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13th Tour de Langkawi - 2.HC

Malaysia, February 7-17, 2008

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Stage 3 - February 11: Sitiawan - Banting, 209.4 km

Lee puts some Seoul into Langkawi

Historic day for Asian cycling as Loddo denied again

By Ben Abrahams in Banting, Malaysia

Jae Won Lee (Seoul Cycling Team) takes out the 209.4 kilometre third stage
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Seoul Cycling's Jae Won Lee became only the fourth ever Asian rider to win a Tour de Langkawi stage after breaking clear from a five-man move in the final kilometre to claim the race's longest day and open a new chapter in Asian cycling history. Even more significant was the composition of today's winning breakaway as two Malaysians, a Chinese, Japanese and Korean combined to hold off all the peloton could muster and prove beyond doubt that Asian teams must now be taken seriously in modern competitive cycling.

The result is also a measure of the Tour de Langkawi's importance in this part of the world and an utterly convincing argument against its inclusion in the ProTour - a decision the race organisers were praising just last week. The gulf between other races in the far east and the European circuit - aside from China's Tour of Qinghai Lake - makes Langkawi an important stepping stone for Asian riders to prove themselves.

As a packed crowd looked on in admiration at the race's busiest finish area yet, the delighted winner explained his state of mind in the finale. "In the last five kilometres I got a message from the team manager, he gave me the encouragement to be strong and keep going, that's what helped my win today," said Lee. "My manager told me not to look behind, but I couldn't help it, I'm very happy to win."

Anuar Manan (Letua Cycling Team) is the new points leader
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There was good reason to look behind, too, as the group also contained Malaysian sprinter Anuar Manan (Letua Cycling Team) and Japanese breakaway specialist Koji Fukushima (Meitan Hompo). Neither was capable of closing the gap with Manan forced to settle for second and receive the green points jersey as his consolation prize.

"I'm a bit disappointed with second," admitted the Letua rider, "because in the group of five I felt that I was the best sprinter, and that I'd have the advantage. But with one kilometre to go the Korean jumped away and I could not do anything about it. Still, I'm happy to be the first Malaysian to wear the green jersey."

Race leader Matthieu Sprick also praised the Asians' performance, the Frenchman maintaining his three second advantage on general classification with Mitchell Docker (Drapac Porsche) leapfrogging back over Gustavo Ceasar (Karpin Galicia) into second overall. "I know that the Asians come to Europe sometimes, especially the Meitan Hompo team," he said. "They are known for being very aggressive riders and have a very good level [of fitness]. It's very good for cycling and for the Tour de Langkawi as well.

Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom) from France holds on to a three second lead
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"It was an ideal scenario for me when the breakaway riders were taking the bonus sprints," added Sprick. "My yellow jersey was not under threat. There's only 19 of us in contention now, but it took a long time before the breakaway went and that made the first part very hard."

For the third stage running, Tinkoff sprinter Alberto Loddo claimed the bunch sprint 1'09 behind the winner, and for the third stage running the Italian missed out on the stage victory. Loddo's fast twitch fibres may be beyond doubt, but the commitment afforded him by his Tinkoff team certainly is - especially considering the ease with which he cruised over the line today.

How it unfolded

Cloudy skies and cooler temperatures provided welcome relief for the 145 riders at this morning's start in Sitiawan. With 209.8 kilometres on the menu du jour, the race rolled out slightly earlier than usual at 11.20am. Despite the distance and soul destroying flat roads, there was no shortage of volunteers for the early move. However, special mention must again go to Malaysian National Team rider M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti - always the first man to attack and keep race radio on its toes.

Jae Won Lee (Seoul Cycling) drives the breakaway
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After one hour of racing 50.2 kilometres had been covered, and with such a high speed it wasn't surprising that no group had gained more than 100 metres in that time. It was obviously going to take something special to break the peloton's collective will and who better to do that than Mr. Breakaway himself, Koji Fukushima (Meitan Hompo).

The Japanese rider, winner of Stage 3 in the race's 2005 edition, let it fly after 66 kilometres and was quickly joined by Jae Won Lee (Seoul Cycling), Anuar Manan (Letua Cycling Team), Yan Xing Dong (Trek - Marco Polo) and M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Malaysia National Team) for a day of all-Asian breakaway action.

There wasn't total capitulation behind, though, and the lead grew steadily as Manan put his sprint skills on show to take the first points at Sg Besar after 78.9 kilometres. Dong, Lutti and Fukushima hoovered up the remaining points while reactions started to come from behind.

Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff Credit Systems) brings home the peloton
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Tanha Saeidi (Islamic Azad University) and Mohd Saleh (Malaysia National Team) joined forces in pursuit as did Pavel Brutt (Tinkoff) and Swiss sprinter Aurélien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom). Saeidi and Salah got within two minutes of the leaders and the two pairs eventually merged as the gap fell back to 3'25. Still the average speed remained high, however, with 95 kilometres covered after two hours on the smooth hot-mix asphalt.

