# 2010 Tour de Langkawi

The 2010 Tour de Langkawi was the 15th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. The race began on 1 March in Kota Bharu and ended on 7 March in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2009–10 UCI Asia Tour calendar.
José Rujano of Venezuela became the overall winner of the race, followed by Gong Hyo-Suk of South Korea second and Hossein Askari of Iran third. Anuar Manan representing Geumsan Ginseng Asia made history when he became the first Malaysian cyclist to win a stage, which he won the Stage 5. Manan also became the first Malaysian cyclist to win the points classification. Peter McDonald won the mountains classification category. Tabriz Petrochemical Team was the leader of team classification of the race.

## Teams

20 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2010 Tour de Langkawi.
* Footon–Servetto–Fuji
* ISD–NERI
* Vorarlberg–Corratec
* Drapac–Porsche Cycling
* Tabriz Petrochemical Team
* Seoul Cycling Team
* Marco Polo
* Aisan Racing Team
* CKT TMIT–Champion System
* LeTua Cycling Team
* Geumsan Ginseng Asia
* Team Jayco–Skins
* Azad University Iran
* Giant Asia Racing Team
* Kelly Benefit Strategies
* South Africa ‡
* Kazakhstan ‡
* Malaysia ‡
* Polygon Sweet Nice
* Thailand ‡
‡: National teams

## Stages

The cyclists competed in 7 stages, covering a distance of 1,013.9 kilometres.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 1 March | Kota Bharu to Kuala Berang | 174.5 km (108.4 mi) | Michael Matthews (AUS) Team Jayco–Skins | Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) Kazakhstan |
| 2 | 2 March | Kuala Terengganu to Chukai | 182.3 km (113.3 mi) | Jay Thomson (RSA) South Africa | Tobias Erler (GER) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | David Pell (AUS) Drapac–Porsche Cycling |
| 3 | 3 March | Pekan to Mersing | 145.6 km (90.5 mi) | Michael Matthews (AUS) Team Jayco–Skins | Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies | Dmytro Grabovskyy (UKR) ISD–NERI |
| 4 | 4 March | Mersing to Parit Sulong | 163.5 km (101.6 mi) | Taiji Nishitani (JPN) Aisan Racing Team | Michael Matthews (AUS) Team Jayco–Skins | Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji |
| 5 | 5 March | Muar to Port Dickson | 111.5 km (69.3 mi) | Anuar Manan (MAS) Geumsan Ginseng Asia | Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji | René Haselbacher (AUT) Vorarlberg–Corratec |
| 6 | 6 March | Putrajaya to Genting Highlands | 102.8 km (63.9 mi) | José Rujano (VEN) ISD–NERI | Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) Seoul Cycling Team | Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 7 | 7 March | Kuala Kubu Bharu to Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur | 133.7 km (83.1 mi) | Stuart Shaw (AUS) Drapac–Porsche Cycling | Vidal Celis (ESP) Footon–Servetto–Fuji | René Haselbacher (AUT) Vorarlberg–Corratec |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
| 1 | Michael Matthews | Michael Matthews | Anuar Manan | Peter McDonald | Anuar Manan | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | Malaysia |
| 2 | Jay Thomson | Tobias Erler | Anuar Manan | Peter McDonald | Anuar Manan | South Africa | Malaysia |
| 3 | Michael Matthews | Tobias Erler | Anuar Manan | Peter McDonald | Anuar Manan | South Africa | Geumsan Ginseng Asia |
| 4 | Taiji Nishitani | Tobias Erler | Michael Matthews | Peter McDonald | Anuar Manan | South Africa | Geumsan Ginseng Asia |
| 5 | Anuar Manan | Tobias Erler | Anuar Manan | Peter McDonald | Anuar Manan | South Africa | Malaysia |
| 6 | José Rujano | José Rujano | Anuar Manan | José Rujano | Gong Hyo-Suk | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 7 | Stuart Shaw | José Rujano | Anuar Manan | Peter McDonald | Gong Hyo-Suk | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| Final | Final | José Rujano | Anuar Manan | Peter McDonald | Gong Hyo-Suk | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Rujano (VEN) | ISD–NERI | 24h 07' 58" |
| 2 | Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) | Seoul Cycling Team | + 02' 07" |
| 3 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 02' 39" |
| 4 | Peter McDonald (AUS) | Drapac–Porsche Cycling | + 03' 21" |
| 5 | Amir Zargari (IRI) | Azad University Iran | + 04' 13" |
| 6 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | + 04' 54" |
| 7 | Alexandr Shushemoin (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | + 04' 54" |
| 8 | Mathias Brändle (AUT) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | + 04' 58" |
| 9 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 05' 10" |
| 10 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 05' 46" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Geumsan Ginseng Asia | 103 |
| 2 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–Skins | 82 |
| 3 | Vidal Celis (ESP) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | 77 |
| 4 | René Haselbacher (AUT) | Vorarlberg–Corratec | 60 |
| 5 | Tobias Erler (GER) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 56 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Peter McDonald (AUS) | Drapac–Porsche Cycling | 29 |
| 2 | José Rujano (VEN) | ISD–NERI | 26 |
| 3 | Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) | Seoul Cycling Team | 24 |
| 4 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 16 |
| 5 | Mohd Nur Rizuan Zainal (MAS) | Malaysia | 14 |

