Cycling race
The 2020 PETRONAS Tour de Langkawi was a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia from 6 to 14 February 2020. It was the 25th edition of the Tour de Langkawi . The race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.Pro race as part of the 2020 UCI Asia Tour and the 2020 UCI ProSeries .
Teams Twenty-one teams, which consisted of one UCI WorldTeam , five UCI Professional Continental teams, fourteen UCI Continental teams, and one national team, were invited to the race. Each team entered six riders, except for Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec and Team BridgeLane , which each entered five. Of the 123 riders who started the race, 107 finished.[ 1]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
Route East Malaysian states Sabah and Sarawak returned as stage hosts for this edition, 23 years after the 1997 edition . In addition to 8 stages covering a distance of 1,114.9 km (692.8 mi), two additional stages are also held in conjunction with the 25th anniversary since the first edition of the race in 1996. A criterium international race was held in Kota Kinabalu a day before the first stage that targeted Under–23 (U23) professional/independent elite riders, while a Malaysian classic race dubbed the "Race of Champions" was held in Langkawi the day after the final stage.[ 2]
Stage schedule
Stage
Date
Route
Distance
Type
Winner
Pre-Race
6 February
Kota Kinabalu , Sabah Criterium
86.7 km (53.9 mi)
Flat stage
Max Walscheid (GER )
1
7 February
Kuching , Sarawak
96.2 km (59.8 mi)
Flat stage
Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ )
2
8 February
Kuala Terengganu to Kerteh , Terengganu
175.5 km (109.1 mi)
Flat stage
Taj Jones (AUS )
3
9 February
Temerloh , Pahang to KLCC , Kuala Lumpur
162.5 km (101.0 mi)
Hilly stage
Max Walscheid (GER )
4
10 February
Putrajaya to Genting Highlands , Pahang
124.7 km (77.5 mi)
Mountain stage
Kevin Rivera (CRC )
5
11 February
Kuala Kubu Bharu , Selangor to Ipoh , Perak
165.8 km (103.0 mi)
Hilly stage
Harrif Saleh (MAS )
6
12 February
Taiping, Perak , Perak to Penang Island
150.9 km (93.8 mi)
Flat stage
Hideto Nakane (JPN )
7
13 February
Bagan , Penang to Alor Setar , Kedah
130.4 km (81.0 mi)
Flat stage
Harrif Saleh (MAS )
8
14 February
Langkawi , Kedah (Dataran Lang – Kuah )
108.5 km (67.4 mi)
Flat stage
Max Walscheid (GER )
Post-Race
15 February
Langkawi , Kedah Classic "Race of Champions"
159.0 km (98.8 mi)
Flat stage
Johan Le Bon (FRA )
Total
1,114.9 km (692.8 mi)
Stages
Pre-Race Criterium 6 February 2020 — Kota Kinabalu , Sabah , 86.7 km (53.9 mi)
Stage 1 7 February 2020 — Kuching , Sarawak , 96.2 km (59.8 mi)
Stage 2 8 February 2020 — Kuala Terengganu to Kerteh , 175.5 km (109.1 mi)
Stage 3 9 February 2020 — Temerloh , Pahang to KLCC , Kuala Lumpur , 162.5 km (101.0 mi)
Stage 4 10 February 2020 — Putrajaya to Genting Highlands , Pahang , 156.1 km (97.0 mi)
Stage 5 11 February 2020 — Kuala Kubu Bharu , Selangor to Ipoh , Perak , 165.8 km (103.0 mi)
Stage 6 12 February 2020 — Taiping, Perak , Perak to Penang Island , 150.9 km (93.8 mi)
Stage 7 13 February 2020 — Bagan , Penang to Alor Setar , Kedah , 130.4 km (81.0 mi)
Stage 8 14 February 2020 — Langkawi , Kedah (Dataran Lang – Kuah ), 108.5 km (67.4 mi)
Post-Race Classic 15 February 2020 — Langkawi , Kedah , 159 km (99 mi)
Classification leadership table
Final standings
General classification
Asian rider classification
References
^ "PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi 2020 Startlist" . ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ Quénet, Jean-François (6 February 2020). "Rolland and Meintjes to clash at Le Tour de Langkawi 2020 – Preview" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ "Results Criterium PETRONAS LTdL 2020" . Tour de Langkawi . 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ Ishak, Fadhli (6 February 2020). "Walscheid sets pace ahead of Petronas LTdL" . New Straits Times . Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ "Walscheid marks NTT debut with victory in pre-Langkawi criterium" . CyclingNews. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 1 Results" . 7 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (7 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Fedorov beats the sprinters on stage 1" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "Stage 2: Kuala Terengganu-Kerteh Race Results" . 8 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (8 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Jones takes stage 2 sprint" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 3 Results" . 9 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (9 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Walscheid wins stage 3 sprint" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 4 Results" . 10 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (10 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Rivera wins atop Genting Highlands on stage 4" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 5 Results" . 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (11 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Saleh wins stage 5 sprint" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 6 Results" . 10 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (12 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Nakane wins stage 6" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 7 Results" . 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (13 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Saleh strikes again" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 8 Results" . 14 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g Quénet, Jean-François (14 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Celano secures overall victory" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b c d e "Stage 8 Results" . Tour de Langkawi . Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
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