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13th Tour de Langkawi - 2.HC

Malaysia, February 7-17, 2008

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Stage 2 - February 10: Butterworth - Sitiawan, 159.7 km

Hunt thrives in chaotic finale

Sprick still in yellow - just

By Ben Abrahams & Greg Johnson in Sitiawan, Malaysia

Jeremy Hunt (Crédit Agricole) from Great Britain takes out stage two
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Just when it seemed like Stage 2 of Le Tour de Langkawi was heading for a run-of-the-mill bunch sprint, veteran Jeremy Hunt proved that while Malaysia's biggest race may lack a few hills it's not short on surprises as the 33 year-old claimed victory in a totally lawless finale which no team could control. Displaying the kind of tactical nouse that comes with 12 seasons as a professional, the Crédit Agricole rider joined a 10-man move with 10 kilometres remaining, finally overhauling the day's breakaway and taking the sprint with ease.

"This is not an unexpected way to win," said Hunt, whose last victory came almost a year ago to the day, at the GP d'Ouverture la Marseillaise in France. "I've done that before."

Originally from Great Britain, Hunt spends long periods training in Australia during the winter, a choice which clearly paid dividends in the tough tropical heat today. "This race is so early in the season and I've come from Australia so I have an advantage on the riders coming from Europe," he said.

"I will try and win again, it would be nice to win twice in two days. The race today was really hard, we did the first 55 kilometres flat out and it was a hard finish. I managed to get to the front - just. I've won a stage and I'm happy with that."

Frenchman Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom) is still the Tour leader
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Several teams tried in vain to control the final kilometres, as Japanese breakaways Yoshimasa Hirose (Skil-Shimano) and national champion Yukiya Arashiro (Meitan Hompo - GDR) inched ever closer to the finish in the coastal town of Sitiawan. Tinkoff Credit Systems orchestrated a half-hearted chase for their sprinter Alberto Loddo, while race leader Matthieu Sprick's Bouygues Telecom squad were either unable or unwilling to help out.

"Today there were many attacks at the beginning of the race," began Sprick, his race lead now cut to three seconds. "We were finally able to set a tempo when two guys went away - we were very happy when they went away. We controlled the race to the end, but we didn't want to ride for a final sprint, that's why there were many attacks towards the end. I was not in the first group, but I keep the yellow jersey so I'm happy."

Third on the stage and the day's big mover was Spaniard Gustavo Cesar - one of only two riders present in both winning breakaways so far - the Karpin Galicia rider moving to second overall and taking the green sprinter's jersey from the shoulders of Aussie Mitchell Docker (Drapac Porsche).

Yukiya Arashiro (Meitan Hompo-GDR) from Japan and
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Japanese champion Arashiro was philosophical after his long day in the sun, surviving until one kilometre to go until he and Hirose were dragged back under the flame rouge. "I was feeling a bit of pain on my knee, but that wouldn't stop me from racing the way I usually race," he said defiantly. "I really thought it was possible to win today. With 10 kilometres to go I was still feeling very strong but with three kilometres to go I wouldn't say the same.

"I could have won if I was able to push more on the pedals in the last three kilometres. That's how cycling is."

Two days into the race's 13th edition we're still waiting on the first mass sprint, and so, no doubt, is Alberto Loddo. But with 209.4 kilometres on the menu tomorrow and no sign of cooler weather on the horizon, the third stage should be anything but predictable.

How it unfolded

A short transfer from Pinang Island brought the remaining 145 riders to Butterworth where traditional Malaysian break dancers greeted them for the start of Stage 2. Aside from yesterday's three retirees - Robin Schuma (Team Ista), Weng Kin Thum (MNCF Cycling Team) and Kai Tsun Lam (Hong Kong National Team) - there were no more non-starters and the peloton left town at 12.40 PM destination Sitiawan.

The Tour convoy head towards a feeding-station
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Indonesian climber Tonton Susanto (Letua Cycling Team) was first to come a cropper in the eight kilometre neutralised section, but quickly rejoined the peloton before the action, and the stage, started. After failing to place a single rider in yesterday's 19-man move, the Malaysians were on the offensive early with Amir Mustafa Rusil (MNCF Cycling Team) and M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Malaysia National Team) taking off with Tanha Abbass Saedi (Islamic Azad University) and Abdullah Rizza Pahlavi (Polygon Sweet Nice).

These four were quickly hauled back as Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com-AIS) sprung clear with a solo move, but didn't gain more than 25 metres as the South African National Team marshalled the bunch, and it was altogether at 10 kilometres.

