# 2008 Tour de Langkawi

The 2008 Tour de Langkawi was the 13th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 9 February in Alor Setar and ended on 17 February in Kuala Lumpur. This race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC race category and was highest ranked stage race on the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour.
Moldova's Ruslan Ivanov emerged as the winner of the race, followed by Matthieu Sprick second and Gustavo César third. Aurélien Clerc won the points classification category and Filippo Savini won the mountains classification category. Diquigiovanni–Androni won the team classification category.

## Stages

The cyclists competed in 9 stages, covering a distance of 1,377.4 kilometres. The route for the Tour was unveiled on 17 December 2007 and revised on 31 December 2007. The traditional final race, criterium in Merdeka Square was also brought back to the race schedule. On January 23, 2008, it was announced that the route for Stage 8 Maran to Genting Highlands had been replaced with a route from Temerloh to Fraser's Hill due to the cyclist's safety reason. For the first time in the Tour's history, Genting Highlands route was not included in the race schedule.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 9 February | Alor Setar to Kepala Batas | 182.6 km (113.5 mi) | Matthieu Sprick (FRA) | Mitchell Docker (AUS) | Diego Nosotti (ITA) |
| 2 | 10 February | Butterworth to Sitiawan | 159.7 km (99.2 mi) | Jeremy Hunt (GBR) | Matteo Priamo (ITA) | Gustavo César (ESP) |
| 3 | 11 February | Sitiawan to Banting | 209.4 km (130.1 mi) | Lee Won-Jae (KOR) | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Xing Yandong (CHN) |
| 4 | 12 February | Port Dickson to Batu Pahat | 169 km (105.0 mi) | Danilo Hondo (GER) | Mauro Abel Richeze (ARG) | Marco Corsini (ITA) |
| 5 | 13 February | Johor Bahru to Bandar Penawar | 139.9 km (86.9 mi) | Alberto Loddo (ITA) | Mauro Abel Richeze (ARG) | Aurélien Clerc (SUI) |
| 6 | 14 February | Bandar Penawar to Kuala Rompin | 182.8 km (113.6 mi) | José Serpa (COL) | Alexandre Usov (BLR) | Johnnie Walker (AUS) |
| 7 | 15 February | Kuala Rompin to Kuantan | 126.6 km (78.7 mi) | Alexandre Usov (BLR) | Hassan Maleki (IRI) | Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) |
| 8 | 16 February | Temerloh to Fraser's Hill | 127 km (78.9 mi) | Filippo Savini (ITA) | Ruslan Ivanov (MDA) | José Serpa (COL) |
| 9 | 17 February | Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 80.4 km (50.0 mi) | Mauro Abel Richeze (ARG) | Jeremy Hunt (GBR) | Enrico Rossi (ITA) |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
| 1 | Matthieu Sprick | Matthieu Sprick | Mitchell Docker | not available | Shinichi Fukushima | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Seoul Cycling Team |
| 2 | Jeremy Hunt | Matthieu Sprick | Gustavo César | not available | Shinichi Fukushima | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Meitan Hompo-GDR |
| 3 | Lee Won-Jae | Matthieu Sprick | Anuar Manan | not available | Shinichi Fukushima | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Meitan Hompo-GDR |
| 4 | Danilo Hondo | Matthieu Sprick | Anuar Manan | not available | Shinichi Fukushima | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Meitan Hompo-GDR |
| 5 | Alberto Loddo | Matthieu Sprick | Aurélien Clerc | not available | Shinichi Fukushima | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Meitan Hompo-GDR |
| 6 | José Serpa | Matthieu Sprick | Aurélien Clerc | Christoph Meschenmoser | Park Sung-Baek | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Seoul Cycling Team |
| 7 | Alexandre Usov | Mitchell Docker | Aurélien Clerc | Christoph Meschenmoser | Park Sung-Baek | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Seoul Cycling Team |
| 8 | Filippo Savini | Ruslan Ivanov | Aurélien Clerc | Filippo Savini | Shinichi Fukushima | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Seoul Cycling Team |
| 9 | Mauro Abel Richeze | Ruslan Ivanov | Aurélien Clerc | Filippo Savini | Shinichi Fukushima | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Seoul Cycling Team |
| Final | Final | Ruslan Ivanov | Aurélien Clerc | Filippo Savini | Shinichi Fukushima | Diquigiovanni–Androni | Seoul Cycling Team |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ruslan Ivanov (MDA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 31h 20' 28" |
| 2 | Matthieu Sprick (FRA) | Bouygues Télécom | + 29" |
| 3 | Gustavo César (ESP) | Karpin–Galicia | + 32" |
| 4 | Jeremy Yates (NZL) | New Zealand | + 36" |
| 5 | Yauhen Sobal (BLR) | Tinkoff Credit Systems | + 48" |
| 6 | Mitchell Docker (AUS) | Drapac–Porsche Development Program | + 56" |
| 7 | Jackson Rodríguez (VEN) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 01' 03" |
| 8 | Jean-Marc Marino (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | + 01' 09" |
| 9 | Ian McCleod (RSA) | South Africa | + 01' 44" |
| 10 | Matt Wilson (AUS) | Team Type 1 | + 01' 48" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Aurélien Clerc | Bouygues Télécom | 92 |
| 2 | Anuar Manan | LeTua Cycling Team | 60 |
| 3 | Alexandre Usov | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 49 |
| 4 | Park Sung-Baek | Seoul Cycling Team | 49 |
| 5 | Marco Corsini | NGC Medical–OTC Industria Porte | 47 |
| 6 | Enrico Rossi | NGC Medical–OTC Industria Porte | 43 |
| 7 | Takashi Miyazawa | Meitan Hompo-GDR | 40 |
| 8 | Jeremy Hunt | Crédit Agricole | 38 |
| 9 | Sébastien Hinault | Crédit Agricole | 35 |
| 10 | Nolan Hoffman | South Africa | 34 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Filippo Savini | CSF Group–Navigare | 25 |
| 2 | Ruslan Ivanov | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 20 |
| 3 | José Serpa | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 16 |
| 4 | Carlos José Ochoa | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 12 |
| 5 | Walter Pedraza | Tinkoff Credit Systems | 10 |
| 6 | Jeremy Yates | New Zealand | 8 |
| 7 | Gustavo César | Karpin–Galicia | 6 |
| 8 | Matthieu Sprick | Bouygues Télécom | 5 |
| 9 | Christoph Meschenmoser | Team ISTA | 4 |
| 10 | Mehdi Faridi | Islamic Azad University Cycling Team | 4 |

