*photos by Le Tour de Langkawi 2017
MUAR : Just like Mekseb Debesay and Ryan Gibbons in the two previous stages, Italy’s Enrico Barbin opened his professional account at the 2017 Le Tour de Langkawi as he claimed his first victory at the age of 26 in Muar. He outsprinted Australia’s Anthony Giacoppo of IsoWhey Sports Swisswellness and his compatriot Filippo Pozzato from Wilier Triestina to deliver Bardiani CSF’s first win of the year and their first stage victory at LTdL since Filippo Pozzato won solo in Kuantan in 2012.

The Italian squad managed by the Reverberis, father and son, is the oldest participant to LTdL, having made their first appearance as Scrigno in 1998 with five stage wins that year including the first ever as a pro for Alessandro Petacchi. Their organization is also the most successful in terms of stage victories in the history of the Malaysian premier stage race as Barbin bagged their 35th while Gianni Savio’s team now called Androni is second on the tally with 24, followed by the currently named Wilier Triestina outfit with 16.

“It’s an honour for me to become part of this history”, Barbin declared. “I was feeling well and my whole team too [his team-mate Lorenzo Rota was up the road for most of the stage along with Colombia’s Wilmar Paredes and Hong Kong’s Ronald Yeung who was awarded the daily prize of most combative rider]. I’m not fast enough to beat the fastest sprinters here but I took advantage of them. Through the radio, we had perfect explanation of the finale and where the wind was blowing from so it was a question of getting the best position over the bridge and anticipate the sprint with 300 metres to go.”

“We were working for [stage 3 winner Jakub] Mareczko”, Pozzato explained. “But Unitedhealthcare attacked in the wind after the bridge. Kuba followed them but it was a bit far away from the line. Barbin has been smart accelerating from behind. I went after him but I got blocked for a little while and when I resumed my sprint with no speed it was too difficult and too late.”

As much as Pozzato replaced Mareczko due to sprinting circumstances, Giacoppo found himself as a substitute for Scott Sunderland. “We were going for Scott”, the Western Australian said, “but he got caught out of position in the last corner so I went myself. When we caught Mareczko, I hesitated a bit. Maybe I should have kept going.”

“Safety first was at the back of my mind but I definitely wanted to be in the sprint”, commented Gibbons who retained the yellow jersey.

“Going over the bridge when we turned right, we were behind Unitedhealthcare but we lost the wheels and four of their riders and Mareczko got away. I spent all my energy trying to close the gap because I didn’t want to lose any time on the UHC rider who is high on GC [Daniel Jaramillo]. I brought the peloton with me but when the proper sprint started I already made my effort so I just focused on not crashing.”

“Today was the first day in the Tour that I wasn’t at 100%. Normally I feel good racing in the rain but I only found my legs in the third hour. Maybe the rain was a little factor. There was no real stress though. I see two more sprint opportunities. It would be really good to bring the yellow jersey home.” He concluded.

Stage 7 from the historical city of Melaka to Rembau will be 148km long with three climbs in the finale.

Organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia and managed by Ciclista Sports Sdn Bhd, the 22nd edition of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) from 22 February to 1 March, 2017 is set to cover more than 1,200km over 8 stages, the UCI 2.HC (hors category) race featuring again as one of the biggest events on the UCI Asia Tour calendar.

