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12th Tour de Langkawi - 2.HC

Malaysia, February 2-11, 2007

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Stage 2 - February 3: Kangar - Kulim, 166.2 km

Bella volata Panaria!

Mad Max Richeze repeats the feat

By Anthony Tan in Kulim, Malaysia

Ceramiche Panaria Navigare are celebrating
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As the mercury rose, so did the competition among the sprinters. Today in Kulim, Ceramiche Panaria Navigare made no mistake, banking on proven Langkawi performer Maximiliano Richeze who delivered with interest, as he launched himself with 250 metres remaining, confidently chose his line down the centre of the road, and remained unchallenged. A distant second was South African Daryl Impey, a hair's breadth separating he and yesterday's winner Alberto Loddo.

"We started the stage with the intention of winning it today," declared Richeze. "It was either me or [Ruben] Bongiorno."

"Yesterday, we tried a different strategy - we didn't pull the train properly, and [stage winner] Loddo took advantage of this. "So we changed our approach: instead of racing for second or third place, we decided only one of us would sprint [for the win], and it was deemed it would be me.

"With two kilometres to go Bongiorno told me he didn't feel too good, so we decided the lead-out [train] would be for myself. I felt very strong; at 250 metres [to go] I gave my all - and I made it."

The fruits of Malaysia
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Asked if the wide-open roads towards the finish suited his sprinting style, Richeze replied eagerly, "Si, si! Even on the small hills, I'm usually good, and with the parcours today, I felt at ease."

The triumph gave Richeze's team a triple victory as the Argentine became the new points and race leader, both on a count-back and both against previous maillot jaune Alberto Loddo (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni), repeating his opening stage win from the 2006 LTdL. But with a mountain-top finish to Brinchang, Cameron Highlands on tomorrow's menu du jour, he won't be leader for long; in fact, the topic wasn't even raised at today's post-race press conference!

"I am very happy to have won again in Malaysia. [A win in] this race says a lot for me; I'm lucky that I managed to get the yellow jersey again," was all Richeze would say, under no illusion on his chances tomorrow.

The peloton make their way
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Koji Fukushima continues to lead the Asian rider and mountains classifications, the latter he's on par with his brother Shinichi. Though like Richeze, Koji shouldn't get too comfortable in his polka-dot maillot, who admitted: "I'm afraid of the mountains because I'm not so good; I want to try my best, though - I will attack again, because I want to make the race.

"We want to prove that Asian riders can match the European professionals," said Fukushima, patting Richeze on shoulder as he spoke, signaling a mark of respect. "Today, we attacked but our team also has a good sprinter, so it's difficult to formulate a strategy. But there are many stages for all of [our abilities]."

However the real story is one that awaits: What will tomorrow bring?

How it unfolded

The peloton in search
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With no overnight illness preventing any rider from starting today, 136 colourfully clad men in lycra rolled out of Kangar for the first road stage on the Malaysian mainland. While considerably longer than yesterday's quick 80k loop around Langkawi, the journey to Kulim was not dissimilar in its parcours: three hotspot sprints and one Cat. 4 climb were littered along the 166 kilometre parcours, and a 47.6 metre variation in elevation. Flat for the first 86 kilometres, the final undulating century would prove the most testing.

High temps seemed to make for a fast start, as numerous singles, couples and groups tried their chances. Following this bagarre, two men skipped away from the pack, and with just 25 kilometres covered, Sergey Kolesnikov (Unibet.com) and Shinichi Fukushima (Nippo-Meitan Hompo) had built a very handy lead approaching two and a half minutes.

After the second sprint in Alor Setar (km 49.3), Kolesnikov and Fukushima were 4'02 ahead of the peloton, who had temporarily gone into sleep mode. Though they weren't totally comatose, keeping the break at bay, somewhere between 4-4½ minutes up till the third and final sprint in Gurun (km 86.0).

Shinichi Fukushima (Nippo-Meitan Hompo)
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Cresting the day's sole KOM that signaled 50 kilometres left to race, the distance between the lead pair and the bunch was down to 2'40. Once again, a bunch finish became a likely conclusion. Or did it...

The wide roads leading to Kulim provided a perfect opportunity for the fast men of the Tour de Langkawi, as the speedometer needle began ticking up around the 65 km/h mark. With 15 kilometres remaining, it was peloton groupé, but Koji Fukushima bridged across to his bro Shinichi and the Russian, creating an interesting last-ditch twist.

Quickly establishing a half-minute advantage and holding it for 10 kilometres, the scenario looked quite promising - but after yesterday, Panaria were having none of it, setting up their man Maximiliano Richeze for his first stage victory of the season. In a ferociously fast finale, the Argentine chose his line straight down the centre of the road, showing a superior turn of speed to triumph over Daryl Impey (South Africa) and overnight leader Alberto Loddo (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni), who, by the day's end, lost his lead to Richeze by less than one second.

