2015 Tour de Langkawi

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2015 Tour de Langkawi

| series = 2015 UCI Asia Tour

| race_no = 10

| season_no = 41

| image = 2015 Tour de Langkawi.png

| image_caption = Logo of the 2015 Tour de Langkawi

| image_alt =

| image_size = 250px

| date = 8–15 March 2015

| stages = 8

| distance = 1193.10

| unit = km

| time = 28h 12' 04"

| speed = 42.64

| first = Youcef Reguigui

| first_nat = ALG

| first_natvar =

| first_team = {{UCI team code|MTN|2015}}

| first_color = yellow

| second = Valerio Agnoli

| second_nat = ITA

| second_natvar =

| second_team = {{UCI team code|AST|2015}}

| third = Sebastián Henao

| third_nat = COL

| third_natvar =

| third_team = {{UCI team code|SKY|2015}}

| points = Caleb Ewan

| points_nat = AUS

| points_natvar =

| points_team = {{UCI team code|OGE|2015}}

| points_color = blue

| mountains = Kiel Reijnen

| mountains_nat = USA

| mountains_natvar =

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|UHC|2015}}

| mountains_color = red

| team = {{UCI team code|PCT|2015}}

| previous = 2014

| next = 2016

}}

The 2015 Tour de Langkawi was the 20th edition of the Tour de Langkawi road cycling stage race. It took place in Malaysia between 8 and 15 March 2015, consisting of eight road stages. The race was rated by the UCI as a 2.HC (hors category) race as part of the 2015 UCI Asia Tour.{{cite web|title=Le Tour de Langkawi 2015 - General Classification|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Le_Tour_de_Langkawi_2015|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=3 March 2015}}

Teams

22 teams were selected to take part in the race. Four of these were UCI WorldTeams, seven were UCI Professional Continental teams, ten are UCI Continental teams and a Malaysian national team.

{{Cyclingteamlist|title=Professional Continental teams|year=2015|COL|team1={{UCI team code|AND|2015a}}|MTN|UHC|NRI|BSE|CSF}}

{{Cyclingteamlist|title=Continental teams|year=2015|SKD|TSG|AIS|HEN|BCP|PCT|TRK|KSP|MSS|team1=National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team}}

{{cyclingteamlist|title=National teams|year=2015|team1=Malaysia}}

Route

The race was scheduled to include eight stages.{{cite web|title=Le Tour de Langkawi 2015 - General Classification|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Le_Tour_de_Langkawi_2015-stages|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=3 March 2015}} The key stage was originally intended to be the seventh stage with a climb to the Genting Highlands, but this was cancelled due to dangerous construction work taking place on the road. A different climb, Fraser's Hill, took its place, since this climb was easier, many teams who had planned their races around the original climb were unhappy.{{cite web|last1=Fletcher|first1=Patrick|title=Teams reconsider Tour de Langkawi strategy after course change|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/teams-reconsider-tour-de-langkawi-strategy-after-course-change|website=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=8 March 2015|date=8 March 2015}}

class="wikitable" \|+List of stages
Stage ! Date ! Course ! Distance ! colspan=2 \| Type ! Winner
scope=row\| 1 \| 8 March \| Langkawi (Pantai Chenang) to Langkawi (Pantai Chenang) \| {{convert\|99.2\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \|File:Plainstage.svg \|Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Andrea Guardini\|ITA}}
scope=row\| 2 \| 9 March \| Alor Setar to Sungai Petani \| {{convert\|185.0\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \|File:Plainstage.svg \|Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Andrea Guardini\|ITA}}
scope=row\| 3 \| 10 March \| Gerik to Tanah Merah \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{convert\|170.0\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \|File:Plainstage.svg \|Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Caleb Ewan\|AUS}}
scope=row\| 4 \| 11 March \| Kota Bharu to Kuala Berang \| {{convert\|165.4\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \|File:Plainstage.svg \|Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Andrea Guardini\|ITA}}
scope=row\| 5 \| 12 March \| Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan \| {{convert\|200.0\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \|File:Plainstage.svg \|Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Seo Joon-yong\|KOR}}
scope=row\| 6 \| 13 March \| Maran to Karak \| {{convert\|96.6\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \|File:Plainstage.svg \|Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Caleb Ewan\|AUS}}
scope=row\| 7 \| 14 March \| Shah Alam to Fraser's Hill \| {{convert\|180.8\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \|File:Mountainstage.svg \|Mountain stage \| {{flagathlete\|Youcef Reguigui\|ALG}}
scope=row\| 8 \| 15 March \| Kuala Kubu Bharu to Kuala Lumpur \| {{convert\|96.1\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} \|File:Plainstage.svg \|Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Andrea Guardini\|ITA}}

class="wikitable"

|+List of stages

Stage

! Date

! Course

! Distance

! colspan=2 | Type

! Winner

scope=row| 1

| 8 March

| Langkawi (Pantai Chenang) to Langkawi (Pantai Chenang)