Stage 6 Results
Senawang – Muar
27 February 2017
Organisation:
Ciclista Sports Sdn Bhd Country: MAS Class: ME 2.HC Issued:27/02/2017, 14:56
Winner’s Time: 4h09’16“ Deadline: 4h39’10“ (12%) Starters: 105 Finishers: 102
Stage Distance:
176.30 kms (109.63 Miles)
Total Distance:
953.10 kms(592.69 miles)
Stage Speed:
42.44 kph(26.39 mph)
Cumulative Speed:
41.36 kph(25.72 mph)
Did Not Start: 1 Did Not Finish: 3 Finished after deadline: 2
KBS
General Classification
BSN
Sprints Competition
CellMaxx
Mountains Competition
BMW
Asian Rider Overall
2: Gibbons, Ryan
Team Dimension Data
2: Gibbons, Ryan
Team Dimension Data
Wearer: 16: McCabe, Travis
UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team
101: Ebsen, John Kronborg
Infinite AIS Cycling Team
66: Nakane, Hideto
Nippo – Vini Fantini
Stage Result
Place No UCI ID Nat Name Team Time Deficit
1 21 10006467860 ITA Barbin, Enrico
BRD
Bardiani CSF 4
h
09
m
16
s
2 74 10007621958 AUS Giacoppo, Anthony
IWS
Isowhey Sports Swisswellness 4
h
09
m
16
s
3 32 10001661108 ITA Pozzato, Filippo
WIL
Team Wilier Triestina 4
h
09
m
16
s
4 55 10005656801 ITA Palini, Andrea
ANS
Androni Giocattoli 4
h
09
m
16
s
5 22 10010084344 ITA Maronese, Marco
BRD
Bardiani CSF 4
h
09
m
16
s
6 52 10004509268 ITA Benfatto, Marco
ANS
Androni Giocattoli 4
h
09
m
16
s
7 63 10008854868 ITA Stacchiotti, Riccardo
NIP
Nippo – Vini Fantini 4
h
09
m
16
s
8 25 10006904057 ITA Simion, Paolo
BRD
Bardiani CSF 4
h
09
m
16
s
9 15 10006481095 COL Jaramillo Diez, Daniel A
UHC
UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
10 85 10004127231 MAS Saleh, Mohd Zamri
TSG
Terengganu Cycling Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
11 123 10007004188 KOR Choi, Seungwoo
KSP
KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 4
h
09
m
16
s
12 163 10009154457 MAS Abd Halil, M. Izzat Hilmi
TSC
Sapura Cycling Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
13 2 10008673804 RSA Gibbons, Ryan
DDD
Team Dimension Data 4
h
09
m
16
s
14 122 10004872313 KOR Seo, Joonyong
KSP
KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 4
h
09
m
16
s
15 133 10051373911 CHN Zhang, Shijin
KYL
Keyi Look Cycling Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
16 95 10009385540 KAZ Vlassenko, Sergey
VAM
Vino Astana Motors 4
h
09
m
16
s
17 81 10004527759 MAS Manan, Anuar
TSG
Terengganu Cycling Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
18 76 10006445834 AUS Hucker, Robbie
IWS
Isowhey Sports Swisswellness 4
h
09
m
16
s
19 45 10010985535 COL Higuita, Sergio
MZN
Manzana Postobon Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
20 125 10014551600 KOR Kim, Daeyeon
KSP
KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 4
h
09
m
16
s
21 114 10006886980 JPN Kuroeda, Shiki
AIS
Aisan Racing Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
22 72 10010996043 AUS Harper, Chris
IWS
Isowhey Sports Swisswellness 4
h
09
m
16
s
23 31 10008972884 ITA Mareczko, Jakub
WIL
Team Wilier Triestina 4
h
09
m
16
s
24 116 10009087365 JPN Watanabe, Shotaro
AIS
Aisan Racing Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
25 42 10006837571 COL Villegas, Juan
MZN
Manzana Postobon Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
26 36 10006003876 ITA Cecchin, Alberto
WIL
Team Wilier Triestina 4
h
09
m
16
s
27 6 10007864155 ERI Debesay, Mekseb
DDD
Team Dimension Data 4
h
09
m
16
s
28 16 10008856888 USA McCabe, Travis
UHC
UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
29 51 10009584489 COL Bernal Gomez, Egan Arley
ANS
Androni Giocattoli 4
h
09
m
16
s
30 4 10009780513 AUS O’Connor, Ben
DDD
Team Dimension Data 4
h
09
m
16
s
31 33 10004658812 BRA Andriato, Rafael
WIL
Team Wilier Triestina 4
h
09
m
16
s
32 86 10006137858 MAS Mat Amin, Mohd Shahrul
TSG
Terengganu Cycling Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
33 66 10007947516 JPN Nakane, Hideto
NIP
Nippo – Vini Fantini 4
h
09
m
16
s
34 61 10007518490 ITA Berlato, Giacomo
NIP
Nippo – Vini Fantini 4
h
09
m
16
s
35 17 10007957014 USA Putt, Tanner
UHC
UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
36 75 10006189186 AUS Roe, Timothy
IWS
Isowhey Sports Swisswellness 4
h
09
m
16
s
37 93 10007988942 KAZ Lukyanov, Dmitriy
VAM
Vino Astana Motors 4
h
09
m
16
s
38 71 10007946910 AUS Bayly, Cameron
IWS
Isowhey Sports Swisswellness 4
h
09
m
16
s
39 11 10003011529 COL Alzate Escobar, Carlos E
UHC
UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team 4
h
09
m
16
s
40 41 10008656323 COL Orjuela, Fernando
MZN
Manzana Postobon Team 4
h
09
m
16
s