Ones and twos continued to dangle off the front but with time bonuses on offer at the intermediate sprints, it was gruppo compatto approaching the first sprint at Sg Bakap after 24.1 kilometres. Bouygues Telecom seemed to be setting up race leader Matthieu Sprick, but team-mate Aurélien Clerc took the points and bonus seconds away from green jersey Mitchell Docker (Drapac Porsche), Bernhard Sulzberger (Letua Cycling Team) and Takashi Miyazawa (Meitan Hompo).

Coke adds life to the Tour:
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The peloton continued to push a high pace and was working well together, while the same couldn't be said for the broken down Cyclingnews media car it passed at kilometre 40. Australia's Stuart Shaw (Drapac-Porsche) had to return to the medical car after hitting his head in a fall, while several riders neared breaking point as a result of the constant high pace.

After finishing third in the day's first sprint, Tasmanian Sulzberger charged across the second sprint line at 47.7 kilometres in first place, ahead of Asian Rider Classification leader Shinichi Fukushima (Meitan Hompo-GDR) and team-mate Anuar Manan, while Diego Nosotti (NGC Medical-OTC) claimed the final point in fourth place.

Finally, after 73 kilometres of charging, the tether snapped and two riders broke free from the peloton. Yukiya Arashiro (Meitan Hompo-GDR) led the two man assault, despite receiving three stitches after a bunch finish fall on yesterday's stage, with Japanese compatriot Yoshimasa Hirose (Skil-Shimano) in tow.

Hirose Yoshimasa (Skil Shimano) leads Yukiya Arashiro (Meitan Hompo-GDR)
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Arashiro and Hirose quickly gained 28 seconds on the peloton, which soon allowed the gap to slip beyond two minutes as it relaxed after averaging 47 km/h for the first two hours. French ProTour team Bouygues Telecom controlled the peloton, while SouthAustralia.com-AIS rider Simon Clarke played catch up after puncturing.

As the gap stretched out to 4'30, the Japanese duo fought one another for the third sprint's time bonuses and points at kilometre 124.5, where Arashiro came out on top of Hirose. As the duo continued on its way, Australia's Peter McDonald (Drapac-Porsche) collected the final time bonus with third spot, while Walter Pedraza's (Tinkoff Credit Systems) fourth spot claimed the Colombian the final point.

The stage looked destined for a bunch sprint as the Japanese breakaway was slowly reeled in to 1'50 with 25 kilometres remaining, but eyebrows were raised as the margin again slipped out to 2'15 just 10 kilometres later. Hoping the luck of the Irish would see him take a stage win, Nicolas Roche (Crédit Agricole) headed off the front of the peloton in pursuit of the leaders, with Stefan Trafelet (NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte) following suit.

Five time stage winner Alberto Loddo had been named as a favourite in the event of a bunch finish, his Tinkoff Credit Systems outfit simply failed to scramble together its train and maintain order at the front of the peloton. Meanwhile Bouygues Telecom showed little concern for its general classification lead, with the French squad not involved in chasing down the new lead group.

A pair of Tour podium girls
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The second duo would remain in no-man's land before being caught as the peloton pushed forward for an expected bunch finish. As the stage entered the final kilometre a group of 10 left the peloton, not only surpassing Roche's ambitious break but also Arashiro and Hirose's 75 kilometre lead.

The 135-strong main bunch failed to re-gain the lead group down the kilometre-long finishing straight, allowing Great Britain's Jeremy Hunt (Crédit Agricole) to take his first victory of 2008 by half a bike length over Matteo Priamo (CSF Group-Navigare), and some six seconds ahead of the peloton. Perhaps the day's biggest winner was the third place getter, Gustavo Cesar (Karpin Galicia) who picked up a 10 seconds on all but one of his Stage 1 breakaway companions, placing him in second place on general classification and into the points classification jersey.

Cesar was joined in the lead group by Stage 1 break away companion Jackson Rodriguez (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli), who finished fourth on the stage.

With Crédit Agricole team-mate Hunt safely on his way to victory, Sébastien Hinault dropped off the pace of the lead group and finished in 10th place, four seconds behind the front nine. A further two seconds behind the Frenchman, Italy's Loddo took the bunch sprint for 11th place from Switzerland's Aurélien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom).

