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12th Tour de Langkawi - 2.HC

Malaysia, February 2-11, 2007

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Stage 1 - February 2: Langkawi Round Island, 81.4 km

Alberto Loddo: Keeping the faith

Born-again sprinter like a duck to water at Underwater World

By Anthony Tan in Langkawi island, Malaysia

Riders charge to the line
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The might of Ceramiche Panaria Navigare's orange crush didn't seem to phase Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni's sprint man Alberto Loddo today. In picture-perfect tropical weather, the born-again cycling talent took full advantage of the Tour de Langkawi's perennial sprint train to overcome multiple stage winner Ruben Bongiorno and take the opening lead in the race's 12th edition.

"Until a kilometre to go, I stayed in roughly 20th wheel because we don't have a great [lead-out] train," explained Loddo. "Then with one kilometre to go, one of my team-mates brought me back to the front and I came off Bongiorno's wheel with 150 metres left."

One of Italy's best amateur sprinters before turning professional in 2002 for Lampre-Daikin, the 28 year-old was full of promise in his opening years, winning a stage of the Tour of Qatar as a neo-pro before being crowned overall winner a year later. But after that, success largely eluded Loddo, who quit the sport in 2004 after a season with Saunier Duval-Prodir - "he went a little bit crazy, didn't train well," said his current team manager Gianni Savio, "and so after three years, he finished racing."

Koji Fukushima (Nippo-Meitan Hompo)
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However in late 2005, when Loddo was working in a shop, a mutual friend called Savio and asked him to give his mate a second chance - an incredibly rare opportunity in cycling. "I decided to try him out, to give him this chance," said Savio, "and last year [2006] he won six stages for our team - one in Venezuela, four in Chile, one in France [at the Circuit de la Sarthe], and this year, he won again at the Vuelta al Tachira."

And again today outside Langkawi island's Underwater World, he repaid the faith, setting the stage for what is tipped to be a highly successful week for Savio's Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni outfit.

"It's really great feeling to win the opening stage, since I'm now in the leader's yellow jersey as well," said Loddo. "That's what I did in the Vuelta Tachira as well, where there was only one stage for sprinters, and it was also the first [stage].

"I'm happy with my form now, and I hope to keep this condition all the way to the Giro d'Italia," he added.

How it unfolded

The peloton were closing
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With the shadow of a massive eagle monument behind them and under relatively mild conditions, a 136-strong peloton left the start at Dataran Lang at 0930 hours. Before the race got underway, however, the field was already two short, AG2R Prévoyance's Philip Deignan and Sergey Kudentsov from Discovery Channel Marco Polo both not feeling up to the challenge of the 10-day trial in the tropics, and with an entire season ahead of them, no doubt thinking about preserving their chances in upcoming races.

The journey to Underwater World was not particularly tough, with three sprints and one Cat. 4 KOM en route to the finish, 81.4 kilometres later. At this time of year, few riders are at the top of their game, and while a bunch kick was the likely outcome, the sprint was going to be somewhat of a lottery.

The eagle has landed…
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As in recent editions of this race, whenever you have a rider by the name of Koji Fukushima racing, you pretty much know what's going to happen. Friendly as always at the start, his fearless, attacking style making him a celebrity in this neck of the woods (far more so than in his native Japan), the 33 year-old played his cards early and showed his familiar tactics ain't going to change anytime soon.

Nowadays, the difference is that Koji-san is older and therefore stronger, his locomotive engine and hardened legs allowing his trademark suicide breakaways a small chance of success, as happened on one hot day in the 2005 LTdL. By the first hotspot sprint in Teluk Barau (km 33.2), Fukushima was already away, having left the field with Indonesian Herwin Jaya (Polygon Sweetnice) shortly beforehand.

The second and third intermediate sprints became a formality for Fukushima, taking the KOM bonus at Teluk Barau (km 36.2) to boot. But it appeared Koji wasn't content with two guaranteed jerseys by the day's end: he also wanted to win the stage, and when Jaya dropped off the pace with 15 kilometres remaining, that scenario appeared all the more likely.

