2018 Tour de Langkawi

The 2018 Tour de Langkawi was the 23rd edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1996. The race was run at the highest category apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race as part of the 2018 UCI Asia Tour.

2018 Tour de Langkawi

2018 UCI Asia Tour
Race details
Dates	18–25 March 2018
Stages	8
Distance	1,347.4 km (837.2 mi)
Winning time	32h 06' 45"
Results
Winner  Artem Ovechkin (RUS) (Terengganu Cycling Team)   Second  Łukasz Owsian (POL) (CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice)   Third  Benjamin Dyball (AUS) (St George Continental Cycling Team) Points  Andrea Guardini (ITA) (Bardiani–CSF) Mountains  Álvaro Duarte (COL) (Forca Amskins Racing) Team Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia
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Teams

23 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2017 Tour de Langkawi. Two UCI WorldTeam – Team Dimension Data and Astana was invited to the race, along with six UCI Professional Continental and thirteen UCI Continental teams. The field was completed by one national selection teams. Each team had a maximum of six riders.

UCI WorldTeams

• Team Dimension Data
• Astana

UCI Professional Continental teams

• Bardiani–CSF
• CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
• Team Manzana Postobón
• Rally Cycling
• Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia
• Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec

UCI Continental teams

• 7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
• Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team
• Giant Cycling Team
• Forca Amskins Racing
• Hengxiang Cycling Team
• KFC Cycling Team
• Kinan Cycling Team
• KSPO Bianchi Asia
• Mitchelton–BikeExchange
• St George Continental Cycling Team
• Team Sapura Cycling
• Terengganu Cycling Team
• Thailand Continental Cycling Team

National team

• Malaysia

Route

Stage schedule

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner
1	18 March	Kangar, Perlis to Kulim, Kedah	147.9 km (92 mi)		Flat stage	Andrea Guardini (ITA)
2	19 March	Gerik, Perak to Kota Bharu, Kelantan	208.3 km (129 mi)		Hilly stage	Riccardo Minali (ITA)
3	20 March	Kota Bharu. Kelantan to Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu	166 km (103 mi)		Flat stage	Adam de Vos (CAN)
4	21 March	Dungun, Terengganu to Pekan, Pahang	183.8 km (114 mi)		Flat stage	Riccardo Minali (ITA)
5	22 March	Bentong, Pahang to Cameron Highlands, Pahang	169.4 km (105 mi)		Mountain stage	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)
6	23 March	Tapah, Perak to Tanjung Malim, Perak	108.5 km (67 mi)		Flat stage	Luca Pacioni (ITA)
7	24 March	Nilai, Negeri Sembilan to Muar, Johor	222.4 km (138 mi)		Hilly stage	Manuel Belletti (ITA)
8	25 March	Rembau, Negeri Sembilan to Kuala Lumpur	141.1 km (88 mi)		Flat stage	Andrea Guardini (ITA)

Stages

Stage 1

18 March 2018 — Kangar, Perlis to Kulim, Kedah, 147.9 km (92 mi)

Stage 1 Result[1] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 3h 29' 04" 2  Seo Joon Yong (KOR) KSPO Bianchi Asia + 0" 3  Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 0" 4  Manuel Belletti (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0" 5  Riccardo Minali (ITA) Astana + 0" 6  Luca Pacioni (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0" 7  Kaden Groves (AUS) St George Continental Cycling Team + 0" 8  Scott Sunderland (AUS) Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team + 0" 9  Alan Banaszek (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 0" 10  Abdul Hadi (INA) KFC Cycling Team + 0"

General classification after Stage 1[1] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 3h 28' 52" 2  Seo Joon Yong (KOR) KSPO Bianchi Asia + 6" 3  Wang Bo (CHN) Hengxiang Cycling Team + 6" 4  Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 8" 5  Nik Mohamad Azman Zulkifli (MAS) Forca Amskins Racing + 8" 6  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 9" 7  Muhammad Abdurrahman (INA) KFC Cycling Team + 10" 8  Dylan Page (SWI) Team Sapura Cycling + 11" 9  Manuel Belletti (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 12" 10  Riccardo Minali (ITA) Astana + 12"

