The 2015 Tour de Langkawi was the 20th edition of the Tour de Langkawi road cycling stage race. It took place in Malaysia between 8 and 15 March 2015, consisting of eight road stages. The race was rated by the UCI as a 2.HC (hors category) race as part of the 2015 UCI Asia Tour.
Teams 22 teams were selected to take part in the race. Four of these were UCI WorldTeams, seven were UCI Professional Continental teams, ten are UCI Continental teams and a Malaysian national team.
Route The race was scheduled to include eight stages. The key stage was originally intended to be the seventh stage with a climb to the Genting Highlands, but this was cancelled due to dangerous construction work taking place on the road. A different climb, Fraser's Hill, took its place, since this climb was easier, many teams who had planned their races around the original climb were unhappy.
+List of stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 8 March Langkawi (Pantai Chenang) to Langkawi (Pantai Chenang) Flat stage 2 9 March Alor Setar to Sungai Petani Flat stage 3 10 March Gerik to Tanah Merah Flat stage 4 11 March Kota Bharu to Kuala Berang Flat stage 5 12 March Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan Flat stage 6 13 March Maran to Karak Flat stage 7 14 March Shah Alam to Fraser's Hill Mountain stage 8 15 March Kuala Kubu Bharu to Kuala Lumpur Flat stage
Stages Stage 1 8 March 2015 — Langkawi (Pantai Chenang) to Langkawi (Pantai Chenang),
Stage 2 9 March 2015 — Alor Setar to Sungai Petani,
Stage 3 10 March 2015 — Gerik to Tanah Merah,
Stage 4 11 March 2015 — Kota Bharu to Kuala Berang,
Stage 5 12 March 2015 — Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan,
Stage 6 13 March 2015 — Maran to Karak,
Stage 7 14 March 2015 — Shah Alam to Fraser's Hill,
Stage 8 15 March 2015 — Kuala Kubu Bharu to Kuala Lumpur,
Classification leadership table In the 2015 Tour de Langkawi, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2015 Tour de Langkawi, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a mass-start stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 15 points, with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs.
The fourth jersey represented the Asian rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders from Asia were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time, while there was also an Asian-only variant for the teams as well.
Stage WinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationAsian rider classificationTeam classificationAsian team classification 1Andrea Guardini Andrea Guardini Andrea GuardiniKiel ReijnenMa Guangtong 2Andrea GuardiniAdiq Husainie Othman 3Caleb EwanCaleb EwanCaleb EwanZhang Wenlong 4Andrea Guardini 5Seo Joon-yong 6Caleb Ewan 7Youcef ReguiguiYoucef ReguiguiTomohiro Hayakawa 8Andrea Guardini FinalYoucef ReguiguiCaleb EwanKiel ReijnenTomohiro Hayakawa
Final standings
General classification Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time1 2 + 9"3 + 10"4 + 10"5 + 10"6 + 14"7 + 16"8 + 16"9 + 16"10 + 22" Final general classification (11–106) Rank Rider Team Time11 + 28"12 + 50"13 + 1' 00"14 + 1' 01"15 + 1' 44"16 + 1' 47"17 + 1' 55"18 + 2' 00"19 + 2' 18"20 + 2' 18"21 + 2' 35"22 + 2' 52"23 + 2' 53"24 + 3' 07"25 + 3' 25"26 + 3' 28"27 + 3' 31"28 + 4' 07"29 + 4' 08"30 + 4' 38"31 + 5' 54"32 + 6' 03"33 + 6' 32"34 + 7' 29"35 + 8' 45"36 + 11' 49"37 + 14' 02"38 + 14' 12"39 + 16' 00"40 + 16' 22"41 + 21' 53"42 + 22' 06"43 + 23' 40"44 Malaysia (national team) + 26' 09"45 + 27' 11"46 + 28' 46"47 + 28' 56"48 + 29' 09"49 + 29' 12"50 + 29' 21"51 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 29' 48"52 + 29' 54"53 + 31' 05"54 + 31' 12"55 + 31' 37"56 + 31' 50"57 + 31' 53"58 + 32' 57"59 + 34' 19"60 + 34' 38"61 + 36' 08"62 + 36' 16"63 + 36' 53"64 + 37' 04"65 + 37' 38"66 + 37' 44"67 + 38' 06"68 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 38' 34"69 + 38' 41"70 + 39' 49"71 + 40' 19"72 + 40' 43"73 + 41' 30"74 + 43' 17"75 + 43' 17"76 + 43' 17"77 + 43' 21"78 + 45' 10"79 + 45' 14"80 + 45' 14"81 + 45' 18"82 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 45' 28"83 + 45' 37"84 + 45' 43"85 + 46' 11"86 + 46' 38"87 + 47' 35"88 + 47' 40"89 Malaysia (national team) + 48' 00"90 + 48' 07"91 + 49' 03"92 + 50' 42"93 + 51' 53"94 + 52' 30"95 + 52' 40"96 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 52' 53"97 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 52' 57"98 Malaysia (national team) + 53' 11"99 + 53' 13"100 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 54' 08"101 Malaysia (national team) + 54' 29"102 + 54' 58"103 + 55' 06"104 Malaysia (national team) + 55' 13"105 + 56' 44"106
Points classification Points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points1 892 713 694 435 416 377 378 329 3110 29 Points classification (11–63) Rank Rider Team Points11 2912 2913 2814 2515 2416 2417 2418 2419 2220 2221 2222 2123 2124 2025 1626 1527 Malaysia (national team) 1428 1329 1230 1031 1032 1033 1034 935 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team 836 837 838 739 740 741 742 643 644 645 646 647 648 549 550 551 552 553 454 455 456 357 358 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team 359 260 161 162 163 1
Mountains classification Mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points1 392 203 184 155 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team146 147 128 109 1010 8 Mountains classification (11–31) Rank Rider Team Points11 812 813 814 715 616 517 518 419 420 421 422 223 224 225 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team 226 227 228 129 130 131 1
Asian rider classification Asian rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time1 2 + 1' 06"3 + 1' 38"4 + 2' 20"5 + 6' 58"6 + 12' 25"7 + 14' 13"8 + 14' 35"9 + 21' 53"10 Malaysia (national team) + 24' 22" Asian rider classification (11–43) Rank Rider Team Time11 + 27' 09"12 + 27' 25"13 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 28' 01"14 + 28' 07"15 + 29' 50"16 + 30' 06"17 + 34' 29"18 + 35' 51"19 + 36' 19"20 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 36' 47"21 + 38' 50"22 + 39' 43"23 + 41' 30"24 + 41' 30"25 + 43' 23"26 + 43' 27"27 + 43' 31"28 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 43' 41"29 + 43' 56"30 + 44' 24"31 + 45' 48"32 + 45' 53"33 Malaysia (national team) + 46' 13"34 + 48' 55"35 + 50' 06"36 + 50' 53"37 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 51' 06"38 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 51' 10"39 Malaysia (national team) + 51' 24"40 + 51' 26"41 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 52' 21"42 Malaysia (national team) + 52' 42"43 Malaysia (national team)
Team classification Team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time1 2 + 5' 08"3 + 8' 02"4 + 15' 53"5 + 18' 20"6 + 18' 58"7 + 21' 53"8 + 22' 22"9 + 33' 36"10 + 34' 04" Team classification (11–22) Rank Team Time11 + 47' 29"12 + 1h 10' 35"13 + 1h 13' 51"14 + 1h 15' 35"15 + 1h 22' 50"16 + 1h 23' 36"17 + 1h 41' 43"18 + 1h 46' 16"19 + 1h 52' 56"20 + 1h 59' 42"21 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 2h 07' 21"22 Malaysia (national team) + 2h 15' 29"
Asian team classification Asian team classification (1–8) Rank Team Time1 2 + 1h 10' 35"3 + 1h 15' 35"4 + 1h 22' 50"5 + 1h 41' 43"6 + 1h 46' 16"7 National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team + 2h 07' 21"8 Malaysia (national team) + 2h 15' 29"
Riders who failed to finish 25 riders failed to finish the race.Rider Team Malaysia (national team)
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