The 2018

Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage 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 in February. It usually con ...

was the 23rd edition of an annual professional

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held in

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since 1996. The race was run at the highest category apart from those races which make up the

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, and was rated by the

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

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Teams

23 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2017 Tour de Langkawi. Two

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– and was invited to the race, along with six

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and thirteen UCI Continental teams. The field was completed by one national selection teams. Each team had a maximum of six riders.

Route

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 7

Stage 8

Classification leadership table

Final standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Asian rider classification

Team classification

Asian team classification

Riders who failed to finish

References

External links

Official WebsitePro Cycling Stats
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