| {{convert|99.2|km|0|abbr=on}}

|File:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Andrea Guardini|ITA}}

scope=row| 2

| 9 March

| Alor Setar to Sungai Petani

| {{convert|185.0|km|0|abbr=on}}

|File:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Andrea Guardini|ITA}}

scope=row| 3

| 10 March

| Gerik to Tanah Merah

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|170.0|km|0|abbr=on}}

|File:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Caleb Ewan|AUS}}

scope=row| 4

| 11 March

| Kota Bharu to Kuala Berang

| {{convert|165.4|km|0|abbr=on}}

|File:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Andrea Guardini|ITA}}

scope=row| 5

| 12 March

| Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan

| {{convert|200.0|km|0|abbr=on}}

|File:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Seo Joon-yong|KOR}}

scope=row| 6

| 13 March

| Maran to Karak

| {{convert|96.6|km|0|abbr=on}}

|File:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Caleb Ewan|AUS}}

scope=row| 7

| 14 March

| Shah Alam to Fraser's Hill

| {{convert|180.8|km|0|abbr=on}}

|File:Mountainstage.svg

|Mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Youcef Reguigui|ALG}}

scope=row| 8

| 15 March

| Kuala Kubu Bharu to Kuala Lumpur

| {{convert|96.1|km|0|abbr=on}}

|File:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Andrea Guardini|ITA}}

Stages

=Stage 1=

;8 March 2015 — Langkawi (Pantai Chenang) to Langkawi (Pantai Chenang), {{convert|99.2|km|0|abbr=on}}

style="clear:both"

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 1 result{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-tour-de-langkawi-2015-2-hc/stage-1/results/|title=Tour de Langkawi: Guardini beats Ewan to win stage 1|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=8 March 2015|accessdate=28 April 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Andrea Guardini|ITA|{{UCI team code|AST|2015}}|2h 19' 06"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Anuar Manan|MYS|{{UCI team code|TSG|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Andrea Dal Col|ITA|{{UCI team code|STH|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Romain Feillu|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Ahmet Örken|TUR|{{UCI team code|TRK|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Youcef Reguigui|ALG|{{UCI team code|DDD|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Nikolay Trusov|RUS|{{UCI team code|SAX|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Francesco Chicchi|ITA|{{UCI team code|AND|2015a}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Ken Hanson|USA|{{UCI team code|UHC|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Stage 1}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Andrea Guardini|ITA|{{UCI team code|AST|2015}}|2h 18' 56"|20px 20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2015}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Ma Guangtong|CHN|{{UCI team code|HEN|2015}}|+ 5"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Anuar Manan|MYS|{{UCI team code|TSG|2015}}|+ 6"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Afiq Huznie Othman|MYS|National Sport Council of Malaysia Cycling Team|+ 7"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Kiel Reijnen|USA|{{UCI team code|UHC|2015}}|+ 9"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Andrea Dal Col|ITA|{{UCI team code|STH|2015}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Romain Feillu|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Ahmet Örken|TUR|{{UCI team code|TRK|2015}}|+ 10"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Youcef Reguigui|ALG|{{UCI team code|DDD|2015}}|+ 10"}}

=Stage 2=

;9 March 2015 — Alor Setar to Sungai Petani, {{convert|185.0|km|0|abbr=on}}

style="clear:both"

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 2 result{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-tour-de-langkawi-2015-2-hc/stage-2/results/|title=Tour de Langkawi: Guardini wins stage 2|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=9 March 2015|accessdate=28 April 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Andrea Guardini|ITA|{{UCI team code|AST|2015}}|4h 30' 36"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Jakub Mareczko|ITA|{{UCI team code|STH|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Harrif Saleh|MYS|{{UCI team code|TSG|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Ahmet Örken|TUR|{{UCI team code|TRK|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Shinpei Fukuda|JPN|{{UCI team code|AIS|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Nikolay Trusov|RUS|{{UCI team code|SAX|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Ken Hanson|USA|{{UCI team code|UHC|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Juan Sebastián Molano|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Francesco Chicchi|ITA|{{UCI team code|AND|2015a}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Stage 2}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Andrea Guardini|ITA|{{UCI team code|AST|2015}}|6h 49' 22"|20px 20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2015}}|+ 8"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Adiq Husainie Othman|MYS|{{UCI team code|TSG|2015}}|+ 13"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Ma Guangtong|CHN|{{UCI team code|HEN|2015}}|+ 15"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Anuar Manan|MYS|{{UCI team code|TSG|2015}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Patria Rastra|INA|{{UCI team code|PCT|2015}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Wang Meiyin|CHN|{{UCI team code|HEN|2015}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Zhang Wenlong|CHN|{{UCI team code|MSS|2015}}|+ 18"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Elchin Asadov|AZE|{{UCI team code|BCP|2015}}|+ 18"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Liu Jianpeng|CHN|{{UCI team code|HEN|2015}}|+ 18"}}

