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13th Tour de Langkawi - 2.HC

Malaysia, February 7-17, 2008

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Stage 7 - February 15: Kuala Rompin - Kuantan, 126.6 km

Usov claims crash-marred finish

Australia's Docker dons the leader's jersey

By Greg Johnson & Ben Abrahams in Kuantan, Malaysia

Alexandre Usov (AG2r - La Mondiale)
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A dramatic Stage 7 of the Tour de Langkawi has seen Alexandre Usov (AG2R La Mondiale) claim a crash-marred finish, while Australia's Mitchell Docker (Drapac-Porsche) has taken over the leader's jersey. The action began early in the stage with Bouygues Telecom and Drapac-Porsche waging an intermediate sprint battle that saw Docker bridge the one second deficit to Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom) and take the yellow leader's jersey off the Frenchman.

While it was fortunate for Sprick and Docker their battle didn't follow through to the day's final sprint, 2008 stage winners Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff Credit Systems) and Danilo Hondo (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli) were not so fortunate. Loddo was involved in a tangle with Argentinean Mauro Abel Richeze (CSF Group Navigare), who came away from the accident unscathed, while Loddo fell to the ground with Hondo, a passenger in the incident, and were struck by the bunch.

The altercation was investigated by UCI officials after the race, with chief commissaire for the event Madis Lepajõe announcing that the UCI officials had found Richeze at fault.

"We saw the television cameras and they have a very good picture," said the Estonian commissaire. "So it was clear evidence that the Navigare rider [Mauro Richeze] was deviating from the direct line and caused the danger for the others. Together with his rival Alberto Loddo, they collided and there was a crash.

Mauro Abel Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) leans into Alberto Loddo
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...leaving Danilo Hondo (Serramenti PVC) with nowhere to go except down
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...as Loddo also fell to the ground...
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...but Richeze managed to stay upright.
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"He will be relegated to last place in the field plus additional penalties as per UCI regulations," he added.

The crash, which saw South Africa's Nolan Hoffman split a finger open after flying over the top of Loddo, left Usov feeling a little hollow in victory.

"The crash today has been very influential on the final results," admitted the Belarusian. "It's good for me, [but] I'm sad for the riders who went down. I don't know exactly what happened, I just saw it happen 20 metres before the line. So that's how I could come first without wanting it."

Clarifying his comments, Usov described himself as a deserving but not rightful winner. "You can't say that I don't deserve to win because to come first on the line you need to be well position in the sprint anyway," he said. "But if it was a clean sprint I wouldn't have been the winner today."

While Usov was disappointed with the way, through no fault of his own, in which he claimed victory, Docker was on cloud nine after his Stage 7 achievement. Docker has waged a tight battle with Sprick's Bouygues Telecom squad, which leads the sprint classification with Aurélien Clerc, all week after trailing the Frenchman by one second since Sunday.

"Especially two days ago I tried to get the jersey then and I finished fourth and fifth in the sprints, I was so close and today I had to give it everything as I thought it was my last chance," said Docker. "I only managed third in the first sprint, and I put everything into that. I just kept going and I got some more time on the next one.

"It was really hard to even get just one or two seconds today and it was really worth it towards the end," he added.

While Clerc was disappointed his team wasn't able to continue its stranglehold on the yellow jersey, the Swiss rider was pleased after doubling his sprint classification lead to 21 points.

"It's okay, we make a good job of the week. We were very happy to have the yellow jersey for six days because Docker was very fast in the sprint and Mathieu is not so fast. I try to make the sprint so he take only a few seconds.

"Tomorrow is a hard stage and Mathieu has good legs, so I hope he can take the jersey back," added Clerc.

Without any mountains sprints on the seventh stage, Germany's Chris. Meschenmoser (Team Ista) will lead the classification into tomorrow's second and final King of the Mountains climb. Korea's Baek Sung Park (Seoul Cycling) also continues his lead in the Asian riders classification.

How it unfolded

Ouch! Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff Credit Systems) took some bark off where it hurts
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Overcast, threatening skies greeted the remaining 136 riders at this morning's 9.00 AM departure from Kuala Rompin on Malaysia's western seaboard. The early start allowed today's stage to finish before Friday prayers - an obligatory practice for male Muslims which begins just after noon.

As a cool breeze blew in off the South China Sea, the peloton headed due north to Kuantan on its final coastal journey before ducking inland tomorrow. Two riders didn't take the start: Italian Massimiliano Maisto (NGC Medical) and Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com-AIS), the Aussie not recovered from lower back injuries sustained in a spectacular crash on Stage 5.

