1998 Tour de Langkawi

1998 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates 18 February–1 March 1998
Stages 12
Distance 1,835.7 km (1,141 mi)
Winning time 45h 12' 50"
Results
Winner  Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) (Mapei–Bricobi)
Second  Giuliano Figueras (ITA) (Mapei–Bricobi)
Third  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) (Scrigno–Gaerne)
Points  Fred Rodriguez (USA) (Saturn)
Mountains  Douglas Ryder (RSA) (South Africa)
Team Mapei–Bricobi

The 1998 Tour de Langkawi was the third edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 18 February in Langkawi and ended on 1 March in Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race.[1]

Italian Gabriele Missaglia won the race, Giuliano Figueras second and Niklas Axelsson third. Fred Rodriguez also won the points classification and Douglas Ryder won the mountains classification of the race. Mapei–Bricobi won the team classification of the race.[1][2]

Stages

The cyclist competed in 12 stages over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,835.7 kilometres.[1]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage result
Winner Second Third
1 18 February Langkawi Individual time trial 17.7 km (11.0 mi)  Andrea Tafi (ITA)  Brian Walton (CAN)  Niklas Axelsson (SWE)
2 19 February Kangar to George Town 181.5 km (112.8 mi)  Fred Rodriguez (USA)  Andrea Tafi (ITA)  Mirko Rossato (ITA)
3 20 February Gerik to Kota Bharu 223 km (138.6 mi)  Roberto Gaggioli (ITA)  Søren Petersen (DEN)  Gabriele Missaglia (ITA)
4 21 February Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu 165.1 km (102.6 mi)  Mirko Rossato (ITA)  Eric Wohlberg (CAN)  Marcel Renggli (SUI)
5 22 February Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan 202.4 km (125.8 mi)  Fred Rodriguez (USA)  Peter Rogers (AUS)  Gabriele Missaglia (ITA)
6 23 February Kuantan to Mersing 196.8 km (122.3 mi)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)  Andres Lauk (EST)  Jacob Rasmussen (DEN)
7 24 February Johor Bahru to Muar 176.3 km (109.5 mi)  Chad Gerlach (USA)  Peter Rogers (AUS)  Carlo Jasul (PHI)
8 25 February Malacca to Port Dickson 128.7 km (80.0 mi)  Dario Pieri (ITA)  Scott Fortner (USA)  Matthew Wilson (AUS)
9 26 February Port Dickson to Sunway Lagoon 189.9 km (118.0 mi)  Mirko Rossato (ITA)  Roberto Gaggioli (ITA)  Luca Cei (ITA)
10 27 February Sabak Bernam to Ipoh 137.7 km (85.6 mi)  Chad Gerlach (USA)  Marcin Gebka (POL)  Frank McCormack (USA)
11 28 February Tanjung Malim to Genting Highlands 147 km (91.3 mi)  Giuliano Figueras (ITA)  Gabriele Missaglia (ITA)  Andrew McClean (RSA)
12 1 March Kuala Lumpur Criterium 69.6 km (43.2 mi)  Luca Cei (ITA)  Piotr Wadecki (POL)  Graeme Miller (NZL)

Classification leadership

Stage Stage winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Asian rider classification Team classification Asian team classification
1 Andrea Tafi Andrea Tafi Andrea Tafi not available Tang Xuezhong Saturn China
2 Fred Rodriguez Chad Gerlach Malaysia
3 Roberto Gaggioli Andrew McClean Mapei–Bricobi
4 Mirko Rossato Fred Rodriguez
5 Fred Rodriguez Allan Iacoune
6 Alessandro Petacchi
7 Chad Gerlach
8 Dario Pieri
9 Mirko Rossato Douglas Ryder
10 Chad Gerlach Oilme-Klein
11 Giuliano Figueras Gabriele Missaglia Tonton Susanto Mapei–Bricobi Philippines
12 Luca Cei
Final Gabriele Missaglia Fred Rodriguez Douglas Ryder Tonton Susanto Mapei–Bricobi Philippines

Final standings

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi 45h 12' 50"
2  Giuliano Figueras (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi + 26"
3  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Scrigno–Gaerne + 01' 25"
4  Andrew McClean (RSA) South Africa + 02' 19"
5  Andrea Tafi (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi + 02' 37"
6  Stig Guldbaek (DEN) Denmark + 02' 38"
7  Fred Rodriguez (USA) Saturn + 03' 18"
8  Allan Iacoune (AUS) Australia + 04' 25"
9  Piotr Wadecki (POL) Mróz + 05' 06"
10  Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) Kazakhstan + 06' 39"

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Fred Rodriguez (USA) Saturn 117
2  Andres Lauk (EST) Tuul Tunturi 86
3  Mirko Rossato (ITA) Scrigno–Gaerne 83
4  Roberto Gaggioli (ITA) Oilme-Klein 74
5  Eddy Gragus (USA) Oilme-Klein 71
6  Chad Gerlach (USA) Oilme-Klein 62
7  Søren Petersen (DEN) Denmark 58
8  Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi 54
9  Andrea Tafi (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi 50
10  Arne Hohenstein (GER) Agro-Adler 47

Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1  Douglas Ryder (RSA) South Africa 43
2  Ole Sigurd Simensen (NOR) Agro-Adler 40
3  Giuliano Figueras (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi 35
4  Andrew McClean (RSA) South Africa 35
5  Allan Iacoune (AUS) Australia 32
6  Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi 23
7  Franz Hotz (SUI) Post Swiss Team 21
8  Raymond Clarke (IRL) Republic of Ireland 20
9  Tomasz Brożyna (POL) Mróz 16
10  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Scrigno–Gaerne 12

Asian rider classification

Rider Team Time
1  Tonton Susanto (INA) Indonesia 45h 34' 42"
2  Tang Xuezhong (CHN) China + 01' 18"
3  Arnel Quirimit (PHI) Philippines + 03' 36"
4  Victor Espiritu (PHI) Philippines + 04' 39"
5  Ma Yajun (CHN) China + 06' 20"
6  Tsen Seong Hoong (MAS) Malaysia + 08' 10"
7  Murugayan Kumaresan (MAS) Malaysia + 11' 39"
8  Shahrulneeza Razali (MAS) Malaysia + 14' 40"
9  Chung Chee Wai (MAS) Malaysia B + 19' 49"
10  Carlo Jasul (PHI) Philippines + 22' 07"

Team classification

Team Time
1 Mapei–Bricobi 135h 41' 28"
2 Saturn + 19' 42"
3 South Africa + 22' 23"
4 Denmark + 23' 45"
5 Lada Cska Samara + 39' 14"
6 Oilme-Klein + 41' 11"
7 Mróz + 58' 37"
8 Scrigno–Gaerne + 59' 22"
9 Australia + 01h 07' 23"
10 Philippines + 01h 17' 38"

Asian team classification

Team Time
1 Philippines 136h 59' 06"
2 Malaysia + 08' 04"
3 China + 25' 20"
4 Malaysia B + 01h 08' 27"
5 Indonesia + 01h 19' 46"

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1998 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "1998 Tour de Langkawi Results Archive". ltdl.com.my. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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