 44 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 37.31 45 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team 37.42 46 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR 38.21 47 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team 39.58 48 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 40.35 49 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 41.44 50 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 42.03 51 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team 42.08 52 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team 46.56 Teams classification 1 Serramenti PVC 94.20.36 2 Team Type 1 10.27 3 Skil - Shimano 12.22 4 Bouygues Telecom 21.42 5 South African N.T. 22.24 6 Tinkoff Credit Systems 25.26 7 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS 28.08 8 Seoul Cycling 28.29 9 Credit Agricole 28.39 10 Meitan Hompo - GDR 31.23 11 Karpin Galicia 32.31 12 Letua Cycling Team 32.53 13 New Zealand N.T. 34.47 14 Drapac Porsche 38.14 15 NGC Medical - OTC 39.21 16 Giant Asia Racing Team 41.11 17 AG2R La Mondiale 50.35 18 Islamic Azad University 54.35 19 Malaysia N.T. 1.00.34 20 CSF Group-Navigare 1.00.46 21 Polygon Sweet Nice 1.01.20 22 Trek Marco Polo 1.02.58 23 Team Ista 1.05.00 24 Hong Kong N.T. 1.09.39 25 MNCF Cycling Team 1.27.12 Asian teams classification 1 Seoul Cycling 94.49.05 2 Meitan Hompo - GDR 2.54 3 Islamic Azad University 26.06 4 Malaysia N.T. 32.05 5 Polygon Sweet Nice 32.51 6 Letua Cycling Team 33.29 7 Trek Marco Polo 34.29 8 Hong Kong N.T. 41.10 9 MNCF Cycling Team 58.43