Despite the early departure, there was no time for sleepy heads in the peloton as attacks raged left, right and centre from the word 'GO!'. As usual it was the Asian riders featuring frequently in ones, twos and threes, but nothing was going anywhere before the first sprint at 24.3 kilometres.

Mitchell Docker (Drapac Porsche) is interviewed after the finish to stage seven:
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At 126.2 kilometres and flat as the proverbial pancake, Stage 7 was the last realistic chance for second-placed Mitch Docker (Drapac Porsche) to overhaul maillot jaune Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Telecom) before the road heads skywards tomorrow. The red army of Drapac riders gave their all to bring Docker to the front at sprint one, but the youngster could only manage third behind Anuar Manan (Letua Cycling Team) and green jersey Aurélien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom), giving him a one second bonus to tie for the lead.

In Malaysia, baik (pronounced bike) means good:
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Sprick was now forced to contest the second sprint at 44.2 kilometres and hope that Clerc could also take points from the Australian. But Docker made no mistake this time, his second behind Clerc plus the two-second bonus making him maillot jaune virtuel with one sprint plus the finish remaining. Neither man figured in the third contest and with Drapac Porsche marshalling the peloton it was all down to the five kilometre drag strip finale into Kuantan.

But not before Koji Fukushima (Meitan Hompo) launched his customary kamikaze more in the final 30 kilometres. At 10 to go, Koji still had 49 seconds - enough to give the expectant crowd some hope of an Asian victory. At six kilometres it was down to 32 seconds, but three kilometres later the perennial attacker was gobbled up and it was eyes down for another bunch brawl.

And what a brawl it was. Argentine Mauro Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) careering across the finishing straight to cause a spectacular pile-up that brought down Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff Credit Systems), Danilo Hondo (Serramenti PVC) and Nolan Hoffman (South Africa National Team). In the ensuing chaos, Alexandre Usov (AG2R La Mondiale) snaked through the carnage for a cheeky stage win ahead of Mizan Hassan Maleki (Islamic Azad University) and Takashi Miazawa (Meitan Hompo).

Jean-Marc Marino (Credit Agricole) is just 13 seconds down on the Tour lead
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Loddo was understandably furious with Richeze's tactics, gesticulating wildly as he walked over the line. The Italian's Tinkoff jersey cut to shreds after he slammed into the barriers. Hondo also came off badly with blood flowing freely from abrasions on his arms, legs and shoulder. Post-race replays showed Richeze riding straight over the German's head.

Docker successfully avoided the mêlée to become the first non-Frenchman to wear the Langkawi leader's jersey in 17 stages, after Anthony Charteau's long stint last year. Tomorrow's climb to Fraser Hill is something of an unknown, but appears steep enough to seriously re-shape the general classification and Docker's days in yellow could well be numbered.

Photography

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Results

1 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                  2.52.56 (43.92 km/h)
2 Mizan Maleki (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                         
3 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                       
4 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                           
5 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         
6 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                           
7 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                            
8 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                
9 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                  
10 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale                                     
11 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                               
12 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                           
13 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                  
14 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                          
15 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    
16 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                                  
17 Juan Mouron (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                               
18 Erik Hoffmann (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                     
19 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                      
20 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                     
21 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                   
22 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                     
23 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                              
24 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli             
25 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                    
26 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1                                                   
27 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                   
28 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        
29 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                        
30 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
31 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                      
32 Jacobus Venter (Rsa) South African National Team                               
33 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                               
34 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                             
35 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                           
36 Joseph Chapman (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                 
37 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
38 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                        
39 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                       
40 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                    
41 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                        
42 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                            
43 Jorg Lehmann (Ger) Team Ista                                                   
44 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         
45 Dennis van Niekerk (Rsa) South African National Team                           
46 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                         
47 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                        
48 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                         
49 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                            
50 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                          
51 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                            
52 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                   
53 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                       
54 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
55 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                            
56 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                           
57 Moises Aldape (Aus) Team Type 1                                                
58 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                              
59 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                      
60 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                             
61 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                  
62 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             
63 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                          
64 Scott Lyttle (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                   
65 Farshad Salehian (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                    
66 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                             
67 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                   
68 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                   
69 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                               
70 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    
71 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                              
72 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             
73 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                    
74 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                                            
75 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                               
76 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                           
77 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
78 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                    
79 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale                                         
80 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                            
81 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                        
82 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                    
83 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         
84 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                            
85 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                     
86 Justin Kerr (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                    
87 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                    
88 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                                   
89 Amir Zargari (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                        
90 Waylon Woolcock (Rsa) South African National Team                              
91 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                  
92 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                               
93 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                             
94 Tanha Saeidi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                        
95 Mehdi Sohrabi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
96 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                            
97 Paul Odlin (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                     
98 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                             
99 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                        
100 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                        
101 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                
102 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                                      
103 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                         
104 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   
105 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) New Zealand National Team                              
106 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                      
107 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                        
108 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                     
109 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Type 1                                               
110 Kovij Fahridi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                      
111 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                              
112 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                  
113 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                          
114 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                
115 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        
116 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             
117 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                         
118 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                  
119 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           
120 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli       
121 David George (Rsa) South African National Team                                
122 Nolan Hoffman (Rsa) South African National Team                               
123 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Karpin Galicia                                        
124 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                         
125 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                               
126 Ian McCleod (Rsa) South African National Team                                 
127 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                          
128 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                      
129 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                           
130 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                               
131 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                      
132 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         
133 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                       
134 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                       
135 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    
136 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                   
DNS Massimiliano Maisto (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                   
DNS Simon Clarke (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS  
 
