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1998 Tour de Langkawi

1998 Tour de Langkawi
Race details
Dates18 February–1 March 1998
Stages12
Distance1,835.7 km (1,141 mi)
Winning time45h 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
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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
Yellow jersey
Points classification
Green jersey
Mountains classification
Polka-dotted jersey
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

References

  1. ^ a b c "1998 Tour de Langkawi — Stages". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ^ "1998 Tour de Langkawi Results Archive". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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