1999 Tour de Langkawi

The 1999 Tour de Langkawi was the 4th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 3 February in Langkawi and ended on 14 February in Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.4 category race.[1]

1999 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates3–14 February 1999
Stages12
Distance1,903.3 km (1,183 mi)
Winning time46h 56' 18"
Results
Winner  Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
  Second  Sergei Ivanov (RUS) (TVM–Farm Frites)
  Third  Allan Iacoune (AUS) (Linda McCartney Cycling Team)
Points  Graeme Miller (NZL) (New Zealand)
Mountains  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Navigare–Gaerne)
  Team Mapei–Quick-Step

Italian Paolo Lanfranchi won the race, Sergei Ivanov of Russia second and Allan Iacoune of Australia third. Graeme Miller of New Zealand also won the points classification and Alessandro Petacchi of Italy won the mountains classification of the race. Mapei–Quick-Step won the team classification of the race.[1][2]

Stages

The cyclist competed in 12 stages with a prologue over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,903.3 kilometres.[1]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage result
Winner Second Third
1a 3 February Langkawi Individual time trial 9.2 km (5.7 mi)  Lennie Kristensen (DEN)  Michael Andersson (SWE)  Graeme Miller (NZL)
1b 3 February Langkawi Criterium 50 km (31.1 mi)  Fred Rodriguez (USA)  Graeme Miller (NZL)  René Haselbacher (AUT)
2 4 February Kangar to George Town 165.9 km (103.1 mi)  Enrico Degano (ITA)  Graeme Miller (NZL)  Andrea Tafi (ITA)
3 5 February Seberang Jaya to Kuala Kangsar 103 km (64.0 mi)  David McKenzie (AUS)  Chris Newton (GBR)  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)
4 6 February Ipoh to Bentong 217.4 km (135.1 mi)  Stig Dam (DEN)  Johan Capiot (BEL)  Andrea Tafi (ITA)
5 7 February Kuala Lumpur to Port Dickson 156.3 km (97.1 mi)  Moreno Di Biase (ITA)  Andrea Tafi (ITA)  René Haselbacher (AUT)
6 8 February Malacca to Johor Bahru 223.7 km (139.0 mi)  Bjørnar Vestøl (NOR)  Grzegorz Wajs (POL)  Jacob Nielsen (DEN)
7 9 February Kota Tinggi to Pekan 232.1 km (144.2 mi)  Enrico Degano (ITA)  Luca Cei (ITA)  Fred Rodriguez (USA)
8 10 February Kuantan to Kuala Terengganu 197.1 km (122.5 mi)  Eric Wohlberg (CAN)  Vadim Kravchenko (KAZ)  Michael Barry (CAN)
9 11 February Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu 155.5 km (96.6 mi)  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)  Bart Bowen (USA)  Michael Andersson (SWE)
10 12 February Pasir Mas to Gerik 197.2 km (122.5 mi)  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)  Marcin Gebka (POL)
11 13 February Tapah to Genting Highlands 126.3 km (78.5 mi)  Marcus Ljungqvist (SWE)  Peter Wrolich (AUT)  Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
12 14 February Kuala Lumpur Criterium 69.6 km (43.2 mi)  Luca Cei (ITA)  Graeme Miller (NZL)  Marcin Gebka (POL)

Classification leadership
Stage Stage winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Asian rider classification Team classification Asian team classification
1a Lennie Kristensen Lennie Kristensen Lennie Kristensen Michael Andersson Tang Xuezhong Mapei–Quick-Step Japan
1b Fred Rodriguez Graeme Miller
2 Enrico Degano Graeme Miller
3 David McKenzie Alessandro Petacchi
4 Stig Dam Michael Andersson Dominique Perras
5 Moreno Di Biase Frank McCormack Alessandro Petacchi Hideto Yukinari
6 Bjørnar Vestøl
7 Enrico Degano Acceptcard
8 Eric Wohlberg Morten Sonne
9 Rinaldo Nocentini Saturn
10 Rinaldo Nocentini Alessandro Petacchi Malaysia
11 Marcus Ljungqvist Paolo Lanfranchi Mapei–Quick-Step
12 Luca Cei
Final Paolo Lanfranchi Graeme Miller Alessandro Petacchi Hideto Yukinari Mapei–Quick-Step Malaysia

Final standings
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References
  1. "1999 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. "1999 Tour de Langkawi Results Archive". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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