# 1998 Tour de Langkawi

The 1998 Tour de Langkawi was the third edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 18 February in Langkawi and ended on 1 March in Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.5 category race.
Italian Gabriele Missaglia won the race, Giuliano Figueras second and Niklas Axelsson third. Fred Rodriguez also won the points classification and Douglas Ryder won the mountains classification of the race. Mapei–Bricobi won the team classification of the race.

## Stages

The cyclist competed in 12 stages over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,835.7 kilometres.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 18 February | Langkawi Individual time trial | 17.7 km (11.0 mi) | Andrea Tafi (ITA) | Brian Walton (CAN) | Niklas Axelsson (SWE) |
| 2 | 19 February | Kangar to George Town | 181.5 km (112.8 mi) | Fred Rodriguez (USA) | Andrea Tafi (ITA) | Mirko Rossato (ITA) |
| 3 | 20 February | Gerik to Kota Bharu | 223 km (138.6 mi) | Roberto Gaggioli (ITA) | Søren Petersen (DEN) | Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) |
| 4 | 21 February | Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu | 165.1 km (102.6 mi) | Mirko Rossato (ITA) | Eric Wohlberg (CAN) | Marcel Renggli (SUI) |
| 5 | 22 February | Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan | 202.4 km (125.8 mi) | Fred Rodriguez (USA) | Peter Rogers (AUS) | Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) |
| 6 | 23 February | Kuantan to Mersing | 196.8 km (122.3 mi) | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Andres Lauk (EST) | Jacob Rasmussen (DEN) |
| 7 | 24 February | Johor Bahru to Muar | 176.3 km (109.5 mi) | Chad Gerlach (USA) | Peter Rogers (AUS) | Carlo Jasul (PHI) |
| 8 | 25 February | Malacca to Port Dickson | 128.7 km (80.0 mi) | Dario Pieri (ITA) | Scott Fortner (USA) | Matthew Wilson (AUS) |
| 9 | 26 February | Port Dickson to Sunway Lagoon | 189.9 km (118.0 mi) | Mirko Rossato (ITA) | Roberto Gaggioli (ITA) | Luca Cei (ITA) |
| 10 | 27 February | Sabak Bernam to Ipoh | 137.7 km (85.6 mi) | Chad Gerlach (USA) | Marcin Gebka (POL) | Frank McCormack (USA) |
| 11 | 28 February | Tanjung Malim to Genting Highlands | 147 km (91.3 mi) | Giuliano Figueras (ITA) | Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) | Andrew McClean (RSA) |
| 12 | 1 March | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 69.6 km (43.2 mi) | Luca Cei (ITA) | Piotr Wadecki (POL) | Graeme Miller (NZL) |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Stage winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
| 1 | Andrea Tafi | Andrea Tafi | Andrea Tafi | not available | Tang Xuezhong | Saturn | China |
| 2 | Fred Rodriguez | Andrea Tafi | Andrea Tafi | Chad Gerlach | Tang Xuezhong | Saturn | Malaysia |
| 3 | Roberto Gaggioli | Andrea Tafi | Andrea Tafi | Andrew McClean | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Bricobi | Malaysia |
| 4 | Mirko Rossato | Andrea Tafi | Fred Rodriguez | Andrew McClean | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Bricobi | Malaysia |
| 5 | Fred Rodriguez | Andrea Tafi | Fred Rodriguez | Allan Iacoune | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Bricobi | Malaysia |
| 6 | Alessandro Petacchi | Andrea Tafi | Fred Rodriguez | Allan Iacoune | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Bricobi | Malaysia |
| 7 | Chad Gerlach | Andrea Tafi | Fred Rodriguez | Allan Iacoune | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Bricobi | Malaysia |
| 8 | Dario Pieri | Andrea Tafi | Fred Rodriguez | Allan Iacoune | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Bricobi | Malaysia |
| 9 | Mirko Rossato | Andrea Tafi | Fred Rodriguez | Douglas Ryder | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Bricobi | Malaysia |
| 10 | Chad Gerlach | Andrea Tafi | Fred Rodriguez | Douglas Ryder | Tang Xuezhong | Oilme-Klein | Malaysia |
| 11 | Giuliano Figueras | Gabriele Missaglia | Fred Rodriguez | Douglas Ryder | Tonton Susanto | Mapei–Bricobi | Philippines |
| 12 | Luca Cei | Gabriele Missaglia | Fred Rodriguez | Douglas Ryder | Tonton Susanto | Mapei–Bricobi | Philippines |
| Final | Final | Gabriele Missaglia | Fred Rodriguez | Douglas Ryder | Tonton Susanto | Mapei–Bricobi | Philippines |