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Le Tour de Langkwai 2008 (9. - 17. February)
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| Blues Brother |
Posted on 04-02-2008 12:14
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Le Tour de Langkawi 2008
9. Februar - 17. February
Tour de Langkawi has been arranged cince 1996 and have in many ways been a success. Many good and talented riders have putted their wheels on the startline and it has been many exiting stages. And of curse, it has been many people to watch the race, and the crouwd has cheerd their favorits forward. And this year i think it will be better. The biggest favorite is José Serpa. He has won stages in this race before and is a good climber who most likely fight for the overall victory when the race starts in Alor Setar the 9th February. In the point classification is the biggest favorites Danilo Hondo og Jeremy Hunt from Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni and Credit Agricole, they are those you can put up as your favorite on the v stages.
This years Tour de Langkawi goes over 1377.4 kilometers, and it distributed over 9 stages. There are 2 climb stages and 7 flat and rolling stages. The race starts in north and goes along side with the west coast and all the way to the south end of the island. When it reaches the south end the race turns against north and goes up along side whit the east coast. After 2 stages by the east coast the race turns to the center of Malaysia where the race ends on sunday the 17th February whit a 80 kilometer long criterium race in Kuala Lumpur.
Homepage
Stages
Map over the race
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6
Stage 7
Stage 8
Stage 9
Earlier winners:
2007  Anthony Charteau
2006  David George
2005 Ryan Cox
2004  Freddy Gonzalez
2003  Tom Danielson
2002 Hernan Dario Munoz
2001  Paolo Lanfranchi
2000 Christopher Horner
1999 Paolo Lanfranchi
1998 Gabriele Missaglia
1997 Luca Scinto
1996  Damian McDonald
Startlist:
Credit Agricole
Simon GERRANS
Sebastien HINAULT
 Jeremy HUNT
Jean-Marc MARINO
Maxime MEDEREL
 Nicolas ROCHE
Team Manager: Eddy SEIGNEUR
 SERRAMENTI PVC DIQUIGIOVANNI-ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
Jose Rodolfo SERPA PEREZ
 Danilo HONDO
 Ruslan IVANOV
Carlos José OCHOA
Jackson RODRIGUEZ
Denis BERTOLINI
Team Manager: Gianni SAVIO
South African National Team
Ian MCCLEOD
David GEORGE
Waylon WOOLCOCK
Jacobus VENTER
Nolan HOFFMAN
Dennis VAN NIEKERK
Team Manager: Barry AUSTIN
 Giant Asia Racing Team
Stefan LOEFLER
Paul GRIFFIN
Alexander James COUTTS
Erik HOFFMANN
Kuan Hua LAI
Kuei Hsiang PENG
Team Manager: Wisut KASIYAPHAT
Tinkoff Credit Systems 
Pavel BRUTT
Segey KLIMOV
Alberto LODDO
Walter PEDRAZA
 Yauhen SOBAL
Nikolai TRUSOV
Team Manager: Claudio Erminio COZZI
 Skil - Shimano
Hidenori NODERA
Tomoya KANO
Yoshimasa HIROSE
Yusuke HATANAKA
Yoshiyuki ABE
Yoshinori IINO
Team Manager: Imanishi HISAFUMI
Bouygues Telecom
Mathieu CLAUDE
 Stef CLEMENT
 Aurélien CLERC
Rony MARTIAS
Matthieu SPRICK
Johann TSCHOPP
Team Manager: Dominique ARNOULD
Ag2r La Mondiale
Alexandre USOV
 Tanel KANGERT
Cedric PINEAU
Jean Charles SENAC
Blaise SONNERY
 Stijn VANDENBERG
Team Manager: Arturas KASPUTIS