Hey! Where has everyone gone?
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Though with the majority of the peloton unwilling to see an opening stage breakaway success, the Japanese rider was cruelly caught inside the 5km to go banner, bringing the situation back to status quo. Unsurprisingly, Ceramiche Panaria Navigare took up the responsibility from here on in and drove their sprint train all the way to the line for their men Ruben Bongiorno and Maximiliano Richeze. But on a slightly uphill finish, Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni's Alberto Loddo was simply too quick, comfortably accounting for the Argentinean pairing, American youngster Brad Huff (Team Slipstream) and Nikolai Trusov (Tinkoff Credit Systems), who finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Photography

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Results

1 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia    1.49.23
2 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                        
3 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                    
4 Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream                                         
5 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             
6 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                           
7 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                             
8 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
9 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) South Africa                                       
10 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                              
11 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                                    
12 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa                                         
13 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
14 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
15 Amir Zargari (Irn) Azad University Team                                
16 Luis Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com                                        
17 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                                  
18 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                 
19 Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) MNCF Development                               
20 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                                     
21 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                    
22 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                   
23 Jose Rodrigues (Por) Vitória ASC                                       
24 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                                     
25 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                           
26 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                           
27 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                             
28 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                              
29 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream                                    
30 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                              
31 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                                
32 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
33 Pedro Costa (Por) Vitória ASC                                          
34 Thijs Zonneveld (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                     
35 Micael Isidoro (Por) Vitória ASC                                       
36 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                       
37 Gilberto Sampaio (Por) Vitória ASC                                     
38 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                            
39 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                            
40 Artemiy Timofeev (Rus) Polygon Sweetnice                               
41 Johannes Kachelhoffer (RSA) South Africa                               
42 Johan Lindgren (Swe) Française des Jeux                                
43 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia         
44 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                                   
45 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               
46 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                               
47 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               
48 David Navas Chica (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                                
49 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                          
50 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                            
51 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                     
52 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                   
53 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia           
54 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) South Africa                                    
55 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                                   
56 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team                             
57 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia             
58 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                       
59 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                      
60 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team                            
61 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                               
62 Ruslan Mohd Jasmin (Mas) MNCF Development                              
63 Pol Nabben (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                          
64 Paulo Barroso (Por) Vitória ASC                                        
65 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
66 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia         
67 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                           
68 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                       
69 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           
70 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                               
71 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                 
72 David George (RSA) South Africa                                        
73 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
74 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
75 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux                               
76 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              
77 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        
78 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   
79 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream                                   
80 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                        
81 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa                                      
82 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
83 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                           
84 Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               
85 S. Rezaei S.Moezeddin (Irn) Azad University Team                       
86 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                        
87 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
88 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                   
89 Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
90 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                 
91 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                    
92 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                
93 Maleki Mizan Hassan (Irn) Azad University Team                         
94 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       
95 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     
96 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team                           
97 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
98 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                             
99 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                         
100 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                              
101 Md Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                          
102 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               
103 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development                           
104 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                           
105 Julio Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                   
106 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development                             
107 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                 
108 Basri Harnizam (Mas) MNCF Development                                 
109 Mike Creed (USA) Team Slipstream                                      
110 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                         
111 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                              
112 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                               
113 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                      
114 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
115 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                           
116 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                   
117 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                 
118 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream                                       
119 Ali Fallanie (Mas) Malaysia National Team                             
120 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
121 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                             0.15
122 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream                               0.30
123 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         0.46
124 William Ford (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                             0.49
125 Md Yusof Abd Nasir (Mas) Malaysia National Team                       
126 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                             
127 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team                       0.54
128 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                            0.57
129 Sawai Safwan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                             
130 Chon Te Chiang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                           
131 Tong Yu (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                            
132 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team                     
133 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia    2.05
134 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                   
135 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team                     2.14
136 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Unibet.com                             2.44
 
Asian rider
 
1 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                    1.49.23
2 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               
3 Amir Zargari (Irn) Azad University Team                                 
4 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                                   
5 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                  
6 Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) MNCF Development                                
7 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                    
8 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                            
9 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                               
10 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                              
11 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                            
12 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                                   
13 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               
14 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                          
15 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                            
16 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                     
17 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                   
18 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team                             
19 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                       
20 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team                            
21 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                               
22 Ruslan Mohd Jasmin (Mas) MNCF Development                              
23 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
24 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                           
25 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                               
26 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                 
27 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                        
28 S. Rezaei S.Moezeddin (Irn) Azad University Team                       
29 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                 
30 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                
31 Maleki Mizan Hassan (Irn) Azad University Team                         
32 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       
33 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     
34 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team                           
35 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                             
36 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                         
37 Md Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                           
38 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                
39 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development                            
40 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                            
41 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development                              
42 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                  
43 Basri Harnizam (Mas) MNCF Development                                  
44 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                          
45 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                
46 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                       
47 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                            
48 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                    
49 Ali Fallanie (Mas) Malaysia National Team                              
50 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                                15 pts
51 Md Yusof Abd Nasir (Mas) Malaysia National Team                      49
52 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                            49
53 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team                          54
54 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                               57
55 Sawai Safwan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                            57
56 Chon Te Chiang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                          57
57 Tong Yu (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                           57
58 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team                      
59 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                             2.05.00
60 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team                   2.14.00

