GUARDINI ANCORA VINCENTE IN MALESIA

Nella prima tappa del Tour de Langkawi è l’azzurro Andrea Guardini (Astana) a sbaragliare la concorrenza precedendo allo sprint l’australiano Brenton Jones (Drapac) e Andrea Palini (Skydive Dubai). Il veronese dell’Astana è anche il primo a vestire la maglia di leader della corsa a tappe malese.

E con questa sono diciannove vittorie per Andrea Guardini in terra di Malesia, raccolte dal 2011 ad ora, in sei edizioni del Tour de Langkawi. Una corsa fortunata per il veronese dell’Astana, anche quest’anno. E non è ancora finita perchè parecchie altre tappe favorevoli ai velocisti sono in programma.
Questa prima frazione del Tour di Langkawi, con partenza da Kangar ed arrivo a Baling dopo 167 chilometri, presentava un percorso favorevole agli uomini veloci anche se non totalmente pianeggiante, con un Gran Premio della Montagna di terza categoria e, dunque, non complicato posto ai meno venti dal traguardo.
La gara parte subito ad alto ritmo con il tentativo di fuga portato avanti da quattro corridori – Adiq Hussainie Othman (Terengganu), Loh Sea Keong (Malaysia national team), Meher Hasnaoui (Skydive Dubai) e Wang Meying (Hengxiang) – che guadagnano un vantaggio massimo vicino ai sette minuti, ma poi il gruppo inizia a demolire il gap, annullandolo definitivamente a dieci chilometri dal traguardo, anche grazie al forte vento contrario.
Negli ultimi metri la pratica della vittoria viene risolta da Guardini, che precede in uno sprint caotico Brenton Jones e Andrea Palini, ancora ad alto livello dopo il buon Dubai Tour disputato ad inizio mese.