CSF Group-Navigare
 Ruben BONGIORNO
 Julio Alberto PEREZ CUAPIO
Mauro Abel RICHEZE
Filippo SAVINI
Francesco TOMEI
Matteo PRIAMO
Team Manager: Roberto REVERBERI
 Karpin Galicia
David GARCIA DAPENA
Gustavo CESAR VELOSO
Ramon Troncoso SOBRINO
Juan Francisco MOURON DOLDAN
Alejandro PALEO MOSQUERA
Vladimir ISAYCHEV
Team Manager: Costas Rodriguez RODRIGO
Team Type 1
Matthew WILSON
Benjamin BROOKS
Fabio CAZABRIA
 Glen CHADWICK
Moises Aldape CHAVEZ
Ian MACGREGOR
Team Manager: Edward BEAMON
NGC Medical - OTC Industria Porte
Enrico ROSSI
Marco CORSINI
Massimiliano MAISTO
Marco CATTANEO
Stefan TRAFELET
Diego NOSOTTI
Team Manager: Pier Giovanni BALDINI
Team ISTA
Rolf HOFBAUER
Nico KEINATH
Joerg LEHMANN
Christoph MESCHENMOSER
Robin SCHMUDA
Nikolai SCHWARZ
Team Manager: Hartmut TAUMLER
SouthAustralia.com - AIS
Simon CLARKE
Zakkari DEMPSTER
William FORD
Matt KING
Wesley SULZBERGER
Johnnie WALKER
Team Manager: Brian STEPHENS
Meitan Hompo - GDR
Yukiya ARASHIRO
Koji FUKUSHIMA
Shinichi FUKUSHIMA
Takashi MIYAZAWA
Miyataka SHIMIZU
 Yong Li NG
Team Manager: Yusuke SHIMIZU
 Trek Marco Polo Team
Jai CRAWFORD
Sergey KOUDENTSOV
Fuyu LI
YiLin LIU
Sea Keong LOH
Ken ONODERA
Team Manager: Gudo KRAMER
 Azad University Continental Team
Abbass SAEIDITANHA
Amir ZARGARI
Hassan MALEKI MIZAN
Mahdi FAHRIDI KOVIJ
Mehdi SOHRABI
Farshad SALEHIN
Team Manager: Javad JASBI
LeTua Cycling Team
Ahmad HAIDAR ANUAWAR
Anuar MANAN
Mohd Nor Rizuan ZAINAL
Mohd Sayuti ZAHIT
 Tonton SUSANTO
Arehan RYAN
Team Manager: Shukur YASSIN
Polygon Sweet Nice
Hari FITRIANTO
Abdulla Rizza PAHLAVI
 Dyadichkin VYACHESLAV
Herwin JAYA
Vladimir Yesid LOPEZ GIL
Yakovlev YEVGENIY
Team Manager: Sastra Marijanto TJONDROKUSUMO
 Seoul Cycling Team
Sung Baek PARK
Seon Ho PARK
Hyo Suk GONG
Won Jae LEE
Ki Hong YOO
Gu Hyeon KIM
Team Manager: Tae Yoon CHUNG
MNCF Cycling Team
Amir Mustafa ROSLI
Mohd Jasmin RUSLAN
Mohd Saiful Anuar AZIZ
Mohd Hariff SALLEH
Weng Kin THUM
Harnizam BASRI
Team Manager: Amrun MISNOH
Drapac Porche
Stuart SHAW
Peter MCDONALD
Mitchell DOCKER
Robert WILLIAMS
Bates GENE
Mark O'BRIEN
Team Manager : Agostino GIRAMONDO
 Hong Kong National Team
Chun Hing CHAN
Kin San WU
Kai Tsun LAM
Wang Yip TANG
Siu Wai KO
Ying Hon YEUNG
Team Manager: Xiao Hua ZHANG
Malaysia National Team
Suhardi HASSAN
Mohd Fauzan AHMAD LUTFI
Mohd Zamri SALLEH
Mohd Rauf NUR MISBAH
Faris Mohd ABD RAZAK
Muhamad Firdaus DAUD
Team Manager: Cdr. Ismail OTHMAN
New Zealand National Team
Jeremy YATES
Justin KERR
Ashley WHITEHEAD
Paul ODLIN
Scott LYTTLE
Joseph CHAPMAN
Team Manager: Jacques LANDRY
Hei!
I hope this was easy to read and understand. My English is not so good because i come from Norway... I like to get your idea of this and im going to write about every stage of this race and give you raports on the race.
Enjoy!
Edited by Blues Brother on 21-07-2008 22:02
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| mrlol |
Posted on 04-02-2008 12:21
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you've put a lot of work in this, it must be your favourite race  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 04-02-2008 12:22
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Looks pretty damn good Welcome to the forum!
