# 2001 Tour de Langkawi

The 2001 Tour de Langkawi was the 6th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began with prologue on 4 February in Langkawi and ended on 18 February in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.3 category race.
Paolo Lanfranchi, Italian cyclist emerged as the winner of general classification and mountains classification of the race. Paolo Bettini became the winner of points classification and second-placed in general classification. Chris Wherry was third-placed in general classification. Mapei–Quick-Step became the winner of team classification.

## Stages

The cyclists competed in 12 stages, covering a distance of 1,833.47 kilometres. Prologue did not count towards the overall but many riders competed in the stage.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| P | 4 February | Langkawi Prologue | 64.4 km (40.0 mi) | Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) | Francesco Secchiari (ITA) | Dario Cioni (ITA) |
| 1 | 6 February | Alor Setar to Sungai Petani | 182 km (113.1 mi) | Gordon Fraser (CAN) | Jans Koerts (NED) | Enrico Degano (ITA) |
| 2 | 7 February | Gerik to Kota Bharu | 226.3 km (140.6 mi) | Enrico Degano (ITA) | Jans Koerts (NED) | Massimo Strazzer (ITA) |
| 3 | 8 February | Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu | 177.3 km (110.2 mi) | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | Alexandre Usov (BLR) | Ivan Quaranta (ITA) |
| 4 | 9 February | Dungun to Kuantan | 135.5 km (84.2 mi) | Jans Koerts (NED) | Ivan Quaranta (ITA) | Andris Naudužs (LAT) |
| 5 | 10 February | Pekan to Kota Tinggi | 241.1 km (149.8 mi) | Enrico Degano (ITA) | Henk Vogels (AUS) | Paolo Bettini (ITA) |
| 6 | 11 February | Kluang to Malacca | 150.4 km (93.5 mi) | Jans Koerts (NED) | Massimiliano Mori (ITA) | Saulius Ruskys (LTU) |
| | 12 February | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 7 | 13 February | Malacca to Klang | 172.1 km (106.9 mi) | Ivan Quaranta (ITA) | Jans Koerts (NED) | Enrico Degano (ITA) |
| 8 | 14 February | Kuala Kubu Bharu to Tanah Rata | 154.4 km (95.9 mi) | Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) | Pascal Hervé (FRA) | Paolo Bettini (ITA) |
| 9 | 15 February | Tapah to Genting Highlands | 132 km (82.0 mi) | Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) | Paolo Bertoglio (ITA) | Paolo Bettini (ITA) |
| 10 | 16 February | Shah Alam Individual time trial | 24.17 km (15.0 mi) | Nathan O'Neill (AUS) | Michael Rich (GER) | Chris Wherry (USA) |
| 11 | 17 February | KL Tower to Shah Alam | 162.9 km (101.2 mi) | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | Graeme Miller (NZL) |
| 12 | 18 February | Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 75.3 km (46.8 mi) | Federico Colonna (ITA) | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | Graeme Miller (NZL) |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Stage winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
| 1 | Gordon Fraser | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | not available | Makoto Iijima | Mercury Viatel | = Japan = Telekom Malaysia |
| 2 | Enrico Degano | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | not available | Tsen Seong Hoong | Mercury Viatel | = Japan = Telekom Malaysia |
| 3 | Paolo Bettini | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | Paolo Lanfranchi | Makoto Iijima | Mercury Viatel | = Japan = Telekom Malaysia |
| 4 | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | Paolo Lanfranchi | Makoto Iijima | Mercury Viatel | = Japan = Telekom Malaysia |
| 5 | Enrico Degano | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | Paolo Lanfranchi | Makoto Iijima | Mercury Viatel | = Japan = Telekom Malaysia |
| 6 | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | Paolo Lanfranchi | Makoto Iijima | Mercury Viatel | Telekom Malaysia |
| 7 | Ivan Quaranta | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | Paolo Lanfranchi | Makoto Iijima | Mercury Viatel | Telekom Malaysia |
| 8 | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Bettini | Jans Koerts | Paolo Lanfranchi | Wong Kam-po | Mapei–Quick-Step | Telekom Malaysia |
| 9 | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Bettini | Paolo Lanfranchi | Wong Kam-po | Mapei–Quick-Step | Telekom Malaysia |
| 10 | Nathan O'Neill | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Bettini | Paolo Lanfranchi | Wong Kam-po | Mapei–Quick-Step | Telekom Malaysia |
| 11 | Paolo Bettini | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Bettini | Paolo Lanfranchi | Wong Kam-po | Mapei–Quick-Step | Telekom Malaysia |
| 12 | Federico Colonna | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Bettini | Paolo Lanfranchi | Wong Kam-po | Mapei–Quick-Step | Telekom Malaysia |
| Final | Final | Paolo Lanfranchi | Paolo Bettini | Paolo Lanfranchi | Wong Kam-po | Mapei–Quick-Step | Telekom Malaysia |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | 42h 59' 23" |
| 2 | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | + 44" |
| 3 | Chris Wherry (USA) | Mercury Viatel | + 01' 57" |
| 4 | Paolo Bertoglio (ITA) | Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | + 02' 43" |
| 5 | Christopher Jenner (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | + 03' 59" |
| 6 | Pascal Hervé (FRA) | Alexia Alluminio | + 04' 21" |
| 7 | Jörg Ludewig (GER) | Saeco | + 04' 29" |
| 8 | Niklas Axelsson (SWE) | Mercury Viatel | + 04' 32" |
| 9 | Gianluca Tonetti (ITA) | Selle Italia–Pacific | + 04' 58" |
| 10 | René Jørgensen (DEN) | CSC World Online | + 05' 05" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | 129 |
| 2 | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | Selle Italia–Pacific | 82 |
| 3 | Alexandre Usov (BLR) | Phonak | 57 |
| 4 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | 57 |
| 5 | Peter Wrolich (AUT) | Gerolsteiner | 46 |
| 6 | Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | 43 |
| 7 | Massimiliano Mori (ITA) | Saeco | 41 |
| 8 | Graeme Miller (NZL) | Phonak | 37 |
| 8 | Chris Wherry (USA) | Mercury Viatel | 37 |
| 8 | Hans De Meester (BEL) | Collstrop–Palmans | 37 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | 66 |
| 2 | Pascal Hervé (FRA) | Alexia Alluminio | 40 |
| 3 | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | 29 |
| 4 | Paolo Bertoglio (ITA) | Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | 20 |
| 5 | Chris Wherry (USA) | Mercury Viatel | 20 |
| 6 | Walter Bénéteau (FRA) | Bonjour | 18 |
| 7 | Davide Bramati (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | 15 |
| 8 | Gianluca Tonetti (ITA) | Selle Italia–Pacific | 11 |
| 9 | Amir Zargari (IRI) | Telekom Malaysia | 10 |
| 9 | Christopher Jenner (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | 10 |

