2018 Tour de Langkawi

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 – Team Dimension Data and Astana 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.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National team

Stage schedule
Stage	Date	Route	Distance		Winner
1	18 March	Kangar, Perlis to Kulim, Kedah	147.9 km (92 mi)	Flat stage	Andrea Guardini (ITA)
2	19 March	Gerik, Perak to Kota Bharu, Kelantan	208.3 km (129 mi)	Hilly stage	Riccardo Minali (ITA)
3	20 March	Kota Bharu. Kelantan to Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu	166 km (103 mi)	Flat stage	Adam de Vos (CAN)
4	21 March	Dungun, Terengganu to Pekan, Pahang	183.8 km (114 mi)	Flat stage	Riccardo Minali (ITA)
5	22 March	Bentong, Pahang to Cameron Highlands, Pahang	169.4 km (105 mi)	Mountain stage	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)
6	23 March	Tapah, Perak to Tanjung Malim, Perak	108.5 km (67 mi)	Flat stage	Luca Pacioni (ITA)
7	24 March	Nilai, Negeri Sembilan to Muar, Johor	222.4 km (138 mi)	Flat stage	Manuel Belletti (ITA)
8	25 March	Rembau, Negeri Sembilan to Kuala Lumpur	141.1 km (88 mi)	Flat stage	Andrea Guardini (ITA)

Final general classification
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	Terengganu Cycling Team	32h 06' 45"
2	Łukasz Owsian (POL)	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice	27"
3	Ben Dyball (AUS)	St George Continental Cycling Team	32"
4	Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI)	Team Dimension Data	54"
5	Giuseppe Fonzi (ITA)	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	57"
6	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	1'02"
7	Brendon Davids (RSA)	Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team	1'02"
8	Thomas Lebas (FRA)	Kinan Cycling Team	1'08"
9	Álvaro Duarte (COL)	Forca Amskins Racing	1'10"
10	Harry Sweeny (AUS)	Mitchelton–BikeExchange	1'17"

Final points classification
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Andrea Guardini (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	61
2	Riccardo Minali (ITA)	Astana	58
3	Luca Pacioni (ITA)	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	44
4	Manuel Belletti (ITA)	Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec	42
5	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	42
6	Paolo Simion (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	24
7	Dylan Page (SUI)	Team Sapura Cycling	22
8	Harrif Saleh (MAS)	Terengganu Cycling Team	22
9	Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI)	Team Dimension Data	21
10	Nik Mohamad Azman Zulkifli (MAS)	Forca Amskins Racing	18

Final mountains classification
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Álvaro Duarte (COL)	Forca Amskins Racing	43
2	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	Terengganu Cycling Team	40
3	Bernardo Suaza (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	38
4	Ben Dyball (AUS)	St George Continental Cycling Team	24
5	Marcelo Felipe (PHI)	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	18
6	Juan Felipe Osorio (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	16
7	Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI)	Team Dimension Data	16
8	Yecid Sierra (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	13
9	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	12
10	Muhammad Abdurrahman (INA)	KFC Cycling Team	11

Final Asian rider classification
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	32h 07' 47"
2	Daniil Fominykh (KAZ)	Astana	55"
3	Marcelo Felipe (PHI)	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	1' 25"
4	Ariya Phounsavath (LAO)	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	1' 28"
5	Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (THA)	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	2' 53"
6	Muhamad Zawawi Azman (MAS)	Team Sapura Cycling	3' 03"
7	Artyom Zakharov (KAZ)	Astana	3' 26"
8	Aiman Cahyadi (INA)	Team Sapura Cycling	15' 25"
9	Rustom Lim (PHI)	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	16' 03"
10	Muhammad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (MAS)	Team Sapura Cycling	19' 05"

Final teams classification
Rank	Team	Time
1	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	96h 23' 38"
2	Astana	14"
3	Team Dimension Data	33"
4	Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec	39"
5	Team Sapura Cycling	1' 46"
6	Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team	15' 38"
7	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	18' 37"
8	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice	19' 45"
9	Kinan Cycling Team	23' 23"
10	Team Manzana Postobón	24' 01"

Final Asian teams classification
Rank	Team	Time
1	Astana	96h 23' 52"
2	Team Sapura Cycling	1' 32"
3	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	18' 23"
4	Kinan Cycling Team	23' 09"
5	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	36' 12"
6	Terengganu Cycling Team	37' 59"
7	Mitchelton–BikeExchange	54' 10"
8	Forca Amskins Racing	1h 10' 26"
9	KFC Cycling Team	1h 20' 11"
10	Malaysia	1h 59' 03"