2009 Tour de Langkawi
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| 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour, race 17 of 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 9–15 February 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,031.7 km (641.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24h 22' 12" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Tour de Langkawi was the 14th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. The race began on 9 February in Putrajaya and ended on 15 February in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. In fact this race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour calendar.[1][2][3]
Colombian cyclist, José Serpa emerged as the winner of the race, followed by Jai Crawford second and Jackson Rodríguez third. Mattia Gavazzi won the points classification category and José Serpa won the mountains classification category. Diquigiovanni–Androni won the team classification category.[1][2][3]
20 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2009 Tour de Langkawi.
- Diquigiovanni–Androni
- Bbox Bouygues Telecom
- Garmin–Slipstream
- Ag2r–La Mondiale
- Fuji–Servetto
- Cervélo TestTeam
- CSF Group–Navigare
- ISD
- Vorarlberg–Corratec
- EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design
- Seoul Cycling Team
- Doha Team
- LeTua Cycling Team
- MNCF Cycling Team
- Malaysia ‡
- Australia ‡
- South Africa ‡
- Iran ‡
- Kazakhstan
- China ‡
‡: National teams
Stages
The cyclists competed in 7 stages, covering a distance of 1031.7 kilometres.[1][2][3]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | ||
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| Winner | Second | Third | ||||
| 1 | 9 February | Putrajaya to Senawang | 133.8 km (83.1 mi) | |||
| 2 | 10 February | Senawang to Malacca | 160.9 km (100.0 mi) | |||
| 3 | 11 February | Malacca | 186 km (115.6 mi) | |||
| 4 | 12 February | Malacca to Bangi | 221 km (137.3 mi) | |||
| 5 | 13 February | Petaling Jaya to Genting Highlands | 102 km (63.4 mi) | |||
| 6 | 14 February | Batang Kali to Shah Alam | 147.6 km (91.7 mi) | |||
| 7 | 15 February | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 80.4 km (50.0 mi) | |||