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13th Tour de Langkawi - 2.HC

Malaysia, February 7-17, 2008

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Stage 1 - February 9: Alor Setar - Kepala Batas, 182.6 km

Sprightly Sprick claims biggest career win

GC battle likely over for all bar 19

By Ben Abrahams in Kepala Batas, Malaysia

You little beauty: Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom) was wrapped to sneak away
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After joining a 19-man breakaway only 15 kilometres into today's stage, Frenchman Matthieu Sprick could never have imagined he'd be in yellow by the day's end. But that's exactly what happened as the Bouygues Telecom rider broke free from his breakaway companions with three kilometres remaining to claim only his second victory as a professional and by far the biggest of his four-year career.

"I was a bit surprised by my condition," confessed Sprick, a two-time Tour de France competitor. "This is the first serious race of the year, but I can see that my condition is very good and I hope to keep that good condition until the end of the race."

As Sprick had time to celebrate down the finishing straight in Kapala Batas, 21 year-old Australian Mitchell Docker (Drapac Porsche) sprinted to a strong second, leading home a group of 18 riders eight seconds behind the winner. Thereafter it was more than 20 minutes before the next man appeared, meaning that the battle for overall honours in the race's 13th edition will likely be contested by no more than 19 riders, with the Stage 8 summit finish to Bukit Fraser the only one capable of really shaking up the general classification.

Today's tropical temperatures and stifling humidity obviously did not phase the young Aussie, though, who looked surprisingly fresh at the post-race press conference. "Last week we were racing in Qatar so I knew it would be great preparation for the racing here since it was more of a flat circuit," said Docker, who now wears the green sprinter's jersey. "I enjoyed the circuit today, it was very picturesque and the weather was beautiful, just like back home in Australia.

Water was important on a hot day.
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"I know there's a bit of a climb towards the end of the week," he added. "I definitely hadn't thought about the overall. Everyone in the team will be on the attack so I guess we'll have to sit down tonight [and talk tactics]. But yeah, I did feel strong in the sprint at the end which I was really pleased about."

Unsurprisingly, Sprick also refused to be drawn into any notion of maintaining the lead from start to finish - a tall order with 25 teams each containing only six riders. "It's going to be hard to defend the jersey because there are many, many stages left," he said. "On GC I'm not many seconds in front, just five actually and that's not much. We'll see what happens with the hot spot sprints tomorrow."

Joining Sprick and Docker on the podium as Best Asian Rider was perennial attacker Shinichi Fukushima (Meitan Hompo - GDR), who gladly lapped up the crowd's applause as Tina Turner's 'Simply the Best' boomed out across the finishing area. "I feel very good but it was very hot today - it's not easy," said a smiling Shinichi. "I tried to go for the intermediate sprints... I don't think about the Asian rider's jersey but it's good to have. I'm very happy."

And despite today's stage not going the sprinters' way, Tinkoff fastman Alberto Loddo did show at least some of the form which saw him defeat Tom Boonen (Quick Step) at the Tour of Qatar by comfortably winning the bunch sprint from Aurélien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom) and Danilo Hondo (Serramenti PVC).

How it unfolded

The leading group of nineteen riders
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Under partly cloudy skies and searing temperatures hitting 33 degrees Celsius, 148 riders from 25 teams rolled out beside Alor Setar's central mosque at 10 minutes past midday for the ceremonial start to Stage 1. Today's parcours presented no serious difficulties; the short rise over a freeway bridge probably the biggest climb of the entire day.

After a nine kilometre neutralised section hostilities started early with M. Fauzan Ahmaq Lutti (Malaysian National Team) and Herwin Jaya (Polygon Sweet Nice) going clear almost as soon as the flag was dropped. The pair didn't last long though and were back in the fold after three kilometres as the speed rose to 50 km/h.

Aussie Gene Bates (Drapac Porsche) was next try his luck at kilometre 10, along with Shinichi Fukishima (Meitan Hompo), Jackson Rodriguez (Serramenti PVC) and Sung Baek Park (Seoul Cycling). As these four were hauled back at km 17, 19 riders broke free in what turned out to be the day's big move.

