1996 Tour de Langkawi

The 1996 Tour de Langkawi was the first edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was officially began on 29 February in Langkawi and ended on 10 March in Langkawi. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race.[1]

1996 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates29 February–10 March 1996
Stages11
Distance1,294.8 km (804.6 mi)
Winning time34h 21' 22"
Results
Winner  Damian McDonald (AUS) (Giant-AIS)
  Second  Chris Newton (GBR) (Great Britain)
  Third  Brett Dennis (AUS) (Giant-AIS)
Points  Damian McDonald (AUS) (Giant-AIS)
Mountains  Damian McDonald (AUS) (Giant-AIS)
  Team Giant-AIS

Australian rider, Damian McDonald emerged as the first winner of the race. Chris Newton of Great Britain was second and another Australian, Brett Dennis third. McDonald was also the first winner of points classification and mountains classification of the race. Giant-AIS won the team classification of the race.[1][2]

Stages

The race comprised 11 stages, covering 1,294.8 kilometres.[1]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage winner
1 29 February Langkawi Criterium 70.8 km (44.0 mi)  Jay Sweet (AUS)
2 1 March Langkawi Team time trial 40 km (24.9 mi) Great Britain
3 2 March Kangar to George Town 186 km (115.6 mi)  Glen Mitchell (NZL)
4 3 March George Town to Ipoh 173 km (107.5 mi)  Josef Christen (SUI)
5 4 March Tanjung Malim to Genting Highlands 63 km (39.1 mi)  Damian McDonald (AUS)
6 5 March Kuala Lumpur to Malacca 167 km (103.8 mi)  Patrick Vetsch (SUI)
7 6 March Muar to Johor Bahru 172 km (106.9 mi)  Rob Hayles (GBR)
8 7 March Mersing to Kuantan 203 km (126.1 mi)  Patrick Vetsch (SUI)
9 8 March Kuantan to Kuala Terengganu 113 km (70.2 mi)  Richie McCauley (IRL)
10 9 March Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu 107 km (66.5 mi)  Jay Sweet (AUS)
11 10 March Langkawi Criterium 67 km (41.6 mi)  Marc Jacobsen (DEN)

Final standings

General classification

[1][3]

RiderTime
1 Damian McDonald (AUS) 34h 21' 22"
2 Chris Newton (GBR)+ 09"
3 Brett Dennis (AUS)+ 12"
4 Matthew White (AUS)+ 53"
5 Douglas Ryder (RSA)+ 01' 02"
6 Marcel Gono (AUS)+ 01' 03"
7 Ján Valach (SVK)+ 01' 11"
8 Brenden Hart (NZL)+ 01' 16"
9 Kelvin Martin (AUS)+ 01' 21"
10 Mark Rendell (NZL)+ 01' 23"
11 Josef Christen (SUI)n/a
12 David George (RSA)n/a
13 Morten Sonne (DEN)n/a
14 Ralf Grabsch (GER)n/a
15 Alan Volhuter (RSA)n/a
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References
  1. "1996 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. "1996 Tour de Langkawi Results Archive". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. "1996 Tour de Langkawi — General Classification". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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