Just too bad they took out the climb to the Genting Highlands this year 
So basically whoever wins the penultimate stage wins the overall. that's a bit stupid
Edited by issoisso on 04-02-2008 12:24
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| Blues Brother |
Posted on 04-02-2008 12:25
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It is not my favorite race, even if it seems like that. I am administrator at a forum; [url=www.sportsforum.phpnet.us]Sportsforum[/url] and i write about every big race there, so i translate it to english and post it here.
If it is any Norwegians here you can read this here in norwegian.
Edited by Blues Brother on 04-02-2008 12:31
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| samtheman |
Posted on 04-02-2008 14:38
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A nice forum you got there, too bad I don't speak norwegian
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| Blues Brother |
Posted on 04-02-2008 15:02
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Mayby we kan make an English sektion....?
I can see what i can do whit that.... 
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 04-02-2008 15:40
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Great presentation thing
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 04-02-2008 15:42
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|Im looking forward to it - and great presentation!
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 04-02-2008 16:53
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Something you might not have known: Team Type 1 from the USA is basically the old Navigators team. Beamon Chdwick brooks and wilson all navigators.
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| Crommy |
Posted on 04-02-2008 16:54
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Fantastic presentation - your English isn't that bad
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| Blues Brother |
Posted on 04-02-2008 17:40
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Levi4life wrote:
Something you might not have known: Team Type 1 from the USA is basically the old Navigators team. Beamon Chdwick brooks and wilson all navigators.
Oooh. I thougt i have heard it....
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| Blues Brother |
Posted on 05-02-2008 18:42
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Le Tour de Langkwai 2008
9. February - 17. February
Written by Knut Andreas Lone
Le Tour de Langkwai 2007
Last year Tour de Langkwai was decided on the first climb stage up to Cameron Highlands. In a break way the winner; Anthony Charteau was seated. The break away got a so big lead that the peleton could'nt catch them back.
On the second and last climb stage the favorites had to attack to catch the lead Anthony Charteau had managed to get. On their way up to Genting Highlands the other teams had to attack. Selle Italia was the team who started the attacking. Fabio Duarte attacked to putt Credit Agricole under pressure, because in the peleton Selle Italia allsow had José Serpa and Walter Pedraza, who is two very good and talented riders. After a while they and Jose Rujano (Unibet.com) attacked.
These guys worked good and hard together and got a big lead, and a few kilometers before the finish José Serpa decides to go solo and attacks him self a way from the other. He gets a good lead and wins the stage. Men he dont get enough minutes and seconds to take the overall lead.
Serpa takes the stage, but can't reach Charteau on the overall standing
Photo ©: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews
For Alberto Loddo, Langkwai last year was a success. He won 5 stages and tokk the overall point standing a head of Maximiliano Richeze.
But overall the big surprise; Anthony Charteau won and tokk his first overall victory ever.
Anthony Charteau takes an stage victory and the overall victory
Photo ©: Shane Stokes/Cyclingnews
Results
Overall:
1. Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 32.32.14
2. Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia 1.02
3. Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia 1.34
4. David George (RSA) South Africa 3.06
5. Jay Crawford (Aus) Giant Asia Racing Team 4.05
6. Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team 4.14
7. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 4.21
8. Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano 4.43
9. Luis Rodriguez (Spa) Unibet.com 4.53
10. Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team 4.54
Best Asian rider:
1. Ghader Mizbani (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team 32.36.28
2. Yokihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano 0.29
3. Hossein Askari (Irn) Giant Asia Racing Team 0.40
Points:
1. Alberto Loddo (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia 109 pts
2. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Ceramiche Panaria Navigare 83
3. Daryl Impey (RSA) South Africa 64
Climbing:
1. Walter Pedraza (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia 39 pts
2. David George (RSA) South Africa 35
3. Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia 33
4. Anthony Charteau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 33
5. José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com 26
I hope this was easy to understand!
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| Crommy |
Posted on 05-02-2008 19:14
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Very easy to understand - and a very nice review of last year as well
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| Blues Brother |
Posted on 06-02-2008 15:47
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Le Tour de Langkwai 2008
9. February - 17. February
Written by Knut Andreas Lone
Favorites
Overall:
José Serpa
(Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia)
José Serpa is the biggest favorite to win Langkwai his year. He was close last year when he came second. He has taken part in the race many times and know the rute good, but this year they has removed his favorite stage; the stage to Genting Highlands. He won this stage last year and know the climb very good. And to win a race you need doog team mates, and Serpa has good team mates in; Jackson Rodriquez and Carlos José Ochoa. José Serpa has definitely the favorite stamp on him when the race starts Saturday 9th February.