Stage 2

19 March 2018 — Gerik, Perak to Kota Bharu, Kelantan, 208.3 km (129 mi)

Stage 2 Result[2] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Riccardo Minali (ITA) Astana 5h 18' 20" 2  Matteo Malucelli (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0" 3  Paolo Simion (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 0" 4  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 0" 5  Marko Kump (SLO) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 0" 6  Luca Pacioni (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0" 7  Kaden Groves (AUS) St George Continental Cycling Team + 0" 8  Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling + 0" 9  Seo Joon Yong (KOR) KSPO Bianchi Asia + 0" 10  Dylan Page (SWI) Team Sapura Cycling + 0"

General classification after Stage 2[2] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Riccardo Minali (ITA) Astana 8h 47' 13" 2  Seo Joon Yong (KOR) KSPO Bianchi Asia + 5" 3  Matteo Malucelli (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 5" 4  Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 7" 5  Paolo Simion (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 7" 6  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 7" 7  Nik Mohamad Azman Zulkifli (MAS) Forca Amskins Racing + 7" 8  Marcelo Felipe (PHI) 7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines + 8" 9  Niu Yikui (CHN) Mitchelton–BikeExchange + 8" 10  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 8"

Stage 3

20 March 2018 — Kota Bharu. Kelantan to Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, 166 km (103 mi)

Stage 3 Result[3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Adam De Vos (CAN) Rally Cycling 3h 58' 18" 2  Kim Dae Yong (KOR) KSPO Bianchi Asia + 13" 3  Nik Mohamad Azman Zulkifli (MAS) Forca Amskins Racing + 13" 4  Harry Sweeny (AUS) Mitchelton–BikeExchange + 13" 5  Anuar Manan (MAS) Forca Amskins Racing + 1' 19" 6  Eric Young (USA) Rally Cycling + 1' 19" 7  Mohd Harrif Saleh (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team + 1' 19" 8  Luca Pacioni (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 1' 19" 9  Dylan Page (SWI) Team Sapura Cycling + 1' 19" 10  Marko Kump (SLO) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 1' 19"

General classification after Stage 3[3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Adam De Vos (CAN) Rally Cycling 12h 45' 31" 2  Nik Mohamad Azman Zulkifli (MAS) Forca Amskins Racing + 14" 3  Harry Sweeny (AUS) Mitchelton–BikeExchange + 22" 4  Riccardo Minali (ITA) Astana + 1' 19" 5  Matteo Malucelli (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 1' 24" 6  Seo Joon Yong (KOR) KSPO Bianchi Asia + 1' 24" 7  Mekseb Debesay (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 1' 26" 8  Paolo Simion (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 1' 26" 9  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 1' 26" 10  Thomas Lebas (FRA) Kinan Cycling Team + 1' 27"

Stage 4

21 March 2018 — Dungun, Terengganu to Pekan, Pahang, 183.8 km (114 mi)

Stage 4 Result[4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Riccardo Minali (ITA) Astana 4h 10' 14" 2  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 0" 3  Mohd Harrif Saleh (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team + 0" 4  Luca Pacioni (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0" 5  Manuel Belletti (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0" 6  Alan Banaszek (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 0" 7  Anthony Giacoppo (AUS) Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team + 0" 8  Jordan Parra (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 0" 9  Dylan Page (SWI) Team Sapura Cycling + 0" 10  Jacob Hennessy (GBR) Mitchelton–BikeExchange + 0"

General classification after Stage 4[4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Adam De Vos (CAN) Rally Cycling 16h 55' 45" 2  Nik Mohamad Azman Zulkifli (MAS) Forca Amskins Racing + 14" 3  Harry Sweeny (AUS) Mitchelton–BikeExchange + 22" 4  Riccardo Minali (ITA) Astana + 1' 09" 5  Paolo Simion (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 1' 26" 6  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 1' 27" 7  Marcelo Felipe (PHI) 7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines + 1' 28" 8  Thomas Lebas (FRA) Kinan Cycling Team + 1' 10" 9  Niu Yikui (CHN) Mitchelton–BikeExchange + 1' 10" 10  Alvaro Duarte (COL) Forca Amskins Racing + 1' 10"

