Race Report
Team Europcar’s Bryan Coquard won a bunch sprint to bag victory in Stage 8 of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) from Kuala Terengganu to Tanah Merah today.
Coquard, 20, beat Omega Pharma-Quickstep’s Andrew Fenn and Stage 4 winner Francesco Chicchi to continue his hot streak with Team Europcar in his debut season as a professional after winning two stages in the Etoile de Besseges before coming to LTdL.
In the flat stage which was expected to finish in a bunch sprint, Coquard, who finished second in Stage 1 in Kulim and fourth in Kuala Kangsar (Stage 2), used the right strategy to sprint from the right and complete the stage in 3 hours 36 minutes and 47 seconds.
Born in Saint Nazaire, France, Coquard — who won the silver medal in the omnium track event at the Olympic Games in London 2012 — also overcame the disappointment of finishing eighth in Stage 7 in Dungun.
Earlier, the peloton was driven at a very high pace before two riders – Low Ji Wen (OCBC Singapore) and Liu Jianpeng (Hengxiang) managed an escape after 25km and distanced themselves with a gap of almost 12 minutes before the peloton led by Astana, Vini Fantini and Team Nippo-De Rosa began to chase them down.
The yellow jersey holder Julian Arredondo of Team Nippo-De Rosa also retained his overall lead, along with Wang Meiyin of Hengxiang who leads the mountains classification and Asian riders’ classification and Andrea Guardini of Astana, who leads the points classification.
South African team MTN Qhubeka also look set to hold on to their overall teams classification lead with two flat stages remaining.
Race Results
Le Tour de Langkawi (2013) - Stage 8
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COQUARD, Bryan | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | 3:36:47 |
| 2 | FENN, Andrew | GBR | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 0 |
| 3 | CHICCHI, Francesco | ITA | FARNESE VINI | |
| 4 | GUARDINI, Andrea | ITA | ASTANA | |
| 5 | ROGERS, Dene | NZL | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 6 | BERTAZZO, Omar | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 7 | KREDER, Raymond | NED | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 8 | NATEGHI, Hossein | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 9 | MANAN, Anuar | MYS | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 10 | TEWELDE WELDEGABER, Jani | ERI | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 11 | DAVIS, Allan | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 12 | SCHNAIDT, Fabian | DEU | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 13 | OTHMAN, Muhamad Adiq Husainie | MYS | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 14 | MAT SENAN, Mohammad Saufi | MAS | TERENGGANU | |
| 15 | FUKUDA, Shinpei | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 16 | GAZVODA, Gregor | SLO | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 17 | Fauzan AHMAD LUTFI, Mohd | MYS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 18 | VON HOFF, Steele | AUS | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 19 | GRMAY, Tsgabu Gebremaryam | ETH | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 20 | BROWN, Graeme | AUS | Blanco | |
| 21 | KEOUGH, Jacobe | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 22 | POZDNYAKOV, Kiryll | RUS | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 23 | HAAS, Nathan | AUS | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 24 | JUNG, Ji Min | KOR | KSPO | |
| 25 | CELIS ZABALA, Vidal | ESP | RTS RACING TEAM | |
| 26 | MCCONVEY, Connor | IRL | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 27 | WEENING, Pieter | NED | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 28 | BALIANI, Fortunato | ITA | TEAM NIPPO | |
| 29 | David ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian | COL | TEAM NIPPO | |
| 30 | GRABSCH, Bert | GER | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 31 | GOLAS, Michal | POL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 32 | CRAVEN, Dan | NAM | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 33 | STETINA, Peter | USA | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 34 | RODRIGUEZ, Jackson | VEN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 35 | SEO, Joon Yong | KOR | KSPO | |
| 36 | PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio | ESP | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 37 | WANG, Meiyin | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 38 | FACCHINI, Patrick | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 39 | KWON, Soon Young | KOR | KSPO | |
| 40 | PARK, Sung Baek | KOR | KSPO | |
| 41 | Aurelio GIL MARTINEZ, Tomas | VEN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 42 | VAN NIEKERK, Dennis | RSA | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 43 | M. Nor Rizuan, Zainal | MYS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 44 | SALLEH, Hariff | MAS | TERENGGANU | |
| 45 | SOHRABI, Mehdi | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 46 | ITO, Masakazu | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 47 | KASHECHKIN, Andrey | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 48 | EBSEN, John Bohn | DEN | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 49 | NAKAJIMA, Yasuharu | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 50 | ROSA, Diego | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 51 | SAFARZADEH, Saeid | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 52 | TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 53 | ARASHIRO, Yukiya | JPN | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 54 | EUSER, Lucas | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 55 | RUSLI, Amir Mustafa | MYS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 56 | Rauf Nur NISBAH, Mohd | MYS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 57 | SULZBERGER, Wesley | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 58 | MIZBANI IRANAGH, Ghader | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 59 | ILESIC, Aldo Ino | SLO | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 60 | RUSSAN, Meran | ERI | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 61 | DYACHENKO, Alexsandr | KAZ | ASTANA | |
| 62 | PAUWELS, Serge | BEL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | |
| 63 | KOLAHDOZHAGH, Amir | IRN | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 64 | MONSALVE, Jonathan | VEN | FARNESE VINI | |
| 65 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacques | RSA | MTN QHUBEKA | |
| 66 | NINO CORREDOR, Victor | COL | RTS RACING TEAM | |
| 67 | OCHOA, Carlos José | VEN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 68 | BUTLER, Chris | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 69 | REZA, Kévin | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 70 | MERLO, Michele | ITA | FARNESE VINI | |
| 71 | BEYER, Chad | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | |
| 72 | FAIRLY, Caleb | USA | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 73 | XING, Fu | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 74 | VAN EMDEN, Jos | NED | Blanco | |
| 75 | WIJAYA, Endra | IDN | Indonesia National Team | |
| 76 | DURBRIDGE, Luke | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 77 | MEYER, Travis | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | |
| 78 | GOOS, Marc | NED | Blanco | |
| 79 | FITRIANTO, Hari | IDN | Indonesia National Team | |
| 80 | YEON JE, Sung | KOR | KSPO | |
| 81 | LIU, Yilin | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 82 | USOFF, Yusrizal | MAS | Malaysia National Team | |
| 83 | MORI, Kazuhiro | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 84 | CAHYADI, Aiman | IDN | Indonesia National Team | 18 |
| 85 | NISHITANI, Taiji | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | 22 |
| 86 | Azis MUHD SHAIFUL, Anwar | AFG | TERENGGANU | 24 |
| 87 | LIU, Jianpeng | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 88 | ROLLAND, Pierre | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 89 | zulhilmie afif AHMAD ZAMRI, Muhammad | MYS | Malaysia National Team | 28 |
| 90 | VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos | ESP | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | 31 |
| 91 | GAUTIER, Cyril | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | |
| 92 | SAI-UDOMSIL, Phuchong | THA | OCBC SINGAPORE | |
| 93 | DESTRIBOIS, Alex | FRA | RTS RACING TEAM | |
| 94 | ABDULLAH, Fatahilah | IDN | Indonesia National Team | |
| 95 | NG, Yong Li | MAS | RTS RACING TEAM | |
| 96 | Zamri SALEH, Mohd | MYS | TERENGGANU | |
| 97 | FUKUSHIMA, Shinichi | JPN | TEAM NIPPO | |
| 98 | Keong LOH, Sea | MYS | OCBC SINGAPORE | |
| 99 | MANULANG, Robin | IDN | Indonesia National Team | |
| 100 | BORCHI, Stefano | ITA | FARNESE VINI | |
| 101 | BOL, Jetse | NED | Blanco | 36 |
| 102 | Jae JANG, Sun | KOR | RTS RACING TEAM | 40 |
| 103 | LEEZER, Thomas | NED | Blanco | 46 |
| 104 | SURYADI, Dadi | IDN | Indonesia National Team | 50 |
| 105 | BAZAYEV, Assan | KAZ | ASTANA | 56 |
| 106 | AYABE, Takeaki | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | 58 |
| 107 | FERNANDEZ, Koldo | ESP | Garmin-Sharp | |
| 108 | ROSDI, Mohd Nor Umardi | MAS | TERENGGANU | |
| 109 | PUJOL MUNOZ, Oscar | ESP | RTS RACING TEAM | +1:09 |
| 110 | ISHIBASHI, Manabu | AFG | TEAM NIPPO | +1:13 |
| 111 | MURPHY, John | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | +1:24 |
| 112 | QUÉMENEUR, Perrig | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +1:38 |
| 113 | MAT AMIN, Mohd Shahrul | MAS | TERENGGANU | +1:43 |
| 114 | SANO, Junya | JPN | FARNESE VINI | +1:49 |
| 115 | RICHEZE, Mauro Abel | ARG | TEAM NIPPO | |
| 116 | WANG, Bo | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 117 | LI, Fuyu | CHN | HENGXIANG | +2:02 |
| 118 | LUTSENKO, Alexey | KAZ | ASTANA | +2:07 |
| 119 | Woo CHOI, Seung | KOR | KSPO | +2:17 |
| 120 | RABOU, Thomas | NED | OCBC SINGAPORE | +2:18 |
| 121 | LEWIS, Craig | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +2:20 |
| 122 | CLARKE, Jonathan | AUS | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | +2:22 |
| 123 | LOW, Ji Wen | SIN | OCBC SINGAPORE | +2:42 |
| 124 | TOKUDA, Tanzou | JPN | TEAM NIPPO | +5:31 |
| 125 | KRUOPIS, Aidis | LTU | ORICA-GREENEDGE | DNF |
| Position | Name | Nationality | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David ARREDONDO MORENO, Julian | COL | TEAM NIPPO | 29:31:52 |
| 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 | +2:47 |
| 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 | DYACHENKO, Alexsandr | KAZ | ASTANA | +4:24 |
| 16 | ROLLAND, Pierre | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +4:27 |
| 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 | MCCONVEY, Connor | IRL | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | +12:02 |
| 28 | GOOS, Marc | NED | Blanco | +12:06 |
| 29 | OTHMAN, Muhamad Adiq Husainie | MYS | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +12:09 |
| 30 | TEWELDE WELDEGABER, Jani | ERI | MTN QHUBEKA | +12:14 |
| 31 | GAUTIER, Cyril | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +12:22 |
| 32 | BEYER, Chad | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +12:28 |
| 33 | VERONA QUINTANILLA, Carlos | ESP | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +13:03 |
| 34 | DESTRIBOIS, Alex | FRA | RTS RACING TEAM | +13:29 |
| 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 | ROSA, Diego | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | +16:15 |
| 41 | ITO, Masakazu | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +16:16 |
| 42 | BAZAYEV, Assan | KAZ | ASTANA | +16:18 |
| 43 | LIU, Jianpeng | CHN | HENGXIANG | +16:47 |
| 44 | Fauzan AHMAD LUTFI, Mohd | MYS | Malaysia National Team | +17:21 |
| 45 | KWON, Soon Young | KOR | KSPO | +17:31 |
| 46 | Rauf Nur NISBAH, Mohd | MYS | Malaysia National Team | +17:57 |
| 47 | NAKAJIMA, Yasuharu | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +18:34 |
| 48 | RUSLI, Amir Mustafa | MYS | Malaysia National Team | +18:51 |
| 49 | MAT AMIN, Mohd Shahrul | MAS | TERENGGANU | +19:08 |
| 50 | SURYADI, Dadi | IDN | Indonesia National Team | +19:17 |
| 51 | CAHYADI, Aiman | IDN | Indonesia National Team | +20:04 |
| 52 | SAI-UDOMSIL, Phuchong | THA | OCBC SINGAPORE | +20:26 |
| 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 | +23:59 |
| 58 | DURBRIDGE, Luke | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +24:11 |
| 59 | TLEUBAYEV, Ruslan | KAZ | ASTANA | +24:46 |
