Le Tour de Langkawi 2011
Le Tour de Langkawi take after the famous Tour de France. So this is the Malaysian version of the long distance bicycle race.
The 10-stage Tour of Langkawi (LTdL), will be held from Jan 23-Feb 1 next year. The Tour will be flagged off from its 'home' in Langkawi
Next year's (2011) LTdL will have three stages more than this year's (2010), covering a total distance of 1,308.9km and with two consecutive climbing stages – the 136km Stage Four (Lumut-Cameron Highlands) and 128km Stage Five (Tapah-Genting Highlands).
Really tough sport!
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
One-night stay at Genting for local cyclist who wins a stage
One-night stay at Genting for local cyclist who wins a stage
Wednesday February 4, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: National cyclists will be rewarded with a one-night stay at the Genting Hotel worth RM1,000 if they win any of the seven stages of the Tour of Langkawi (LTdL), which begins on Monday.
Resorts World Bhd (RWB) executive director Tan Sri Alwi Jantan said the incentive was to encourage the national cyclists to aim for greater heights.
“We believe that our riders are just as capable as the foreign cyclists and can win one of the seven stages,” said Alwi after handing over RWB’s RM1mil sponsorship, in cash and kind, to LTdl chief operating officer Datuk Naim Mohd for the seven-day Tour yesterday.
Wednesday February 4, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: National cyclists will be rewarded with a one-night stay at the Genting Hotel worth RM1,000 if they win any of the seven stages of the Tour of Langkawi (LTdL), which begins on Monday.
Resorts World Bhd (RWB) executive director Tan Sri Alwi Jantan said the incentive was to encourage the national cyclists to aim for greater heights.
“We believe that our riders are just as capable as the foreign cyclists and can win one of the seven stages,” said Alwi after handing over RWB’s RM1mil sponsorship, in cash and kind, to LTdl chief operating officer Datuk Naim Mohd for the seven-day Tour yesterday.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tour of Langkawi- Shorter Tour but seven stages promise thrills
Shorter Tour but seven stages promise thrills
Wednesday January 21, 2009
By Eric Samuel
PETALING JAYA: The 14th edition of the Tour of Langkawi (LTdL) will not be short of excitement even though the championships have been shortened to seven stages for the first time since the inaugural event in 1996 because of financial constraints.
The chief operating officer, Datuk Naim Mohamad, said that the shorter route compared to nine stages last year would not take the competitive edge out of the riders.
The Tour, beginning in Putrajaya on Feb 9 and ending in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 15 with the traditional criterium race at Dataran Merdeka, will feature 20 teams and it will cover a total distance of 1,029.9km.
Wednesday January 21, 2009
By Eric Samuel
PETALING JAYA: The 14th edition of the Tour of Langkawi (LTdL) will not be short of excitement even though the championships have been shortened to seven stages for the first time since the inaugural event in 1996 because of financial constraints.
The chief operating officer, Datuk Naim Mohamad, said that the shorter route compared to nine stages last year would not take the competitive edge out of the riders.
The Tour, beginning in Putrajaya on Feb 9 and ending in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 15 with the traditional criterium race at Dataran Merdeka, will feature 20 teams and it will cover a total distance of 1,029.9km.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
No Genting stage for this year’s Tour of Langkawi
No Genting stage for this year’s Tour of Langkawi
By Eric Samuel
Wednesday January 23, 2008
PETALING JAYA: The penultimate leg of the nine-stage Tour of Langkawi (LTdL) cycling championships from Maran to Genting Highlands has been replaced with a route from Temerloh to Fraser’s Hill.
The chief operating officer of the Tour, Datuk Naim Mohamad, said the decision to replace the Genting stage was made in the best interest of the safety of the cyclists and members of the public.
“It is with a heavy heart that we came to the conclusion not to have the Genting stage. But one cannot put the safety of the riders at risk,” he said yesterday.
Naim added that for the first time in the series, the 13th edition of the Tour will have a new route for the King of the Mountain stage.
“Due to the Chinese New Year festivities during the first half of February, more than 150,000 holidaymakers are expected to converge in Genting Highlands,” he said.
“This is one of the busiest periods in Genting and the management have informed us that it would be difficult to totally close the roads all the way to the peak as done in previous races.
“They proposed finishing the stage in Gohtong Jaya but the organising committee felt that with such a high volume of traffic to the resort, it could lead to massive jams and worse still safety issues.”
Although the stage is not ending in Genting, the prestigious King of the Mountain jersey and award will continue to be sponsored by Resorts World.
Naim added that the technical team had surveyed the new route and the 127km race from Temerloh to Fraser’s Hill would be more challenging than the previous one.
“It is a direct ascent for the riders, all the way up. It is unlike the Genting stage where there are uphills and downhills,” said Naim.
A record 25 teams, including professional tour, professional continental, continental and Asian sides, will participate in this year’s Tour from Feb 9-17.