Points
 
Sprint 1, Merchang, km 24.3
1 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                           5 pts
2 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                          3
3 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                      2
4 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                             1
 
Sprint 2, Kg. Tanjung, km 44.2
1 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                          5 pts
2 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                      3
3 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     2
4 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                1
 
Sprint 3, Pekan, km 79.7
1 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                               5 pts
2 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                               3
3 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                 2
4 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                    1
 
Asian riders
 
1 Mizan Maleki (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                  2.52.56
2 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                       
3 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                
4 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                            
5 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                       
6 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                      
7 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                    
8 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                      
9 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                    
10 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
11 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                               
12 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                             
13 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                           
14 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
15 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                        
16 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                       
17 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                    
18 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                        
19 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                        
20 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                         
21 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                            
22 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
23 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                            
24 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                             
25 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                  
26 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             
27 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                          
28 Farshad Salehian (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                    
29 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                   
30 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                               
31 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             
32 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                           
33 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
34 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                    
35 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                    
36 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                            
37 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                     
38 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                    
39 Amir Zargari (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                        
40 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                               
41 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                             
42 Tanha Saeidi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                        
43 Mehdi Sohrabi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
44 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                             
45 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                        
46 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                 
47 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                       
48 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                      
49 Kovij Fahridi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
50 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                               
51 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                   
52 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                 
53 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                
54 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                        
 
Teams
 
1 NGC Medical - OTC                                                        8.38.48
2 AG2R La Mondiale                                                                
3 Letua Cycling Team                                                              
4 Credit Agricole                                                                 
5 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                              
6 Malaysia N.T.                                                                   
7 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS                                                        
8 Team Type 1                                                                     
9 Bouygues Telecom                                                                
10 MNCF Cycling Team                                                              
11 Hong Kong N.T.                                                                 
12 Seoul Cycling                                                                  
13 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                         
14 Karpin Galicia                                                                 
15 Team Ista                                                                      
16 Trek Marco Polo                                                                
17 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                         
18 New Zealand N.T.                                                               
19 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                             
20 Islamic Azad University                                                        
21 Serramenti PVC                                                                 
22 South African N.T.                                                             
23 Skil - Shimano                                                                 
24 Drapac Porsche                                                                 
25 CSF Group-Navigare                                                             
 
Asian team
 
1 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                       8.38.48
2 Malaysia N.T.                                                                   
3 Letua Cycling Team                                                              
4 MNCF Cycling Team                                                               
5 Hong Kong N.T.                                                                  
6 Seoul Cycling                                                                   
7 Trek Marco Polo                                                                 
8 Islamic Azad University                                                         
9 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                              
 