Italian squad CSF Group Navigare were now setting tempo and swept up the four breakaways after 120 kilometres. Undeterred by this latest capture, Aussie time trial specialist Peter McDonald (Drapac Porsche) and Kuei Peng (Giant Asia) left the peloton's comfortable surroundings before the second sprint at 130.1 kilometres. Up front it was Manan bagging more points followed by Dong, Lutti and Fukushima.

'Police to Tour Director...Stage three of the Tour is now complete'
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After 135 kilometres the front five had 2'03 on McDonald and Peng with the peloton a further minute down. Three hours into Langkawi's longest stage and the 46.3 km/h average began to tell as Peng was struggling to hang tough with McDonald. Approaching the 150 kilometre mark and Peng was totally spent, falling backwards while McDonald soldiered on alone. It was a valiant effort by the Drapac man, who closed to within 1'45 of the leaders but then began to feel the burn from his considerable effort.

Both riders were eventually reeled in as the gap to the leaders stretched above five minutes for the first time. Encouraged no doubt by memories of yesterday's disorganised chase, the Asian quintet forged ahead and with 2'54 at 15 kilometres to go it became a question of who would be Langkawi's fourth Asian stage winner.

Smart money was on Fukushima, but as shown yesterday smart money isn't always right at the Tour de Langkawi and keeping your Malaysian ringgit tucked away would be a wise decision. And so it proved as Lee ripped away over the river crossing into Benting to claim a historic victory by five seconds from a hard charging Manan and Dong.

Soon after the peloton hove into view but unfortunately for Alberto Loddo he was too late once again - the Tinkoff dinner table probably an awkward place to be this evening.

Photography

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Results

1 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                         4.37.43 (44.54 km/h)
2 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                       0.05
3 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                        
5 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                             
6 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 1.09
7 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                          
8 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team                                
9 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             
10 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                         
11 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                          
12 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       
13 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                            
14 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                       
15 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale                                    
16 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                         
17 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                     
18 Juan Mouron (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                              
19 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                  
20 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1                                                  
21 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                              
22 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                    
23 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                                  
24 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                     
25 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                
26 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                              
27 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                   
28 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                       
29 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                   
30 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                              
31 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                         
32 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        
33 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                       
34 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                   
35 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                       
36 Jorg Lehmann (Ger) Team Ista                                                  
37 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                 
38 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                   
39 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                        
40 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli       
41 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                  
42 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                               
43 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                     
44 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                             
45 Stefan Loffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                   
46 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   
47 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                          
48 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           
49 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                                           
50 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                          
51 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
52 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                         
53 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                  
54 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                    
55 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                          
56 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                            
57 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                                 
58 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                  
59 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                      
60 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                     
61 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                              
62 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                              
63 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                           
64 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                  
65 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                  
66 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                    
67 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                   
68 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         
69 Joseph Chapman (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                
70 Paul Odlin (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                    
71 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           
72 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                        
73 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        
74 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
75 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                            
76 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                   
77 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                           
78 Jacobus Venter (RSA) South African National Team                              
79 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                
80 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                              
81 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                    
82 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   
83 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                   
84 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                             
85 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                  
86 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             
87 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team                                 
88 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                           
89 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                     
90 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1                                               
91 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                       
92 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                                      
93 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                        
94 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         
95 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                 
96 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                             
97 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                 
98 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) New Zealand National Team                              
99 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                       
100 Dennis van Niekerk (RSA) South African National Team                         
101 Scott Lyttle (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                 
102 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                     
103 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                       
104 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                  
105 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                  
106 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             
107 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                              
108 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                          
109 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli      
110 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Karpin Galicia                                       
111 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                        
112 Massimiliano Maisto (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                  
113 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) South African National Team                            
114 David George (RSA) South African National Team                               
115 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1                                              
116 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  
117 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                          
118 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                          
119 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                     
120 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                                   
121 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                       
122 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale                                       
123 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                      
124 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                      
125 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                               
126 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
127 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
128 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         
129 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                     
130 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                            
131 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                          
132 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                           
133 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                 
134 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
135 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                           
136 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
137 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                      
138 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                         
139 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                        
140 Justin Kerr (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                  
141 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                 
142 Julio Cuapio Perez (Mex) CSF Group Navigare                                  
143 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                     
144 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                     
145 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                  2.11
 
Points
 
Sprint 1, Sg. Besar
1 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                          5 pts
2 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                            3
3 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                            2
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                       1
 
Sprint 2, Kuala Selangor
1 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                          5 pts
2 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                            3
3 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                            2
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                       1
 
Sprint 3, Kapar
1 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                          5 pts
2 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                            3
3 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                            2
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                       1
 
