AFRICA UBER ALLES IN MALESIA: DEBESAY VINCE LA TAPPA REGINA, GIBBONS SI SUPERA

La quarta tappa del Tour de Langkawi va all’eritreo Mekseb Debesay (Dimension Data) che precede allo sprint l’australiano Cameron Bayly (Isowhey); terzo e staccato di quattro secondi giunge il sudafricano Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data) che regola quel che rimane del gruppo, confermando e mantenendo la propria leadership.

Gran prova di Ryan Gibbons quest’oggi sull’arrivo in salita di Cameron Highlands, soprattutto perché ben assistito da un’ottima Dimension Data che ha saputo anche cogliere il successo di tappa con un altro corridore, Mekseb Debesay, il quale ha approfittato del controllo tra i favoriti per partire assieme a Cameron Bayly ed involarsi al traguardo.
Per Gibbons si tratta di un risultato superlativo viste le sue caratteristiche di passista veloce; evidentemente non ha voluto mollare la maglia di leader, che a questo punto difficilmente lascerà ad altri dato che le prossime frazioni non presenteranno grosse difficoltà altimetriche.
I più delusi al traguardo sono stati i colombiani, in particolare Egan Bernal e Daniel Jaramillo che sicuramente avevano cerchiato di rosso questa tappa: i due, però, in gara non sono riusciti a fare la differenza sul loro terreno, la salita, dovendosi accontentare dell’ottava e della nona posizione.
Migliore degli italiani al traguardo é stato Alberto Cecchin, giunto quinto nel gruppetto del leader Gibbons. Per il portacolori della Wilier si tratta della seconda top five dopo il quarto posto raccolto nella seconda tappa.
In programma per domani la quinta frazione, lunga 150 chilometri, adatta ai velocisti anche se la presenza di alcuni strappi nel finale potrebbero invogliare qualche finisseur.

Paolo Terzi

ORDINE D’ARRIVO

1 Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Team Dimension Data 4:37:49
2 Cameron Bayly (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness
3 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Team Dimension Data 0:00:04
4 Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors
5 Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team Wilier Triestina
6 Ben O’Connor (Aus) Team Dimension Data
7 Chris Harper (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness
8 Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Androni Giocattoli
9 Daniel Jaramillo Diez (Col) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team
10 Timothy Roe (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness
11 Sergio Higuita (Col) Manzana Postobon Team
12 Wilmar Jahir Perez Munoz (Col) Sapura Cycling Team 0:00:08
13 Fernando Orjuela (Col) Manzana Postobon Team 0:00:11
14 Victor Nino Corredor (Col) Sapura Cycling Team
15 Wilmar Paredes (Col) Manzana Postobon Team 0:00:14
16 Jacques Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Dimension Data 0:00:19
17 Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Team Wilier Triestina 0:00:22
18 Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:00:37
19 Ying Hon Ronald Yeung (HKg) Infinite AIS Cycling Team 0:00:41
20 John Kronborg Ebsen (Den) Infinite AIS Cycling Team
21 Bernado Suaza Arango (Col) Manzana Postobon Team
22 Robbie Hucker (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness
23 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF
24 Ivan Ramiro Sosa Cuervo (Col) Androni Giocattoli
25 Yecid Sierra (Col) Manzana Postobon Team 0:00:54
26 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:01:02
27 Marcelo Felipe (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine
28 Tomohiro Hayakawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 0:01:28
29 Stepan Astafyev (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors
30 Dmitriy Lukyanov (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors
31 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini
32 Dadi Suryadi (Ina) Terengganu Cycling Team
33 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team Dimension Data 0:02:40
34 Aiman Cahyadi (Ina) Sapura Cycling Team
35 Phuchong Saiudomsin (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team
36 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Wilier Triestina 0:03:50
37 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 0:04:38
38 Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
39 Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team
40 Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness
41 Hang Shi (Chn) Giant Cycling Team 0:05:00
