Cycling race
2017 Tour de Langkawi2017 UCI Asia Tour |
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Race details |
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Dates | 22 February – 1 March 2017 |
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Stages | 8 |
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Distance | 1,222.2 km (759.4 mi) |
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Winning time | 29h 04' 57"[1] |
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Results |
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The 2017 Tour de Langkawi was the 22nd edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1996. The race was run at the highest category apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race as part of the 2017 UCI Asia Tour.
The race was won by South African rider Ryan Gibbons for Team Dimension Data,[2] taking the first professional wins of his career. He won the race by 33 seconds ahead of Australia's Cameron Bayly (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness), while the podium was completed by Italian rider Alberto Cecchin, a further two seconds behind for the Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia squad.
Teams
19 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2017 Tour de Langkawi. One UCI WorldTeam – Team Dimension Data was invited to the race, along with six UCI Professional Continental and eleven UCI Continental teams. The field was completed by one national selection teams. Each team had a maximum of six riders:[3]
UCI Professional Continental teams
Route
The itinerary for the race was released on 22 December 2016.[4] It comprised eight stages, and a total distance of 1,222.2 kilometres (759.4 miles).
Stages
Stage 1
- 22 February 2017 — Kuala Berang to Kuala Terengganu, 124.8 km (78 mi)
Stage 2
- 23 February 2017 — Jerteh to Gerik, 208.1 km (129 mi)
Stage 3
- 24 February 2017 — Serdang to Pantai Remis, 118 km (73 mi)
Stage 4
- 25 February 2017 — Seri Manjung to Cameron Highlands, 174.4 km (108 mi)
Stage 5
- 26 February 2017 — Meru Raya to Kuala Kubu Bharu, 151.5 km (94 mi)
Stage 6
- 27 February 2017 — Senawang to Muar, 176.3 km (110 mi)
Stage 7
- 28 February 2017 — Malacca to Rembau, 148.1 km (92 mi)
Stage 8
- 1 March 2017 — Setiawangsa to Putrajaya, 121 km (75 mi)
Classification leadership table
In the 2017 Tour de Langkawi, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Tour de Langkawi, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a mass-start stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 15 points, with 12 for second, 9 for third, 7 for fourth with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 10th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green and red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.
The fourth jersey represented the Asian rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders from Asia were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time, while there was also an Asian-only variant for the teams as well.
Final standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Asian rider classification
Team classification
Asian team classification
Riders who failed to finish
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Stage 8 Final Results: Setiawangsa - Putrajaya" (PDF). Tour de Langkawi. Ciclista Sports Sdn Bhd. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Woodpower, Zeb (1 March 2017). "Ryan Gibbons wins 2017 Le Tour de Langkawi". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "2017 Le Tour de Langkawi". FirstCycling. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Quénet, Jean-François (22 December 2016). "Low cost Le Tour de Langkawi to keep up with its standards in 2017". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Stage 1 Results: Kuala Berang - Kuala Terengganu" (PDF). Tour de Langkawi. Ciclista Sports Sdn Bhd. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Stage 2 Results: Jerteh - Gerik" (PDF). Tour de Langkawi. Ciclista Sports Sdn Bhd. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Stage 3 Results: Serdang - Pantai Remis" (PDF). Tour de Langkawi. Ciclista Sports Sdn Bhd. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Stage 4 Results: Seri Manjung - Cameron Highlands" (PDF). Tour de Langkawi. Ciclista Sports Sdn Bhd. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Stage 5 Results: Meru Raya - Kuala Kubu Bharu" (PDF). Tour de Langkawi. Ciclista Sports Sdn Bhd. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Stage 6 Results: Senawang - Muar" (PDF). Tour de Langkawi. Ciclista Sports Sdn Bhd. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Stage 7 Results: Melaka - Rembau" (PDF). Tour de Langkawi. Ciclista Sports Sdn Bhd. 28 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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