| Series | 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour |
|---|---|
| Race no | 17 |
| Season no | 31 |
| Date | 9–15 February 2009 |
| Stages | 7 |
| Distance | 1,031.7 |
| Unit | km |
| Time | 24h 22' 12" |
| First | José Serpa |
| First nat | COL |
| First color | yellow |
| Second | Jai Crawford |
| Second nat | AUS |
| Second team | Australia |
| Third | Jackson Rodríguez |
| Third nat | VEN |
| Points | Mattia Gavazzi |
| Points nat | ITA |
| Points color | green |
| Mountains | José Serpa |
| Mountains nat | COL |
| Mountains color | polkadot |
| Previous | 2008 |
| Next | 2010 |
The 2009 Tour de Langkawi was the 14th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. The race began on 9 February in Putrajaya and ended on 15 February in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. In fact this race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour calendar.[1][2][3]
Colombian cyclist, José Serpa emerged as the winner of the race, followed by Jai Crawford second and Jackson Rodríguez third. Mattia Gavazzi won the points classification category and José Serpa won the mountains classification category. won the team classification category.[1][2][3]
Teams
20 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2009 Tour de Langkawi.
- EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design
- Seoul Cycling Team
- Doha Team
- MNCF Cycling Team
- Malaysia ‡
- Australia ‡
- South Africa ‡
- Iran ‡
- Kazakhstan
- China ‡
‡: National teams
Stages
The cyclists competed in 7 stages, covering a distance of 1031.7 kilometres.[1][2][3]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Second | Third | ||||
| 1 | 9 February | Putrajaya to Senawang | 133.8 km (83.1 mi) | Mattia Gavazzi (Italy) | Chris Sutton (Australia) | Nolan Hoffman (South Africa) |
| 2 | 10 February | Senawang to Malacca | 160.9 km (100.0 mi) | Mattia Gavazzi (Italy) | Nolan Hoffman (South Africa) | Aurélien Clerc (Switzerland) |
| 3 | 11 February | Malacca | 186 km (115.6 mi) | Mattia Gavazzi (Italy) | Chris Sutton (Australia) | Aurélien Clerc (Switzerland) |
| 4 | 12 February | Malacca to Bangi | 221 km (137.3 mi) | Samai Amari (Indonesia) | Mattia Gavazzi (Italy) | Nolan Hoffman (South Africa) |
| 5 | 13 February | Petaling Jaya to Genting Highlands | 102 km (63.4 mi) | José Serpa (Colombia) | Jai Crawford (Australia) | Jackson Rodríguez (Venezuela) |
| 6 | 14 February | Batang Kali to Shah Alam | 147.6 km (91.7 mi) | Mattia Gavazzi (Italy) | Aurélien Clerc (Switzerland) | Chris Sutton (Australia) |
| 7 | 15 February | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 80.4 km (50.0 mi) | Yohann Gène (France) | Guillermo Bongiorno (Argentina) | Mattia Gavazzi (Italy) |
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattia Gavazzi | Mattia Gavazzi | Mattia Gavazzi | Jaco Venter | Dmitriy Gruzdev | South Africa | Malaysia |
| 2 | Mattia Gavazzi | Jacques Janse van Rensburg | |||||
| 3 | Mattia Gavazzi | ||||||
| 4 | Samai Amari | Jeremy Yates | Samai Amari | EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design | |||
| 5 | José Serpa | José Serpa | José Serpa | Tonton Susanto | Iran | ||
| 6 | Mattia Gavazzi | ||||||
| 7 | Yohann Gène | ||||||
| Final | José Serpa | Mattia Gavazzi | José Serpa | Tonton Susanto | Iran | ||
Final standings
General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Serpa (Colombia) | 24h 22' 12" | |
| 2 | Jai Crawford (Australia) | Australia | + 27" |
| 3 | Jackson Rodríguez (Venezuela) | + 47" | |
| 4 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Sweden) | + 54" | |
| 5 | Johann Tschopp (Switzerland) | + 01' 22" | |
| 6 | Jacques Janse van Rensburg (South Africa) | South Africa | + 02' 29" |
| 7 | Tonton Susanto (Indonesia) | + 02' 44" | |
| 8 | Lucas Euser (United States) | + 03' 16" | |
| 9 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spain) | + 03' 37" | |
| 10 | Richie Porte (Australia) | Australia | + 03' 44" |
Points classification
Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Serpa | 25 | |
| 2 | Jai Crawford | Australia | 22 |
| 3 | Jackson Rodríguez | 20 | |
| 4 | Jeremy Yates | 17 | |
| 5 | Jacques Janse van Rensburg | South Africa | 12 |
| 6 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | 12 | |
| 7 | Christoff Van Heerden | South Africa | 11 |
| 8 | Johann Tschopp | 10 | |
| 9 | Carlos José Ochoa | 8 | |
| 10 | Tonton Susanto | 5 |
Asian rider classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonton Susanto | 24h 24' 56" | |
| 2 | Hossein Askari | Iran | + 02' 13" |
| 3 | Gong Hyo-Suk | Seoul Cycling Team | + 03' 12" |
| 4 | Ghader Mizbani | Iran | + 03' 37" |
| 5 | Ji Jianhua | China | + 03' 58" |
| 6 | Alexandr Shushemoin | Kazakhstan | + 04' 13" |
| 7 | Hong Yoo-Ki | Seoul Cycling Team | + 06' 17" |
| 8 | Nazar Jumabekov | Kazakhstan | + 06' 20" |
| 9 | Shinichi Fukushima | EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design | + 07' 03" |
| 10 | Roman Zhiyentayev | Kazakhstan | + 07' 35" |
Team classification
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73h 09' 16" | |
| 2 | Australia | + 07' 19" |
| 3 | Fuji–Servetto | + 11' 19" |
| 4 | Cervélo TestTeam | + 11' 30" |
| 5 | + 15' 14" | |
| 6 | South Africa | + 18' 32" |
| 7 | Iran | + 19' 04" |
| 8 | + 20' 45" | |
| 9 | + 22' 22" | |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | + 23' 24" |
Asian team classification
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 73h 28' 20" |
| 2 | + 03' 18" | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | + 04' 20" |
| 4 | Seoul Cycling Team | + 05' 17" |
| 5 | EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design | + 13' 23" |
| 6 | China | + 14' 33" |
| 7 | MNCF Cycling Team | + 18' 33" |
| 8 | Malaysia | + 50' 09" |
References
- ^ "2009 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "2009 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "2009 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2013.