Stage 5

22 March 2018 — Bentong, Pahang to Cameron Highlands, Pahang, 169.4 km (105 mi)

Stage 5 Result[5] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Artem Ovechkin (RUS) Terengganu Cycling Team 4h 24' 29" 2  Benjamin Dyball (AUS) St George Continental Cycling Team + 28" 3  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 55" 4  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 1' 01" 5  Thomas Lebas (FRA) Kinan Cycling Team + 1' 01" 6  Alvaro Duarte (COL) Forca Amskins Racing + 1' 02" 7  Yecid Arturo Sierra (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 1' 04" 8  Piotr Brozyna (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 1' 10" 9  Luca Raggio (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 1' 10" 10  Metkel Eyob (ERI) Terengganu Cycling Team + 1' 10"

General classification after Stage 5[5] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Artem Ovechkin (RUS) Terengganu Cycling Team 21h 21' 34" 2  Benjamin Dyball (AUS) St George Continental Cycling Team + 32" 3  Harry Sweeny (AUS) Mitchelton–BikeExchange + 59" 4  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 1' 01" 5  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 1' 07" 6  Thomas Lebas (FRA) Kinan Cycling Team + 1' 08" 7  Alvaro Duarte (COL) Forca Amskins Racing + 1' 10" 8  Metkel Eyob (ERI) Terengganu Cycling Team + 1' 20" 9  Piotr Brozyna (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 1' 20" 10  Luca Raggio (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 1' 20"

Stage 6

23 March 2018 — Tapah, Perak to Tanjung Malim, Perak, 108.5 km (67 mi)

Stage 6 Result[6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Luca Pacioni (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia 2h 24' 55" 2  Riccardo Minali (ITA) Astana + 0" 3  Mohd Harrif Saleh (MAS) Terengganu Cycling Team + 0" 4  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 0" 5  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 0" 6  Paolo Simion (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 0" 7  Matteo Malucelli (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0" 8  Szymon Sajnok (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 0" 9  Dylan Page (SWI) Team Sapura Cycling + 0" 10  Metkel Eyob (ERI) Terengganu Cycling Team + 0"

General classification after Stage 6[6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Artem Ovechkin (RUS) Terengganu Cycling Team 23h 46' 29" 2  Benjamin Dyball (AUS) St George Continental Cycling Team + 32" 3  Harry Sweeny (AUS) Mitchelton–BikeExchange + 59" 4  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 1' 00" 5  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 1' 05" 6  Thomas Lebas (FRA) Kinan Cycling Team + 1' 08" 7  Alvaro Duarte (COL) Forca Amskins Racing + 1' 10" 8  Metkel Eyob (ERI) Terengganu Cycling Team + 1' 20" 9  Piotr Brozyna (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 1' 20" 10  Luca Raggio (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 1' 20"

Stage 7

24 March 2018 — Nilai, Negeri Sembilan to Muar, Johor, 222.4 km (138 mi)

Stage 7 Result[7] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Manuel Belletti (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec 5h 08' 23" 2  Eugert Zhupa (ALB) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0" 3  Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) Astana + 0" 4  Dylan Page (SWI) Team Sapura Cycling + 0" 5  Jaco Venter (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 0" 6  Paolo Simion (ITA) Bardiani–CSF + 0" 7  Brendon Davids (RSA) Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team + 0" 8  Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Team Dimension Data + 0" 9  Lukasz Owsian (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 2" 10  Giuseppe Fonzi (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 5"

General classification after Stage 7[7] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Artem Ovechkin (RUS) Terengganu Cycling Team 28h 56' 20" 2  Lukasz Owsian (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 28" 3  Benjamin Dyball (AUS) St George Continental Cycling Team + 32" 4  Giuseppe Fonzi (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 57" 5  Harry Sweeny (AUS) Mitchelton–BikeExchange + 59" 6  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 1' 00" 7  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 1' 02" 8  Brendon Davids (RSA) Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team + 1' 02" 9  Thomas Lebas (FRA) Kinan Cycling Team + 1' 08" 10  Alvaro Duarte (COL) Forca Amskins Racing + 1' 10"

