2012 Tour de Langkawi

2012 Tour de Langkawi
2011–12 UCI Asia Tour, race 10 of 28
Race details
Dates24 February–4 March 2012
Stages10
Distance1,413.4 km (878.2 mi)
Winning time32h 55' 31"
Results
Winner  José Serpa (COL) (Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela)
  Second  José Rujano (VEN) (Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela)
  Third  Víctor Niño (COL) (Azad University Cross Team)
Points  Andrea Guardini (ITA) (Farnese Vini–Selle Italia)
Mountains  José Serpa (COL) (Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela)
  Team Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
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The 2012 Tour de Langkawi was the 17th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began on 24 February in Putrajaya and ended on 4 March in Kuala Terengganu which carried the slogan "Ready for the World".[1] The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour calendar.[2][3][4]

The race was won for the second time by Colombia's José Serpa, after taking the lead of the race with his second consecutive stage win on the sixth stage, and held the lead until the end of the race.[5] Serpa's winning margin over his Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela team-mate José Rujano was 30 seconds, and the podium was completed by Víctor Niño of the Azad University Cross Team, 33 seconds behind Rujano and 63 in arrears of Serpa.[6] In the race's other classifications, Serpa also finished at the top of the mountains classification,[7] Farnese Vini–Selle Italia's Andrea Guardini won the points classification,[6] after taking a record-breaking six stage victories, and Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela finished over twelve minutes clear of their nearest rivals in the teams classification.[7] Astana and their rider Alexsandr Dyachenko finished at the head of their respective Asian sub-classifications.[2][3][4][7]

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  4. ^ a b "2012 Tour de Langkawi Results". ltdl.com.my. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Serpa and Guardini celebrate on final stage". Yahoo! Eurosport. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Jose Serpa wraps up Le Tour de Langkawi 2012". cyclingnews.com. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  7. ^ a b c Stokes, Shane (4 March 2012). "Serpa wins Tour de Langkawi, Guardini grabs sixth sprint victory". velonation.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.