Race Report
Star sprinter Andrea Guardini finally ended the wait for his first win for his new team Astana in Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2013 when he won a bunch sprint to bag Stage 7 from Kuantan to Dungun today.
This win brought Guardini’s record of wins in LTdL to 12 and was also Astana’s first victory of the year. It came after the disappointment of losing out in the final sprint to Theo Bos (Blanco Pro Cycling) and Francesco Chicchi (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) in stages before this.
Wearing the sprints classification blue jersey which he took in Stage 4, the victory in Dungun is also the 22nd in 24-year old Guardini’s career and also improved his chances of a repeat points classification victory.
Guardini beat Stage 4 winner Francesco Chicchi of his former team Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, which was known as Farnese Vini when he recorded his first 11 LTdL victories in 2011 and last year. Orica-GreenEdge’s Aidis Kroupis finished third.
The yellow jersey remained with Team Nippo-De Rosa’s Julian Arredondo (25 hours 55 minutes 05 seconds), who’s team worked hard to prevent any major threat to his lead, particularly Orica-GreenEdge’s Pieter Weening, who is one minute and 15 seconds adrift in the general classification.
Henxiang Cycling Team’s Wang Meiyin remained the leader of the mountains classification wit 48 points, three more than Arredondo, who did not try to attack at the two king of the mountains hot spots at Kijal and Bukit Anak Dara today. Meiyin also remained the leader of the Asian riders’ classification.
Race Results
Le Tour de Langkawi (2013) - Stage 7
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GUARDINI, Andrea | ITA | ASTANA | 3:37:17 |
| 2 | CHICCHI, Francesco | ITA | FARNESE VINI | 0 |
| 3 | KRUOPIS, Aidis | LTU | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 4 | DAVIS, Allan | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 5 | FENN, Andrew | GBR | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 6 | VON HOFF, Steele | AUS | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 7 | BROWN, Graeme | AUS | Blanco | |
| 8 | COQUARD, Bryan | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 9 | NISHITANI, Taiji | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 10 | ROGERS, Dene | NZL | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 11 | NATEGHI, Hossein | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 12 | M. Nor Rizuan, Zainal | MYS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 13 | SALLEH, Hariff | MAS | TERENGGANU | |
| 14 | PARK, Sung Baek | KOR | KSPO | |
| 15 | FUKUDA, Shinpei | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 16 | BERTAZZO, Omar | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 17 | TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 18 | CELIS ZABALA, Vidal | ESP | RTS RACING TEAM | |
| 19 | MCCONVEY, Connor | IRL | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 20 | RUSSAN, Meran | ERI | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 21 | FERNANDEZ, Koldo | ESP | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 22 | MAT SENAN, Mohammad Saufi | MAS | TERENGGANU | |
| 23 | SAI-UDOMSIL, Phuchong | THA | OCBC SINGAPORE | |
| 24 | SEO, Joon Yong | KOR | KSPO | |
| 25 | MANAN, Anuar | MYS | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 26 | CAHYADI, Aiman | IDN | Indonesia National Team | |
| 27 | LEEZER, Thomas | NED | Blanco | |
| 28 | GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam | ETH | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 29 | ABDULLAH, Fatahilah | IDN | Indonesia National Team | |
| 30 | LOW, Ji Wen | SIN | OCBC SINGAPORE | |
| 31 | TEWELDE WELDEGABER, Jani | ERI | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 32 | HAAS, Nathan | AUS | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 33 | WANG, Meiyin | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 34 | OTHMAN, Muhamad Adiq Husainie | MYS | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 35 | MERLO, Michele | ITA | FARNESE VINI | |
| 36 | RUSLI, Amir Mustafa | MYS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 37 | Rauf Nur NISBAH, Mohd | MYS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 38 | FACCHINI, Patrick | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 39 | SOHRABI, Mehdi | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 40 | Zamri SALEH, Mohd | MYS | TERENGGANU | |
