- Stages
- Classification leadership
- Final standings General classification Points classification Mountains classification Asian rider classification Team classification Asian team classification
- References
{{Infobox cycling race report |name = 1998 Tour de Langkawi |image = |image_caption = |image_alt = |image_size = 350px |date = 18 February–1 March 1998 |stages = 12 |distance = 1835.7 |unit = km |time = {{nowrap|45h 12' 50"}} |speed = 40.89 |first = Gabriele Missaglia |first_nat = ITA |first_color = yellow |first_team = {{ct|MAP|1998}} |second = Giuliano Figueras |second_nat = ITA |second_team = {{ct|MAP|1998}} |third = Niklas Axelsson |third_nat = SWE |third_team = {{ct|SCR|1998}} |points = Fred Rodriguez |points_nat = USA |points_color = green |points_team = Saturn |mountains = Douglas Ryder |mountains_nat = RSA |mountains_color = polkadot |mountains_team = South Africa |team = {{ct|MAP|1998}} |team_color = |previous = 1997 |next = 1999 }}The 1998 Tour de Langkawi was the third edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 18 February in Langkawi and ended on 1 March in Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race.[1] Italian Gabriele Missaglia won the race, Giuliano Figueras second and Niklas Axelsson third. Fred Rodriguez also won the points classification and Douglas Ryder won the mountains classification of the race. {{ct|MAP|1998}} won the team classification of the race.[1][2] StagesThe cyclist competed in 12 stages over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,835.7 kilometres.[1] Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | Winner | Second | Third |
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1 | 18 February | Langkawi Individual time trial | {{convert|17.7|km|1|abbr=on}} | Andrea Tafi|ITA}} | Brian Walton|CAN}} | Niklas Axelsson|SWE}} |
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2 | 19 February | Kangar to George Town | {{convert|181.5|km|1|abbr=on}} | Fred Rodriguez|USA}} | Andrea Tafi|ITA}} | Mirko Rossato|ITA}} |
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3 | 20 February | Gerik to Kota Bharu | {{convert|223|km|1|abbr=on}} | Roberto Gaggioli|ITA}} | Søren Petersen|DEN}} | Gabriele Missaglia|ITA}} |
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4 | 21 February | Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu | {{convert|165.1|km|1|abbr=on}} | Mirko Rossato|ITA}} | Eric Wohlberg|CAN}} | Marcel Renggli|SUI}} |
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5 | 22 February | Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan | {{convert|202.4|km|1|abbr=on}} | Fred Rodriguez|USA}} | Peter Rogers|AUS}} | Gabriele Missaglia|ITA}} |
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6 | 23 February | Kuantan to Mersing | {{convert|196.8|km|1|abbr=on}} | Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | Andres Lauk|EST}} | Jacob Rasmussen|DEN}} |
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7 | 24 February | Johor Bahru to Muar | {{convert|176.3|km|1|abbr=on}} | Chad Gerlach|USA}} | Peter Rogers|AUS}} | Carlo Jasul|PHI}} |
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8 | 25 February | Malacca to Port Dickson | {{convert|128.7|km|1|abbr=on}} | Dario Pieri|ITA}} | Scott Fortner|USA}} | Matthew Wilson|AUS}} |
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9 | 26 February | Port Dickson to Sunway Lagoon | {{convert|189.9|km|1|abbr=on}} | Mirko Rossato|ITA}} | Roberto Gaggioli|ITA}} | Luca Cei|ITA}} |
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10 | 27 February | Sabak Bernam to Ipoh | {{convert|137.7|km|1|abbr=on}} | Chad Gerlach|USA}} | Marcin Gebka|POL}} | Frank McCormack|USA}} |
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11 | 28 February | Tanjung Malim to Genting Highlands | {{convert|147|km|1|abbr=on}} | Giuliano Figueras|ITA}} | Gabriele Missaglia|ITA}} | Andrew McClean|RSA}} |
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12 | 1 March | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | {{convert|69.6|km|1|abbr=on}} | Luca Cei|ITA}} | Piotr Wadecki|POL}} | Graeme Miller|NZL}} |
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Classification leadershipStage | Stage winner | General classification
| Points classification
| Mountains classification
| Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
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1 | Andrea Tafi | Andrea Tafi | Andrea Tafi | not available | Tang Xuezhong | Saturn | China |
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2 | Fred Rodriguez | Chad Gerlach | Malaysia |