Stage 8

25 March 2018 — Rembau, Negeri Sembilan to Kuala Lumpur, 141.1 km (88 mi)

Stage 8 Result[8] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Andrea Guardini (ITA) Bardiani–CSF 3h 10' 25" 2  Manuel Belletti (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec + 0" 3  Luca Pacioni (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0" 4  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 0" 5  Marko Kump (SLO) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 0" 6  Jordan Parra (COL) Team Manzana Postobón + 0" 7  Dylan Page (SWI) Team Sapura Cycling + 0" 8  Riccardo Minali (ITA) Astana + 0" 9  Giuseppe Fonzi (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 0" 10  Sam Crome (AUS) Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team + 0"

General classification after Stage 7[8] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Artem Ovechkin (RUS) Terengganu Cycling Team 32h 06' 45" 2  Łukasz Owsian (POL) CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice + 27" 3  Ben Dyball (AUS) St George Continental Cycling Team + 32" 4  Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI) Team Dimension Data + 54" 5  Giuseppe Fonzi (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 57" 6  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Astana + 1'02" 7  Brendon Davids (RSA) Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team + 1'02" 8  Thomas Lebas (FRA) Kinan Cycling Team + 1'08" 9  Álvaro Duarte (COL) Forca Amskins Racing + 1'10" 10  Harry Sweeny (AUS) Mitchelton–BikeExchange + 1'17"

Classification leadership table

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Asian rider classification	Team classification	Asian team classification
1	Andrea Guardini	Andrea Guardini	Andrea Guardini	Wang Bo	Seo Joon Yong	Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec	Terengganu Cycling Team
2	Riccardo Minali	Riccardo Minali	Riccardo Minali	Bernardo Suaza			Astana
3	Adam De Vos	Adam De Vos	Kim Dae-Yeon			Rally Cycling	Forca Amskins Racing
4	Riccardo Minali		Riccardo Minali		Nik Mohamad Azman Zulkifli
5	Artem Ovechkin	Artem Ovechkin		Artem Ovechkin	Yevgeniy Gidich	Terengganu Cycling Team	Terengganu Cycling Team
6	Luca Pacioni
7	Manuel Belletti					Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	Astana
8	Andrea Guardini		Andrea Guardini	Alvaro Duarte
Final		Artem Ovechkin	Andrea Guardini	Alvaro Duarte	Yevgeniy Gidich	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	Astana

Final standings

General classification

Final general classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	Terengganu Cycling Team	32h 06' 45"
2	Łukasz Owsian (POL)	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice	+ 27"
3	Ben Dyball (AUS)	St George Continental Cycling Team	+ 32"
4	Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI)	Team Dimension Data	+ 54"
5	Giuseppe Fonzi (ITA)	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	+ 57"
6	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	+ 1'02"
7	Brendon Davids (RSA)	Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team	+ 1'02"
8	Thomas Lebas (FRA)	Kinan Cycling Team	+ 1'08"
9	Álvaro Duarte (COL)	Forca Amskins Racing	+ 1'10"
10	Harry Sweeny (AUS)	Mitchelton–BikeExchange	+ 1'17"

Points classification

Final points classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Andrea Guardini (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	61
2	Riccardo Minali (ITA)	Astana	58
3	Luca Pacioni (ITA)	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	44
4	Manuel Belletti (ITA)	Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec	42
5	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	42
6	Paolo Simion (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF	24
7	Dylan Page (SUI)	Team Sapura Cycling	22
8	Harrif Saleh (MAS)	Terengganu Cycling Team	22
9	Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI)	Team Dimension Data	21
10	Nik Mohamad Azman Zulkifli (MAS)	Forca Amskins Racing	18

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Álvaro Duarte (COL)	Forca Amskins Racing	43
2	Artem Ovechkin (RUS)	Terengganu Cycling Team	40
3	Bernardo Suaza (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	38
4	Ben Dyball (AUS)	St George Continental Cycling Team	24
5	Marcelo Felipe (PHI)	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	18
6	Juan Felipe Osorio (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	16
7	Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI)	Team Dimension Data	16
8	Yecid Sierra (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón	13
9	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	12
10	Muhammad Abdurrahman (INA)	KFC Cycling Team	11