| 41 | zulhilmie afif AHMAD ZAMRI, Muhammad | MYS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 42 | POZDNYAKOV, Kiryll | RUS | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 43 | KREDER, Raymond | NED | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 44 | PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio | ESP | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 45 | WEENING, Pieter | NED | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 46 | SCHNAIDT, Fabian | DEU | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 47 | GAZVODA, Gregor | SLO | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 48 | Fauzan AHMAD LUTFI, Mohd | MYS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 49 | SAFARZADEH, Saeid | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 50 | KWON, Soon Young | KOR | KSPO | |
| 51 | STETINA, Peter | USA | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 52 | RODRIGUEZ, Jackson | VEN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 53 | WIJAYA, Endra | IDN | Indonesia National Team | |
| 54 | NAKAJIMA, Yasuharu | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 55 | KASHECHKIN, Andrey | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 56 | BALIANI, Fortunato | ITA | TEAM NIPPO | |
| 57 | EBSEN, John Bohn | DEN | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 58 | David ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian | COL | TEAM NIPPO | |
| 59 | NINO CORREDOR, Victor | COL | RTS RACING TEAM | |
| 60 | KOLAHDOZHAGH, Amir | IRN | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 61 | Azis MUHD SHAIFUL, Anwar | AFG | TERENGGANU | |
| 62 | KEOUGH, Jacobe | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 63 | USOFF, Yusrizal | MAS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 64 | JUNG, Ji Min | KOR | KSPO | |
| 65 | VAN EMDEN, Jos | NED | Blanco | |
| 66 | MANULANG, Robin | IDN | Indonesia National Team | |
| 67 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques | RSA | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 68 | TOKUDA, Tanzou | JPN | TEAM NIPPO | |
| 69 | MAT AMIN, Mohd Shahrul | MAS | TERENGGANU | |
| 70 | BORCHI, Stefano | ITA | FARNESE VINI | |
| 71 | BUTLER, Chris | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 72 | LUTSENKO, Alexey | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 73 | ITO, Masakazu | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 74 | FAIRLY, Caleb | USA | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 75 | Aurelio GIL MARTINEZ, Tomas | VEN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 76 | CRAVEN, Dan | NAM | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 77 | RICHEZE, Mauro Abel | ARG | TEAM NIPPO | |
| 78 | GRABSCH, Bert | GER | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 79 | SURYADI, Dadi | IDN | Indonesia National Team | |
| 80 | LIU, Jianpeng | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 81 | ILESIC, Aldo Ino | SLO | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 82 | PAUWELS, Serge | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 83 | ROLLAND, Pierre | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 84 | MIZBANI IRANAGH, Ghader | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 85 | VAN NIEKERK, Dennis | RSA | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 86 | GAUTIER, Cyril | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 87 | DESTRIBOIS, Alex | FRA | RTS RACING TEAM | |
| 88 | QUÉMENEUR, Perrig | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 89 | YEON JE, Sung | KOR | KSPO | |
| 90 | ISHIBASHI, Manabu | AFG | TEAM NIPPO | |
| 91 | SULZBERGER, Wesley | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 92 | REZA, Kévin | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 93 | MORI, Kazuhiro | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 94 | FITRIANTO, Hari | IDN | Indonesia National Team | |
| 95 | ROSDI, Mohd Nor Umardi | MAS | TERENGGANU | |
| 96 | BEYER, Chad | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 97 | XING, Fu | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 98 | MONSALVE, Jonathan | VEN | FARNESE VINI | |
| 99 | DYACHENKO, Alexsandr | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 100 | OCHOA, Carlos José | VEN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 101 | DURBRIDGE, Luke | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 102 | GOOS, Marc | NED | Blanco | |
| 103 | LI, Fuyu | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 104 | NG, Yong Li | MAS | RTS RACING TEAM | |
| 105 | VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos | ESP | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 106 | EUSER, Lucas | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 107 | SANO, Junya | JPN | FARNESE VINI | |
| 108 | RABOU, Thomas | NED | OCBC SINGAPORE | |
| 109 | BOL, Jetse | NED | Blanco | |
| 110 | FUKUSHIMA, Shinichi | JPN | TEAM NIPPO | |
| 111 | ARASHIRO, Yukiya | JPN | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 112 | LEWIS, Craig | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 113 | Keong LOH, Sea | MYS | OCBC SINGAPORE | |