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3 | Roberto Gaggioli | Andrew McClean | {{ct|MAP|1998}} |
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4 | Mirko Rossato | Fred Rodriguez |
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5 | Fred Rodriguez | Allan Iacoune |
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6 | Alessandro Petacchi |
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7 | Chad Gerlach |
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8 | Dario Pieri |
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9 | Mirko Rossato | Douglas Ryder |
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10 | Chad Gerlach | Oilme-Klein |
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11 | Giuliano Figueras | Gabriele Missaglia | Tonton Susanto | {{ct|MAP|1998}} | Philippines |
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12 | Luca Cei |
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Final | Gabriele Missaglia | Fred Rodriguez | Douglas Ryder | Tonton Susanto | MAP|1998 | Philippines |
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Final standings{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}General classificationRider | Team | Time | 1 | Gabriele Missaglia|ITA}} | MAP|1998}} | 45h 12' 50" | 2 | Giuliano Figueras|ITA}} | MAP|1998}} | + 26" | 3 | Niklas Axelsson|SWE}} | SCR|1998}} | + 01' 25" | 4 | Andrew McClean|RSA}} | South Africa | + 02' 19" | 5 | Andrea Tafi|ITA}} | MAP|1998}} | + 02' 37" | 6 | Stig Guldbaek|DEN}} | Denmark | + 02' 38" | 7 | Fred Rodriguez|USA}} | Saturn | + 03' 18" | 8 | Allan Iacoune|AUS}} | Australia | + 04' 25" | 9 | Piotr Wadecki|POL}} | MRO|1998}} | + 05' 06" | 10 | Andrey Mizurov|KAZ}} | Kazakhstan | + 06' 39" | {{col-2}}Points classificationRider | Team | Points | 1 | Fred Rodriguez|USA}} | Saturn | 117 | 2 | Andres Lauk|EST}} | Tuul Tunturi | 86 | 3 | Mirko Rossato|ITA}} | SCR|1998}} | 83 | 4 | Roberto Gaggioli|ITA}} | Oilme-Klein | 74 | 5 | Eddy Gragus|USA}} | Oilme-Klein | 71 | 6 | Chad Gerlach|USA}} | Oilme-Klein | 62 | 7 | Søren Petersen|DEN}} | Denmark | 58 | 8 | Gabriele Missaglia|ITA}} | MAP|1998}} | 54 | 9 | Andrea Tafi|ITA}} | MAP|1998}} | 50 | 10 | Arne Hohenstein|GER}} | Agro-Adler | 47 | {{col-end}}{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Mountains classificationRider | Team | Points | 1 | Douglas Ryder|RSA}} | South Africa | 43 | 2 | Ole Sigurd Simensen|NOR}} | Agro-Adler | 40 | 3 | Giuliano Figueras|ITA}} | MAP|1998}} | 35 | 4 | Mohamad Fauzi Shafihi|MAS}} | Malaysia | 35 | 5 | Allan Iacoune|AUS}} | Australia | 32 | 6 | Gabriele Missaglia|ITA}} | MAP|1998}} | 23 | 7 | Franz Hotz|SUI}} | Post Swiss Team | 21 | 8 | Raymond Clarke|IRL}} | Republic of Ireland | 20 | 9 | Tomasz Brożyna|POL}} | MRO|1998}} | 16 | 10 | Niklas Axelsson|SWE}} | SCR|1998}} | 12 | {{col-2}}Asian rider classificationRider | Team | Time | 1 | Tonton Susanto|INA}} | Indonesia | 45h 34' 42" | 2 | Tang Xuezhong|CHN}} | China | + 01' 18" | 3 | Arnel Quirimit|PHI}} | Philippines | + 03' 36" | 4 | Victor Espiritu|PHI}} | Philippines | + 04' 39" | 5 | Ma Yajun|CHN}} | China | + 06' 20" | 6 | Tsen Seong Hoong|MAS}} | Malaysia | + 08' 10" | 7 | Murugayan Kumaresan|MAS}} | Malaysia | + 11' 39" | 8 | Shahrulneeza Razali|MAS}} | Malaysia | + 14' 40" | 9 | Chung Chee Wai|MAS}} | Malaysia B | + 19' 49" | 10 | Carlo Jasul|PHI}} | Philippines | + 22' 07" | {{col-end}}{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Team classificationTeam | Time | 1 | MAP|1998}} | 135h 41' 28" | 2 | Saturn | + 19' 42" | 3 | South Africa | + 22' 23" | 4 | Denmark | + 23' 45" | 5 | Lada Cska Samara | + 39' 14" | 6 | Oilme-Klein | + 41' 11" | 7 | MRO|1998}} | + 58' 37" | 8 | SCR|1998}} | + 59' 22" | 9 | Australia | + 01h 07' 23" | 10 | Philippines | + 01h 17' 38" | {{col-2}}Asian team classificationTeam | Time | 1 | Philippines | 136h 59' 06" | 2 | Malaysia | + 08' 04" | 3 | China | + 25' 20" | 4 | Malaysia B | + 01h 08' 27" | 5 | Indonesia | + 01h 19' 46" | {{col-end}}References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=600|title=1998 Tour de Langkawi — Stages|publisher=cyclingarchives.com |accessdate=18 March 2013}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ltdl.com.my/tdl_archive/result/1998/1998-index.htm|title=1998 Tour de Langkawi Results Archive|publisher=ltdl.com.my|accessdate=18 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129050754/http://www.ltdl.com.my/tdl_archive/result/1998/1998-index.htm|archive-date=2011-01-29|dead-url=yes|df=}}
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