Stage 7 Rider List
Melaka – Rembau
28 February 2017
Issued: 27/02/2017 15:01
Team Dimension Data DDD
DS: Cookson Oliver
1 Dougall, Nick
@
19
m
31
s
2 Gibbons, Ryan
@
nil
3 Niyonshuti, Adrien
@
3
m
52
s
4 O’Connor, Ben
@
33
s
5 Van Rensburg, Jacques
@
17
m
23
s
6 Debesay, Mekseb
@
32
s
UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team UHC
DS: Redant Hendrik
11 Alzate Escobar, Carlos E
@
9
m
37
s
12 Hegyvary, Adrian
@
45
m
38
s
14 Henderson, Greg
@
10
m
15
s
15 Jaramillo Diez, Daniel A
@
33
s
16 McCabe, Travis
@
7
m
32
s
17 Putt, Tanner
@
14
m
00
s
Bardiani CSF BRD
DS: Zanatta Stefano
21 Barbin, Enrico
@
59
s
22 Maronese, Marco
@
23
m
23
s
23 Pacinotti, Niccolo
@
13
m
11
s
24 Rota, Lorenzo
@
16
m
56
s
25 Simion, Paolo
@
43
m
47
s
Team Wilier Triestina WIL
DS: Amoriello Luca
31 Mareczko, Jakub
@
41
m
28
s
32 Pozzato, Filippo
@
4
m
09
s
33 Andriato, Rafael
@
13
m
24
s
34 Fonzi, Giuseppe
@
46
m
52
s
35 Mosca, Jacopo
@
1
m
02
s
36 Cecchin, Alberto
@
27
s
Manzana Postobon Team MZN
DS: Vargas, Oscar
41 Orjuela, Fernando
@
40
s
42 Villegas, Juan
@
38
m
57
s
43 Suaza Arango, Bernado A
@
1
m
10
s
44 Sierra, Yecid
@
3
m
38
s
45 Higuita, Sergio
@
23
m
00
s
46 Paredes, Wilmar
@
2
m
28
s
Androni Giocattoli ANS
DS: Chuela Giampaolo
51 Bernal Gomez, Egan Arley
@
33
s
52 Benfatto, Marco
@
41
m
44
s
53 Sosa Cuervo, Ivan Ramiro
@
1
m
10
s
55 Palini, Andrea
@
50
m
21
s
56 Masnada, Fausto
@
1
m
22
s
Nippo – Vini Fantini NIP
DS: Fukushima, Shinichi
61 Berlato, Giacomo
@
37
m
51
s
63 Stacchiotti, Riccardo
@
14
m
21
s
>64 Ito, Masakazu
@
5
m
59
s
>65 Kobayashi, Marino
@
49
m
03
s
>66 Nakane, Hideto
@
1
m
06
s
Isowhey Sports Swisswellness IWS
DS: Christie Johnston Andrew
71 Bayly, Cameron
@
23
s
72 Harper, Chris
@
33
s
73 Sunderland, Scott
@
41
m
49
s
74 Giacoppo, Anthony
@
27
m
28
s
75 Roe, Timothy
@
33
s
76 Hucker, Robbie
@
1
m
10
s
Terengganu Cycling Team TSG
DS: Jeremy Hunt
>81 Manan, Anuar
@
50
m
39
s
>83 Suryadi, Dadi
@
3
m
11
s
>84 Mazuki, Nur Amirull Fakhruddin
@
29
m
28
s
>85 Saleh, Mohd Zamri
@
42
m
17
s
>86 Mat Amin, Mohd Shahrul
@
7
m
52
s
Vino Astana Motors VAM
DS: Sergey Danniker
>92 Astafyev, Stepan
@
25
m
16
s
>93 Lukyanov, Dmitriy
