Artem Ovechkin se ha adjudicado el triunfo final en el Tour de Langkawi. El corredor ruso se hizo con el maillot de líder tras la quinta etapa, con final en alto en Cameron Highlands, y ha conservado su privilegiada posición en las tres etapas restantes hasta cruzar la línea de meta de Kuala Lumpur, en la que el primero ha sido Andrea Guardini (Bardiani-CSF). Ovechkin, que firmó este mismo mes de marzo por el Terengannu Cycling Team tras un amplio periplo en Gazprom-Rusvelo y una estancia de dos años en Katusha -donde coincidió con Purito Rodríguez, Alberto Losada, Dani Moreno y Joan Horrach-, se lleva su segundo triunfo del año tras haberse impuesto en el Tour de Antalya turco.
La última jornada de la ronda malaya, de 141 kilómetros, fue movida desde el principio. Partió una fuga formada por Davies (Dimension Data), Sierra (Manzana-Postobon), Velasco (Wilier) y Cooper (Bennelong) que alcanzó cerca de tres minutos de adelanto y colocó al colombiano como líder virtual. Sin embargo, Sierra cedió y fue capturado por el pelotón, mientras el trío de cabeza pronto se convertía en dúo, al perder contacto Cooper. Simone Velasco dejó atrás también a Davies e inició la aventura individual
No obstante, pronto se unieron nuevos compañeros al italiano: Dlamini y Ghebreigzabhier (Dimension Data), Bisolti (Androni), Owsian (CCC), Duarte (Forca), Sweeny (Mitchelton) y Nino (Sapura) formaron un paquete de nueve hombres que apenas logró un minuto de adelanto sobre el pelotón controlado por los equipos de los sprinters, como Bardiani o Rally.
Ya en las calles de la capital malaya, del grupo de nueve zarparon Ghebreigzabhier, Sunderland y Velasco, que rozaron también el minuto sobre el grupo de un líder que veía peligrar su maillot en beneficio del eritreo. La diferencia, sin embargo, decreció hasta que fueron atrapados y en el sprint final volvió a hablarse italiano con el triunfo de Guardini -24 ya en el Tour de Langkawi- para el ganador de etapa del Giro 2012- sobre Belletti y Pacioni.
Puntos TOP Ciclo 21: Salvador Guardiola, 2 (primer español etapa 2.HC)
1ª: Guardini / 2ª: Minali / 3ª: De Vos / 4ª: Minali / 5ª Ovechkin / 6ª: Pacioni / 7ª: Belletti /
CLASIFICACIÓN 8ª ETAPA
01 | Andrea Guardini | 1989 | Bardiani – CSF | 03:10:25 | |||
02 | Manuel Belletti | 1985 | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 00 | |||
03 | Luca Pacioni | 1993 | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 00 | |||
04 | Yevgeniy Gidich | 1996 | Astana Pro Team | + 00 | |||
05 | Marko Kump | 1988 | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 00 | |||
06 | Jordan Arley Parra | 1994 | Manzana – Postobon Team | + 00 | |||
07 | Dylan Page | 1993 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 00 | |||
08 | Riccardo Minali | 1995 | Astana Pro Team | + 00 | |||
09 | Giuseppe Fonzi | 1991 | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 00 | |||
10 | Sam Crome | 1993 | Bennelong – Swisswellness | + 00 | |||
11 | Peerapol Chawchiangkwang | 1986 | Thailand Continental Cycling Team | + 00 | |||
12 | Jaco Venter | 1987 | Team Dimension Data | + 00 | |||
13 | Paolo Simion | 1992 | Bardiani – CSF | + 00 | |||
14 | Brendon Davids | 1993 | Bennelong – Swisswellness | + 00 | |||
15 | Thomas Lebas | 1985 | Kinan Cycling Team | + 00 | |||
16 | Sarawut Sirironnachai | 1992 | Thailand Continental Cycling Team | + 00 | |||
17 | Marcelo Felipe | 1990 | 7-Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippin | + 00 | |||
18 | Lukasz Owsian | 1990 | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 00 | |||
19 | Ben Dyball | 1989 | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 00 | |||
