1998_Tour_de_Langkawi
1998 Tour de Langkawi
Cycling race
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]
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| Dates | 18 February–1 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,835.7 km (1,141 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 45h 12' 50" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
The cyclist competed in 12 stages over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,835.7 kilometres.[1]
More information Stage, Date ...
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | ||
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| 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) |
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More information Stage, Stage winner ...
| Stage | Stage winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
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| 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 | |
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- "1998 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- "1998 Tour de Langkawi Results Archive". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 18 March 2013.