2001 Tour de Langkawi
The 2001 Tour de Langkawi was the 6th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began with prologue on 4 February in Langkawi and ended on 18 February in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.3 category race.[1][2][3]
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| Dates | 4–18 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 12+Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,833.47 km (1,139 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 42h 59' 23" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paolo Lanfranchi, Italian cyclist emerged as the winner of general classification and mountains classification of the race. Paolo Bettini became the winner of points classification and second-placed in general classification. Chris Wherry was third-placed in general classification. Mapei–Quick-Step became the winner of team classification.[1][2][3]
Stages
The cyclists competed in 12 stages, covering a distance of 1,833.47 kilometres.[1][2][3] Prologue did not count towards the overall but many riders competed in the stage.[4]
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| P | 4 February | Langkawi Prologue | 64.4 km (40.0 mi) |  |
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| 1 | 6 February | Alor Setar to Sungai Petani | 182 km (113.1 mi) | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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| 2 | 7 February | Gerik to Kota Bharu | 226.3 km (140.6 mi) | |
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| 3 | 8 February | Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu | 177.3 km (110.2 mi) | |
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| 4 | 9 February | Dungun to Kuantan | 135.5 km (84.2 mi) | |
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| 5 | 10 February | Pekan to Kota Tinggi | 241.1 km (149.8 mi) | |
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| 6 | 11 February | Kluang to Malacca | 150.4 km (93.5 mi) | |
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| 7 | 13 February | Malacca to Klang | 172.1 km (106.9 mi) | |
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| 8 | 14 February | Kuala Kubu Bharu to Tanah Rata | 154.4 km (95.9 mi) | |
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| 9 | 15 February | Tapah to Genting Highlands | 132 km (82.0 mi) | |
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| 10 | 16 February | Shah Alam Individual time trial | 24.17 km (15.0 mi) | |
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| 11 | 17 February | KL Tower to Shah Alam | 162.9 km (101.2 mi) | |
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| 12 | 18 February | Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 75.3 km (46.8 mi) | |
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Classification leadership
| Stage | Stage winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
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| 1 | Gordon Fraser | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | not available | Makoto Iijima | Mercury Viatel | = Japan = Telekom Malaysia |
| 2 | Enrico Degano | Tsen Seong Hoong | |||||
| 3 | Paolo Bettini | Paolo Lanfranchi | Makoto Iijima | ||||
| 4 | Jans Koerts | ||||||
| 5 | Enrico Degano | ||||||
| 6 | Jans Koerts | Telekom Malaysia | |||||
| 7 | Ivan Quaranta | ||||||
| 8 | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Bettini | Wong Kam-po | Mapei–Quick-Step | |||
| 9 | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Bettini | ||||
| 10 | Nathan O'Neill | ||||||
| 11 | Paolo Bettini | ||||||
| 12 | Federico Colonna | ||||||
| Final | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Bettini | Paolo Lanfranchi | Wong Kam-po | Mapei–Quick-Step | Telekom Malaysia | |
Final standings
General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | | Mapei–Quick-Step | 42h 59' 23" |
| 2 | | Mapei–Quick-Step | + 44" |
| 3 | | Mercury Viatel | + 01' 57" |
| 4 | | Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | + 02' 43" |
| 5 | | Crédit Agricole | + 03' 59" |
| 6 | | Alexia Alluminio | + 04' 21" |
| 7 | | Saeco Macchine per Caffè | + 04' 29" |
| 8 |  | Mercury Viatel | + 04' 32" |
| 9 | | Selle Italia–Pacific | + 04' 58" |
| 10 |  | CSC World Online | + 05' 05" |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | | Mapei–Quick-Step | 129 |
| 2 | | Selle Italia–Pacific | 82 |
| 3 | | Phonak | 57 |
| 4 | | Crédit Agricole | 57 |
| 5 |  | Gerolsteiner | 46 |
| 6 | | Mapei–Quick-Step | 43 |
| 7 | | Saeco Macchine per Caffè | 41 |
| 8 | | Phonak | 37 |
| 8 | | Mercury Viatel | 37 |
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Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | | Mapei–Quick-Step | 66 |
| 2 | | Alexia Alluminio | 40 |
| 3 | | Mapei–Quick-Step | 29 |
| 4 | | Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | 20 |
| 5 | | Mercury Viatel | 20 |
| 6 | | Bonjour | 18 |
| 7 | | Mapei–Quick-Step | 15 |
| 8 | | Selle Italia–Pacific | 11 |
| 9 |  | Telekom Malaysia | 10 |
| 9 | | Crédit Agricole | 10 |
Asian rider classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 |  | Telekom Malaysia | 43h 12' 02" |
| 2 | | Telekom Malaysia | + 28" |
| 3 |  | Japan | + 01' 23" |
| 4 |  | Indonesia | + 01' 44" |
| 5 |  | Telekom Malaysia | + 05' 51" |
| 6 |  | China | + 06' 47" |
| 7 |  | Malaysia | + 15' 36" |
| 8 | | Japan | + 16' 01" |
| 9 | | China | + 17' 18" |
| 10 | | Japan | + 19' 00" |
Team classification
| Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Mapei–Quick-Step | 129h 05' 05" |
| 2 | Phonak | + 16' 01" |
| 3 | Mercury Viatel | + 16' 35" |
| 4 | Selle Italia–Pacific | + 19' 44" |
| 5 | CSC World Online | + 24' 19" |
| 6 | South Africa | + 29' 13" |
| 7 | Telekom Malaysia | + 29' 15" |
| 8 | Saturn | + 35' 07" |
| 9 | Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | + 38' 18" |
| 10 | Mobilvetta Rossin | + 40' 37" |
Asian team classification
| Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Telekom Malaysia | 129h 40' 49" |
| 2 | Japan | + 29' 43" |
| 3 | China | + 37' 22" |
| 4 | Malaysia | + 44' 04" |
List of teams and riders
A total of 25 teams were invited to participate in the 2001 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 173 riders, a total of 108 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2][3]
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References
- "2001 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- "2001 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- "2001 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- "2001 Tour de Langkawi — Prologue". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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