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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

Mauro Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) takes out the final
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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.

The Tour leader, Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC),
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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."

The Tour winner, Ruslan Ivanov (Serramenti PVC),
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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

The breakaway riders
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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.

The podium is full of winners
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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'.

A happy Mauro Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) from Argentina
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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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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

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