2005 Tour De Langkawi
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The 2005 Tour de Langkawi was the 10th edition of the
Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a stage race, multiple stage bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily ...
, a cycling
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that took place in Malaysia. It began on 28 January in
Langkawi Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (), is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 km off the coast of northwe ...
and ended on 6 February in
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. The race was rated by the
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(UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2005 UCI Asia Tour calendar. Ryan Cox of South Africa won the race, followed by
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of Venezuela second and Tiaan Kannemeyer of South Africa third.
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won the points classification category and Cox won the mountains classification category. won the team classification category.


Stages

The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,284.6 kilometres.


Classification leadership


Final standings


General classification


Points classification


Mountains classification


Asian rider classification


Team classification


Asian team classification


List of teams and riders

A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2005 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 140 riders, a total of 101 riders made it to the finish in
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