42 Taras Voropayev (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors
43 Sergey Vlassenko (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors
44 Xin Wang (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team
45 Penghai Deng (Chn) Giant Cycling Team
46 Jesse James Ewart (Aus) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine
47 Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team 0:06:18
48 Nik Mohd Azwan Zulkiflie (Mas) Malaysia National Team
49 Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team 0:07:21
50 Daeyeon Kim (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 0:08:12
51 Tianhao Gu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team
52 Zhiwen Chen (Chn) Giant Cycling Team
53 Kritsada Changpad (Tha) Infinite AIS Cycling Team
54 M Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Malaysia National Team
55 Haesung Cho (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling
56 M Ameen Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysia National Team
57 Khunakorn Nonthichan (Tha) Infinite AIS Cycling Team
58 Carlos Alzate Escobar (Col) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team
59 Greg Henderson (NZl) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team
60 Siyu Yang (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team
61 M Ameer Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:09:14
62 Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:10:43
63 Niccolo Pacinotti (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:10:45
64 Bonjoe Martin (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine
65 Seungwoo Choi (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 0:11:40
66 Joonyong Seo (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 0:11:51
67 Navuti Liphongyu (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team
68 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team 0:12:55
69 Rafael Andriato (Bra) Team Wilier Triestina
70 Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:13:52
71 Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini
72 Shiki Kuroeda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
73 Nelson Martin (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine
74 Dominic Perez (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine
75 Nick Dougall (RSA) Team Dimension Data
76 Haiwang Liu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team
77 Shotaro Watanabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
78 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness 0:18:52
79 Adrian Hegyvary (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team
80 Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Team Wilier Triestina
81 Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Team Wilier Triestina
82 Kota Sumiyoshi (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
83 M. Izzat Hilmi Abd Halil (Mas) Sapura Cycling Team
84 Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani CSF
85 Mohd Zamri Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
86 Akmal Hakim Zakaria (Mas) Sapura Cycling Team
87 Xiang Yuan Li (Chn) Giant Cycling Team
88 Aspan Zhukenov (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors
89 Anuar Manan (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
90 Sofian Nabil Mohd Bakri (Mas) Sapura Cycling Team
91 Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
92 Irwandie Lakasek (Mas) Malaysia National Team
93 Yahui Shi (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team
94 Thanawut Sanikwathi (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team
95 Sukho Kang (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling
96 Ryohei Komori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
97 Marino Kobayashi (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini
98 En Huang (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team 0:19:03
99 Shijin Zhang (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team
100 Tanaphon Seanaumnuayphon (Tha) Infinite AIS Cycling Team 0:19:08
101 Juan Villegas (Col) Manzana Postobon Team 0:19:52
102 Andrea Palini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:20:05
103 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:20:22
104 M Afiq Huznie Othman (Mas) Infinite AIS Cycling Team
105 Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Keyi Look Cycling Team
106 Eiman Firdaus Mohd Zamri (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:20:36
107 Nicolas Marini (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:34:06