Walter Pedraza
(Tinkoff Credit Systems)
Walter Pedraza is an earlier team mate of José Serpa and i think he is going to give all to beat Serpa. Last year Pedraza came on an nice third place after Credit Agricole's overall vinner; Anthony Charteau and his earlier team mate; José Serpa. Pedraza is maybe used to be an help rider but this year he is on a new team and stands to start in Langkwai as captain for his team Pedraza. Pedraza's has not any big efforts. His biggest effort so far in his career was when he became Columbian road champion in 2005. Pedraza is a good climber who is going to give Serpa good competition, but has he the little extra?
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
(CSF Group - Navigare)
Julio Perez Cuapio is maybe the strongest climber ho starts in Langkwai. He showd that he is a very strong climber in Giro d'Italia in May last year. But he did'nt hold all the way in then. But if the question is if he really want's to do a good race in Langkwai. Is he in goog enough shape to win the race? And has he a good enough team to win? But maybe Perez Cuapio dont need any helpers in the mountains, his kind of type is to to go solo. But if he is going to win the race, he has to be in a good shape to beet, for example; Serpa. Because Serpa is going to give all to win the race. But Perez Cuapio is in my eyes a outsider.
David George
(South Africa National Team)
David George is to only rider ho is starting the race who has won the race overall before. He won the race overall in 2006 when he was cycling for Team Barloworld. In Langkwai this year he is starting for the team; South African National Team. George is one of the riders who is realy going to give it all to win. He took a fourth place last year and as i have said he won the race overall in 2006. He knows the race very good and i think he are going to fight for the overall victory. George is a good climber ho is going hang onto Serpa and the others favorites. He is allsow a good tempo rider who gives him the avantage of holde the pace up, but has he a good enough team around him? In my eyes George is allsow a outsider.
More to come....
Edited by Blues Brother on 07-02-2008 16:46
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| Blues Brother |
Posted on 07-02-2008 19:00
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Le Tour de Langkwai 2008
9. Februar - 17. Februar
Written bt Knut Andreas Lone
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Point classification
Alberto Loddo
(Tinkoff Credit Systems)
Alberto Loddo is the strongest sprinter who is starting Langkwai. He has taken many victories er in the race before. Last year he won five stages and won the point jersey. He dos not have the best pull up i the sprint, whit Nicolai Trusov as his only helper in the sprint, he has no other choice then take one of the other sprinters wheel. He did that in Tour of Qatar whit good success. He taked Tom Boonen's wheel and he won a stage. I think you can put your money on that Loddo is going to take a stage victory in Langkwai and it would'nt surprise me if he take the sprint jersey as well.
Danilo Hondo
(Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Selle Italia)
Danilo Hondo is an clever old rider. He has now become 34 years and i think he beginns to get a bit "slowlier". He has been banned from the cycling for a period of 2 years because of doping. But he get realesed and did a comeback in 2006 after 1 year on the sideline. He took tre stage wins that season. On the autumn he changed to Tinkoff Credit System. But short time after that signing for Tinkoff he got banned again. For a 1 year period, and he got the suspension to 1. January 2008. And now he is ready for a new "comeback" whit his new team; Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia. Is he going to get a stage victory in Langkwai? He has good chances because he has very good experience. But the question is can he find back to his old sprint skills?
There is coming more tomorrow....
I would like if you comments what i write 
Edited by Blues Brother on 07-02-2008 19:07
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 07-02-2008 19:05
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Isnt it "Langkawi" and not "Langkwai"?
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| Blues Brother |
Posted on 07-02-2008 19:07
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I havent written that enywere... 
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 07-02-2008 19:09
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Sykkelfan 1000 wrote:
I havent written that enywere...
Suuuuuuuuuuure
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| issoisso |
Posted on 07-02-2008 19:37
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I'm interested in Hondo's performance. it's been a while since he rode for a consistent period.
Loddo should dominate, I reckon. He has all the natural ability to be an elite sprinter. Unfortunately not the mind.
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| rodda |
Posted on 07-02-2008 21:27
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Le Tour de Langkwai 2008 (9. - 17. February)
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