RACE ROUTES
Feb 9: Alor Star -Kepala Batas (182.6km).
Feb 10: Butterworth-Sitiawan (159.7km).
Feb 11: Sitiawan-Banting (209.4km).
Feb 12: Port Dickson-Batu Pahat (169km).
Feb 13: Johor Baru-Bandar Penawar (139.9km).
Feb 14: Bandar Penawar-Kuala Rompin (182.8km).
Feb 15: Kuala Rompin-Kuantan (126.6km).
Feb 16: Temerloh-Fraser’s Hill (127km).
Feb 17: Kuala Lumpur criterium (80.4km).
-- Star Sports.
By Eric Samuel
Wednesday January 23, 2008
PETALING JAYA: The penultimate leg of the nine-stage Tour of Langkawi (LTdL) cycling championships from Maran to Genting Highlands has been replaced with a route from Temerloh to Fraser’s Hill.
The chief operating officer of the Tour, Datuk Naim Mohamad, said the decision to replace the Genting stage was made in the best interest of the safety of the cyclists and members of the public.
“It is with a heavy heart that we came to the conclusion not to have the Genting stage. But one cannot put the safety of the riders at risk,” he said yesterday.
Naim added that for the first time in the series, the 13th edition of the Tour will have a new route for the King of the Mountain stage.
“Due to the Chinese New Year festivities during the first half of February, more than 150,000 holidaymakers are expected to converge in Genting Highlands,” he said.
“This is one of the busiest periods in Genting and the management have informed us that it would be difficult to totally close the roads all the way to the peak as done in previous races.
“They proposed finishing the stage in Gohtong Jaya but the organising committee felt that with such a high volume of traffic to the resort, it could lead to massive jams and worse still safety issues.”
Although the stage is not ending in Genting, the prestigious King of the Mountain jersey and award will continue to be sponsored by Resorts World.
Naim added that the technical team had surveyed the new route and the 127km race from Temerloh to Fraser’s Hill would be more challenging than the previous one.
“It is a direct ascent for the riders, all the way up. It is unlike the Genting stage where there are uphills and downhills,” said Naim.
A record 25 teams, including professional tour, professional continental, continental and Asian sides, will participate in this year’s Tour from Feb 9-17.
RACE ROUTES
Feb 9: Alor Star -Kepala Batas (182.6km).
Feb 10: Butterworth-Sitiawan (159.7km).
Feb 11: Sitiawan-Banting (209.4km).
Feb 12: Port Dickson-Batu Pahat (169km).
Feb 13: Johor Baru-Bandar Penawar (139.9km).
Feb 14: Bandar Penawar-Kuala Rompin (182.8km).
Feb 15: Kuala Rompin-Kuantan (126.6km).
Feb 16: Temerloh-Fraser’s Hill (127km).
Feb 17: Kuala Lumpur criterium (80.4km).
-- Star Sports.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Frenchman outshines renowned climbers for victory
CAMERON HIGHLANDS: The money was on the more renowned climbers to conquer the Third Stage, the ride up Cameroon Highlands yesterday.But it was Credit Agricole’s Anthony Charteau who unexpectedly hit the jackpot to become the first Frenchman to wrest the yellow jersey in the Tour of Langkawi (LTdL).
Charteau was supposed to have set the pace for his team-mate and main rider, Francesco Bellotti. But he was so strong going up Cameron Highlands that he made it to the peak with more than three minutes to spare.
Among the other better-known climbers Charteau surprised were Jose Rujano (Unibet), defending champion David George (South Africa) and Jose Serpa (Selle Italia).
The 28-year-old Charteau completed the 133km stage, which was flagged off in Kuala Kangsar, in 3’40:45 – 3:54 ahead of Walter Pedraza of Selle Italia Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni.
Charteau takes over the leader’s jersey from Maximiliano Richeze of Ceramiche Panaria.
“At the end of the day, it’s a very good result for the Credit Agricole team,” said Charteau.
“My initial plan was to accompany the breakaway riders and wait for the team leader (Bellotti) at the top of the first climb.
“But I reached it with such a huge gap that it was out of the question for me to wait. I had to go for it.”
Charteau was among five riders who broke away at the 28km mark.
But as they reached the foothills of Cameron Highlands, Slipstream’s Mike Creed dropped off, leaving Charteau with Koji Fukushima, Lee Win Jae and Yukiya Arashiro.
Charteau then stormed away just before the halfway point and went on to claim the stage.
“With so many riders well placed in the general classification, it’s going to be easier for us to control the situation,” said Charteau.
“I'm not worried about the flat stages because that is something we know how to do at Credit Agricole.
“With the advantage I have now, I have to think about the overall win but if I can’t make it in Genting Highlands, Bellotti will be there. The gradients suit him well.”
Credit Agricole’s success was later met with some disappointment when they learnt that Bellotti, second overall last year, and team-mate William Bonnet had been penalised for sheltering behind a vehicle.