General classification after stage 7
 
1 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program               26.36.10
2 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      0.02
3 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                          0.05
4 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                       0.06
5 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                               0.08
6 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                     
7 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          0.09
8 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli         
9 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                    
10 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                0.10
11 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     0.13
12 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                           0.14
13 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  0.15
14 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                             
15 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli            
16 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team                                       
17 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Type 1                                                
18 Ian McCleod (Rsa) South African National Team                                  
19 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                 
20 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                   18.36
21 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                         18.39
22 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli    18.45
23 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                                       18.47
24 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                     18.51
25 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                 
26 David George (Rsa) South African National Team                                 
27 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          18.52
28 Dennis van Niekerk (Rsa) South African National Team                      18.55
29 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                       
30 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                          
31 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                  19.09
32 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                      19.13
33 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                        19.35
34 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                      21.49
35 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                              22.00
36 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                   22.13
37 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                        22.15
38 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       22.26
39 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                           22.27
40 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                     22.54
41 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        23.04
42 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                 23.11
43 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                         
44 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          23.13
45 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                     23.14
46 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team                               23.15
47 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                    
48 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                  
49 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                     
50 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    
51 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                         
52 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                     
53 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1                                               
54 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
55 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          
56 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                             
57 Mizan Maleki (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                   23.17
58 Moises Aldape (Aus) Team Type 1                                                
59 Farshad Salehian (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                    
60 Tanha Saeidi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                        
61 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   23.19
62 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               23.20
63 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                          
64 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                            23.22
65 Juan Mouron (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                          23.23
66 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                        
67 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                   
68 Nolan Hoffman (Rsa) South African National Team                                
69 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                        
70 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                           
71 Ben Brooks (Aus) Team Type 1                                                   
72 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale                                     
73 Vladimir Lopez (Col) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                   
74 Erik Hoffmann (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                     
75 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                        
76 Jacobus Venter (Rsa) South African National Team                               
77 Jorg Lehmann (Ger) Team Ista                                                   
78 Joseph Chapman (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                 
79 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                              
80 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
81 Rolf Hofbauer (Ger) Team Ista                                                  
82 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                      
83 Mehdi Sohrabi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
84 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                               
85 Cédric Pineau (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                         
86 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                            
87 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                            
88 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                               
89 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Karpin Galicia                                         
90 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                     
91 Scott Lyttle (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                   
92 Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2r - La Mondiale                                         
93 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                   
94 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                                        
95 Nikolai Schwarz (Ger) Team Ista                                                
96 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                       
97 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli        
98 Benjamin King (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                  
99 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    
100 Paul Odlin (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                    
101 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                           
102 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                    
103 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                             
104 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                          
105 Waylon Woolcock (Rsa) South African National Team                             
106 Amir Zargari (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
107 Ashley Whitehead (NZl) New Zealand National Team                              
108 Kovij Fahridi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                      
109 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                        
110 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                       
111 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                  
112 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                               23.34
113 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                      23.40
114 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                              23.41
115 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                              23.42
116 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                 23.43
117 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                      23.45
118 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                    23.46
119 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                       
120 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                          
121 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                         
122 Justin Kerr (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                   
123 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                              
124 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                             
125 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                 24.09
126 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                     24.26
127 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                     24.55
128 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               25.11
129 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                      26.27
130 Jean-Charles Senac (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                              26.59
131 Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                  27.24
132 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                      28.00
133 William Ford (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                             29.02
134 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                31.13
135 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                       39.24
136 Nico Keinath (Ger) Team Ista                                             43.57

Points classification
 
1 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                         77 pts
2 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                          56
3 Marco Corsini (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                         47
4 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                            40
5 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r - La Mondiale                                       38
6 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    37
7 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                     36
8 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       35
9 Enrico Rossi (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                          30
10 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                    29
11 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                            24
12 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli           24
13 Nolan Hoffman (Rsa) South African National Team                              24
14 Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                     23
15 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                           23
16 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                      23
17 Diego Nosotti (Ita) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                        22
18 Jeremy Yates (NZl) New Zealand National Team                                 22
19 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                             22
20 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                           21
21 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       20
22 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Letua Cycling Team                                  20
23 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                               20
24 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1                                                19
25 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                           18
26 Jose Perez Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli       15
27 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                              15
28 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli      14
29 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                       14
30 Mizan Maleki (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                      14
31 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                             13
32 Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare                                  13
33 David George (Rsa) South African National Team                               12
34 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                        12
35 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   11
36 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       10
37 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli          10
38 Moises Aldape (Aus) Team Type 1                                              10
39 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                   9
40 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                           9
41 Farshad Salehian (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                   9
42 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                              8
43 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                     8
44 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                                           7
45 Tanha Saeidi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       7
46 Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) AG2r - La Mondiale                                    7
47 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                            6
48 Dennis van Niekerk (Rsa) South African National Team                          6
49 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                 6
50 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                      5
51 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                            5
52 Ian McCleod (Rsa) South African National Team                                 4
53 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                         4
54 Stefan Trafelet (Swi) NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte                       4
55 Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                         3
56 Erik Hoffmann (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                    3
57 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                           3
58 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                                2
59 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                   2
60 Francesco Tomei (Ita) CSF Group Navigare                                      2
61 Gene Bates (Aus) Drapac Porsche Developement Program                          2
62 Yauhen Sobal (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     1
63 Glen Chadwick (Aus) Team Type 1                                               1
64 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                      1
65 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   1
66 Walter Pedraza (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   1
67 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                           1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Chris. Meschenmoser (Ger) Team Ista                                            4 pts
2 Johnnie Walker (Aus) South Australia.com - AIS                                 2
3 Dennis van Niekerk (Rsa) South African National Team                           1
 