Those represented were: Jean-Marc Marino (Crédit Agricole), Ruslan Ivanov and Jackson Rodriguez (Serramenti PVC), Ian McCleod (South African National Team), Alex Coutts (Giant Asia Racing Team), Yauhen Sobal (Tinkoff Credit Systems), Hidenori Nodera and Tomoya Kano (Skil-Shimano), Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom), Gustavo Cesar (Karpin Galicia), Matt Wilson and Glen Chadwick (Team Type 1), Diego Nosotti (NGC Medical), Zakkari Dempster (South Australia.com - AIS), Shinichi Fukushima (Meitan Hompo - GDR), Bernard Sulzberger (Letua Cycling Team), Baek Sung Park (Seoul Cycling), Mitchell Docker (Drapac Porsche) and Jeremy Yates (New Zealand National Team).

Riders charge towards the final intermediate sprint point
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Sensing a potentially race deciding break, the peloton battled to keep the gap manageable before the elastic finally snapped at km 29 and the gap blew out to 2'52. By km 46 the 19 leaders were well and truly out of sight at 7'08 from the peloton.

Malaysian Cycling Federation rider Mohd Hariff Salleh then launched a kamikaze solo move to nowhere and was dangling precariously between the groups approaching the first intermediate sprint at Kangar after 58.9 kilometres. Unfortunately for Salleh, the break was working well; swapping through and off at 60 km/h as the gap hit 8'39. Matt Wilson (Team Type 1) took the sprint ahead of fellow Aussies Mitchell Docker (Drapac Porsche), Bernard Sulzberger (Letua Cycling Team) and Zakkari Dempster (SouthAustralia.com-AIS).

Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom), winner of the opening stage
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After 75 kilometres the break had 10'48 on lone ranger Salleh with the peloton at 11'50 being paced by Spanish squad Karpin Galicia. By the second sprint at km 104.9, taken again by Wilson from Sulzberger and Marino, the gap was nearly a quarter of an hour.

Fukushima got his reward for an aggressive ride at the third sprint, with the three second bonus enough to give the Japanese the Best Asian Rider's jersey by the day's end.

As the gap ballooned still further, the 19 leaders were content to maintain status quo until three kilometres out when Sprick's surprise move caught the other's napping and the Frenchman was gone. Rounding the final left hander at 300 metres out, the Bouygues rider had time to spare as Docker took second from Diego Nosotti.

Mohd Misbah Nur showed there's plenty of fight left in the Malaysian National Team, delighting the crowd by coming in alone minutes ahead of the main peloton led through by Alberto Loddo, who won five stages at last year's edition.

Photography

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Results

1 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                4.10.55 (43.66 km/h)
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                0.03
3 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
4 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team
5 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
6 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
7 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
8 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia
9 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team
10 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
11 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole
12 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team
13 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1
14 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
15 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems
16 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
17 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
18 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team
19 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1
20 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                           21.48
21 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             23.03
22 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
23 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
24 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
25 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
26 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
27 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
28 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
29 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
30 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
31 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
32 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
33 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
34 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team
35 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
36 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
37 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
38 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
39 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
40 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
41 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1
42 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista
43 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
44 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                            23.08
45 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
46 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                    23.11
47 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
48 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team
49 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
50 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team
51 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team
52 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling
53 Juan Mouron (Spa) Karpin Galicia
54 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale
55 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista
56 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
57 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
58 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Karpin Galicia
59 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1
60 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
61 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Karpin Galicia
62 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
63 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
64 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia
65 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling
66 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
67 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
68 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling
69 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare
70 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
71 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare
72 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
73 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista
74 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista
75 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
76 Dennis van Niekerk (RSA) South African National Team
77 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
78 Jorg Lehmann (Ger) Team Ista
79 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1
80 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin Galicia
81 David George (RSA) South African National Team
82 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole
83 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling
84 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
85 Erik Hoffmann (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team
86 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
87 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Crédit Agricole
88 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
89 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
90 Massimiliano Maisto (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
91 Jacobus Venter (RSA) South African National Team
92 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole
93 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) South African National Team
94 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
95 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
96 Scott Lyttle (NZl) New Zealand National Team
97 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
98 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
99 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
100 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
101 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale
102 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
103 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
104 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
105 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
106 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team
107 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
108 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
109 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
110 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
111 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
112 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) New Zealand National Team
113 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
114 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
115 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
116 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
117 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
118 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
119 Justin Kerr (NZl) New Zealand National Team
120 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
121 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
122 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
123 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
124 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
125 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale
126 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
127 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1
128 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
129 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
130 Paul Odlin (NZl) New Zealand National Team
131 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
132 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
133 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
134 Julio Cuapio Perez (Mex) CSF Group Navigare
135 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
136 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
137 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole
138 Stefan Loffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team
139 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
140 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
141 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team
142 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
143 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
144 Joseph Chapman (NZl) New Zealand National Team
145 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
DNF Robin Schmuda (Ger) Team Ista
DNF Kin Weng Thum (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
DNF Tsun Kai Lam (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
 
