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While the race, now in its 16th year, has grown in stature, is it! the dramatic, sizzling show you want the world media to see?
Let’s look at this from the riders perspective? How many mid level Italian races do you want to do over and over again? This is a global sport, travel, explore, meet new people, bring the folding bike. You want to ride yet another narrow, dangerous bumpy cobblestone road when you could be in an exotic island location?
You finish your training ride, open your lap top and check out the Langkawi route. You’re intrigued. Then you see a dazzling photo shoot with Miss Malaysia pointing at the stage 5 feed zone on the map, Miss Malaysia holding a fake winners check, Miss Malaysia modeling some lycra under garments with sponsor logos. Well, now some wet, rainy, run-of-the-mill race in Northern France just doesn’t hold the same appeal.
Soon you’re on the phone with Europcar boss Jean René or Androni boss Savio saying hey, what say we skip Europe that week and hit Langkawi? It’ll be fun, we’ll get in our miles and Miss Malaysia said she’d give us a tour of all the bike shops at Kuala Lumpur.
Web: [http://ltdl.com.my]
Stages Total: 1,315.4k
23.01 | stage 1| Dataran Helang - Pekan Kuah (94,3k)
24.01 | stage 2| Kangar - Butterworth (145k)
25.01 | stage 3| Taiping - Sitiawan (144,9k)
26.01 | stage 4| Ayer Tawar - Cameron Highlands (b) (137,6k)
27.01 | stage 5| Tapah - Genting Highlands (124,3k)
28.01 | stage 6| Rawang - Putrajaya (107k)
29.01 | stage 7| Banting - Tampin (149,5k)
30.01 | stage 8| Kuala Pilah - Jasin (156,5k)
31.01 | stage 9| Melaka - Nilai (151,7k)
01.02 | stage 10| UiTM Shah Alam - Kuala Lumpur (104,6k)
Pro-Continental (8):
Androni-Giocattoli (Sella), Colnago-CSF Inox, Farnese Vini-Neri, Europcar (Rolland), Skil-Shimano (Hummel), Landbouwkrediet (Verheyen), CCC Polsat-Polkowice (Schulze) and United Healtcare (Förster, B.v. Poppel)
Continental (13):
Tabriz Petrochemical (Mizbani), Azad University, Aisan Racing Team (Nish1tani), Giant Asia Racing Team, Polygon Sweet Nice Cycling Team, Drapac-Porsche (Shaw, Goesinnen), Garmin-Cervélo-SL (R. Kreder ), Champion-System, LeTua, Terengganu Cycling Team (Manan), MTN (Rsa), Suren Cycling Team (IRI), GIANT KENDA Pro Cycling Team (TPE), .
Nats(2):
Malaysia and Korea.
Starterlist: http://www.ltdl.com.my/2011/therace/riderlist.asp
Honor roll
2010 José Rujano (Ven)
2009 José Serpa (Col)
2008 Ruslan Ivanov (Mol)
2007 Anthony Charteau (Fra)
2006 David George (Rsa)
2005 Ryan Cox (Rsa)
2004 Freddy Gonzalez (Col)
2003 Tom Danielson (Usa)
2002 Hernan Dario Munoz (Col)
2001 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita)
2000 Christopher Horner (Usa)
1999 Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita)
1998 Gabrielle Missaglia (Ita)
1997 Luca Scinto (Ita)
1996 Damian McDonald (Aus)
Last year
1. José Rujano (Ven) ISD - Neri 24:07:58
2. Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling á 2:07
3. Hossein Askari (Iri) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team á 2:39
4. Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Cycling á 3:21
5. Amir Zargari (Iri) Azad University Iran á 4:13
6. Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto á 4:54
7. Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazachstan mt.
8. Matthias Brändle (Aut) Footon-Servetto á 4:58
9. Ghader Mizbani (Iri) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team á 5:10
10. Ahad Kazemi (Iri) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team á 5:46
Points: Anuar Manan (Mas) Geumsan Ginseng Asia
KOM: Peter McDonald (Aus) Drapac Porsche Cycling
Team: Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling
Stage winners: Michael Matthews (2x), Jay Robert Thomson, Taiji Nish1tani, Anuar Manan, José Rujano and Stuart Shaw.
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