2005 Tour de Langkawi

The 2005 Tour de Langkawi was the 10th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began on 28 January in Langkawi and ended on 6 February in Kuala Lumpur. The race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2005 UCI Asia Tour calendar.[1][2][3]

2005 Tour de Langkawi
2005 UCI Asia Tour
Race details
Dates28 January – 6 February 2005
Stages10
Distance1,284.6 km (798.2 mi)
Winning time30h 18' 18"
Results
Winner  Ryan Cox (RSA) (Barloworld)
  Second  José Rujano (VEN) (Colombia–Selle Italia)
  Third  Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) (Barloworld)
Points  Graeme Brown (AUS) (Ceramica Panaria-Navigare)
Mountains  Ryan Cox (RSA) (Barloworld)
  Team Barloworld

Ryan Cox of South Africa won the race, followed by José Rujano of Venezuela second and Tiaan Kannemeyer of South Africa third. Graeme Brown won the points classification category and Cox won the mountains classification category. Barloworld won the team classification category.[1][2][3]

Stages

The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,284.6 kilometres.[1][2][3]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage result
Winner Second Third
1 28 January Langkawi 106.9 km (66.4 mi)  Graeme Brown (AUS)  Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG)  Oleg Grishkin (RUS)
2 29 January Kangar to Kepala Batas 171.6 km (106.6 mi)  Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG)  Graeme Brown (AUS)  Oleg Grishkin (RUS)
3 30 January Gerik to Tanah Merah 172.5 km (107.2 mi)  Koji Fukushima (JPN)  Denis Bertolini (ITA)  Graeme Brown (AUS)
4 31 January Bachok Individual time trial 20.3 km (12.6 mi)  Nathan O'Neill (AUS)  Ryan Cox (RSA)  José Rujano (VEN)
5 1 February Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu 163.9 km (101.8 mi)  Graeme Brown (AUS)  Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG)  Brett Lancaster (AUS)
6 2 February Kuala Berang to Chukai 152.0 km (94.4 mi)  Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG)  Graeme Brown (AUS)  Antonio Salomone (ITA)
7 3 February Maran to Raub 167.7 km (104.2 mi)  Graeme Brown (AUS)  Moreno Di Biase (ITA)  Steffen Radochla (GER)
8 4 February Kuala Kubu Bharu to Genting Highlands 97.9 km (60.8 mi)  Ryan Cox (RSA)  José Rujano (VEN)  Julio Alberto Pérez (MEX)
9 5 February KL Tower to Putrajaya 164.8 km (102.4 mi)  Graeme Brown (AUS)  Antonio Salomone (ITA)  Brett Lancaster (AUS)
10 6 February Kuala Lumpur Criterium 67 km (41.6 mi)  Graeme Brown (AUS)  Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG)  Oleg Grishkin (RUS)

Classification leadership
Stage Stage winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Asian rider classification Team classification Asian team classification
1 Graeme Brown Graeme Brown Graeme Brown Kristian House Koji Fukushima Landbouwkrediet–Colnago Iran
2 Guillermo Bongiorno Takashi Miyazawa Domina Vacanze
3 Koji Fukushima Koji Fukushima Koji Fukushima Koji Fukushima Bridgestone Anchor Bridgestone Anchor
4 Nathan O'Neill Barloworld
5 Graeme Brown
6 Guillermo Bongiorno Kristian House
7 Graeme Brown
8 Ryan Cox Ryan Cox Iran
9 Graeme Brown Ryan Cox
10 Graeme Brown
Final Ryan Cox Graeme Brown Ryan Cox Koji Fukushima Barloworld Iran

Final standings

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld 30h 18' 18"
2  José Rujano (VEN) Colombia–Selle Italia + 18"
3  Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld + 01' 34"
4  Cesar Grajales (COL) Navigators Insurance + 02' 52"
5  Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel + 03' 01"
6  Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) Landbouwkrediet–Colnago + 03' 44"
7  Marlon Pérez Arango (COL) Colombia–Selle Italia + 04' 07"
8  Sergio Ghisalberti (ITA) Domina Vacanze + 04' 08"
9  Jesús Hernández (ESP) Liberty Seguros–Würth + 04' 17"
10  Giuseppe Palumbo (ITA) Acqua & Sapone–Adria Mobil + 04' 46"

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Graeme Brown (AUS) Ceramica Panaria–Navigare 129
2  Oleg Grishkin (RUS) Navigators Insurance 87
3  Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) Ceramica Panaria–Navigare 85
4  Antonio Salomone (ITA) Barloworld 59
5  Koji Fukushima (JPN) Bridgestone Anchor 50
5  James Van Landschoot (BEL) Landbouwkrediet–Colnago 50
7  Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Crédit Agricole 46
8  Brett Lancaster (AUS) Ceramica Panaria–Navigare 42
8  Moreno Di Biase (ITA) Colombia–Selle Italia 42
10  Steffen Radochla (GER) MrBookmaker.com–SportsTech 41

Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1  Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld 37
2  Koji Fukushima (JPN) Bridgestone Anchor 37
3  Kristian House (GBR) Great Britain 33
4  José Rujano (VEN) Colombia–Selle Italia 32
5  Adam Wadecki (POL) Action–Ati 26
6  Marlon Pérez Arango (COL) Colombia–Selle Italia 25
7  Eric Leblacher (FRA) Crédit Agricole 19
7  René Jørgensen (DEN) Barloworld 19
9  David Kopp (GER) Wiesenhof 18
9  Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) Barloworld 18

Asian rider classification

Rider Team Time
1  Koji Fukushima (JPN) Bridgestone Anchor 30h 24' 35"
2  Tonton Susanto (INA) Wismilak + 01"
3  Ahad Kazemi (IRI) Iran + 01' 57"
4  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Iran + 03' 08"
5  Hossein Askari (IRI) Iran + 03' 41"
6  Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) Bridgestone Anchor + 08' 15"
7  Shahrulneeza Razali (MAS) Malaysia + 08' 28"
8  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Iran + 08' 58"
9  Suhardi Hassan (MAS) Proton T-Bikes + 11' 13"
10  Yasutaka Tashiro (JPN) Bridgestone Anchor + 28' 40"

Team classification

Team Time
1 Barloworld 91h 03' 23"
2 Colombia–Selle Italia + 02' 30"
3 Crédit Agricole + 06' 27"
4 Navigators Insurance + 06' 34"
5 Discovery Channel + 06' 49"
6 Liberty Seguros–Würth + 08' 33"
7 Domina Vacanze + 09' 42"
8 Ceramica Panaria–Navigare + 12' 55"
9 Iran + 16' 16"
10 MrBookmaker.com–SportsTech + 17' 36"

Asian team classification

Team Time
1 Iran 91h 19' 39"
2 Bridgestone Anchor + 09' 29"
3 Proton T-Bikes + 55' 33"
4 Malaysia + 1h 04' 38"

List of teams and riders

A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2005 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 140 riders, a total of 101 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2][3]

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References
  1. "2005 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. "2005 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  3. "2005 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
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