### Asian rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Shinichi Fukushima | Meitan Hompo-GDR | 31h 21' 18" |
| 2 | Tomoya Kano | Skil–Shimano | + 17" |
| 3 | Hidenori Nodera | Skil–Shimano | + 01' 30" |
| 4 | Park Sung-Baek | Seoul Cycling Team | + 04' 30" |
| 5 | Kim Gu-Hyeon | Seoul Cycling Team | + 20' 00" |
| 6 | Mehdi Faridi | Islamic Azad University Cycling Team | + 22' 00" |
| 7 | Tonton Susanto | LeTua Cycling Team | + 22' 04" |
| 8 | Gong Hyo-Suk | Seoul Cycling Team | + 22' 58" |
| 9 | Ng Yong Li | Meitan Hompo-GDR | + 23' 02" |
| 10 | Amir Zargari | Islamic Azad University Cycling Team | + 23' 16" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 94h 20' 36" |
| 2 | Team Type 1 | + 10' 27" |
| 3 | Skil–Shimano | + 12' 22" |
| 4 | Bouygues Télécom | + 21' 42" |
| 5 | South Africa | + 22' 24" |
| 6 | Tinkoff Credit Systems | + 25' 26" |
| 7 | SouthAustralia.com–AIS | + 28' 08" |
| 8 | Seoul Cycling Team | + 28' 29" |
| 9 | Crédit Agricole | + 28' 39" |
| 10 | Meitan Hompo-GDR | + 31' 23" |

### Asian team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Seoul Cycling Team | 94h 49' 05" |
| 2 | Meitan Hompo-GDR | + 02' 54" |
| 3 | Islamic Azad University Cycling Team | + 26' 06" |
| 4 | Malaysia | + 32' 05" |
| 5 | Polygon Sweet Nice | + 32' 51" |

## List of teams and riders

A total of 25 teams were invited to participate in the 2008 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 148 riders, a total of 131 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.