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Results

1 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                       3.34.36 (44.65 km/h)
2 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
3 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia
4 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
5 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
6 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1
7 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
8 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
9 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
10 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   0.04
11 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                0.06
12 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
13 Stefan Loffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team
14 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
15 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team
16 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
17 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare
18 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
19 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
20 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
21 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
22 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team
23 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale
24 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
25 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
26 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team
27 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
28 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team
29 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole
30 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
31 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
32 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
33 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
34 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
35 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
36 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
37 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole
38 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
39 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1
40 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1
41 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
42 Jacobus Venter (RSA) South African National Team
43 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
44 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
45 Juan Mouron (Spa) Karpin Galicia
46 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team
47 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team
48 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
49 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
50 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
51 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
52 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Karpin Galicia
53 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale
54 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
55 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems
56 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
57 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
58 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
59 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
60 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
61 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista
62 Joseph Chapman (NZl) New Zealand National Team
63 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Karpin Galicia
64 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista
65 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin Galicia
66 Paul Odlin (NZl) New Zealand National Team
67 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
68 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team
69 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team
70 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
71 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team
72 Massimiliano Maisto (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
73 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1
74 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia
75 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
76 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
77 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
78 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems
79 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
80 Scott Lyttle (NZl) New Zealand National Team
81 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
82 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1
83 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
84 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team
85 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
86 Dennis van Niekerk (RSA) South African National Team
87 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
88 Justin Kerr (NZl) New Zealand National Team
89 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
90 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
91 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
92 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling
93 Erik Hoffmann (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team
94 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling
95 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
96 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) South African National Team
97 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
98 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
99 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Crédit Agricole
100 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
101 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1
102 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
103 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista
104 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
105 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling
106 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
107 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista
108 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
109 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
110 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
111 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
112 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
113 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
114 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
115 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
116 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling
117 David George (RSA) South African National Team
118 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
119 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) New Zealand National Team
120 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
121 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
122 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
123 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
124 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
125 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
126 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
127 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
128 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team
129 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
130 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
131 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
132 Jorg Lehmann (Ger) Team Ista
133 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale
134 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
135 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
136 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                      0.23
137 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                 0.29
138 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                      0.30
139 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                     0.37
140 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                             0.47
141 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                     1.15
142 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                  1.54
143 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare
144 Julio Cuapio Perez (Mex) CSF Group Navigare                              3.19
145 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                      4.43
 
Points
 
Sprint 1 - SG. Bakap
1 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                         5 pts
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                     3
3 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                   2
4 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                     1
 
Sprint 2 - Bagan Serai
1 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                   5 pts
2 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                   3
3 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                          2
4 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                         1
 
Sprint 3- Pantai Remis
1 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                      5 pts
2 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                           3
3 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                      2
4 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   1
 
Asian riders
 
1 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team             3.34.36
2 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
3 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
4 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                       0.06
5 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
6 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team
7 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
8 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
9 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team
10 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
11 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
12 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
13 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
14 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
15 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
16 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team
17 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
18 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
19 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
20 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
21 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
22 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
23 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
24 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team
25 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team
26 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
27 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
28 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
29 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
30 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
31 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling
32 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling
33 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
34 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
35 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
36 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
37 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling
38 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
39 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
40 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
41 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
42 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
43 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling
44 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
45 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
46 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
47 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
48 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
49 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team
50 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
51 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
52 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
53 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
54 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
55 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                       0.30
56 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                      0.37
 
Teams
 
1 Islamic Azad University                                                10.43.54
2 Crédit Agricole
3 CSF Group-Navigare                                                         0.06
4 Serramenti PVC
5 Drapac Porche
6 Team Type 1
7 Karpin Galicia
8 Meitan Hompo - GDR
9 NGC Medical - OTC                                                          0.12
10 Letua Cycling Team
11 Malaysia N.T.
12 Bouygues Telecom
13 Giant Asia Racing Team
14 Hong Kong N.T.
15 South African N.T.
16 Tinkoff Credit Systems
17 AG2R La Mondiale
18 MNCF Cycling Team
19 Polygon Sweet Nice
20 New Zealand N.T.
21 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS
22 Seoul Cycling
23 Trek Marco Polo
24 Team Ista
25 Skil - Shimano
 
Asian teams
 
1 Islamic Azad University                                                10.43.54
2 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                         0.06
3 Malaysia N.T.                                                              0.12
4 Letua Cycling Team
5 Hong Kong N.T.
6 MNCF Cycling Team
7 Seoul Cycling
8 Trek Marco Polo
9 Polygon Sweet Nice
 