CLASSIFICA GENERALE

1 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Team Dimension Data 15:25:58
2 Cameron Bayly (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness 0:00:11
3 Alberto Cecchin (Ita) Team Wilier Triestina 0:00:15
4 Yevgeniy Gidich (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors 0:00:17
5 Chris Harper (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness 0:00:21
6 Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Team Dimension Data
7 Daniel Jaramillo Diez (Col) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team
8 Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Androni Giocattoli
9 Timothy Roe (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness
10 Ben O’Connor (Aus) Team Dimension Data
11 Fernando Orjuela (Col) Manzana Postobon Team 0:00:28
12 Jacopo Mosca (Ita) Team Wilier Triestina 0:00:50
13 Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:00:54
14 Enrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:00:57
15 Bernado Suaza Arango (Col) Manzana Postobon Team 0:00:58
16 Ivan Ramiro Sosa Cuervo (Col) Androni Giocattoli
17 Robbie Hucker (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness
18 Fausto Masnada (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:01:19
19 Victor Nino Corredor (Col) Sapura Cycling Team 0:01:38
20 Wilmar Paredes (Col) Manzana Postobon Team 0:01:44
21 Tomohiro Hayakawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 0:01:45
22 Dmitriy Lukyanov (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors
23 Wilmar Jahir Perez Munoz (Col) Sapura Cycling Team 0:01:49
24 Marcelo Felipe (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine 0:02:16
25 Ying Hon Ronald Yeung (HKg) Infinite AIS Cycling Team 0:02:27
26 John Kronborg Ebsen (Den) Infinite AIS Cycling Team 0:02:41
27 Dadi Suryadi (Ina) Terengganu Cycling Team 0:02:44
28 Yecid Sierra (Col) Manzana Postobon Team 0:03:05
29 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) Team Dimension Data 0:03:25
30 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Wilier Triestina 0:04:01
31 Sergey Vlassenko (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors 0:05:17
32 Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:05:47
33 Penghai Deng (Chn) Giant Cycling Team 0:06:30
34 Jesse James Ewart (Aus) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine 0:06:53
35 Travis McCabe (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team 0:07:24
36 Hang Shi (Chn) Giant Cycling Team 0:07:34
37 Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team 0:07:40
38 Nik Mohd Azwan Zulkiflie (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:07:48
39 Carlos Alzate Escobar (Col) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team 0:09:04
40 Greg Henderson (NZl) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team 0:09:06
41 M Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:09:42
42 Siyu Yang (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team 0:10:02
43 Daeyeon Kim (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 0:10:05
44 Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:11:32
45 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 0:12:32
46 Niccolo Pacinotti (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:12:44
47 Rafael Andriato (Bra) Team Wilier Triestina 0:13:12
48 Tanner Putt (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team
49 Joonyong Seo (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling
50 M Ameer Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:13:30
51 Zhiwen Chen (Chn) Giant Cycling Team 0:13:35
52 Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:14:09
53 Jacques Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Dimension Data 0:15:12
54 Nick Dougall (RSA) Team Dimension Data 0:17:13
55 Khunakorn Nonthichan (Tha) Infinite AIS Cycling Team 0:17:35
56 M Ameen Ahmad Kamal (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:17:49
57 Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Keyi Look Cycling Team 0:21:46
58 Sergio Higuita (Col) Manzana Postobon Team 0:22:48
59 Marco Maronese (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:23:11
60 Nelson Martin (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine 0:23:15
61 Stepan Astafyev (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors 0:24:06
62 Phuchong Saiudomsin (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 0:25:24
63 Aiman Cahyadi (Ina) Sapura Cycling Team 0:26:32
64 Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness 0:27:22
65 Taras Voropayev (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors 0:28:07
66 Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 0:28:49
67 Xin Wang (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team 0:28:57
68 Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team 0:29:01
69 Kritsada Changpad (Tha) Infinite AIS Cycling Team 0:32:09
70 Haesung Cho (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 0:32:17
71 Seungwoo Choi (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 0:35:37
72 Navuti Liphongyu (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 0:35:48
73 Tianhao Gu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team 0:35:57
74 Shiki Kuroeda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 0:36:32
75 Shotaro Watanabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 0:36:52
76 Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:37:39
77 Dominic Perez (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine 0:37:57
78 Juan Villegas (Col) Manzana Postobon Team 0:38:45
79 Haiwang Liu (Chn) Giant Cycling Team 0:40:14
80 Bonjoe Martin (Phi) 7 Eleven Roadbike Philippine 0:40:42
81 Scott Sunderland (Aus) Isowhey Sports Swisswellness 0:41:16
82 Jakub Mareczko (Ita) Team Wilier Triestina 0:41:22
83 Marco Benfatto (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:41:32
84 Mohd Zamri Saleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team 0:42:05
85 Ryohei Komori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 0:42:23
86 Sukho Kang (Kor) KSPO Bianchi Asia Procycling 0:42:42
87 Kota Sumiyoshi (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 0:42:47
88 Irwandie Lakasek (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:42:49
89 Aspan Zhukenov (Kaz) Vino Astana Motors 0:43:05
90 Adrian Hegyvary (USA) UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling Team 0:43:14
91 Paolo Simion (Ita) Bardiani CSF 0:43:35
92 Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Team Wilier Triestina 0:44:06
93 M Afiq Huznie Othman (Mas) Infinite AIS Cycling Team 0:44:11
94 Thanawut Sanikwathi (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team 0:44:15
95 Shijin Zhang (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team 0:44:36
96 Akmal Hakim Zakaria (Mas) Sapura Cycling Team 0:45:14
97 Tanaphon Seanaumnuayphon (Tha) Infinite AIS Cycling Team 0:45:19
98 Xiang Yuan Li (Chn) Giant Cycling Team 0:45:33
99 Yahui Shi (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team 0:46:42
100 Sofian Nabil Mohd Bakri (Mas) Sapura Cycling Team 0:46:59
101 Eiman Firdaus Mohd Zamri (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:47:13
102 Marino Kobayashi (Jpn) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:48:08
103 En Huang (Chn) Keyi Look Cycling Team 0:48:26
104 Andrea Palini (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:49:46
105 M. Izzat Hilmi Abd Halil (Mas) Sapura Cycling Team 0:49:50
106 Anuar Manan (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team 0:50:27
107 Nicolas Marini (Ita) Nippo – Vini Fantini 0:56:42

Continente africano sugli scudi al Tour de Langkwavi: l'eritreo Debesay si impone nella tappa più impegnativa, il sudafricano Gibbons mantiene la leadership (foto Bettini)