The 2018 Tour de Langkawi was the 23rd edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1996. The race was run at the highest category apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race as part of the 2018 UCI Asia Tour.
Teams
23 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2017 Tour de Langkawi. Two UCI WorldTeam – and was invited to the race, along with six UCI Professional Continental and thirteen UCI Continental teams. The field was completed by one national selection teams. Each team had a maximum of six riders.
Route
+Stage schedule Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner 1 18 March Kangar, Perlis to Kulim, Kedah Flat stage 2 19 March Gerik, Perak to Kota Bharu, Kelantan Hilly stage 3 20 March Kota Bharu. Kelantan to Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Flat stage 4 21 March Dungun, Terengganu to Pekan, Pahang Flat stage 5 22 March Bentong, Pahang to Cameron Highlands, Pahang Mountain stage 6 23 March Tapah, Perak to Tanjung Malim, Perak Flat stage 7 24 March Nilai, Negeri Sembilan to Muar, Johor Hilly stage 8 25 March Rembau, Negeri Sembilan to Kuala Lumpur Flat stage
Stages
Stage 1 18 March 2018 — Kangar, Perlis to Kulim, Kedah,
Stage 2 19 March 2018 — Gerik, Perak to Kota Bharu, Kelantan,
Stage 3 20 March 2018 — Kota Bharu. Kelantan to Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu,
Stage 4 21 March 2018 — Dungun, Terengganu to Pekan, Pahang,
Stage 5 22 March 2018 — Bentong, Pahang to Cameron Highlands, Pahang,
Stage 6 23 March 2018 — Tapah, Perak to Tanjung Malim, Perak,
Stage 7 24 March 2018 — Nilai, Negeri Sembilan to Muar, Johor,
Stage 8 25 March 2018 — Rembau, Negeri Sembilan to Kuala Lumpur,
Classification leadership table
Stage WinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationAsian rider classificationTeam classificationAsian team classification 1Andrea Guardini Andrea Guardini Andrea Guardini Wang Bo Seo Joon Yong 2Riccardo Minali Riccardo Minali Riccardo Minali Bernardo Suaza 3Adam De Vos Adam De Vos Kim Dae-Yeon 4Riccardo Minali Riccardo Minali Nik Mohamad Azman Zulkifli 5Artem Ovechkin Artem Ovechkin Artem Ovechkin Yevgeniy Gidich 6Luca Pacioni 7Manuel Belletti 8Andrea Guardini Andrea Guardini Alvaro Duarte Final Artem Ovechkin Andrea GuardiniAlvaro Duarte Yevgeniy Gidich
Final standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Asian rider classification
Team classification
Asian team classification
Riders who failed to finish 40 riders failed to finish the race.Rider Team Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia
Notes
References
External links Official Website Pro Cycling Stats