Mountain 1 - (Cat 4) Teluk Burau Summit
 
1 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                4 pts
2 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                    2
3 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  1 
Sprint 1 
 
1 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                5 pts
2 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                    3
3 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                       2
4 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              1
 
Sprint 2 
 
1 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                5 pts
2 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                    3
3 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                               2
4 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                   1
 
Sprint 3
 
1 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                5 pts
2 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                    3
3 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                          2
4 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                               1
 
Teams
 
1 Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                                       5.28.09
2 SouthAustralia.com                                                      
3 Unibet.com                                                              
4 South Africa                                                            
5 Letua Cycling Team                                                      
6 Française des Jeux                                                      
7 Vitória ASC                                                             
8 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                  
9 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni                                            
10 Crédit Agricole                                                        
11 Team Slipstream                                                        
12 Korea National Team                                                    
13 Équipe Bouygues Telecom                                                
14 Polygon Sweetnice                                                      
15 Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                                     
16 MNCF Development                                                       
17 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                                  
18 Discovery Channel Marco Polo                                           
19 Azad University Team                                                   
20 AG2R Prévoyance                                                        
21 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                 
22 Skil Shimano                                                           
23 Malaysia National Team                                          5.28.58
 
Asian team
 
1 Letua Cycling Team                                               5.28.09
2 Korea National Team                                                     
3 Polygon Sweetnice                                                       
4 Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                                      
5 MNCF Development                                                        
6 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                                   
7 Azad University Team                                                    
8 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                  
9 Malaysia National Team                                           5.28.58
10 Discovery Channel Marco Polo                                    5.29.06
 
General classification
 
1 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia    1.49.13
2 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                             0.01
3 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                    0.04
4 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                0.06
5 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                       0.09
6 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                                
7 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                        
8 Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream                                     0.10
9 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             
10 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                          
11 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                            
12 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   
13 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) South Africa                                      
14 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                              
15 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                                    
16 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa                                         
17 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
18 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
19 Amir Zargari (Irn) Azad University Team                                
20 Luis Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com                                        
21 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                                  
22 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                 
23 Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) MNCF Development                               
24 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                                     
25 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                    
26 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                   
27 Jose Rodrigues (Por) Vitória ASC                                       
28 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                                     
29 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                           
30 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                           
31 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                             
32 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                              
33 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream                                    
34 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                              
35 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                                
36 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
37 Pedro Costa (Por) Vitória ASC                                          
38 Thijs Zonneveld (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                     
39 Micael Isidoro (Por) Vitória ASC                                       
40 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                       
41 Gilberto Sampaio (Por) Vitória ASC                                     
42 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                            
43 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                            
44 Artemiy Timofeev (Rus) Polygon Sweetnice                               
45 Johannes Kachelhoffer (RSA) South Africa                               
46 Johan Lindgren (Swe) Française des Jeux                                
47 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia         
48 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                                   
49 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               
50 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                               
51 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               
52 David Navas Chica (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                                
53 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                            
54 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                     
55 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                   
56 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia           
57 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) South Africa                                    
58 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                                   
59 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team                             
60 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia             
61 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                       
62 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                      
63 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team                            
64 Ruslan Mohd Jasmin (Mas) MNCF Development                              
65 Pol Nabben (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                          
66 Paulo Barroso (Por) Vitória ASC                                        
67 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
68 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia         
69 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                           
70 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                       
71 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           
72 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                               
73 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                 
74 David George (RSA) South Africa                                        
75 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
76 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
77 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux                               
78 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              
79 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        
80 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   
81 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream                                   
82 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                        
83 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa                                      
84 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
85 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                           
86 Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               
87 S. Rezaei S.Moezeddin (Irn) Azad University Team                       
88 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                        
89 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
90 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                   
91 Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
92 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                 
93 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                    
94 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                
95 Maleki Mizan Hassan (Irn) Azad University Team                         
96 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       
97 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     
98 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team                           
99 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
100 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                            
101 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                        
102 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                              
103 Md Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                          
104 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development                           
105 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                           
106 Julio Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                   
107 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development                             
108 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                 
109 Basri Harnizam (Mas) MNCF Development                                 
110 Mike Creed (USA) Team Slipstream                                      
111 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                         
112 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                              
113 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                               
114 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
115 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                           
116 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                   
117 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                                 
118 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream                                       
119 Ali Fallanie (Mas) Malaysia National Team                             
120 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
121 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                             0.25
122 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream                               0.40
123 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         0.56
124 William Ford (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                             0.59
125 Md Yusof Abd Nasir (Mas) Malaysia National Team                       
126 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                             
127 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team                       1.04
128 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                            1.07
129 Sawai Safwan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                             
130 Chon Te Chiang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                           
131 Tong Yu (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                            
132 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team                     
133 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                               2.09
134 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia    2.15
135 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team                     2.24
136 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Unibet.com                             2.54
 