20 | Massimo Rosa | 1995 | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 00 | |||
21 | Piotr Brozyna | 1995 | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 00 | |||
22 | Mattia Frapporti | 1994 | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 00 | |||
23 | Amanuel Gebreigzabhier | 1994 | Team Dimension Data | + 00 | |||
24 | Alessandro Bisolti | 1985 | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 00 | |||
25 | Aiman Cahyadi | 1993 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 00 | |||
26 | Alex Ariya Phounsavath Destribois | 1991 | Thailand Continental Cycling Team | + 00 | |||
27 | Luca Raggio | 1995 | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 00 | |||
28 | Danny Pate | 1979 | Rally Cycling | + 00 | |||
29 | Alvaro Duarte Sandoval | 1991 | Forca Amskins Racing | + 00 | |||
30 | Selamat Juangga | 1992 | KFC Cycling Team | + 00 | |||
31 | Muhammad Shaiful Adl Mohd Shukri | 1998 | – | + 00 | |||
32 | Juan Felipe Osorio | 1995 | Manzana – Postobon Team | + 00 | |||
33 | Ar-Jay Peralta | 1993 | 7-Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippin | + 00 | |||
34 | Salvador Guardiola | 1988 | Kinan Cycling Team | + 00 | |||
35 | Johann Van Zyl | 1991 | Team Dimension Data | + 00 | |||
36 | Simone Velasco | 1995 | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 00 | |||
37 | Artem Ovechkin | 1986 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 00 | |||
38 | Muhamad Zawawi Azman | 1994 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 00 | |||
39 | Agung Sahbana | 1988 | KFC Cycling Team | + 00 | |||
40 | Rustom Lim | 1993 | 7-Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippin | + 00 | |||
41 | Adam De Vos | 1993 | Rally Cycling | + 00 | |||
42 | Jair Perez | 1986 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 00 | |||
43 | Victor Niño Corredor | 1973 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 00 | |||
44 | Kevin Rivera | 1998 | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 00 | |||
45 | Luca Chirico | 1992 | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 00 | |||
46 | Danill Fominykh | 1991 | Astana Pro Team | + 00 | |||
47 | Artyom Zakharov | 1991 | Astana Pro Team | + 00 | |||
48 | Morgan Smith | 1988 | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 00 | |||
49 | Harry Sweeny | 1998 | Mitchelton Scott – BikeExchange | + 18 | |||
50 | Eugert Zhupa | 1990 | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 27 | |||
51 | Dylan Sunderland | 1996 | Bennelong – Swisswellness | + 38 | |||
52 | Umberto Orsini | 1994 | Bardiani – CSF | + 02:51 | |||
53 | Michal Schlegel | 1995 | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 03:07 | |||
54 | Mohamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff | 1997 | Team Sapura Cycling | + 03:29 | |||
55 | Matthew Zenovich | 1994 | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 03:29 | |||
56 | Scott Davies | 1995 | Team Dimension Data | + 04:06 | |||
57 | Jiankun Li | 1995 | Mitchelton Scott – BikeExchange | + 05:34 | |||
58 | Drew Morey | 1996 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 06:05 | |||
59 | Szymon Sajnok | 1997 | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 06:25 | |||
60 | Kenji Nakanishi | 1995 | Kinan Cycling Team | + 08:14 | |||
61 | Ryan Cavanagh | 1995 | – | + 10:00 | |||
62 | Jianpeng Liu | 1993 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 10:00 | |||
63 | Anthony Giacoppo | 1986 | Bennelong – Swisswellness | + 20:00 | |||
64 | Jacob Hennessy | 1996 | Mitchelton Scott – BikeExchange | + 20:00 | |||
