The 1996 Tour de Langkawi was the first edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It officially began on 29 February in Langkawi and ended on 10 March in Langkawi. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race.
Australian rider, Damian McDonald emerged as the first winner of the race. Chris Newton of Great Britain was second and another Australian, Brett Dennis third. McDonald was also the first winner of points classification and mountains classification of the race. Giant-AIS won the team classification of the race.
Stages The race comprised 11 stages, covering 1,294.8 kilometres. StageDateCourseDistanceStage winner129 FebruaryLangkawi Criterium21 MarchLangkawi Team time trialGreat Britain32 MarchKangar to George Town43 MarchGeorge Town to Ipoh54 MarchTanjung Malim to Genting Highlands65 MarchKuala Lumpur to Malacca76 MarchMuar to Johor Bahru 87 MarchMersing to Kuantan 98 MarchKuantan to Kuala Terengganu 109 MarchKuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu 1110 MarchLangkawi Criterium
Final standings
General classification
Rider Time1 34h 21' 22"2 + 09"3 + 12"4 + 53"5 + 01' 02"6 + 01' 03"7 + 01' 11"8 + 01' 16"9 + 01' 21"10 + 01' 23"11 n/a12 n/a13 n/a14 n/a15 n/a
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