Both were fined 33 Swiss francs and penalised 40 seconds. Bonnet and Bellotti finished sixth and seventh respectively but after the penalty, they were relegated to 25th and 26th positions in the stage results.
Bellotti, suffering from a bout of diarrhoea, had apparently stopped some time during the race to ease himself, and was trying to catch up with the rest of the riders when he was adjudged to have infringed the rules.
The 178km Fourth Stage today starts in Gua Musang and ends in Kota Baru.
Source: The Star
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Tour De Langkawi at Cameron Highlands
Monday, February 06, 2006
Tour De Langkawi at Cameron Highlands News
Monday February 6, 2006
French outfit rider wins hill climb for first Tour of Langkawi victory
CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Saul Raisin of the French outfit, Credit Agricole, got his first victory in the 2006 Tour of Langkawi when he took Stage Three here Sunday.
In the race which saw the Tour's first big climb at Cameron Highlands, Raisin outsprinted Russian David George 100m from the finish to take the chequered flag.
Raisin and George arrived at Brinchang crosed the line in identical times of 4'3: 55, ahead of the other 112 riders in the fray.
“I did not expect to win today's race because it was a hard race especially in the final climbing,” said Raisin after the race.
“At the last 4km before the finishing line, I broke away from the leading group of 14 riders and was followed closely by George,” he said.
George, riding for the South African national team, grabbed the yellow jersey as the overall winner yesterday, with a three-day time of 9'47:06s.
George, 30 has a 40-second advantage over Gabriele Missaglia in the overall standings.
Meanwhile, Lill Darren, also representing the South Africa national team finished third in yesterday, surprisingly outclassing the more established riders to win the King of the Mountain competition.
The Russian took the jersey from Francesco Bellotti of Credit Agricole after accumulating 35 points, ahead of his teammates George (31 points) and Edward Clancy of Great Britain team (20 points).
Takashi Miyazawa of the Japanese national team achieved a hattrick when he emerged for the third consecutive day as the best Asian rider overall with a 2:45 seconds lead over Hossein Askari from Giant-Asia team.
The Japanese national team also took the top spot in the Asian team category from Wismilak after registering a combined time of 30'07:30s, 12 minutes and 10 seconds ahead of the Giant-Asia team who were in the second spot.
Malaysia's best finisher was national rider Suhardi Hassan who recorded 4'14:36s to finish in 31st place followed by Shahrulneeza Razali (36th) and Ahmad Fallanie Ali (37th)
The Malaysian team remained in third place among the Asian teams, 16 minutes 41 seconds behind the Japanese.
Stage four today will be flagged off in Tapah and will end 142.2km away in Kuala Selangor. – Bernama
Source: The Star Online
French outfit rider wins hill climb for first Tour of Langkawi victory
CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Saul Raisin of the French outfit, Credit Agricole, got his first victory in the 2006 Tour of Langkawi when he took Stage Three here Sunday.
In the race which saw the Tour's first big climb at Cameron Highlands, Raisin outsprinted Russian David George 100m from the finish to take the chequered flag.
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CATCHING UP ON THE NEWS: Team Ceramica Panaria-Navigare riders, Ruben Bongiorno (right) and Richeze Maximiliano (left) reading about their exploits in Stage Two of the Tour of Langkawi at Cameron Highlands yesterday. – BERNAMApic |
“I did not expect to win today's race because it was a hard race especially in the final climbing,” said Raisin after the race.
“At the last 4km before the finishing line, I broke away from the leading group of 14 riders and was followed closely by George,” he said.
George, riding for the South African national team, grabbed the yellow jersey as the overall winner yesterday, with a three-day time of 9'47:06s.
George, 30 has a 40-second advantage over Gabriele Missaglia in the overall standings.
Meanwhile, Lill Darren, also representing the South Africa national team finished third in yesterday, surprisingly outclassing the more established riders to win the King of the Mountain competition.
The Russian took the jersey from Francesco Bellotti of Credit Agricole after accumulating 35 points, ahead of his teammates George (31 points) and Edward Clancy of Great Britain team (20 points).
Takashi Miyazawa of the Japanese national team achieved a hattrick when he emerged for the third consecutive day as the best Asian rider overall with a 2:45 seconds lead over Hossein Askari from Giant-Asia team.
The Japanese national team also took the top spot in the Asian team category from Wismilak after registering a combined time of 30'07:30s, 12 minutes and 10 seconds ahead of the Giant-Asia team who were in the second spot.
Malaysia's best finisher was national rider Suhardi Hassan who recorded 4'14:36s to finish in 31st place followed by Shahrulneeza Razali (36th) and Ahmad Fallanie Ali (37th)
The Malaysian team remained in third place among the Asian teams, 16 minutes 41 seconds behind the Japanese.
Stage four today will be flagged off in Tapah and will end 142.2km away in Kuala Selangor. – Bernama
Source: The Star Online
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