65 | Michael Bresciani | 1994 | Bardiani – CSF | + 20:00 | |||
66 | Matteo Malucelli | 1993 | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 20:00 | |||
67 | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev | 1992 | Astana Pro Team | + 20:00 | |||
68 | Ruslan Tleybayev | 1987 | Astana Pro Team | + 20:00 | |||
69 | John Kronborg Ebsen | 1988 | Forca Amskins Racing | + 20:00 | |||
70 | Bernardo Suaza Arango | 1992 | Manzana – Postobon Team | + 20:00 | |||
71 | Muhammad Abdurrahman | 1997 | KFC Cycling Team | + 20:00 | |||
72 | Soon Young Kwon | 1993 | KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling | + 20:00 | |||
73 | Callum Scotson | 1996 | Mitchelton Scott – BikeExchange | + 20:00 | |||
74 | Yikui Niu | 1994 | Mitchelton Scott – BikeExchange | + 20:00 | |||
75 | Hang Shi | 1998 | Giant Cycling Team | + 20:00 | |||
76 | Mahrus Ali | 1999 | KFC Cycling Team | + 20:00 | |||
77 | Turakit Boonratanathanakorn | 1989 | Thailand Continental Cycling Team | + 20:00 | |||
78 | Fernando Orjuela | 1991 | Manzana – Postobon Team | + 20:00 | |||
79 | Yecid Arturo Sierra | 1994 | Manzana – Postobon Team | + 20:00 | |||
80 | Muh Imam Arifin | 1995 | KFC Cycling Team | + 20:00 | |||
81 | Abdul Gani | 1992 | KFC Cycling Team | + 20:00 | |||
82 | Anuar Manan | 1986 | Forca Amskins Racing | + 20:00 | |||
83 | Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin | 1989 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 20:00 | |||
84 | Mohamed Zamri Saleh | 1983 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 20:00 | |||
85 | Mohd Azwan Zulkifle | 1990 | Forca Amskins Racing | + 20:00 | |||
86 | Amir Rusli | 1987 | Forca Amskins Racing | + 20:00 | |||
87 | Azlina Najmi Zulkelfli | 1998 | – | + 20:00 | |||
88 | Mohamad Firdaus Awang | 1998 | – | + 20:00 | |||
89 | Mohamed Harrif Salleh | 1988 | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 20:00 | |||
90 | Dominic Perez | 1994 | 7-Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippin | + 20:00 | |||
91 | Bonijoe Martin | 1992 | 7-Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippin | + 20:00 | |||
DNF | Ameer Ahmad Kamal | 1995 | – | ||||
DNF | Luca Wackermann | 1992 | Bardiani – CSF | ||||
DNF | Joseph Cooper | 1985 | Bennelong – Swisswellness | ||||
DNF | Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan | 1990 | Forca Amskins Racing | ||||
DNF | Andris Vosekalns | 1992 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | ||||
DNF | Ma Guangtong | 1995 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | ||||
DNF | Bo Wang | 1993 | Hengxiang Cycling Team | ||||
DNF | Genki Yamamoto | 1991 | Kinan Cycling Team | ||||
DNF | Sung Baek Park | 1985 | KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling | ||||
DNF | Kyle Murphy | 1991 | Rally Cycling | ||||
DNF | Nicholas Dlamini | 1995 | Team Dimension Data | ||||
DNF | Metkel Eyob | 1993 | Terengganu Cycling Team | ||||
DNF | Phucong Sai-Udomsin | 1988 | Thailand Continental Cycling Team |
CLASIFICACIÓN GENERAL FINAL
01 | Artem Ovechkin | 1986 | Russia | Terengganu Cycling Team | 32:06:45 |
02 | Lukasz Owsian | 1990 | Poland | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 27 |
03 | Ben Dyball | 1989 | Australia | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 32 |
04 | Amanuel Gebreigzabhier | 1994 | Eritrea | Team Dimension Data | + 54 |
05 | Giuseppe Fonzi | 1991 | Italy | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 57 |
06 | Yevgeniy Gidich | 1996 | Kazakhstan | Astana Pro Team | + 01:02 |
07 | Brendon Davids | 1993 | South Africa | Bennelong – Swisswellness | + 01:02 |
