The 2001 Tour de Langkawi was the 6th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began with prologue on 4 February in Langkawi and ended on 18 February in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.3 category race.[1][2][3]

2001 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates4–18 February 2001
Stages12+Prologue
Distance1,833.47 km (1,139 mi)
Winning time42h 59' 23"
Results
Winner  Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
  Second  Paolo Bettini (ITA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
  Third  Chris Wherry (USA) (Mercury Viatel)

Points  Paolo Bettini (ITA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
Mountains  Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
  Team Mapei–Quick-Step
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Paolo Lanfranchi, Italian cyclist emerged as the winner of general classification and mountains classification of the race. Paolo Bettini became the winner of points classification and second-placed in general classification. Chris Wherry was third-placed in general classification. Mapei–Quick-Step became the winner of team classification.[1][2][3]

Stages

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The cyclists competed in 12 stages, covering a distance of 1,833.47 kilometres.[1][2][3] Prologue did not count towards the overall but many riders competed in the stage.[4]

Stage Date Course Distance Stage result
Winner Second Third
P 4 February Langkawi Prologue 64.4 km (40.0 mi)   Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA)   Francesco Secchiari (ITA)   Dario Cioni (ITA)
1 6 February Alor Setar to Sungai Petani 182 km (113.1 mi)   Gordon Fraser (CAN)   Jans Koerts (NED)   Enrico Degano (ITA)
2 7 February Gerik to Kota Bharu 226.3 km (140.6 mi)   Enrico Degano (ITA)   Jans Koerts (NED)   Massimo Strazzer (ITA)
3 8 February Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu 177.3 km (110.2 mi)   Paolo Bettini (ITA)   Alexandre Usov (BLR)   Ivan Quaranta (ITA)
4 9 February Dungun to Kuantan 135.5 km (84.2 mi)   Jans Koerts (NED)   Ivan Quaranta (ITA)   Andris Naudužs (LAT)
5 10 February Pekan to Kota Tinggi 241.1 km (149.8 mi)   Enrico Degano (ITA)   Henk Vogels (AUS)   Paolo Bettini (ITA)
6 11 February Kluang to Malacca 150.4 km (93.5 mi)   Jans Koerts (NED)   Massimiliano Mori (ITA)   Saulius Ruskys (LTU)
12 February Rest day
7 13 February Malacca to Klang 172.1 km (106.9 mi)   Ivan Quaranta (ITA)   Jans Koerts (NED)   Enrico Degano (ITA)
8 14 February Kuala Kubu Bharu to Tanah Rata 154.4 km (95.9 mi)   Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA)   Pascal Hervé (FRA)   Paolo Bettini (ITA)
9 15 February Tapah to Genting Highlands 132 km (82.0 mi)   Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA)   Paolo Bertoglio (ITA)   Paolo Bettini (ITA)
10 16 February Shah Alam Individual time trial 24.17 km (15.0 mi)   Nathan O'Neill (AUS)   Michael Rich (GER)   Chris Wherry (USA)
11 17 February KL Tower to Shah Alam 162.9 km (101.2 mi)   Paolo Bettini (ITA)   Andris Naudužs (LAT)   Graeme Miller (NZL)
12 18 February Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur Criterium 75.3 km (46.8 mi)   Federico Colonna (ITA)   Andris Naudužs (LAT)   Graeme Miller (NZL)

Classification leadership

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Stage Stage winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Asian rider classification Team classification Asian team classification
1 Gordon Fraser Jans Koerts Jans Koerts not available Makoto Iijima Mercury Viatel = Japan
= Telekom Malaysia
2 Enrico Degano Tsen Seong Hoong
3 Paolo Bettini Paolo Lanfranchi Makoto Iijima
4 Jans Koerts
5 Enrico Degano
6 Jans Koerts Telekom Malaysia
7 Ivan Quaranta
8 Paolo Lanfranchi Paolo Bettini Wong Kam-po Mapei–Quick-Step
9 Paolo Lanfranchi Paolo Lanfranchi Paolo Bettini
10 Nathan O'Neill
11 Paolo Bettini
12 Federico Colonna
Final Paolo Lanfranchi Paolo Bettini Paolo Lanfranchi Wong Kam-po Mapei–Quick-Step Telekom Malaysia