### Asian rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wong Kam-po (HKG) | Telekom Malaysia | 43h 12' 02" |
| 2 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Telekom Malaysia | + 28" |
| 3 | Makoto Iijima (JPN) | Japan | + 01' 23" |
| 4 | Tonton Susanto (INA) | Indonesia | + 01' 44" |
| 5 | Victor Espiritu (PHI) | Telekom Malaysia | + 05' 51" |
| 6 | Li Fuyu (CHN) | China | + 06' 47" |
| 7 | Tsen Seong Hoong (MAS) | Malaysia | + 15' 36" |
| 8 | Satoshi Hirose (JPN) | Japan | + 16' 01" |
| 9 | Tang Xuezhong (CHN) | China | + 17' 18" |
| 10 | Mitsuteru Tanaka (JPN) | Japan | + 19' 00" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mapei–Quick-Step | 129h 05' 05" |
| 2 | Phonak | + 16' 01" |
| 3 | Mercury Viatel | + 16' 35" |
| 4 | Selle Italia–Pacific | + 19' 44" |
| 5 | CSC World Online | + 24' 19" |
| 6 | South Africa | + 29' 13" |
| 7 | Telekom Malaysia | + 29' 15" |
| 8 | Saturn | + 35' 07" |
| 9 | Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | + 38' 18" |
| 10 | Mobilvetta Rossin | + 40' 37" |

### Asian team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Telekom Malaysia | 129h 40' 49" |
| 2 | Japan | + 29' 43" |
| 3 | China | + 37' 22" |
| 4 | Malaysia | + 44' 04" |

## List of teams and riders

A total of 25 teams were invited to participate in the 2001 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 173 riders, a total of 108 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.