February 4/99 10:15 am - Tour of Langkawi Stage 2

Posted by Editor on 02/4/99
 

Tour of Langkawi, Malaysia

The Report

The pack of the 4th Tour de Langkawi rolled out of the town of Kangar on the Thailand border at 11h00. It was the first real road stage of this 1999 edition. For the Canadian team it was one of survival for two of our riders; Sylvain Beauchamp and Eric Wohlberg who both are suffering from a debilitating stomach flu.

Fortunately for us, the race starts getting harder only in a few days. So that will give the guys that aren't at a 100% time to get their health back. By mid race, a substantially important break was formed by 5 riders that had gained over 9 minutes on the main group. But, as it usually happens in a top seeded stage race, the break eventually got swallowed whole with 15kms to go. The stage win went to Enrico Degano from Navigare and the overall leaders jersey changed from Kristensen to Graeme Miller of New Zealand who claimed the top position thanks to his good second place sprint finish in the stage.

Canada's best result was from Michael Barry riding for Saturn. Tomorrow, the stage should prove to be a pretty nervous one because of it's shortness; and I would not count out the KOM at 15 km to go that might break the group up a bit...

Jacques Landry
Canadian team manager

Stage 1b Results (Criterium)

1	Rodriguez,Fred	Mapei - Quick Step	53:50
2	Miller,Graeme	New Zealand	s.t.
3	Haselbacher,René	Team Gerolsteiner
4	Capiot,Johan	T.V.M. Farm Frites
5	Nocentini,Rinaldo	Mapei - Quick Step
6	McKenzie,David	Linda McCartney
7	Degano,Enrico	Navigare - Gaerne
8	Perras,Dominique	Canada
9	Ljungquist,Marcus	Cantina Tollo Alexia
10	Mccormack,Frank	Saturn
	Barry,Michael	Saturn
	Lukaszewicz,Czeslaw	Canada
	Beauchamp,Sylvain	Canada
	Wohlberg,Eric	Canada
	Randell,Andrew	Canada
	Henderson,Rodney	Canada	all s.t.

Note: We missed Michael Barry in yesterday's General Classification standings after stage 1b. Barry, riding for the Saturn squad is 30th overall, 57 seconds off the leader (Lennie Kristensen of Denmark).

Stage 2 - Kangar to Georgetown, 166 km

1	Degano,Enrico	Navigare - Gaerne	4:12:36
2	Miller,Graeme	New Zealand	s.t.
3	Tafi,Andrea	Mapei - Quick Step
4	Capiot,Johan	T.V.M. Farm Frites
5	Lange,Malcolm	Rep. South Africa
6	Fitzgerald,Miche·l	Ireland
7	Wadecki,Piotr	Mroz
8	Barry,Michael	Saturn
9	Haselbacher,RenÈ	Team Gerolsteiner
10	Petersen,Soren	Acceptcard	all s.t.
19	Henderson,Rodney	Canada
23	Lukaszewicz,Czeslaw	Canada
55	Perras,Dominique	Canada
64	Randell,Andrew	Canada
107	Beauchamp,Sylvain	Canada
108	Wohlberg,Eric	Canada	all s.t.

G.C.

1	Miller,Graeme	New Zealand	5:18:21
2	Kristensen,Lennie	Denmark	at 0:03
3	Andersson,Michael	Acceptcard	0:08
4	Rodriguez,Fred	Mapei - Quick Step	0:10
5	Muller,Dirk	Mapei - Quick Step	0:11
6	Mccormack,Frank	Saturn	0:19
7	Petacchi,Alessandro	Navigare - Gaerne	0:20
8	Murray,Karl	New Zealand	0:26
9	Sturgess,Colin	Great Britain	0:27
10	Vestol,Bjornar	Acceptcard	0:30
20	Randell,Andrew	Canada	0:49
28	Barry,Michael	Saturn	1:00
29	Perras,Dominique	Canada	s.t.
35	Lukaszewicz,Czeslaw	Canada	1:04
40	Wohlberg,Eric	Canada	1:09
47	Beauchamp,Sylvain	Canada	1:14

Points Standing (after Stage 2)

20. Barry
22. Perras

Team Classification

1. Mapei-Quick Step 15:56:16
2. Acceptcard at 0:03
3. New Zealand 0:33

5. Saturn 1:00
9. Canada 1:40

 

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