Paolo Terzi

ORDINE D’ARRIVO

1 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4:15:57
2 Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
3 Andrea Palini (Ita) SkyDive Dubai
4 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare
5 Dylan Page (Swi) Team Roth
6 Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff Team
7 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
8 Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
9 Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
10 Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
11 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF
12 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF
13 Hyeonseok Kim (Kor) KSPO
14 Siu Wai Ko (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
15 Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Southeast – Venezuela
16 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
17 Karol Domagalski (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling
18 Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF
19 George Harper (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling
20 Kangeun Joo (Kor) KSPO
21 Patria Rastra (Ina) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
22 Marcelo Felipe (Phi) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
23 Daniel Jaramillo (Col) UnitedHealthcare
24 Nur Amirul Fakhruddin Mazuki (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
25 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team
26 Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff Team
27 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
28 Matthew Goss (Aus) ONE Pro Cycling
29 Sung Baek Park (Kor) KSPO
30 Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data
31 Novardianto Jamalidin (Ina) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
32 Zhang Zheng (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
33 Colin Stüssi (Swi) Team Roth
34 Carlos Alexandre Manarelli (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
35 Ahmad Lutfi Muhammad Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia
36 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare
37 Gavin Mannion (USA) Drapac Professional Cycling
38 Tariq Obaid (UAE) SkyDive Dubai
39 Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team
40 Valentin Baillifard (Swi) Team Roth
41 Ahmad Mohd Azri (Mas) Malaysia
42 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) SkyDive Dubai
43 Songezo Jim (RSA) Dimension Data
44 Teten Rohendi (Ina) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
45 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Dimension Data
46 Xiaolong Sun (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
47 Jingbiao Zhao (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
48 Erik Baska (Svk) Tinkoff Team
49 Andrea Dal Col (Ita) Southeast – Venezuela
50 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF
51 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare
52 Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSF
53 Tomohiro Hayakawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
54 Alberto Nardin (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
55 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
56 Meng Yan (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
57 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
58 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
59 Sofian Nabil Mohd Bakri (Mas) NSC – Mycron
60 Joo Yong Seo (Kor) KSPO
61 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) SkyDive Dubai
62 Samuele Conti (Ita) Southeast – Venezuela
63 Kun-Soo Kim (Kor) KSPO
64 Ryan MaCanally (Aus) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
65 Irwandie Lakasek (Mas) NSC – Mycron
66 Roland Thalmann (Swi) Team Roth
67 Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
68 Richard Handley (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling
69 Francisco Chamorro (Arg) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
70 Ma Guangtong (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
71 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
72 John Kronborg Ebsen (Den) ONE Pro Cycling
73 Michael Gogl (Aut) Tinkoff Team
74 Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
75 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Team
76 Jonipher Ravina (Phi) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
77 Julen Amezqueta (Spa) Southeast – Venezuela
78 Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
79 Zulkifle Nik Mohd Azwan (Mas) Malaysia
80 James Oram (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling
81 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) Malaysia
82 Burr Ho (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
83 Edgar Nohales Nieto (Spa) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
84 Muhamad Zawawi Azman (Mas) NSC – Mycron
85 Tomas Aurelio Gil Martinez (Ven) Southeast – Venezuela
86 Ka Hoo Fung (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
87 Ho San Chiu (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
88 Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data
89 Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
90 Jesse James Ewart (Aus) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
91 Choon Huat Goh (Sin) Terengganu Cycling Team
92 Meiyin Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
93 Otavio Didier Bulgarelli (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
94 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) KSPO
95 Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Southeast – Venezuela
96 Agung Sahbana (Ina) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
97 Li Jun Bai (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
98 Jianpeng Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
99 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data
100 Mark John Lexer Galedo (Phi) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
101 Mohd Nazri Muhamad (Mas) NSC – Mycron
102 João Marcelo Pereira Gaspar (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
103 Ahmad Muazzam Iman Mustafa Kamal (Mas) NSC – Mycron
104 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare
105 Thomas Scully (NZl) Drapac Professional Cycling
106 Dias Omirzakaov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
107 Muhamad Adiq Husainie Othman (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
108 Ya Ke Hou (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
109 Meher Hasnaoui (Tun) SkyDive Dubai
110 Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team 0:00:58
111 Tristan Marguet (Swi) Team Roth
112 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour 0:01:00
113 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 0:01:08
114 Jens Mouris (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:01:20
115 Fuwen Xue (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
116 Tyler Magner (USA) UnitedHealthcare 0:01:38
117 Shiki Kuroeda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
118 Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
119 Afiq Huznie Othman (Mas) NSC – Mycron
120 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysia 0:01:55
121 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
122 Wenhui BI (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
123 Anuar Manan (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
124 Lukas Jaun (Swi) Team Roth
125 Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
126 Mansoor Ali Shambih (UAE) SkyDive Dubai
127 Dominic Perez (Phi) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
128 Mohd Zariff Muhammad Nur Aiman (Mas) Malaysia
129 Wan Yau Lau (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
130 Arin Iswana (Ina) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
131 Hiu Fung Choy (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
132 Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team

