1996 Tour de Langkawi

1996 Tour de Langkawi 350px 29 February–10 March 1996 11 1294.8 km 34h 21' 22" Damian McDonald AUS yellow Giant-AIS Chris Newton GBR Great Britain Brett Dennis AUS Giant-AIS Damian McDonald AUS green Giant-AIS Chris Newton GBR polkadot Giant-AIS Giant-AIS 1997 The 1996 Tour de Langkawi was the first edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It officially began on 29 February in Langkawi and ended on 10 March in Langkawi. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race.http://www.cyclingarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=604 https://web.archive.org/web/20130727122347/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=604 usurped July 27, 2013 1996 Tour de Langkawi — Stages cyclingarchives.com 3 March 2013 Australian rider, Damian McDonald emerged as the first winner of the race. Chris Newton of Great Britain was second and another Australian, Brett Dennis third. McDonald was also the first winner of points classification and mountains classification of the race. Giant-AIS won the team classification of the race.http://www.ltdl.com.my/tdl_archive/result/1996/1996-index.htm 1996 Tour de Langkawi Results Archive ltdl.com.my 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20110129050749/http://www.ltdl.com.my/tdl_archive/result/1996/1996-index.htm 2011-01-29 dead Stages The race comprised 11 stages, covering 1,294.8 kilometres. StageDateCourseDistanceStage winner129 FebruaryLangkawi Criterium70.8 km 1 onJay Sweet AUS21 MarchLangkawi Team time trial40 km 1 onGreat Britain Matt Illingworth GBR John Tanner GBR Rob Hayles GBR Bryan Steel GBR Chris Newton GBR32 MarchKangar to George Town186 km 1 onGlen Mitchell NZL43 MarchGeorge Town to Ipoh173 km 1 onJosef Christen SUI54 MarchTanjung Malim to Genting Highlands63 km 1 onDamian McDonald AUS65 MarchKuala Lumpur to Malacca167 km 1 onPatrick Vetsch SUI76 MarchMuar to Johor Bahru172 km 1 onRob Hayles GBR 87 MarchMersing to Kuantan203 km 1 onPatrick Vetsch SUI 98 MarchKuantan to Kuala Terengganu113 km 1 onRichie McCauley IRL 109 MarchKuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu 107 km 1 onJay Sweet AUS 1110 MarchLangkawi Criterium67 km 1 onMarc Jacobsen DEN Final standings General classification http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=27982 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005041114/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=27982 usurped October 5, 2013 1996 Tour de Langkawi — General Classification cyclingarchives.com 3 March 2013 Rider Time1 Damian McDonald AUS 20px|Yellow jersey20px|Green jersey20px|Polka-dotted jersey 34h 21' 22"2 Chris Newton GBR + 09"3 Brett Dennis AUS + 12"4 Matthew White AUS + 53"5 Douglas Ryder RSA + 01' 02"6 Marcel Gono AUS + 01' 03"7 Ján Valach SVK + 01' 11"8 Brenden Hart NZL + 01' 16"9 Kelvin Martin AUS + 01' 21"10 Mark Rendell NZL + 01' 23"11 Josef Christen SUI n/a12 David George RSA n/a13 Morten Sonne DEN n/a14 Ralf Grabsch GER n/a15 Alan Volhuter RSA n/a References Category:Tour de Langkawi Tour de Langkawi Tour de Langkawi