General classification
 
1 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  7.45.27
2 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                         0.03
3 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
4 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                0.06
5 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    0.07
6 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1
7 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                0.08
8 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                      0.09
9 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                               0.11
10 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                          0.12
11 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole
12 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                        0.13
13 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
14 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
15 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team
16 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems
17 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team
18 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1
19 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
20 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                             21.58
21 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                        23.05
22 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                   23.09
23 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                    23.10
24 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                     23.12
25 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               23.13
26 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
27 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
28 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team
29 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
30 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
31 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
32 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
33 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1
34 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
35 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
36 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
37 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
38 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
39 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista
40 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
41 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
42 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
43 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
44 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
45 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                 23.14
46 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                          23.15
47 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
48 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
49 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
50 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              23.18
51 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
52 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  23.19
53 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                  23.21
54 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare
55 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
56 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team
57 Juan Mouron (Spa) Karpin Galicia
58 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
59 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
60 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
61 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
62 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Karpin Galicia
63 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole
64 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team
65 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team
66 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale
67 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Karpin Galicia
68 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
69 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
70 Jacobus Venter (RSA) South African National Team
71 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista
72 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia
73 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1
74 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
75 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin Galicia
76 Stefan Loffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team
77 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
78 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
79 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
80 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling
81 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
82 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista
83 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling
84 Massimiliano Maisto (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
85 Dennis van Niekerk (RSA) South African National Team
86 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
87 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
88 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
89 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling
90 Scott Lyttle (NZl) New Zealand National Team
91 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
92 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale
93 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
94 Erik Hoffmann (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team
95 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista
96 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling
97 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Crédit Agricole
98 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale
99 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) South African National Team
100 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
101 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
102 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
103 Paul Odlin (NZl) New Zealand National Team
104 David George (RSA) South African National Team
105 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1
106 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
107 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
108 Joseph Chapman (NZl) New Zealand National Team
109 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
110 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
111 Justin Kerr (NZl) New Zealand National Team
112 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
113 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
114 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
115 Jorg Lehmann (Ger) Team Ista
116 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
117 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale
118 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
119 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
120 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
121 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
122 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
123 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
124 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
125 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program
126 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) New Zealand National Team
127 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
128 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
129 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
130 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
131 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
132 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
133 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
134 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS
135 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team
136 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                     23.38
137 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                23.41
138 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                     23.43
139 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                    23.44
140 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                            24.02
141 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                    24.30
142 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                25.09
143 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
144 Julio Cuapio Perez (Mex) CSF Group Navigare                             26.34
145 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                     27.58
 
Points classification
 
1 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                           22 pts
2 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                  20
3 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                    20
4 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       15
5 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                            15
6 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                 15
7 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli      14
8 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                        14
9 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                             14
10 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                      14
11 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                               13
12 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                    13
13 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         10
14 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                             10
15 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                        9
16 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                           9
17 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                  9
18 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                  8
19 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                      8
20 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       7
21 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                      7
22 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                           6
23 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      6
24 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                     5
25 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   5
26 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team                                4
27 Stefan Loffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                  3
28 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                          3
29 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                         2
30 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                         2
31 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    1
32 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                    1
33 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  1
34 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team                              1
 
Asian riders classification
 
1 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                             7.45.35
2 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                         0.05
3 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
4 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
5 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                              21.50
6 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                      23.04
7 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team                               23.05
8 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
9 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
10 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
11 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
12 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team
13 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
14 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
15 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
16 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
17 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling
18 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team              23.07
19 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
20 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
21 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                  23.13
22 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
23 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team
24 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
25 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team
26 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
27 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
28 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
29 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
30 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling
31 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling
32 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
33 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR
34 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling
35 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling
36 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
37 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
38 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team
39 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
40 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
41 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
42 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
43 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
44 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
45 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
46 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team
47 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team
48 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
49 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
50 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team
51 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team
52 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team
53 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team
54 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                 23.33
55 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                      23.35
56 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                     23.36
 
Teams classification
 
1 Serramenti PVC                                                         23.39.54
2 Team Type 1
3 Skil - Shimano                                                             0.06
4 Bouygues Telecom                                                          23.03
5 Letua Cycling Team                                                        23.06
6 Tinkoff Credit Systems
7 Drapac Porche                                                             23.08
8 Meitan Hompo - GDR
9 Crédit Agricole                                                           23.14
10 Seoul Cycling
11 Giant Asia Racing Team
12 Karpin Galicia                                                           23.16
13 NGC Medical - OTC                                                        23.22
14 South African N.T.
15 New Zealand N.T.
16 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS
17 Malaysia N.T.                                                            44.59
18 Hong Kong N.T.                                                           46.14
19 MNCF Cycling Team
20 CSF Group-Navigare                                                       46.16
21 Islamic Azad University                                                  46.18
22 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                       46.22
23 Team Ista
24 AG2R La Mondiale                                                         46.30
25 Trek Marco Polo
 
Asian teams classification
 
1 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                     24.03.02
2 Seoul Cycling                                                              0.06
3 Malaysia N.T.                                                             21.51
4 Letua Cycling Team                                                        22.58
5 Hong Kong N.T.                                                            23.06
6 MNCF Cycling Team
7 Islamic Azad University                                                   23.10
8 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                        23.14
9 Trek Marco Polo                                                           23.22

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