Sprints
 
Sprint 1 - Kangar
1 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                               5 pts
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                   3
3 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                 2
4 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                            1
 
Sprint 2 - Mergong
1 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                               5 pts
2 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                 3
3 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      2
4 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                          1
 
Sprint 3 - Gurun
1 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                 5 pts
2 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                3
3 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                            2
4 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                 1
 
Asian riders
 
1 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                    4.10.58
2 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
3 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
4 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
5 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                            21.45
6 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                               23.00
7 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
8 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
9 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
10 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
11 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
12 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
13 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team
14 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
15 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
16 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
17 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
18 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
19 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                              23.08
20 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team
21 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team
22 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team
23 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling
24 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
25 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
26 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling
27 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
28 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling
29 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
30 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
31 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling
32 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
33 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
34 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
35 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
36 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
37 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
38 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
39 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
40 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
41 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
42 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
43 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
44 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
45 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
46 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
47 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
48 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
49 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
50 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
51 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
52 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
53 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
54 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team
55 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
56 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
 
Teams
 
1 Serramenti PVC                                                       12.55.54
2 Skil - Shimano
3 Team Type 1
4 Bouygues Telecom                                                     13.18.51
5 Letua Cycling Team                                                   13.18.54
6 Tinkoff Credit Systems
7 Seoul Cycling                                                        13.19.02
8 Meitan Hompo - GDR
9 Drapac Porche
10 Giant Asia Racing Team
11 Karpin Galicia                                                      13.19.10
12 NGC Medical - OTC
13 South African National Team
14 Crédit Agricole
15 New Zealand National Team
16 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS
17 Malaysia National Team                                              13.40.47
18 Hong Kong National Team                                             13.42.02
19 MNCF Cycling Team
20 CSF Group-Navigare                                                  13.42.10
21 Polygon Sweet Nice
22 Team Ista
23 AG2R La Mondiale                                                    13.42.18
24 Trek Marco Polo
25 Islamic Azad University
 