### Asian rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) | Seoul Cycling Team | 24h 10' 05" |
| 2 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 32" |
| 3 | Amir Zargari (IRI) | Azad University Iran | + 02' 06" |
| 4 | Alexandr Shushemoin (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | + 02' 47" |
| 5 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 03' 03" |
| 6 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 03' 39" |
| 7 | Tonton Susanto (INA) | Azad University Iran | + 03' 59" |
| 8 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 04' 52" |
| 9 | Youm Jung-Hwan (KOR) | Seoul Cycling Team | + 05' 33" |
| 10 | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | + 05' 41" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 72h 34' 11" |
| 2 | ISD–NERI | + 04' 49" |
| 3 | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | + 06' 59" |
| 4 | Azad University Iran | + 07' 26" |
| 5 | South Africa | + 10' 49" |
| 6 | Drapac–Porsche Cycling | + 10' 57" |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | +11' 14" |
| 8 | Seoul Cycling Team | + 12' 14" |
| 9 | Giant Asia Racing Team | + 19' 31" |
| 10 | LeTua Cycling Team | + 23' 24" |

### Asian team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 72h 37' 22" |
| 2 | Azad University Iran | + 04' 15" |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | + 08' 03" |
| 4 | Seoul Cycling Team | + 09' 03" |
| 5 | Aisan Racing Team | + 22' 47" |
| 6 | Malaysia | + 25' 56" |
| 7 | Geumsan Ginseng Asia | + 29' 22" |
| 8 | CKT TMIT–Champion System | + 30' 52" |
| 9 | Polygon Sweet Nice | + 40' 32" |
| 10 | Giant Asia Racing Team | + 41' 12" |

## Stage results
### Stage 1
#### 1 March 2010 — Kota Bharu to Kuala Berang, 174.5 km (108.4 mi),

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–Skins | 04h 22' 53" |
| 2 | Vidal Celis (ESP) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | s.t. |
| 3 | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | s.t. |
| 4 | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Geumsan Ginseng Asia | s.t. |
| 5 | Johann Rabie (RSA) | South Africa | s.t. |
| 6 | René Haselbacher (AUT) | Vorarlberg–Corratec | s.t. |
| 7 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | s.t. |
| 8 | Tobias Erler (GER) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Zach Bell (CAN) | Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. |
| 10 | Zamri Salleh (MAS) | Malaysia | s.t. |

### Stage 2
#### 2 March 2010 — Kuala Terengganu to Chukai, 182.3 km (113.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jay Thomson (RSA) | South Africa | 04h 06' 54" |
| 2 | Tobias Erler (GER) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. |
| 3 | David Pell (AUS) | Drapac–Porsche Cycling | s.t. |
| 4 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–Skins | s.t. |
| 5 | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Geumsan Ginseng Asia | s.t. |
| 6 | René Weissinger (GER) | Vorarlberg–Corratec | s.t. |
| 7 | Vidal Celis (ESP) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | s.t. |
| 8 | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | s.t. |
| 9 | Adiq Husainie Othman (MAS) | Drapac–Porsche Cycling | s.t. |
| 10 | Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) | South Africa | s.t. |