| 114 | PUJOL MUNOZ, Oscar | ESP | RTS RACING TEAM | 17 |
| 115 | Jae JANG, Sun | KOR | RTS RACING TEAM | 23 |
| 116 | Woo CHOI, Seung | KOR | KSPO | 50 |
| 117 | BAZAYEV, Assan | KAZ | ASTANA | 56 |
| 118 | WANG, Bo | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 119 | GOLAS, Michal | POL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 120 | MURPHY, John | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | +1:04 |
| 121 | CLARKE, Jonathan | AUS | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 122 | AYABE, Takeaki | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +1:05 |
| 123 | ROSA, Diego | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | 0 |
| 124 | LIU, Yilin | CHN | HENGXIANG | +1:19 |
| 125 | MEYER, Travis | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +1:57 |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian | COL | TEAM NIPPO | 25:55:05 |
| 2 | WEENING, Pieter | NED | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +1:15 |
| 3 | PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio | ESP | MTN QHUBEKA | +2:10 |
| 4 | STETINA, Peter | USA | Garmin-Sharp | +2:32 |
| 5 | WANG, Meiyin | CHN | HENGXIANG | +2:40 |
| 6 | HAAS, Nathan | AUS | Garmin-Sharp | +2:48 |
| 7 | BALIANI, Fortunato | ITA | TEAM NIPPO | +2:49 |
| 8 | EBSEN, John Bohn | DEN | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | +2:55 |
| 9 | GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam | ETH | MTN QHUBEKA | +2:58 |
| 10 | KOLAHDOZHAGH, Amir | IRN | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 11 | NINO CORREDOR, Victor | COL | RTS RACING TEAM | +3:19 |
| 12 | MONSALVE, Jonathan | VEN | FARNESE VINI | +3:31 |
| 13 | MIZBANI IRANAGH, Ghader | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | +3:38 |
| 14 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques | RSA | MTN QHUBEKA | +3:58 |
| 15 | ROLLAND, Pierre | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +4:03 |
| 16 | DYACHENKO, Alexsandr | KAZ | ASTANA | +4:24 |
| 17 | PAUWELS, Serge | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +4:34 |
| 18 | Aurelio GIL MARTINEZ, Tomas | VEN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | +4:38 |
| 19 | EUSER, Lucas | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | +5:24 |
| 20 | RODRIGUEZ, Jackson | VEN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | +5:38 |
| 21 | SULZBERGER, Wesley | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +6:11 |
| 22 | KASHECHKIN, Andrey | KAZ | ASTANA | +7:06 |
| 23 | BUTLER, Chris | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +8:44 |
| 24 | POZDNYAKOV, Kiryll | RUS | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | +9:13 |
| 25 | VAN NIEKERK, Dennis | RSA | MTN QHUBEKA | +10:53 |
| 26 | ARASHIRO, Yukiya | JPN | TEAM EUROPCAR | +11:09 |
| 27 | GAUTIER, Cyril | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +11:51 |
| 28 | MCCONVEY, Connor | IRL | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | +12:02 |
| 29 | GOOS, Marc | NED | Blanco | +12:06 |
| 30 | OTHMAN, Muhamad Adiq Husainie | MYS | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +12:09 |
| 31 | TEWELDE WELDEGABER, Jani | ERI | MTN QHUBEKA | +12:15 |
| 32 | BEYER, Chad | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +12:28 |
| 33 | VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos | ESP | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +12:32 |
| 34 | DESTRIBOIS, Alex | FRA | RTS RACING TEAM | +12:58 |
| 35 | FACCHINI, Patrick | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | +13:35 |
| 36 | XING, Fu | CHN | HENGXIANG | +13:54 |
| 37 | MAT SENAN, Mohammad Saufi | MAS | TERENGGANU | +14:17 |
| 38 | FITRIANTO, Hari | IDN | Indonesia National Team | +14:36 |
| 39 | SAFARZADEH, Saeid | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | +14:50 |
| 40 | BAZAYEV, Assan | KAZ | ASTANA | +15:22 |
| 41 | ROSA, Diego | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | +16:15 |
| 42 | ITO, Masakazu | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +16:16 |
| 43 | LIU, Jianpeng | CHN | HENGXIANG | +16:31 |
| 44 | Fauzan AHMAD LUTFI, Mohd | MYS | Malaysia National Team | +17:21 |
| 45 | MAT AMIN, Mohd Shahrul | MAS | TERENGGANU | +17:25 |
| 46 | KWON, Soon Young | KOR | KSPO | +17:31 |
| 47 | Rauf Nur NISBAH, Mohd | MYS | Malaysia National Team | +17:57 |
| 48 | SURYADI, Dadi | IDN | Indonesia National Team | +18:27 |
| 49 | NAKAJIMA, Yasuharu | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +18:34 |
| 50 | RUSLI, Amir Mustafa | MYS | Malaysia National Team | +18:51 |
| 51 | CAHYADI, Aiman | IDN | Indonesia National Team | +19:46 |
| 52 | SAI-UDOMSIL, Phuchong | THA | OCBC SINGAPORE | +19:55 |
| 53 | GRABSCH, Bert | GER | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +20:29 |
| 54 | WIJAYA, Endra | IDN | Indonesia National Team | +21:21 |