Asian teams
 
1 Seoul Cycling                                                        13.19.02
2 Meitan Hompo - GDR
3 Malaysia National Team                                               13.40.47
4 Letua Cycling Team                                                   13.41.54
5 Hong Kong National Team                                              13.42.02
6 MNCF Cycling Team
7 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                   13.42.10
8 Trek Marco Polo                                                      13.42.18
9 Islamic Azad University
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                4.10.45
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                0.05
3 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                            0.07
4 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                    0.09
5 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                              0.10
6 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
7 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                             0.11
8 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                         0.12
9 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole
10 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli     0.13
11 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
12 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia
13 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
14 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team
15 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
16 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems
17 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
18 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team
19 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1
20 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                           21.58
21 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             23.13
22 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
23 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
24 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
25 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
26 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
27 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
28 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
29 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
30 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
31 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
32 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
33 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
34 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team
35 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
36 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
37 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
38 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
39 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
40 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
41 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1
42 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista
43 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
44 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                            23.18
45 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
46 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                    23.21
47 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
48 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team
49 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
50 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team
51 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team
52 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling
53 Juan Mouron (Spa) Karpin Galicia
54 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale
55 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista
56 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
57 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
58 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Karpin Galicia
59 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1
60 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
61 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Karpin Galicia
62 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
63 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
64 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia
65 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling
66 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
67 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
68 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling
69 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare
70 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
71 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare
72 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
73 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista
74 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista
75 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
76 Dennis van Niekerk (RSA) South African National Team
77 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
78 Jorg Lehmann (Ger) Team Ista
79 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1
80 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin Galicia
81 David George (RSA) South African National Team
82 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole
83 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling
84 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
85 Erik Hoffmann (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team
86 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
87 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Crédit Agricole
88 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
89 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
90 Massimiliano Maisto (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
91 Jacobus Venter (RSA) South African National Team
92 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole
93 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) South African National Team
94 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
95 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
96 Scott Lyttle (NZl) New Zealand National Team
97 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
98 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
99 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
100 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
101 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale
102 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
103 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
104 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
105 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
106 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team
107 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
108 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
109 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
110 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
111 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
112 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) New Zealand National Team
113 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
114 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
115 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
116 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
117 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
118 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
119 Justin Kerr (NZl) New Zealand National Team
120 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
121 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
122 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
123 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
124 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
125 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale
126 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
127 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1
128 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
129 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
130 Paul Odlin (NZl) New Zealand National Team
131 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
132 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
133 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
134 Julio Cuapio Perez (Mex) CSF Group Navigare
135 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
136 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
137 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole
138 Stefan Loffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team
139 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
140 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
141 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team
142 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
143 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
144 Joseph Chapman (NZl) New Zealand National Team
145 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
 
Points classification
 
1 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                  17 pts
2 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     15
3 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                               15
4 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                           14
5 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                              13
6 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                      13
7 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                13
8 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        10
9 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          9
10 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                         9
11 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     7
12 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                         6
13 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                5
14 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team                              4
15 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    2
16 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  1
 
Asian riders classification
 
1 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                           4.10.55
2 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                       0.03
3 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
4 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
5 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                            21.48
6 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                               23.03
7 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
8 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
9 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
10 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
11 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
12 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
13 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team
14 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
15 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
16 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
17 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
18 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
19 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                              23.11
20 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team
21 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team
22 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team
23 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling
24 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
25 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
26 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling
27 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
28 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling
29 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
30 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
31 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling
32 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
33 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
34 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
35 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
36 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
37 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
38 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
39 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
40 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
41 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
42 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
43 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
44 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
45 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
46 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
47 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
48 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
49 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
50 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
51 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
52 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
53 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
54 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team
55 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
56 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
 
Teams classification
 
1 Serramenti PVC                                                       12.55.54
2 Skil - Shimano
3 Team Type 1
4 Bouygues Telecom                                                        22.57
5 Letua Cycling Team                                                      23.00
6 Tinkoff Credit Systems
7 Seoul Cycling                                                           23.08
8 Meitan Hompo - GDR
9 Drapac Porche
10 Giant Asia Racing Team
11 Karpin Galicia                                                         23.16
12 NGC Medical - OTC
13 South African National Team
14 Crédit Agricole
15 New Zealand National Team
16 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS
17 Malaysia National Team                                                 44.53
18 Hong Kong National Team                                                46.08
19 MNCF Cycling Team
20 CSF Group-Navigare                                                     46.16
21 Polygon Sweet Nice
22 Team Ista
23 AG2R La Mondiale                                                       46.24
24 Trek Marco Polo
25 Islamic Azad University
 
Asian teams classification
 
1 Seoul Cycling                                                        13.19.02
2 Meitan Hompo - GDR
3 Malaysia National Team                                                  21.45
4 Letua Cycling Team                                                      22.52
5 Hong Kong National Team                                                 23.00
6 MNCF Cycling Team
7 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                      23.08
8 Trek Marco Polo                                                         23.16
9 Islamic Azad University

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