08 | Thomas Lebas | 1985 | France | Kinan Cycling Team | + 01:08 |
09 | Alvaro Duarte Sandoval | 1991 | Colombia | Forca Amskins Racing | + 01:10 |
10 | Harry Sweeny | 1998 | Australia | Mitchelton Scott – BikeExchange | + 01:17 |
11 | Piotr Brozyna | 1995 | Poland | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 01:20 |
12 | Luca Raggio | 1995 | Italy | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 01:20 |
13 | Sam Crome | 1993 | Australia | Bennelong – Swisswellness | + 01:29 |
14 | Alessandro Bisolti | 1985 | Italy | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 01:33 |
15 | Paolo Simion | 1992 | Italy | Bardiani – CSF | + 01:42 |
16 | Jaco Venter | 1987 | South Africa | Team Dimension Data | + 01:49 |
17 | Johann Van Zyl | 1991 | South Africa | Team Dimension Data | + 01:49 |
18 | Luca Chirico | 1992 | Italy | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 01:56 |
19 | Jair Perez | 1986 | Colombia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 01:57 |
20 | Danill Fominykh | 1991 | Kazakhstan | Astana Pro Team | + 01:57 |
21 | Simone Velasco | 1995 | Italy | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 02:24 |
22 | Marcelo Felipe | 1990 | Philippines | 7-Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippin | + 02:27 |
23 | Salvador Guardiola | 1988 | Spain | Kinan Cycling Team | + 02:30 |
24 | Alex Ariya Phounsavath Destribois | 1991 | Laos | Thailand Continental Cycling Team | + 02:30 |
25 | Kevin Rivera | 1998 | Costa Rica | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 02:42 |
26 | Mattia Frapporti | 1994 | Italy | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 03:07 |
27 | Peerapol Chawchiangkwang | 1986 | Thailand | Thailand Continental Cycling Team | + 03:55 |
28 | Muhamad Zawawi Azman | 1994 | Malaysia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 04:05 |
29 | Victor Niño Corredor | 1973 | Colombia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 04:27 |
30 | Artyom Zakharov | 1991 | Kazakhstan | Astana Pro Team | + 04:28 |
31 | Dylan Page | 1993 | Switzerland | Team Sapura Cycling | + 05:13 |
32 | Juan Felipe Osorio | 1995 | Colombia | Manzana – Postobon Team | + 06:22 |
33 | Manuel Belletti | 1985 | Italy | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 07:42 |
34 | Jordan Arley Parra | 1994 | Colombia | Manzana – Postobon Team | + 08:28 |
35 | Adam De Vos | 1993 | Canada | Rally Cycling | + 15:34 |
36 | Aiman Cahyadi | 1993 | Indonesia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 16:27 |
37 | Dylan Sunderland | 1996 | Australia | Bennelong – Swisswellness | + 16:38 |
38 | Rustom Lim | 1993 | Philippines | 7-Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippin | + 17:05 |
39 | Morgan Smith | 1988 | New Zealand | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 17:27 |
40 | Scott Davies | 1995 | Great Britain | Team Dimension Data | + 19:58 |
41 | Mohamad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff | 1997 | Malaysia | Team Sapura Cycling | + 20:07 |
42 | Drew Morey | 1996 | Australia | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 21:06 |
43 | Agung Sahbana | 1988 | Indonesia | KFC Cycling Team | + 21:21 |
44 | Yecid Arturo Sierra | 1994 | Colombia | Manzana – Postobon Team | + 21:29 |
45 | Bernardo Suaza Arango | 1992 | Colombia | Manzana – Postobon Team | + 21:56 |
46 | Sarawut Sirironnachai | 1992 | Thailand | Thailand Continental Cycling Team | + 21:56 |
47 | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev | 1992 | Kazakhstan | Astana Pro Team | + 21:57 |
48 | Jiankun Li | 1995 | China | Mitchelton Scott – BikeExchange | + 22:16 |