Photography

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Results

1 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare    3.55.41
2 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa                                 
3 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni               
4 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                       
5 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    
6 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                              
7 Luis Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com                                
8 Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream                                
9 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           
10 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                        
11 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                    
12 Amir Zargari (Irn) Azad University Team                       
13 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                  
14 Franck Renier (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                   
15 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                   
16 Pol Nabben (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                 
17 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
18 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                            
19 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                      
20 Pedro Costa (Por) Vitória ASC                                 
21 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                 
22 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                     
23 Jose Rodrigues (Por) Vitória ASC                              
24 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare              
25 Artemiy Timofeev (Rus) Polygon Sweetnice                      
26 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                     
27 Sawai Safwan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                     
28 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                       
29 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                 
30 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare              
31 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo              
32 Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) MNCF Development                      
33 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                 
34 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                        
35 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                           
36 Johannes Kachelhoffer (RSA) South Africa                      
37 Johan Lindgren (Swe) Française des Jeux                       
38 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni             
39 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      
40 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                  
41 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                  
42 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                     
43 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                
44 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni                 
45 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                   
46 Gilberto Sampaio (Por) Vitória ASC                            
47 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           
48 Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                      
49 Didier Rous (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                     
50 Micael Isidoro (Por) Vitória ASC                              
51 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development                   
52 Thijs Zonneveld (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo            
53 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                     
54 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                       
55 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                    
56 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                 
57 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux                      
58 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development                     
59 Julio Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare           
60 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream                           
61 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                              
62 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni             
63 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                 
64 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare               
65 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream                          
66 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                        
67 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                           
68 Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                     
69 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                          
70 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                   
71 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                          
72 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team                    
73 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                          
74 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                  
75 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                          
76 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                               
77 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                      
78 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Unibet.com                         
79 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                     
80 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                           
81 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                            
82 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          
83 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni               
84 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) South Africa                           
85 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   
86 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                      
87 Basri Harnizam (Mas) MNCF Development                         
88 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  
89 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                         
90 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team                   
91 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                         
92 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team                   
93 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                     
94 Ruslan Mohd Jasmin (Mas) MNCF Development                     
95 David George (RSA) South Africa                               
96 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo              
97 Md Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                  
98 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          
99 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa                             
100 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                    
101 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                      
102 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                       
103 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team            
104 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       
105 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                        
106 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                    
107 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                     
108 Paulo Barroso (Por) Vitória ASC                              
109 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
110 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                      
111 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                  
112 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare             
113 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                               
114 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream                              
115 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                     
116 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream                          
117 Mike Creed (USA) Team Slipstream                             
118 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                          
119 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                        
120 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom             
121 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems              
122 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team                 
123 Ali Fallanie (Mas) Malaysia National Team                    
124 William Ford (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                        
125 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team                
126 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                           
127 S. Rezaei S.Moezeddin (Irn) Azad University Team             
128 Tong Yu (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                   
129 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) South Africa                        0.22
130 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo              0.57
131 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni            
132 David Navas Chica (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                      
133 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team           
134 Chon Te Chiang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team              5.26
135 Maleki Mizan Hassan (Irn) Azad University Team          15.34

Asian rider

1 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                3.55.41
2 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                 
3 Amir Zargari (Irn) Azad University Team                
4 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team          
5 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling              
6 Sawai Safwan (Mas) Malaysia National Team              
7 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo       
8 Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) MNCF Development               
9 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                 
10 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development          
11 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo             
12 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling           
13 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development           
14 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo             
15 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling               
16 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling            
17 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team         
18 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development             
19 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                      
20 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice         
21 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                
22 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                  
23 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team           
24 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                  
25 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team            
26 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                  
27 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                          
28 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                       
29 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo              
30 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team             
31 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                   
32 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                    
33 Basri Harnizam (Mas) MNCF Development                 
34 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                 
35 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team           
36 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                 
37 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team           
38 Ruslan Mohd Jasmin (Mas) MNCF Development             
39 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo      
40 Md Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Letua Cycling Team          
41 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team               
42 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                
43 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team     
44 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                 
45 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice             
46 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling              
47 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo               
48 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team           
49 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                        
50 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                   
51 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team          
52 Ali Fallanie (Mas) Malaysia National Team             
53 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team         
54 S. Rezaei S.Moezeddin (Irn) Azad University Team      
55 Tong Yu (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo            
56 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo               0.57
57 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
58 Chon Te Chiang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team               5.26
59 Maleki Mizan Hassan (Irn) Azad University Team           15.34
 
 Mountains 1 - Bukit Selambau
 
1 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                   4 pts
2 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                            2
3 Gilberto Sampaio (Por) Vitória ASC                            1
 