=Stage 3=

;10 March 2015 — Gerik to Tanah Merah, {{convert|170.0|km|0|abbr=on}}

style="clear:both"

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 3 result{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-tour-de-langkawi-2015-2-hc/stage-3/results/|title=Tour de Langkawi: Caleb Ewan takes stage and overall lead|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=10 March 2015|accessdate=29 April 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2015}}|4h 13' 32"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Youcef Reguigui|ALG|{{UCI team code|DDD|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Leonardo Duque|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Romain Feillu|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Rafaâ Chtioui|TUN|{{UCI team code|SKD|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Luca Chirico|ITA|{{UCI team code|BCF|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Valerio Agnoli|ITA|{{UCI team code|AST|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Marco Frapporti|ITA|{{UCI team code|AND|2015a}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Merhawi Kudus|ERI|{{UCI team code|DDD|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Alessio Taliani|ITA|{{UCI team code|AND|2015a}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Stage 3}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2015}}|11h 02' 52"|20px 20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Natnael Berhane|ERI|{{UCI team code|DDD|2015}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Youcef Reguigui|ALG|{{UCI team code|DDD|2015}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Francisco Mancebo|ESP|{{UCI team code|SKD|2015}}|+ 16"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Leonardo Duque|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 18"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Frédéric Brun|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Zhang Wenlong|CHN|{{UCI team code|MSS|2015}}|+ 20"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Liu Jianpeng|CHN|{{UCI team code|HEN|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Robin Manullang|INA|{{UCI team code|PCT|2015}}|+ 21"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Romain Feillu|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 22"}}

=Stage 4=

;11 March 2015 — Kota Bharu to Kuala Berang, {{convert|165.4|km|0|abbr=on}}

style="clear:both"

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 4 result{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-tour-de-langkawi-2015-2-hc/stage-4/results/|title=Guardini makes it three at Tour de Langkawi|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=11 March 2015|accessdate=29 April 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Andrea Guardini|ITA|{{UCI team code|AST|2015}}|3h 43' 14"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Jakub Mareczko|ITA|{{UCI team code|STH|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2015}}|+ 0"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Youcef Reguigui|ALG|{{UCI team code|DDD|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Ken Hanson|USA|{{UCI team code|UHC|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Harrif Saleh|MYS|{{UCI team code|TSG|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Christopher Sutton|AUS|{{UCI team code|SKY|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Rafaâ Chtioui|TUN|{{UCI team code|SKD|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Oleksandr Surutkovych|UKR|{{UCI team code|BCP|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Ryōhei Komori|JPN|{{UCI team code|AIS|2015}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Stage 4}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2015}}|14h 46' 02"|20px 20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Natnael Berhane|ERI|{{UCI team code|DDD|2015}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Youcef Reguigui|ALG|{{UCI team code|DDD|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Pierre-Luc Périchon|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Francisco Mancebo|ESP|{{UCI team code|SKD|2015}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Leonardo Duque|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 22"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Frédéric Brun|FRA|{{UCI team code|BSE|2015}}|+ 23"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Zhang Wenlong|CHN|{{UCI team code|MSS|2015}}|+ 24"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Liu Jianpeng|CHN|{{UCI team code|HEN|2015}}|+ 24"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Robin Manullang|INA|{{UCI team code|PCT|2015}}|+ 25"}}

=Stage 5=

;12 March 2015 — Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan, {{convert|200.0|km|0|abbr=on}}

style="clear:both"

{{cyclingresult start|title=Stage 5 result{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-tour-de-langkawi-2015-2-hc/stage-5/results/|title=Tour de Langkawi: Seo Joon Yong takes solo win in Kuantan|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=12 March 2015|accessdate=29 April 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Seo Joon-yong|KOR|{{UCI team code|KSP|2015}}|4h 18' 47"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Jamalidin Novardianto|INA|{{UCI team code|PCT|2015}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Adiq Husainie Othman|MYS|{{UCI team code|TSG|2015}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Yasuharu Nakajima|JPN|{{UCI team code|AIS|2015}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Patria Rastra|INA|{{UCI team code|PCT|2015}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Maher Hasnaoui|TUN|{{UCI team code|SKD|2015}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Juan Sebastián Molano|COL|{{UCI team code|COL|2015}}|+ 15"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Loh Sea Keong|MYS|Malaysia (national team)|+ 35"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Ma Guangtong|CHN|{{UCI team code|HEN|2015}}|+ 5' 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Bai Li Jun|CHN|{{UCI team code|MSS|2015}}|+ 5' 20"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Stage 5}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Caleb Ewan|AUS|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2015}}|19h 18' 27"|20px 20px}}