| 55 | GAZVODA, Gregor | SLO | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +21:43 |
| 56 | JUNG, Ji Min | KOR | KSPO | +21:55 |
| 57 | MANULANG, Robin | IDN | Indonesia National Team | +23:28 |
| 58 | DURBRIDGE, Luke | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +24:11 |
| 59 | TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan | KAZ | ASTANA | +24:46 |
| 60 | Woo CHOI, Seung | KOR | KSPO | +25:36 |
| 61 | RUSSAN, Meran | ERI | MTN QHUBEKA | +25:47 |
| 62 | PARK, Sung Baek | KOR | KSPO | +25:55 |
| 63 | NISHITANI, Taiji | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +25:56 |
| 64 | LEWIS, Craig | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +27:34 |
| 65 | PUJOL MUNOZ, Oscar | ESP | RTS RACING TEAM | +29:56 |
| 66 | GOLAS, Michal | POL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +30:10 |
| 67 | QUÉMENEUR, Perrig | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +31:14 |
| 68 | OCHOA, Carlos José | VEN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | +32:07 |
| 69 | RABOU, Thomas | NED | OCBC SINGAPORE | +33:14 |
| 70 | FAIRLY, Caleb | USA | Garmin-Sharp | +34:20 |
| 71 | NG, Yong Li | MAS | RTS RACING TEAM | +34:25 |
| 72 | CLARKE, Jonathan | AUS | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | +34:54 |
| 73 | FUKUSHIMA, Shinichi | JPN | TEAM NIPPO | +35:26 |
| 74 | VON HOFF, Steele | AUS | Garmin-Sharp | +35:28 |
| 75 | SEO, Joon Yong | KOR | KSPO | +35:45 |
| 76 | Keong LOH, Sea | MYS | OCBC SINGAPORE | +36:14 |
| 77 | USOFF, Yusrizal | MAS | Malaysia National Team | +36:51 |
| 78 | MEYER, Travis | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +36:57 |
| 79 | Azis MUHD SHAIFUL, Anwar | AFG | TERENGGANU | +37:07 |
| 80 | LI, Fuyu | CHN | HENGXIANG | +37:10 |
| 81 | ROSDI, Mohd Nor Umardi | MAS | TERENGGANU | +37:25 |
| 82 | KRUOPIS, Aidis | LTU | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +37:56 |
| 83 | COQUARD, Bryan | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +38:10 |
| 84 | SANO, Junya | JPN | FARNESE VINI | +38:14 |
| 85 | LIU, Yilin | CHN | HENGXIANG | +38:18 |
| 86 | LEEZER, Thomas | NED | Blanco | +38:31 |
| 87 | ISHIBASHI, Manabu | AFG | TEAM NIPPO | +38:56 |
| 88 | LUTSENKO, Alexey | KAZ | ASTANA | +39:09 |
| 89 | YEON JE, Sung | KOR | KSPO | +39:12 |
| 90 | M. Nor Rizuan, Zainal | MYS | Malaysia National Team | +39:42 |
| 91 | LOW, Ji Wen | SIN | OCBC SINGAPORE | +40:04 |
| 92 | BORCHI, Stefano | ITA | FARNESE VINI | +40:35 |
| 93 | CRAVEN, Dan | NAM | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | +40:58 |
| 94 | FERNANDEZ, Koldo | ESP | Garmin-Sharp | +41:56 |
| 95 | REZA, Kévin | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +42:35 |
| 96 | FENN, Andrew | GBR | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +43:53 |
| 97 | BERTAZZO, Omar | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | +43:56 |
| 98 | BOL, Jetse | NED | Blanco | +44:22 |
| 99 | Jae JANG, Sun | KOR | RTS RACING TEAM | +45:05 |
| 100 | MANAN, Anuar | MYS | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | +46:23 |
| 101 | GUARDINI, Andrea | ITA | ASTANA | +46:30 |
| 102 | NATEGHI, Hossein | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | +46:49 |
| 103 | ROGERS, Dene | NZL | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 104 | CELIS ZABALA, Vidal | ESP | RTS RACING TEAM | +46:55 |
| 105 | SOHRABI, Mehdi | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 106 | SALLEH, Hariff | MAS | TERENGGANU | +47:10 |
| 107 | zulhilmie afif AHMAD ZAMRI, Muhammad | MYS | Malaysia National Team | +47:18 |
| 108 | MURPHY, John | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | +47:46 |
| 109 | Zamri SALEH, Mohd | MYS | TERENGGANU | +47:49 |
| 110 | DAVIS, Allan | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +48:11 |
| 111 | CHICCHI, Francesco | ITA | FARNESE VINI | +49:10 |
| 112 | FUKUDA, Shinpei | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +49:20 |
| 113 | ILESIC, Aldo Ino | SLO | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 114 | MORI, Kazuhiro | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 115 | KEOUGH, Jacobe | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 116 | ABDULLAH, Fatahilah | IDN | Indonesia National Team | +49:43 |
| 117 | MERLO, Michele | ITA | FARNESE VINI | +49:52 |
| 118 | VAN EMDEN, Jos | NED | Blanco | +49:57 |
| 119 | KREDER, Raymond | NED | Garmin-Sharp | +50:03 |
| 120 | SCHNAIDT, Fabian | DEU | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +50:29 |
| 121 | BROWN, Graeme | AUS | Blanco | +50:37 |
| 122 | TOKUDA, Tanzou | JPN | TEAM NIPPO | +51:34 |
| 123 | WANG, Bo | CHN | HENGXIANG | +52:10 |
| 124 | RICHEZE, Mauro Abel | ARG | TEAM NIPPO | +53:21 |
| 125 | AYABE, Takeaki | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +54:47 |