Asian rider classification
 
1 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                          1.49.14
2 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                       0.08
3 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                                
4 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                        
5 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                       0.09
6 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               
7 Amir Zargari (Irn) Azad University Team                                 
8 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                                   
9 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                  
10 Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) MNCF Development                               
11 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                   
12 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                           
13 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                              
14 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                              
15 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                            
16 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                                   
17 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               
18 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                            
19 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                     
20 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                   
21 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team                             
22 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                       
23 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team                            
24 Ruslan Mohd Jasmin (Mas) MNCF Development                              
25 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
26 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                           
27 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                               
28 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                 
29 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                        
30 S. Rezaei S.Moezeddin (Irn) Azad University Team                       
31 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                 
32 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                
33 Maleki Mizan Hassan (Irn) Azad University Team                         
34 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       
35 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     
36 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team                           
37 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                             
38 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                         
39 Md Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                           
40 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development                            
41 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                            
42 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development                              
43 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                  
44 Basri Harnizam (Mas) MNCF Development                                  
45 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                          
46 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                
47 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                            
48 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                    
49 Ali Fallanie (Mas) Malaysia National Team                              
50 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                              0.24
51 Md Yusof Abd Nasir (Mas) Malaysia National Team                    0.58
52 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                              
53 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team                        1.03
54 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                             1.06
55 Sawai Safwan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                              
56 Chon Te Chiang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                            
57 Tong Yu (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                             
58 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team                      
59 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                2.08
60 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team                      2.23
 
Points classification
 
1 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia         15 pts
2 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                               15
3 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                      14
4 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                  13
5 Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream                                       12
6 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           11
7 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                         10
8 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                            9
9 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                    9
10 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  8
11 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) South Africa                                     7
12 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                             6
13 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                                   5
14 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa                                        4
15 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  3
16 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                         2
17 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                              2
18 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                      2
19 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 2
20 Amir Zargari (Irn) Azad University Team                               1
21 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                  1
22 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                              1
23 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                4 pts
2 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                                    2
3 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  1
 
Team classification
 
1 Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                                       5.28.09
2 SouthAustralia.com                                                      
3 Unibet.com                                                              
4 South Africa                                                            
5 Letua Cycling Team                                                      
6 Française des Jeux                                                      
7 Vitória ASC                                                             
8 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                  
9 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni                                            
10 Crédit Agricole                                                        
11 Team Slipstream                                                        
12 Korea National Team                                                    
13 Équipe Bouygues Telecom                                                
14 Polygon Sweetnice                                                      
15 Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                                     
16 MNCF Development                                                       
17 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                                  
18 Discovery Channel Marco Polo                                           
19 Azad University Team                                                   
20 AG2R Prévoyance                                                        
21 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                 
22 Skil Shimano                                                           
23 Malaysia National Team                                             0.49
 
Asian team
 
1 Letua Cycling Team                                               5.28.09
2 Korea National Team                                                     
3 Polygon Sweetnice                                                       
4 Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                                      
5 MNCF Development                                                        
6 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                                   
7 Azad University Team                                                    
8 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                  
9 Malaysia National Team                                              0.49
10 Discovery Channel Marco Polo                                       0.57

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