49 | Matthew Zenovich | 1994 | New Zealand | St George Continental Cycling Team | + 22:55 |
50 | Eugert Zhupa | 1990 | Albania | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 23:41 |
51 | Marko Kump | 1988 | Slovenia | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 24:13 |
52 | Michal Schlegel | 1995 | Czech Republic | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 24:24 |
53 | Jianpeng Liu | 1993 | China | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 26:27 |
54 | Muhammad Shaiful Adl Mohd Shukri | 1998 | Malaysia | – | + 26:33 |
55 | Selamat Juangga | 1992 | Indonesia | KFC Cycling Team | + 26:35 |
56 | Danny Pate | 1979 | USA | Rally Cycling | + 30:57 |
57 | Massimo Rosa | 1995 | Italy | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 35:09 |
58 | Ryan Cavanagh | 1995 | Australia | – | + 35:33 |
59 | Luca Pacioni | 1993 | Italy | Wilier Triestina – Selle Italia | + 35:47 |
60 | Callum Scotson | 1996 | Australia | Mitchelton Scott – BikeExchange | + 35:49 |
61 | Muhammad Abdurrahman | 1997 | Indonesia | KFC Cycling Team | + 36:17 |
62 | Mohd Azwan Zulkifle | 1990 | Malaysia | Forca Amskins Racing | + 36:49 |
63 | Riccardo Minali | 1995 | Italy | Astana Pro Team | + 37:20 |
64 | Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin | 1989 | Malaysia | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 37:31 |
65 | Azlina Najmi Zulkelfli | 1998 | Malaysia | – | + 39:38 |
66 | Anthony Giacoppo | 1986 | Australia | Bennelong – Swisswellness | + 40:22 |
67 | John Kronborg Ebsen | 1988 | Denmark | Forca Amskins Racing | + 40:34 |
68 | Ar-Jay Peralta | 1993 | Philippines | 7-Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippin | + 41:51 |
69 | Bonijoe Martin | 1992 | Philippines | 7-Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippin | + 41:57 |
70 | Hang Shi | 1998 | China | Giant Cycling Team | + 44:23 |
71 | Yikui Niu | 1994 | China | Mitchelton Scott – BikeExchange | + 47:13 |
72 | Ruslan Tleybayev | 1987 | Kazakhstan | Astana Pro Team | + 47:27 |
73 | Fernando Orjuela | 1991 | Colombia | Manzana – Postobon Team | + 48:29 |
74 | Andrea Guardini | 1989 | Italy | Bardiani – CSF | + 50:32 |
75 | Turakit Boonratanathanakorn | 1989 | Thailand | Thailand Continental Cycling Team | + 56:53 |
76 | Amir Rusli | 1987 | Malaysia | Forca Amskins Racing | + 57:02 |
77 | Szymon Sajnok | 1997 | Poland | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | + 57:50 |
78 | Umberto Orsini | 1994 | Italy | Bardiani – CSF | + 58:08 |
79 | Matteo Malucelli | 1993 | Italy | Androni – Sidermec – Bottecchia | + 58:26 |
80 | Soon Young Kwon | 1993 | South Korea | KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling | + 01:01:57 |
81 | Abdul Gani | 1992 | Indonesia | KFC Cycling Team | + 01:06:26 |
82 | Mohamad Firdaus Awang | 1998 | Malaysia | – | + 01:08:28 |
83 | Dominic Perez | 1994 | Philippines | 7-Eleven – Cliqq Roadbike Philippin | + 01:09:07 |
84 | Mohamed Harrif Salleh | 1988 | Malaysia | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 01:10:57 |
85 | Jacob Hennessy | 1996 | Great Britain | Mitchelton Scott – BikeExchange | + 01:11:00 |
86 | Anuar Manan | 1986 | Malaysia | Forca Amskins Racing | + 01:11:05 |
87 | Mohamed Zamri Saleh | 1983 | Malaysia | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 01:11:46 |
88 | Kenji Nakanishi | 1995 | Japan | Kinan Cycling Team | + 01:12:48 |
89 | Michael Bresciani | 1994 | Italy | Bardiani – CSF | + 01:13:16 |
90 | Muh Imam Arifin | 1995 | Indonesia | KFC Cycling Team | + 01:15:47 |
91 | Mahrus Ali | 1999 | Indonesia | KFC Cycling Team | + 01:16:49 |