CLASSIFICA GENERALE

1 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4:15:47
2 Meiyin Wang (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team 0:00:02
3 Muhamad Adiq Husainie Othman (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team 0:00:03
4 Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:00:04
5 Andrea Palini (Ita) SkyDive Dubai 0:00:06
6 Meher Hasnaoui (Tun) SkyDive Dubai 0:00:08
7 John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare 0:00:10
8 Dylan Page (Swi) Team Roth
9 Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff Team
10 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
11 Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
12 Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
13 Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
14 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF
15 Nicola Ruffoni (Ita) Bardiani CSF
16 Hyeonseok Kim (Kor) KSPO
17 Siu Wai Ko (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
18 Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Southeast – Venezuela
19 Graeme Brown (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
20 Karol Domagalski (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling
21 Mirco Maestri (Ita) Bardiani CSF
22 George Harper (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling
23 Kangeun Joo (Kor) KSPO
24 Patria Rastra (Ina) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
25 Marcelo Felipe (Phi) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
26 Daniel Jaramillo (Col) UnitedHealthcare
27 Nur Amirul Fakhruddin Mazuki (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
28 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team
29 Jesper Hansen (Den) Tinkoff Team
30 Lachlan Norris (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
31 Matthew Goss (Aus) ONE Pro Cycling
32 Sung Baek Park (Kor) KSPO
33 Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data
34 Novardianto Jamalidin (Ina) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
35 Zhang Zheng (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
36 Colin Stüssi (Swi) Team Roth
37 Carlos Alexandre Manarelli (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
38 Ahmad Lutfi Muhammad Fauzan (Mas) Malaysia
39 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare
40 Gavin Mannion (USA) Drapac Professional Cycling
41 Tariq Obaid (UAE) SkyDive Dubai
42 Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team
43 Valentin Baillifard (Swi) Team Roth
44 Ahmad Mohd Azri (Mas) Malaysia
45 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) SkyDive Dubai
46 Songezo Jim (RSA) Dimension Data
47 Teten Rohendi (Ina) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
48 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Dimension Data
49 Xiaolong Sun (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
50 Jingbiao Zhao (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
51 Erik Baska (Svk) Tinkoff Team
52 Andrea Dal Col (Ita) Southeast – Venezuela
53 Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Bardiani CSF
54 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthcare
55 Luca Chirico (Ita) Bardiani CSF
56 Tomohiro Hayakawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
57 Alberto Nardin (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
58 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
59 Meng Yan (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
60 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
61 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
62 Sofian Nabil Mohd Bakri (Mas) NSC – Mycron
63 Joo Yong Seo (Kor) KSPO
64 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) SkyDive Dubai
65 Samuele Conti (Ita) Southeast – Venezuela
66 Kun-Soo Kim (Kor) KSPO
67 Ryan MaCanally (Aus) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
68 Irwandie Lakasek (Mas) NSC – Mycron
69 Roland Thalmann (Swi) Team Roth
70 Luca Pacioni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
71 Richard Handley (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling
72 Francisco Chamorro (Arg) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
73 Ma Guangtong (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
74 Wenlong Zhang (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
75 John Kronborg Ebsen (Den) ONE Pro Cycling
76 Michael Gogl (Aut) Tinkoff Team
77 Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
78 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Team
79 Jonipher Ravina (Phi) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
80 Julen Amezqueta (Spa) Southeast – Venezuela
81 Simone Sterbini (Ita) Bardiani CSF
82 Zulkifle Nik Mohd Azwan (Mas) Malaysia
83 James Oram (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling
84 Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) Malaysia
85 Burr Ho (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
86 Edgar Nohales Nieto (Spa) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
87 Muhamad Zawawi Azman (Mas) NSC – Mycron
88 Tomas Aurelio Gil Martinez (Ven) Southeast – Venezuela
89 Ka Hoo Fung (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
90 Ho San Chiu (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
91 Nick Dougall (RSA) Dimension Data
92 Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
93 Jesse James Ewart (Aus) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
94 Choon Huat Goh (Sin) Terengganu Cycling Team
95 Otavio Didier Bulgarelli (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
96 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) KSPO
97 Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Southeast – Venezuela
98 Agung Sahbana (Ina) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
99 Li Jun Bai (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
100 Jianpeng Liu (Chn) Hengxiang Cycling Team
101 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data
102 Mark John Lexer Galedo (Phi) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
103 Mohd Nazri Muhamad (Mas) NSC – Mycron
104 João Marcelo Pereira Gaspar (Bra) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour
105 Ahmad Muazzam Iman Mustafa Kamal (Mas) NSC – Mycron
106 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare
107 Thomas Scully (NZl) Drapac Professional Cycling
108 Dias Omirzakaov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
109 Ya Ke Hou (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
110 Tristan Marguet (Swi) Team Roth
111 Shiki Kuroeda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
112 Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
113 Afiq Huznie Othman (Mas) NSC – Mycron
114 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Androni Giocattoli – Sidermec
115 Wenhui BI (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
116 Anuar Manan (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
117 Lukas Jaun (Swi) Team Roth
118 Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
119 Mansoor Ali Shambih (UAE) SkyDive Dubai
120 Dominic Perez (Phi) 7 Eleven – Sava RBP
121 Mohd Zariff Muhammad Nur Aiman (Mas) Malaysia
122 Wan Yau Lau (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
123 Arin Iswana (Ina) Pegasus Continental Cycling Team
124 Hiu Fung Choy (HKg) HKSI Pro Cycling Team
125 Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
126 Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team 0:01:08
127 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Funvic Soul Cycles – Carrefour 0:01:10
128 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 0:01:18
129 Jens Mouris (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling 0:01:30
130 Fuwen Xue (Chn) Giant-Champion System Pro Cycling
131 Tyler Magner (USA) UnitedHealthcare 0:01:48
132 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysia 0:02:04