Asian rider classification

Final Asian rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)	Astana	32h 07' 47"
2	Daniil Fominykh (KAZ)	Astana	+ 55"
3	Marcelo Felipe (PHI)	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	+ 1' 25"
4	Ariya Phounsavath (LAO)	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	+ 1' 28"
5	Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (THA)	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	+ 2' 53"
6	Muhamad Zawawi Azman (MAS)	Team Sapura Cycling	+ 3' 03"
7	Artyom Zakharov (KAZ)	Astana	+ 3' 26"
8	Aiman Cahyadi (INA)	Team Sapura Cycling	+ 15' 25"
9	Rustom Lim (PHI)	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	+ 16' 03"
10	Muhammad Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (MAS)	Team Sapura Cycling	+ 19' 05"

Team classification

Final teams classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia	96h 23' 38"
2	Astana	+ 14"
3	Team Dimension Data	+ 33"
4	Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec	+ 39"
5	Team Sapura Cycling	+ 1' 46"
6	Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team	+ 15' 38"
7	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	+ 18' 37"
8	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice	+ 19' 45"
9	Kinan Cycling Team	+ 23' 23"
10	Team Manzana Postobón	+ 24' 01"

Asian team classification

Final Asian teams classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	Astana	96h 23' 52"
2	Team Sapura Cycling	+ 1' 32"
3	Thailand Continental Cycling Team	+ 18' 23"
4	Kinan Cycling Team	+ 23' 09"
5	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines	+ 36' 12"
6	Terengganu Cycling Team	+ 37' 59"
7	Mitchelton–BikeExchange	+ 54' 10"
8	Forca Amskins Racing	+ 1h 10' 26"
9	KFC Cycling Team	+ 1h 20' 11"
10	Malaysia	+ 1h 59' 03"

Riders who failed to finish

40 riders failed to finish the race.
Rider	Team
Hiroshi Tsubaki (JPN)	Kinan Cycling Team
Liu Haiwang (CHN)	Giant Cycling Team
Li Jiabao (CHN)	Giant Cycling Team
Jiang Zhihui (CHN)	Mitchelton–BikeExchange
Scott Sunderland (AUS)	Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team
Chen Zhiwen (CHN)[a]	Giant Cycling Team
Seo Joon Yong (KOR)	KSPO Bianchi Asia
Mekseb Debesay (ERI)	Team Dimension Data
Liu Manduo (CHN)	Giant Cycling Team
Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	Team Manzana Postobón
Matteo Dal-Cin (CAN)	Rally Cycling
Muhammad Ameen Ahmad (MAS)	Malaysia
Kaden Groves (AUS)	St George Continental Cycling Team
Alan Banaszek (POL)	CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
Yan Meng (CHN)	Giant Cycling Team
Zheng Zhang (CHN)	Giant Cycling Team
Charles Bradley Huff (USA)	Rally Cycling
Eric Young (USA)	Rally Cycling
Kim Dae Yeon (KOR)	KSPO Bianchi Asia
Choi Seung Woo (KOR)	KSPO Bianchi Asia
Kang Sukho (KOR)	KSPO Bianchi Asia
Daniel Ven Cariño (PHI)	7 Eleven–Cliqq Roadbike Philippines
Marcos Garcia (ESP)	Kinan Cycling Team
Jay Dutton (AUS)	St George Continental Cycling Team
Mohd Elmi Jumari (MAS)	Malaysia
Simone Sterbini (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF
Loh Sea Keong (MAS)	Thailand Continental Cycling Team
Joseph Cooper (NZL)	Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team
Ma Guangtong (CHN)	Hengxiang Cycling Team
Wang Bo (CHN)	Hengxiang Cycling Team
Andris Vosekalns (LAT)	Hengxiang Cycling Team
Kyle Murphy (USA)	Rally Cycling
Park Sung Baek (KOR)	KSPO Bianchi Asia
Nic Dlamini (RSA)	Team Dimension Data
Metkel Eyob (ERI)	Terengganu Cycling Team
Genki Yamamoto (JPN)	Kinan Cycling Team
Muhammad Ameer Ahmad (MAS)	Malaysia
Luca Wackermann (ITA)	Bardiani–CSF
Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (THA)	Thailand Continental Cycling Team
Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan (MAS)	Forca Amskins Racing

Notes

1. Chen was dismissed from the race by the tour's organizers after being found guilty of physically assaulting Mohd Hariff Saleh in an altercation after the end of Stage 3.^[9]