2006 Tour de Langkawi

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox". The 2006 Tour de Langkawi was the 11th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 3 February in Kuala Lumpur and ended on 12 February in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2005–06 UCI Asia Tour calendar.^[1]^[2]^[3]

David George of South Africa won the race, followed by Francesco Bellotti of Italy second and Gabriele Missaglia of Italy third. Steffen Radochla of Germany won the points classification category and David George won the mountains classification category. South Africa won the team classification category.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Stages

The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,161.4 kilometres.^[1]^[2]^[3] Due to the extreme weather conditions(heavy downpour) experienced during the Stage 10 of the 2006 Tour de Langkawi, the stage result was abandoned according to the decision of the College of Commissaires and the Race Organizer. All classification would be as at the end of Stage 9. However, Ángel Vallejo Domínguez (Template:Cycling data REG) who had a substantial lone lead at the time of the decision abandon was made had been awarded the stage.^[4]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Stage result
Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Winner	Second	Third
1	3 February	KL Tower to Rawang	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
2	4 February	Tanjung Malim to Sitiawan	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
3	5 February	Lumut to Cameron Highlands	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
4	6 February	Tapah to Kuala Selangor	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
5	7 February	Menara Telekom to Genting Highlands	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
6	8 February	Shah Alam to Tampin	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
7	9 February	Muar to Kota Tinggi	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
8	10 February	Yong Peng to Segamat	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
9	11 February	Malacca Individual time trial	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Flagathlete
10	12 February	Kuala Lumpur Criterium	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Flagathlete	Not awarded^[4]

Classification leadership

Stage	Stage winner	General classification Yellow jersey	Points classification Blue jersey	Mountains classification Red jersey	Asian rider classification	Team classification	Asian team classification
1	Maximiliano Richeze	Maximiliano Richeze	Steffen Radochla	Francesco Bellotti	Takashi Miyazawa	Template:Cycling data REG	Wismilak
2	Guillermo Bongiorno	Maximiliano Richeze		Francesco Bellotti		Template:Cycling data REG	Wismilak
3	Saul Raisin	David George		Darren Lill		Template:Cycling data C.A	Japan
4	José Serpa			Darren Lill		Template:Cycling data AND
5	José Serpa			David George	Hossein Askari
6	Laurent Mangel
7	Elio Aggiano
8	Sébastien Hinault
9	Sergiy Matveyev
10	Ángel Vallejo Domínguez
Final		David George	Steffen Radochla	David George	Hossein Askari	Template:Cycling data AND	Japan

Final standings

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete Yellow jersey	South Africa	26h 43' 55"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data C.A	+ 01' 52"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data AND	+ 01' 56"
4	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data NIC	+ 02' 31"
5	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data AND	+ 03' 11"
6	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data AND	+ 04' 20"
7	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data REG	+ 04' 41"
8	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data EUC	+ 04' 46"
9	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data RCS	+ 04' 57"
10	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data C.A	+ 05' 15"

Points classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete Blue jersey	Wiesenhof–Akud	77
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data AND	51
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data RTS	46
4	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data AND	46
5	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LPR	46
6	Template:Flagathlete	Great Britain	40
7	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data C.A	38
8	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data C.A	37
9	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data A2R	37
10	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LPR	35

Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete Red jersey	South Africa	37
2	Template:Flagathlete	South Africa	35
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data REG	30
4	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data RTS	28
5	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data AND	25
6	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LPR	24
7	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data C.A	23
8	Template:Flagathlete	Great Britain	20
9	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data C.A	18
10	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data AND	14
10	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LPR	14

Asian rider classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data RTS	26h 59' 47"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Japan	+ 02' 11"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Japan	+ 02' 39"
4	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data RTS	+ 09' 16"
5	Template:Flagathlete	Équipe Asia	+ 09' 48"
6	Template:Flagathlete	Malaysia	+ 13' 17"
7	Template:Flagathlete	Malaysia	+ 18' 00"
8	Template:Flagathlete	Wismilak	+ 20' 18"
9	Template:Flagathlete	Malaysia	+ 20' 36"
10	Template:Flagathlete	Casino Filipino	+ 21' 00"

Team classification

	Team	Time
1	Template:Cycling data AND	80h 21' 01"
2	Template:Cycling data C.A	+ 02' 46"
3	South Africa	+ 12' 32"
4	Template:Cycling data RCS	+ 33' 01"
5	Template:Cycling data EUC	+ 37' 06"
6	Template:Cycling data REG	+ 39' 57"
7	Template:Cycling data RTS	+ 40' 02"
8	Template:Cycling data NAV	+ 47' 00"
9	Template:Cycling data LPR	+ 56' 14"
10	Template:Cycling data CRE	+ 01h 04' 39"

Asian team classification

	Team	Time
1	Japan	81h 25' 50"
2	Template:Cycling data RTS	+ 04' 57"
3	Malaysia	+ 17' 55"
4	Wismilak	+ 25' 37"
5	Équipe Asia	+ 33' 17"
6	Casino Filipino	+ 01h 18' 01"

List of teams and riders

A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2006 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 119 riders, a total of 102 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.^[1]^[2]^[3]