Sprint 1 - Padang Sera
 
1 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream                           5 pts
2 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                 3
3 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare              2
4 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                      1
 
Sprint 2 - Independence Sprint Alor Setar
 
1 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                            5 pts
2 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                   3
3 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                 2
4 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                 1
 
Sprint 3 - Gurun
 
1 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                   5 pts
2 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                            3
3 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                 2
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                       1

Teams

1 Crédit Agricole                                        11.47.03
2 Unibet.com                       
3 Ceramiche Panaria Navigare       
4 Tinkoff Credit Systems           
5 Équipe Bouygues Telecom          
6 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni     
7 Française des Jeux               
8 Vitória ASC                      
9 SouthAustralia.com               
10 Discovery Channel Marco Polo    
11 Hong Kong Pro Cycling           
12 South Africa                    
13 MNCF Development                
14 Team Slipstream                 
15 Korea National Team             
16 Nippo-Meitan Hompo              
17 Letua Cycling Team              
18 Skil Shimano                    
19 Polygon Sweetnice               
20 AG2R Prévoyance                 
21 Giant Asia Racing Team          
22 Malaysia National Team          
23 Azad University Team            

Asian teams

1 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                  11.47.03
2 MNCF Development                 
3 Korea National Team              
4 Nippo-Meitan Hompo               
5 Letua Cycling Team               
6 Polygon Sweetnice                
7 Giant Asia Racing Team           
8 Malaysia National Team           
9 Azad University Team             
10 Discovery Channel Marco Polo    

General Classification 
 
1 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare    5.44.50
2 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni               
3 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                    0.05
4 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa                             0.08
5 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare               
6 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                         0.09
7 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team              0.11
8 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom              0.12
9 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                   0.13
10 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare              
11 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo              
12 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems               0.14
13 Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream                               
14 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          
15 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                   
16 Luis Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com                               
17 Amir Zargari (Irn) Azad University Team                       
18 Franck Renier (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                   
19 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                 
20 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                        
21 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
22 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                    
23 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                  
24 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Unibet.com                            
25 Jose Rodrigues (Por) Vitória ASC                              
26 Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) MNCF Development                      
27 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                     
28 Pedro Costa (Por) Vitória ASC                                 
29 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                     
30 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                           
31 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                       
32 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                             
33 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                      
34 Artemiy Timofeev (Rus) Polygon Sweetnice                      
35 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare              
36 Pierre Drancourt (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                
37 Johannes Kachelhoffer (RSA) South Africa                      
38 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                           
39 Pol Nabben (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                 
40 Johan Lindgren (Swe) Française des Jeux                       
41 Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni             
42 Gilberto Sampaio (Por) Vitória ASC                            
43 Micael Isidoro (Por) Vitória ASC                              
44 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      
45 Thijs Zonneveld (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo            
46 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo              
47 Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream                           
48 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                          
49 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                   
50 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                     
51 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                                  
52 Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni                 
53 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                        
54 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development                  
55 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                         
56 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                   
57 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                          
58 Didier Rous (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                     
59 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                      
60 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                          
61 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   
62 Erwin Thijs (Bel) Unibet.com                                  
63 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni             
64 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team                    
65 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                 
66 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                          
67 Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                      
68 Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux                      
69 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                     
70 Fabio Duarte (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni               
71 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                           
72 Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) South Africa                           
73 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream                          
74 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                     
75 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                       
76 Filippo Savini (Ita) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare               
77 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team                   
78 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                    
79 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development                   
80 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                              
81 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                               
82 Ruslan Mohd Jasmin (Mas) MNCF Development                     
83 Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team                     
84 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  
85 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          
86 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development                     
87 Julio Perez Cuapio (Mex) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare           
88 David George (RSA) South Africa                               
89 Paulo Barroso (Por) Vitória ASC                               
90 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice                 
91 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                            
92 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                      
93 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                     
94 Nicholas White (RSA) South Africa                             
95 David Navas Chica (Spa) AG2R Prévoyance                       
96 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                     
97 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team            
98 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                          
99 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                        
100 Basri Harnizam (Mas) MNCF Development                        
101 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                        
102 Jonathon Clarke (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                     
103 Md Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                 
104 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems              
105 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                               
106 S. Rezaei S.Moezeddin (Irn) Azad University Team             
107 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                      
108 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team                  
109 Shaun Higgerson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                     
110 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team                 
111 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
112 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       
113 Mike Creed (USA) Team Slipstream                             
114 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream                              
115 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                          
116 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance                        
117 Ali Fallanie (Mas) Malaysia National Team                    
118 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                    0.29
119 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) South Africa                        0.36
120 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream                      0.41
121 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom         1.00
122 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                1.03
123 William Ford (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                        
124 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo              1.06
125 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team              1.08
126 Sawai Safwan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                1.11
127 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                       
128 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team            
129 Tong Yu (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo                   
130 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                      2.13
131 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team            2.28
132 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Unibet.com                    2.58
133 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni        3.16
134 Chon Te Chiang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team              6.37
135 Maleki Mizan Hassan (Irn) Azad University Team          15.48