@
1
m
57
s
>94 Voropayev, Taras
@
28
m
57
s
>95 Vlassenko, Sergey
@
5
m
29
s
>96 Zhukenov, Aspan
@
44
m
47
s
Infinite AIS Cycling Team IAC
DS: Duclos Sebastien
101 Ebsen, John Kronborg
@
5
m
37
s
>102 Yeung, Ying Hon Ronald
@
2
m
45
s
>103 Changpad, Kritsada
@
32
m
59
s
>104 Nonthichan, Khunakorn
@
19
m
25
s
>106 Othman, M. Afiq Huznie
@
44
m
42
s
Aisan Racing Team AIS
DS: Beppu Takumi
>111 Komori, Ryohei
@
43
m
50
s
>112 Hayakawa, Tomohiro
@
1
m
57
s
>113 Sumiyoshi, Kota
@
43
m
29
s
>114 Kuroeda, Shiki
@
36
m
44
s
>116 Watanabe, Shotaro
@
37
m
04
s
KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling KSP
DS: Lee Byung Ii
>122 Seo, Joonyong
@
17
m
10
s
>123 Choi, Seungwoo
@
36
m
12
s
>125 Kim, Daeyeon
@
14
m
07
s
>126 Cho, Haesung
@
37
m
12
s
Keyi Look Cycling Team KYL
DS: Han Feng
>131 Huang, En
@
53
m
46
s
>132 Wang, Xin
@
32
m
08
s
>133 Zhang, Shijin
@
44
m
48
s
>134 Yang, Siyu
@
12
m
02
s
>136 Ayazbayev, Maxat
@
23
m
39
s
Thailand Continental Cycling Team TCC
DS: Kasiyaphat,Wisut
>141 Saiudomsin, Phuchong
@
25
m
59
s
>142 Boonratanathanakorn, Thurakit
@
29
m
22
s
>143 Liphongyu, Navuti
@
39
m
49
s
>146 Loh, Sea Keong
@
16
m
37
s
7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine 7RP
DS: Rodriguez Ric
>151 Felipe, Marcelo
@
2
m
28
s
>152 Martin, Nelson
@
24
m
05
s
153 Ewart, Jesse James
@
7
m
20
s
>155 Perez, Dominic
@
38
m
09
s
>156 Martin, Bonjoe
@
41
m
09
s
Sapura Cycling Team TSC
DS: Escobar Roure Sergi Oscar
>161 Mohd Bakri, Sofian Nabil
@
48
m
19
s
>162 Zakaria, Akmal Hakim
@
45
m
49
s
>163 Abd Halil, M. Izzat Hilmi
@
50
m
02
s
>164 Cahyadi, Aiman
@
26
m
59
s
165 Perez Munoz, Wilmar Jahir
@
2
m
16
s
166 Nino Corredor, Victor
@
2
m
05
s
Giant Cycling Team MSS
DS: Song Guoqiang
>171 Chen, Zhiwen
@
13
m
47
s
>172 Deng, Penghai
@
6
m
42
s
>173 Gu, Tianhao
@
36
m
51
s
>174 Shi, Hang
@
8
m
07
s
>176 Liu, Haiwang
@
41
m
34
s
Malaysia National Team MAS
DS: Omar, Saad
>181 Ahmad Kamal, M. Ameen
@
19
m
01
s
>182 Ahmad Kamal, M Ameer
@
13
m
54
s
>183 Zulkiflie, Nik Mohd Azwan
@
8
m
15
s
>184 Mohd Zariff, M. Nur Aiman
@
10
m
09
s
>185 Lakasek, Irwandie
@
43
m
20
s
>186 Mohd Zamri, Eiman Firdaus
@
48
m
00
s
100 Riders.