| 60 | RUSSAN, Meran | ERI | MTN QHUBEKA | +25:47 |
| 61 | PARK, Sung Baek | KOR | KSPO | +25:55 |
| 62 | NISHITANI, Taiji | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +26:18 |
| 63 | Woo CHOI, Seung | KOR | KSPO | +27:53 |
| 64 | LEWIS, Craig | USA | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +29:54 |
| 65 | GOLAS, Michal | POL | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +30:10 |
| 66 | PUJOL MUNOZ, Oscar | ESP | RTS RACING TEAM | +31:05 |
| 67 | OCHOA, Carlos José | VEN | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | +32:07 |
| 68 | QUÉMENEUR, Perrig | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +32:52 |
| 69 | FAIRLY, Caleb | USA | Garmin-Sharp | +34:20 |
| 70 | NG, Yong Li | MAS | RTS RACING TEAM | +34:56 |
| 71 | VON HOFF, Steele | AUS | Garmin-Sharp | +35:28 |
| 72 | RABOU, Thomas | NED | OCBC SINGAPORE | +35:32 |
| 73 | SEO, Joon Yong | KOR | KSPO | +35:45 |
| 74 | FUKUSHIMA, Shinichi | JPN | TEAM NIPPO | +35:57 |
| 75 | Keong LOH, Sea | MYS | OCBC SINGAPORE | +36:45 |
| 76 | USOFF, Yusrizal | MAS | Malaysia National Team | +36:51 |
| 77 | MEYER, Travis | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +36:57 |
| 78 | CLARKE, Jonathan | AUS | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | +37:16 |
| 79 | Azis MUHD SHAIFUL, Anwar | AFG | TERENGGANU | +37:31 |
| 80 | COQUARD, Bryan | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +38:00 |
| 81 | LIU, Yilin | CHN | HENGXIANG | +38:18 |
| 82 | ROSDI, Mohd Nor Umardi | MAS | TERENGGANU | +38:23 |
| 83 | YEON JE, Sung | KOR | KSPO | +39:12 |
| 84 | LI, Fuyu | CHN | HENGXIANG | |
| 85 | LEEZER, Thomas | NED | Blanco | +39:17 |
| 86 | M. Nor Rizuan, Zainal | MYS | Malaysia National Team | +39:42 |
| 87 | SANO, Junya | JPN | FARNESE VINI | +40:03 |
| 88 | ISHIBASHI, Manabu | AFG | TEAM NIPPO | +40:09 |
| 89 | CRAVEN, Dan | NAM | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | +40:58 |
| 90 | BORCHI, Stefano | ITA | FARNESE VINI | +41:06 |
| 91 | LUTSENKO, Alexey | KAZ | ASTANA | +41:16 |
| 92 | REZA, Kévin | FRA | TEAM EUROPCAR | +42:35 |
| 93 | LOW, Ji Wen | SIN | OCBC SINGAPORE | +42:39 |
| 94 | FERNANDEZ, Koldo | ESP | Garmin-Sharp | +42:54 |
| 95 | FENN, Andrew | GBR | OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP | +43:47 |
| 96 | BERTAZZO, Omar | ITA | ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | +43:56 |
| 97 | BOL, Jetse | NED | Blanco | +44:58 |
| 98 | Jae JANG, Sun | KOR | RTS RACING TEAM | +45:45 |
| 99 | MANAN, Anuar | MYS | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | +46:23 |
| 100 | GUARDINI, Andrea | ITA | ASTANA | +46:30 |
| 101 | NATEGHI, Hossein | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | +46:49 |
| 102 | ROGERS, Dene | NZL | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | |
| 103 | CELIS ZABALA, Vidal | ESP | RTS RACING TEAM | +46:55 |
| 104 | SOHRABI, Mehdi | IRI | TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL TEAM | |
| 105 | SALLEH, Hariff | MAS | TERENGGANU | +47:10 |
| 106 | zulhilmie afif AHMAD ZAMRI, Muhammad | MYS | Malaysia National Team | +47:46 |
| 107 | DAVIS, Allan | AUS | ORICA-GREENEDGE | +48:11 |
| 108 | Zamri SALEH, Mohd | MYS | TERENGGANU | +48:20 |
| 109 | CHICCHI, Francesco | ITA | FARNESE VINI | +49:06 |
| 110 | MURPHY, John | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | +49:10 |
| 111 | FUKUDA, Shinpei | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +49:20 |
| 112 | ILESIC, Aldo Ino | SLO | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 113 | KEOUGH, Jacobe | USA | UNITEDHEALTHCARE | |
| 114 | MORI, Kazuhiro | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | |
| 115 | MERLO, Michele | ITA | FARNESE VINI | +49:52 |
| 116 | VAN EMDEN, Jos | NED | Blanco | +49:57 |
| 117 | KREDER, Raymond | NED | Garmin-Sharp | +50:03 |
| 118 | ABDULLAH, Fatahilah | IDN | Indonesia National Team | +50:13 |
| 119 | SCHNAIDT, Fabian | DEU | CHAMPION SYSTEM | +50:29 |
| 120 | BROWN, Graeme | AUS | Blanco | +50:37 |
| 121 | WANG, Bo | CHN | HENGXIANG | +53:59 |
| 122 | RICHEZE, Mauro Abel | ARG | TEAM NIPPO | +55:10 |
| 123 | AYABE, Takeaki | JPN | AISAN RACING TEAM | +55:45 |
| 124 | TOKUDA, Tanzou | JPN | TEAM NIPPO | +57:05 |