Asian riders
 
1 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                             4.37.43
2 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                           0.05
3 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                 
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                            
5 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                 
6 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                             1.09
7 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                          
8 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                       
9 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                   
10 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                        
11 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                    
12 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                  
13 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                       
14 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                           
15 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                           
16 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                       
17 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                      
18 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                         
19 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                           
20 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                             
21 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                        
22 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                              
23 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                          
24 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                         
25 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                  
26 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                      
27 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                        
28 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
29 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                
30 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                       
31 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                  
32 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                        
33 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                       
34 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                      
35 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                           
36 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                            
37 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                     
38 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                          
39 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                       
40 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                  
41 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                               
42 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                               
43 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                           
44 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                           
45 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                    
46 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                          
47 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                        
48 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                          
49 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                 
50 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                               
51 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                
52 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                      
53 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                
54 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                        
55 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                           
56 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                              
 
Teams
 
1 Seoul Cycling                                                          13.55.27
2 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                         0.05
3 Malaysia N.T.                                                                  
4 Letua Cycling Team                                                             
5 Trek Marco Polo                                                                
6 NGC Medical - OTC                                                          1.09
7 Crédit Agricole                                                                
8 Drapac Porcshe                                                                 
9 Bouygues Telecom                                                               
10 Team Type 1                                                                   
11 Team Ista                                                                     
12 Hong Kong N.T.                                                                
13 Serramenti PVC                                                                
14 Karpin Galicia                                                                
15 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                        
16 AG2R La Mondiale                                                              
17 MNCF Cycling Team                                                             
18 South African N.T.                                                            
19 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                            
20 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS                                                      
21 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                        
22 New Zealand N.T.                                                              
23 Islamic Azad University                                                       
24 CSF Group-Navigare                                                            
25 Skil - Shimano                                                                
 
Asian teams
 
1 Seoul Cycling                                                          13.55.27
2 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                         0.05
3 Malaysia N.T.                                                                  
4 Trek Marco Polo                                                                
5 Letua Cycling Team                                                             
6 Hong Kong N.T.                                                             1.09
7 MNCF Cycling Team                                                              
8 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                             
9 Islamic Azad University                                                        
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 12.24.19
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                  0.03
3 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                             
4 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                0.06
5 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    0.07
6 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                  
7 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                0.08
8 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                      0.09
9 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                               0.11
10 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                          0.12
11 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        
12 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                        0.13
13 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           
14 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                            
15 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
16 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                                      
17 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team                                 
18 Glen Chadwick (NZl) Team Type 1                                               
19 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                
20 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                     21.53
21 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                             21.58
22 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          22.02
23 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                       22.08
24 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                  22.11
25 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                       22.13
26 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                        23.05
27 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                   23.09
28 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                    23.10
29 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               23.13
30 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            
31 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                    
32 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                   
33 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                  
34 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                   
35 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                         
36 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                              
37 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                     
38 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                 
39 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           
40 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                                           
41 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                    
42 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         
43 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   
44 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                    
45 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                        
46 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                              
47 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                      
48 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                            
49 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                 23.14
50 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                          23.15
51 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                   
52 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
53 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              23.18
54 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         
55 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  23.19
56 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                23.21
57 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                       
58 Juan Mouron (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                              
59 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                         
60 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                   
61 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team                               
62 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                       
63 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                  
64 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                       
65 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                                  
66 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                          
67 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                  
68 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1                                                  
69 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                          
70 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                              
71 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                     
72 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                           
73 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                         
74 Stefan Loffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                   
75 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                       
76 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                       
77 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                           
78 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale                                    
79 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
80 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        
81 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                
82 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                    
83 Jacobus Venter (RSA) South African National Team                              
84 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                                 
85 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                   
86 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                             
87 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Karpin Galicia                                        
88 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                              
89 Jorg Lehmann (Ger) Team Ista                                                  
90 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                
91 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                      
92 Dennis van Niekerk (RSA) South African National Team                          
93 Paul Odlin (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                    
94 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                         
95 Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                  
96 Massimiliano Maisto (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                   
97 Joseph Chapman (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                
98 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                   
99 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                       
100 Scott Lyttle (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                 
101 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                              
102 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                          
103 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Giant Asia Racing Team                                   
104 Robert Williams (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                    
105 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale                                       
106 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                 
107 Waylon Woolcock (RSA) South African National Team                            
108 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                
109 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli      
110 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  
111 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
112 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             
113 David George (RSA) South African National Team                               
114 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         
115 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                  
116 Ian MacGregor (USA) Team Type 1                                              
117 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                          
118 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
119 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) New Zealand National Team                             
120 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                             
121 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                       
122 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                       
123 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
124 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                            
125 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                      
126 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                            
127 Justin Kerr (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                  
128 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                     
129 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                        
130 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                            
131 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
132 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                         
133 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                 
134 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                      
135 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                           
136 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                     23.38
137 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                23.41
138 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                     23.43
139 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                    23.44
140 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                            24.02
141 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                    24.30
142 Ruben Bongiorno (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                25.09
143 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                 26.11
144 Julio Cuapio Perez (Mex) CSF Group Navigare                             26.34
145 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                     27.58
 
