2018 Tour de Langkawi

2018 Tour de Langkawi
2018 UCI Asia Tour
Race details
Dates	18–25 March 2018
Stages	8
Distance	1,347.4 km (837.2 mi)
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The 2018 Tour de Langkawi was the 23rd edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1996. The race was run at the highest category apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race as part of the 2018 UCI Asia Tour.

Teams edit

23 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2017 Tour de Langkawi. Two UCI WorldTeam – Team Dimension Data and Astana was invited to the race, along with six UCI Professional Continental and thirteen UCI Continental teams. The field was completed by one national selection teams. Each team had a maximum of six riders.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National team

Malaysia

Route edit

Stage schedule
Stage	Date	Route	Distance		Winner
1	18 March	Kangar, Perlis to Kulim, Kedah	147.9 km (92 mi)	Flat stage	Andrea Guardini (ITA)
2	19 March	Gerik, Perak to Kota Bharu, Kelantan	208.3 km (129 mi)	Hilly stage	Riccardo Minali (ITA)
3	20 March	Kota Bharu. Kelantan to Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu	166 km (103 mi)	Flat stage	Adam de Vos (CAN)
4	21 March	Dungun, Terengganu to Pekan, Pahang	183.8 km (114 mi)	Flat stage	Riccardo Minali (ITA)
5	22 March	Bentong, Pahang to Cameron Highlands, Pahang	169.4 km (105 mi)	Mountain stage	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)
6	23 March	Tapah, Perak to Tanjung Malim, Perak	108.5 km (67 mi)	Flat stage	Luca Pacioni (ITA)
7	24 March	Nilai, Negeri Sembilan to Muar, Johor	222.4 km (138 mi)	Flat stage	Manuel Belletti (ITA)
8	25 March	Rembau, Negeri Sembilan to Kuala Lumpur	141.1 km (88 mi)	Flat stage	Andrea Guardini (ITA)

Stages edit

Stage 1 edit

Stage 2 edit

Stage 3 edit

Stage 4 edit

Stage 5 edit

Stage 6 edit

Stage 7 edit

Stage 8 edit

Classification leadership table edit

Final standings edit

General classification edit

Final general classification
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	Terengganu Cycling Team	32h 06' 45"
2	Łukasz Owsian (POL)	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice	+ 27"
3	Ben Dyball (AUS)	St George Continental Cycling Team	+ 32"
4	Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI)	Team Dimension Data	+ 54"
5	Giuseppe Fonzi (ITA)	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	+ 57"
6	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	+ 1'02"
7	Brendon Davids (RSA)	Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team	+ 1'02"
8	Thomas Lebas (FRA)	Kinan Cycling Team	+ 1'08"
9	Álvaro Duarte (COL)	Forca Amskins Racing	+ 1'10"
10	Harry Sweeny (AUS)	Mitchelton–BikeExchange	+ 1'17"

Points classification edit

Final points classification
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Andrea Guardini (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	61
2	Riccardo Minali (ITA)	Astana	58
3	Luca Pacioni (ITA)	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	44
4	Manuel Belletti (ITA)	Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec	42
5	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	42
6	Paolo Simion (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	24
7	Dylan Page (SUI)	Team Sapura Cycling	22
8	Harrif Saleh (MAS)	Terengganu Cycling Team	22
9	Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI)	Team Dimension Data	21
10	Nik Mohamad Azman Zulkifli (MAS)	Forca Amskins Racing	18

Mountains classification edit

Final mountains classification
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Álvaro Duarte (COL)	Forca Amskins Racing	43
2	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	Terengganu Cycling Team	40
3	Bernardo Suaza (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	38
4	Ben Dyball (AUS)	St George Continental Cycling Team	24
5	Marcelo Felipe (PHI)	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	18
6	Juan Felipe Osorio (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	16
7	Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI)	Team Dimension Data	16
8	Yecid Sierra (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	13
9	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	12
10	Muhammad Abdurrahman (INA)	KFC Cycling Team	11

Asian rider classification edit

Final Asian rider classification
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	32h 07' 47"
2	Daniil Fominykh (KAZ)	Astana	+ 55"
3	Marcelo Felipe (PHI)	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	+ 1' 25"
4	Ariya Phounsavath (LAO)	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	+ 1' 28"
5	Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (THA)	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	+ 2' 53"
6	Muhamad Zawawi Azman (MAS)	Team Sapura Cycling	+ 3' 03"
7	Artyom Zakharov (KAZ)	Astana	+ 3' 26"
8	Aiman Cahyadi (INA)	Team Sapura Cycling	+ 15' 25"
9	Rustom Lim (PHI)	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	+ 16' 03"
10	Muhammad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (MAS)	Team Sapura Cycling	+ 19' 05"

Team classification edit

Final teams classification
Rank	Team	Time
1	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	96h 23' 38"
2	Astana	+ 14"
3	Team Dimension Data	+ 33"
4	Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec	+ 39"
5	Team Sapura Cycling	+ 1' 46"
6	Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team	+ 15' 38"
7	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	+ 18' 37"
8	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice	+ 19' 45"
9	Kinan Cycling Team	+ 23' 23"
10	Team Manzana Postobón	+ 24' 01"

Asian team classification edit

Final Asian teams classification
Rank	Team	Time
1	Astana	96h 23' 52"
2	Team Sapura Cycling	+ 1' 32"
3	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	+ 18' 23"
4	Kinan Cycling Team	+ 23' 09"
5	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	+ 36' 12"
6	Terengganu Cycling Team	+ 37' 59"
7	Mitchelton–BikeExchange	+ 54' 10"
8	Forca Amskins Racing	+ 1h 10' 26"
9	KFC Cycling Team	+ 1h 20' 11"
10	Malaysia	+ 1h 59' 03"