### Stage 3
#### 3 March 2010 — Pekan to Mersing, 145.6 km (90.5 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–Skins | 03h 16' 27" |
| 2 | Alex Candelario (USA) | Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. |
| 3 | Dmytro Grabovskyy (UKR) | ISD–NERI | s.t. |
| 4 | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Geumsan Ginseng Asia | s.t. |
| 5 | René Haselbacher (AUT) | Vorarlberg–Corratec | s.t. |
| 6 | Vidal Celis (ESP) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | s.t. |
| 7 | Hossein Nateghi (IRI) | Azad University Iran | s.t. |
| 8 | Kim Yeong-Uk (KOR) | Geumsan Ginseng Asia | s.t. |
| 9 | Tobias Erler (GER) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Kazuhiro Mori (JPN) | Aisan Racing Team | s.t. |

### Stage 4
#### 4 March 2010 — Mersing to Parit Sulong, 163.5 km (101.6 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Taiji Nishitani (JPN) | Aisan Racing Team | 03h 50' 11" |
| 2 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–Skins | s.t. |
| 3 | Vidal Celis (ESP) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | s.t. |
| 4 | Kazuhiro Mori (JPN) | Aisan Racing Team | s.t. |
| 5 | René Haselbacher (AUT) | Vorarlberg–Corratec | s.t. |
| 6 | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Geumsan Ginseng Asia | s.t. |
| 7 | Hossein Nateghi (IRI) | Azad University Iran | s.t. |
| 8 | Dennis Pohl (GER) | Giant Asia Racing Team | s.t. |
| 9 | René Weissinger (GER) | Vorarlberg–Corratec | s.t. |
| 10 | Dmytro Grabovskyy (UKR) | ISD–NERI | s.t. |

### Stage 5
#### 5 March 2010 — Muar to Port Dickson, 111.5 km (69.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Geumsan Ginseng Asia | 02h 23' 11" |
| 2 | Vidal Celis (ESP) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | s.t. |
| 3 | René Haselbacher (AUT) | Vorarlberg–Corratec | s.t. |
| 4 | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | s.t. |
| 5 | Alex Candelario (USA) | Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. |
| 6 | Johann Rabie (RSA) | South Africa | s.t. |
| 7 | Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) | South Africa | s.t. |
| 8 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team Jayco–Skins | s.t. |
| 9 | Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (MAS) | Marco Polo | s.t. |
| 10 | Dmytro Grabovskyy (UKR) | ISD–NERI | s.t. |

### Stage 6
#### 6 March 2010 — Putrajaya to Genting Highlands, 102.8 km (63.9 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Rujano (VEN) | ISD–NERI | 03h 04' 21" |
| 2 | Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) | Seoul Cycling Team | + 02' 11" |
| 3 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 02' 36" |
| 4 | Peter McDonald (AUS) | Drapac–Porsche Cycling | + 03' 22" |
| 5 | Amir Zargari (IRI) | Azad University Iran | s.t. |
| 6 | Alexandr Shushemoin (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | + 04' 27" |
| 7 | Mathias Brändle (AUT) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | + 04' 52" |
| 8 | Markus Eibegger (AUT) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | s.t. |
| 9 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 05' 02" |
| 10 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 05' 36" |

### Stage 7
#### 7 March 2010 — Kuala Kubu Bharu to Dataran Merdeka, 133.7 km (83.1 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stuart Shaw (AUS) | Drapac–Porsche Cycling | 03h 01' 00" |
| 2 | Vidal Celis (ESP) | Footon–Servetto–Fuji | s.t. |
| 3 | René Haselbacher (AUT) | Vorarlberg–Corratec | s.t. |
| 4 | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Geumsan Ginseng Asia | s.t. |
| 5 | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | s.t. |
| 6 | Tobias Erler (GER) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Alex Candelario (USA) | Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. |
| 8 | Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA) | ISD–NERI | s.t. |
| 9 | Hossein Nateghi (IRI) | Azad University Iran | s.t. |
| 10 | Richard Lang (AUS) | Team Jayco–Skins | s.t. |