Final standings

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General classification

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Rider Team Time
1   Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA)   Mapei–Quick-Step 42h 59' 23"
2   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step + 44"
3   Chris Wherry (USA) Mercury Viatel + 01' 57"
4   Paolo Bertoglio (ITA) Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo + 02' 43"
5   Christopher Jenner (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 03' 59"
6   Pascal Hervé (FRA) Alexia Alluminio + 04' 21"
7   Jörg Ludewig (GER) Saeco + 04' 29"
8   Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Mercury Viatel + 04' 32"
9   Gianluca Tonetti (ITA) Selle Italia–Pacific + 04' 58"
10   René Jørgensen (DEN) CSC World Online + 05' 05"

Points classification

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Rider Team Points
1   Paolo Bettini (ITA)   Mapei–Quick-Step 129
2   Andris Naudužs (LAT) Selle Italia–Pacific 82
3   Alexandre Usov (BLR) Phonak 57
4   Sébastien Hinault (FRA) Crédit Agricole 57
5   Peter Wrolich (AUT) Gerolsteiner 46
6   Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step 43
7   Massimiliano Mori (ITA) Saeco 41
8   Graeme Miller (NZL) Phonak 37
8   Chris Wherry (USA) Mercury Viatel 37
8   Hans De Meester (BEL) Collstrop–Palmans 37

Mountains classification

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Rider Team Points
1   Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA)   Mapei–Quick-Step 66
2   Pascal Hervé (FRA) Alexia Alluminio 40
3   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step 29
4   Paolo Bertoglio (ITA) Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo 20
5   Chris Wherry (USA) Mercury Viatel 20
6   Walter Bénéteau (FRA) Bonjour 18
7   Davide Bramati (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step 15
8   Gianluca Tonetti (ITA) Selle Italia–Pacific 11
9   Amir Zargari (IRI) Telekom Malaysia 10
9   Christopher Jenner (FRA) Crédit Agricole 10

Asian rider classification

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Rider Team Time
1   Wong Kam-po (HKG) Telekom Malaysia 43h 12' 02"
2   Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Telekom Malaysia + 28"
3   Makoto Iijima (JPN) Japan + 01' 23"
4   Tonton Susanto (INA) Indonesia + 01' 44"
5   Victor Espiritu (PHI) Telekom Malaysia + 05' 51"
6   Li Fuyu (CHN) China + 06' 47"
7   Tsen Seong Hoong (MAS) Malaysia + 15' 36"
8   Satoshi Hirose (JPN) Japan + 16' 01"
9   Tang Xuezhong (CHN) China + 17' 18"
10   Mitsuteru Tanaka (JPN) Japan + 19' 00"

Team classification

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Team Time
1 Mapei–Quick-Step 129h 05' 05"
2 Phonak + 16' 01"
3 Mercury Viatel + 16' 35"
4 Selle Italia–Pacific + 19' 44"
5 CSC World Online + 24' 19"
6 South Africa + 29' 13"
7 Telekom Malaysia + 29' 15"
8 Saturn + 35' 07"
9 Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada + 38' 18"
10 Mobilvetta Rossin + 40' 37"

Asian team classification

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Team Time
1 Telekom Malaysia 129h 40' 49"
2 Japan + 29' 43"
3 China + 37' 22"
4 Malaysia + 44' 04"

List of teams and riders

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A total of 25 teams were invited to participate in the 2001 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 173 riders, a total of 108 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2001 Tour de Langkawi at cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "2001 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "2001 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. ^ "2001 Tour de Langkawi — Prologue". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 March 2013.