Asian rider classification

1 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                 5.44.55
2 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team              0.06
3 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                   0.08
4 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo       
5 Amir Zargari (Irn) Azad University Team                    0.09
6 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team          
7 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                 
8 Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) MNCF Development               
9 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo              
10 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling             
11 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo      
12 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                  
13 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling           
14 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Vitória ASC                          
15 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                
16 Abd Aziz Saiful Anuar (Mas) MNCF Development          
17 Ki Hong You (Kor) Korea National Team                 
18 Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team           
19 Se Yong Oh (Kor) Korea National Team                  
20 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo              
21 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                  
22 Jeong Seok Chung (Kor) Korea National Team            
23 Yevgeniv Yakovlev (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice             
24 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team             
25 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling               
26 Saeidtanha Abbas (Irn) Azad University Team           
27 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling            
28 Abd Razak Mohd Faris (Mas) MNCF Development           
29 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil Shimano                      
30 Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                       
31 Ruslan Mohd Jasmin (Mas) MNCF Development             
32 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) MNCF Development             
33 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweetnice         
34 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                    
35 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling              
36 Ahmad Lutfi Md Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
37 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                
38 Basri Harnizam (Mas) MNCF Development                 
39 Saryana Amin (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                 
40 Md Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Letua Cycling Team          
41 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                        
42 S. Rezaei S.Moezeddin (Irn) Azad University Team      
43 Susanto Tonton (Ina) Letua Cycling Team               
44 Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team           
45 Faridikovij Mahdi (Irn) Azad University Team          
46 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                   
47 Ali Fallanie (Mas) Malaysia National Team             
48 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                     0.24
49 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                 0.58
50 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo               1.01
51 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Malaysia National Team               1.03
52 Sawai Safwan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                 1.06
53 Sang Jin Lee (Kor) Korea National Team                
54 Nur Misbah Mohd Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team     
55 Tong Yu (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo            
56 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                       2.08
57 S.Rezaei S.Mostafa (Irn) Azad University Team             2.23
58 Chon Te Chiang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team               6.32
59 Maleki Mizan Hassan (Irn) Azad University Team           15.43

Mountains classifications

1 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                       4 pts
2 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                   4
3 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                            2
4 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                           2
5 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                         1
6 Gilberto Sampaio (Por) Vitória ASC                            1

Sprint classifications

1 Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare         28 pts
2 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni             28
3 Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                  22
4 Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream                              20
5 Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa                               18
6 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                      16
7 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         15
8 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare             14
9 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Korea National Team                     14
10 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team               11
11 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                 10
12 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                           10
13 Luis Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com                              9
14 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice                          9
15 Sergey Kolesnikov (Rus) Unibet.com                           8
16 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                  8
17 Rupert Rheeder (RSA) South Africa                            7
18 Md Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                6
19 Mashahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                       6
20 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                    6
21 Kilian Patour (Fra) Team Slipstream                          5
22 Amir Zargari (Irn) Azad University Team                      5
23 Franck Renier (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                  5
24 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                   5
25 Gene Bates (Aus) SouthAustralia.com                          5
26 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Équipe Bouygues Telecom                3
27 José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com                                 3
28 Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare             2
29 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo             2
30 Lilian Jégou (Fra) Française des Jeux                        2
31 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                     1
32 Manan Anuar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                         1
33 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    1
34 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Nippo-Meitan Hompo                     1

Teams classification

1 Ceramiche Panaria Navigare                             17.15.12
2 Crédit Agricole                                                
3 Unibet.com                                                     
4 SouthAustralia.com                                             
5 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                         
6 South Africa                                                   
7 Équipe Bouygues Telecom                                        
8 Letua Cycling Team                                             
9 Française des Jeux                                             
10 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni                                  
11 Vitória ASC                                                   
12 Discovery Channel Marco Polo                                  
13 Team Slipstream                                               
14 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                         
15 Korea National Team                                           
16 MNCF Development                                              
17 Polygon Sweetnice                                             
18 Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                            
19 Skil Shimano                                                  
20 Azad University Team                                          
21 AG2R Prévoyance                                               
22 Giant Asia Racing Team                                        
23 Malaysia National Team                                    0.49

Asian teams classification

1 Letua Cycling Team                                     17.15.12
2 Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                
3 Korea National Team                                  
4 MNCF Development                                     
5 Polygon Sweetnice                                    
6 Nippo-Meitan Hompo                                   
7 Giant Asia Racing Team                               
8 Azad University Team                                 
9 Malaysia National Team                                     0.49
10 Discovery Channel Marco Polo                              0.57

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