Asian rider classification
 
1 Baek Sung Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                      26.36.19
2 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                 0.01
3 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                          0.06
4 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                                  
5 Hyeon Gu Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                           18.43
6 Sea Loh Keong (Mas) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                         19.26
7 Anuar Manan (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                       21.40
8 Mohd Misbah Nur (Mas) Malaysia National Team                               21.51
9 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                    22.04
10 M. Fauzan Ahmed Lutti (Mas) Malaysia National Team                        22.06
11 Jae Won Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                           22.18
12 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                 23.02
13 Ho Seon Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                          23.04
14 Mohd Razak Abd (Mas) Malaysia National Team                               23.06
15 Hing Chun Chan (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                    
16 Haidar Ahmad Anuawar (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                  
17 Yip Wang Tang (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                     
18 Kuei Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                         
19 Mohd Sayuti Zahit (Mas) Letua Cycling Team                                     
20 Zamani M. Mustarudin (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                   
21 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                             
22 Mizan Maleki (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                   23.08
23 Farshad Salehian (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team     
24 Tanha Saeidi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team         
25 HongKi Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                            23.13
26 Mohd Saleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                   23.14
27 M. Daud Firdaus (Mas) Malaysia National Team                                   
28 Wai Siu Ko (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                        
29 San Kin Wu (Hkg) Hongkong National Team                                        
30 Jasmin Mohd Ruslan (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
31 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                      
32 Mehdi Sohrabi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
33 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                               
34 Li Yong Ng (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                            
35 Suk Hyo Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                               
36 Budi Santoso (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                     
37 Fuyu Li (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                                   
38 Saiful Mohd Aziz (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                       
39 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                            
40 Mustafa Amir Rusli (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                     
41 Amir Zargari (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                        
42 Kovij Fahridi (Iri) Islamic Azad Univercity Cycling Team                       
43 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                        
44 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                                   
45 Hariff Mohd Salleh (Mas) MNCF Cycling Team                                23.25
46 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                               23.33
47 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                  23.34
48 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                       23.36
49 Rizza Abdullah Pahlavi (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice Team                      23.37
50 Kuan Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                          
51 Ken Onodera (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                               
52 Ryan Arihan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team                                      24.17
53 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                                 31.04
54 Yan Xing Dong (Chn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team                        39.15
 
Teams classification
 
1 Serramenti PVC                                                          80.07.41
2 Team Type 1                                                                 4.28
3 Skil - Shimano                                                              4.34
4 Bouygues Telecom                                                           18.35
5 NGC Medical - OTC                                                          18.54
6 South African N.T.                                                              
7 SouthAustralia.Com - AIS                                                        
8 Seoul Cycling                                                              22.05
9 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                     23.06
10 Drapac Porsche                                                            23.08
11 Credit Agricole                                                           23.14
12 Letua Cycling Team                                                        26.30
13 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                        26.32
14 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                    27.42
15 Karpin Galicia                                                            27.44
16 New Zealand N.T.                                                          27.50
17 Trek Marco Polo                                                           45.33
18 Team Ista                                                                 46.22
19 AG2R La Mondiale                                                          46.30
20 Malaysia N.T.                                                             48.23
21 Hong Kong N.T.                                                            50.42
22 MNCF Cycling Team                                                              
23 Islamic Azad University                                                   50.46
24 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                        50.50
25 CSF Group-Navigare                                                        51.32
 
Asian teams classification
 
1 Seoul Cycling                                                           80.29.46
2 Meitan Hompo - GDR                                                          4.27
3 Trek Marco Polo                                                            23.28
4 Malaysia N.T.                                                              26.18
5 Letua Cycling Team                                                         27.25
6 Hong Kong N.T.                                                             28.37
7 MNCF Cycling Team                                                               
8 Islamic Azad University                                                    28.41
9 Polygon Sweet Nice                                                         28.45

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