The 2009 Tour de Langkawi was the 14th 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

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. The race began on 9 February in

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and ended on 15 February in

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. In fact this race was sanctioned by the

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(UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the

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calendar. Colombian cyclist,

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emerged as the winner of the race, followed by Jai Crawford second and

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third.

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won the points classification category and

won the mountains classification category. won the team classification category.

Teams

20 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2009 Tour de Langkawi. * * * * * * * * * * EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design *

Seoul Cycling Team Seoul Cycling Team is a South Korean UCI Continental cycling team established in 2008. Team roster Major wins ;2010 :Stages 3 & 5 Tour de Korea, Seon Ho Park :Stages 6 & 9 Tour de Korea, Hyo Suk Gong ;2011 :Stages 3, 4 & 6 Tou ...

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* * MNCF Cycling Team *

‡ * Australia ‡ *

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* China ‡ ‡: National teams

Stages

The cyclists competed in 7 stages, covering a distance of 1031.7 kilometres.

Classification leadership

Final standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Asian rider classification

Team classification

Asian team classification

References

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