Points classification
 
1 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                         31 pts
2 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                      23
3 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                           22
4 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                           21
5 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                  20
6 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                    20
7 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                        18
8 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                           18
9 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       15
10 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                             15
11 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                           15
12 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                15
13 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  15
14 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli     14
15 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                       14
16 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                            14
17 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                      14
18 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                               13
19 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                    13
20 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          12
21 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         10
22 Moises Aldape (Mex) Team Type 1                                             10
23 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     10
24 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                  9
25 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) South African National Team                              9
26 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                  8
27 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       7
28 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           7
29 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                      7
30 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                         7
31 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                           6
32 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                        6
33 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                     5
34 Ian McCleod (RSA) South African National Team                                4
35 Stefan Loffler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                  3
36 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                          3
37 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                      2
38 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    1
39 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                    1
40 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  1
41 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale                                   1
 
Asian riders classification
 
1 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                12.24.27
2 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                             0.05
3 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                 
4 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                     
5 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                          21.45
6 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                  21.50
7 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                               21.54
8 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                            22.00
9 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                       22.03
10 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                           22.05
11 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   23.05
12 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                       
13 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                      
14 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                       
15 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                         
16 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                     
17 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                        
18 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                        
19 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                            
20 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                  
21 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                
22 Farshad Salehian (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                  23.07
23 Tanha Saeidi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                           
24 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                    23.13
25 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                           
26 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                      
27 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                  
28 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                         
29 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                           
30 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                           
31 Mizan Maleki (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                           
32 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                    
33 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                        
34 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                       
35 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                  
36 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                          
37 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                             
38 Hon Ying Yeung (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                       
39 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                               
40 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                      
41 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                  
42 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                               
43 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                        
44 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                  
45 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                        
46 Amir Zargari (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                           
47 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                 
48 Kovij Fahridi (IRI) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                          
49 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                          
50 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                              
51 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                      
52 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                           
53 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                
54 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                     23.33
55 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                          23.35
56 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                         23.36
 
Teams classification
 
1 Serramenti PVC                                                             37.36.30
2 Team Type 1                                                                        
3 Skil - Shimano                                                                 0.06
4 Letua Cycling Team                                                            22.02
5 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                            22.04
6 Seoul Cycling                                                                 22.05
7 Bouygues Telecom                                                              23.03
8 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                        23.06
9 Drapac Porcshe                                                                23.08
10 Crédit Agricole                                                              23.14
11 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                            
12 Karpin Galicia                                                               23.16
13 NGC Medical - OTC                                                            23.22
14 South African N.T.                                                                
15 New Zealand N.T.                                                                  
16 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS                                                          
17 Malaysia N.T.                                                                43.55
18 Trek Marco Polo                                                              45.26
19 Hong Kong N.T.                                                               46.14
20 MNCF Cycling Team                                                                 
21 CSF Group-Navigare                                                           46.16
22 Islamic Azad University                                                      46.18
23 Team Ista                                                                    46.22
24 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                                
25 AG2R La Mondiale                                                             46.30
 
Teams classification
 
1 Serramenti PVC                                                             37.36.30
2 Team Type 1                                                                        
3 Skil - Shimano                                                                 0.06
4 Letua Cycling Team                                                            22.02
5 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                            22.04
6 Seoul Cycling                                                                 22.05
7 Bouygues Telecom                                                              23.03
8 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                        23.06
9 Drapac Porcshe                                                                23.08
10 Crédit Agricole                                                              23.14
11 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                            
12 Karpin Galicia                                                               23.16
13 NGC Medical - OTC                                                            23.22
14 South African N.T.                                                                
15 New Zealand N.T.                                                                  
16 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS                                                          
17 Malaysia N.T.                                                                43.55
18 Trek Marco Polo                                                              45.26
19 Hong Kong N.T.                                                               46.14
20 MNCF Cycling Team                                                                 
21 CSF Group-Navigare                                                           46.16
22 Islamic Azad University                                                      46.18
23 Team Ista                                                                    46.22
24 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                                
25 AG2R La Mondiale                                                             46.30
 
Asian team classification
 
1 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                         37.58.34
2 Seoul Cycling                                                                  0.01
3 Malaysia N.T.                                                                 21.51
4 Letua Cycling Team                                                            22.58
5 Trek Marco Polo                                                               23.22
6 Hong Kong N.T.                                                                24.10
7 MNCF Cycling Team                                                                  
8 Islamic Azad University                                                       24.14
9 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                            24.18

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