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The 2020 PETRONAS Tour de Langkawi was a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia from 6 to 14 February 2020. It was the 25th edition of the Tour de Langkawi . The race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.Pro race as part of the 2020 UCI Asia Tour and the 2020 UCI ProSeries .
Twenty-one teams, which consisted of one UCI WorldTeam , five UCI Professional Continental teams, fourteen UCI Continental teams, and one national team, were invited to the race. Each team entered six riders, except for Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec and Team BridgeLane , which each entered five. Of the 123 riders who started the race, 107 finished.[ 1]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
East Malaysian states Sabah and Sarawak returned as stage hosts for this edition, 23 years after the 1997 edition . In addition to 8 stages covering a distance of 1,114.9 km (692.8 mi), two additional stages are also held in conjunction with the 25th anniversary since the first edition of the race in 1996. A criterium international race was held in Kota Kinabalu a day before the first stage that targeted Under–23 (U23) professional/independent elite riders, while a Malaysian classic race dubbed the "Race of Champions" was held in Langkawi the day after the final stage.[ 2]
Stage schedule
Stage
Date
Route
Distance
Type
Winner
Pre-Race
6 February
Kota Kinabalu , Sabah Criterium
86.7 km (53.9 mi)
Flat stage
Max Walscheid (GER )
1
7 February
Kuching , Sarawak
96.2 km (59.8 mi)
Flat stage
Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ )
2
8 February
Kuala Terengganu to Kerteh , Terengganu
175.5 km (109.1 mi)
Flat stage
Taj Jones (AUS )
3
9 February
Temerloh , Pahang to KLCC , Kuala Lumpur
162.5 km (101.0 mi)
Hilly stage
Max Walscheid (GER )
4
10 February
Putrajaya to Genting Highlands , Pahang
124.7 km (77.5 mi)
Mountain stage
Kevin Rivera (CRC )
5
11 February
Kuala Kubu Bharu , Selangor to Ipoh , Perak
165.8 km (103.0 mi)
Hilly stage
Harrif Saleh (MAS )
6
12 February
Taiping, Perak , Perak to Penang Island
150.9 km (93.8 mi)
Flat stage
Hideto Nakane (JPN )
7
13 February
Bagan , Penang to Alor Setar , Kedah
130.4 km (81.0 mi)
Flat stage
Harrif Saleh (MAS )
8
14 February
Langkawi , Kedah (Dataran Lang – Kuah )
108.5 km (67.4 mi)
Flat stage
Max Walscheid (GER )
Post-Race
15 February
Langkawi , Kedah Classic "Race of Champions"
159.0 km (98.8 mi)
Flat stage
Johan Le Bon (FRA )
Total
1,114.9 km (692.8 mi)
6 February 2020 — Kota Kinabalu , Sabah , 86.7 km (53.9 mi)
7 February 2020 — Kuching , Sarawak , 96.2 km (59.8 mi)
8 February 2020 — Kuala Terengganu to Kerteh , 175.5 km (109.1 mi)
9 February 2020 — Temerloh , Pahang to KLCC , Kuala Lumpur , 162.5 km (101.0 mi)
10 February 2020 — Putrajaya to Genting Highlands , Pahang , 156.1 km (97.0 mi)
11 February 2020 — Kuala Kubu Bharu , Selangor to Ipoh , Perak , 165.8 km (103.0 mi)
12 February 2020 — Taiping, Perak , Perak to Penang Island , 150.9 km (93.8 mi)
13 February 2020 — Bagan , Penang to Alor Setar , Kedah , 130.4 km (81.0 mi)
14 February 2020 — Langkawi , Kedah (Dataran Lang – Kuah ), 108.5 km (67.4 mi)
15 February 2020 — Langkawi , Kedah , 159 km (99 mi)
Classification leadership table [ edit ]
General classification [ edit ]
Points classification [ edit ]
Mountains classification [ edit ]
Asian rider classification [ edit ]
Teams classification [ edit ]
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^ Quénet, Jean-François (6 February 2020). "Rolland and Meintjes to clash at Le Tour de Langkawi 2020 – Preview" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
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^ "Walscheid marks NTT debut with victory in pre-Langkawi criterium" . CyclingNews. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 1 Results" . 7 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (7 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Fedorov beats the sprinters on stage 1" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "Stage 2: Kuala Terengganu-Kerteh Race Results" . 8 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (8 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Jones takes stage 2 sprint" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 3 Results" . 9 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (9 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Walscheid wins stage 3 sprint" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 4 Results" . 10 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (10 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Rivera wins atop Genting Highlands on stage 4" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 5 Results" . 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (11 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Saleh wins stage 5 sprint" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 6 Results" . 10 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (12 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Nakane wins stage 6" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 7 Results" . 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ a b Quénet, Jean-François (13 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Saleh strikes again" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b "25th PETRONAS Le Tour de Langkawi Stage 8 Results" . 14 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g Quénet, Jean-François (14 February 2020). "Tour de Langkawi: Celano secures overall victory" . CyclingNews. Retrieved 4 April 2020 .
^ a b c d e "Stage 8 Results" . Tour de Langkawi . Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .