2022 Tour de Langkawi

The 2022 Tour de Langkawi (known as the Petronas Le Tour de Langkawi^[1] for sponsorship reasons) was a road cycling stage race that took place from 11 to 18 October 2022 in Malaysia. The race is a category 2.Pro-rated event as part of the 2022 UCI ProSeries, and is the 26th edition of the Tour de Langkawi.^[2] The race returned after a one-year hiatus, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, and is making its second appearance in the UCI ProSeries.^[3]

2022 Tour de Langkawi

2022 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates	11–18 October 2022
Stages	8
Distance	1,096.9 km (681.6 mi)
Results
Winner  Iván Sosa (COL) (Movistar Team)   Second  Hugh Carthy (GBR) (EF Education–EasyPost)   Third  Torstein Træen (NOR) (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) Points  Erlend Blikra (NOR) (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) Mountains  Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (MAS) (Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team)
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In late January, race organisers postponed the Tour de Langkawi, originally scheduled for 3–10 March, to 11–18 June, due to a surge in COVID-19 pandemic cases.^[4][5] It was postponed again, to mid-October, due to time conflicts with other cycling championships.^[6]

After the race, the UCI received complains from five teams of non-payments of appearance fees and flight tickets from the race organiser.^[7]

Teams

Six of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, seven UCI Continental teams, and three national teams make up the 20 teams that are participating in the race.^[8] Each team can enter a roster of up to six riders.^[9][10]

Defending champion Team Sapura Cycling were barred from competing in the event due to making a late payment to the UCI's enhanced anti-doping programme.^[11]

UCI WorldTeams

• Astana Qazaqstan Team
• Cofidis
• EF Education–EasyPost
• Lotto–Soudal
• Movistar Team
• UAE Team Emirates

UCI ProTeams

• Alpecin–Deceuninck
• Burgos BH
• Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli
• Uno-X Pro Cycling Team

UCI Continental Teams

• ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast
• China Glory Continental Cycling Team
• Mula Cycling Team
• ProTouch
• Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team
• Thailand Continental Cycling Team
• Team Ukyo

National Teams

• Malaysia
• Philippines
• Thailand

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2][3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	11 October	Kuala Pilah to Kuala Lumpur	157.3 km (97.7 mi)		Hilly stage	Gleb Syritsa
2	12 October	Kuala Klawang to Raub	178.9 km (111.2 mi)		Flat stage	Craig Wiggins (AUS)
3	13 October	Putrajaya to Genting Highlands	123.7 km (76.9 mi)		Mountain stage	Iván Sosa (COL)
4	14 October	Sabak Bernam to Meru Raya	137.9 km (85.7 mi)		Flat stage	Jakub Mareczko (ITA)
5	15 October	Kuala Kangsar to Kulim	172 km (107 mi)		Flat stage	Lionel Taminiaux (BEL)
6	16 October	Georgetown to Alor Setar	120.4 km (74.8 mi)		Flat stage	Erlend Blikra (NOR)
7	17 October	Kuah to Gunung Raya	90.8 km (56.4 mi)		Mountain stage	Sjoerd Bax (NED)
8	18 October	Kuah to Kuah	115.9 km (72.0 mi)		Hilly stage	Alex Molenaar (NED)
Total			1,096.9 km (681.6 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

11 October 2022 — Kuala Pilah to Kuala Lumpur, 157.3 km (97.7 mi)^[2]

Stage 1 Result[12][13] Rank Rider Team Time 1 Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team 3h 43' 43" 2  Erlend Blikra (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0" 3  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0" 4  Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0" 5  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0" 6  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Lotto–Soudal + 0" 7  Ryan Gibbons (RSA) UAE Team Emirates + 0" 8  Manuel Peñalver (ESP) Burgos BH + 0" 9  Alex Molenaar (NED) Burgos BH + 0" 10  Sarawut Sirironnachai (THA) Thailand + 0"

General classification after Stage 1[12][13] Rank Rider Team Time 1 Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team 3h 43' 33" 2  Erlend Blikra (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 4" 3  Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team + 4" 4  Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (THA) Thailand + 4" 5  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 6" 6  Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 10" 7  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 10" 8  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Lotto–Soudal + 10" 9  Ryan Gibbons (RSA) UAE Team Emirates + 10" 10  Manuel Peñalver (ESP) Burgos BH + 10"

Stage 2

12 October 2022 — Kuala Klawang to Raub, 178.9 km (111.2 mi)^[2]

Stage 2 Result[14][15] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Craig Wiggins (AUS) ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast 4h 09' 20" 2 Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0" 3  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0" 4  Erlend Blikra (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0" 5  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Lotto–Soudal + 0" 6  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 0" 7  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0" 8  Manuel Peñalver (ESP) Burgos BH + 0" 9  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0" 10  Mohamad Izzat Hilmi Abdul Halil (MAS) Malaysia + 0"

General classification after Stage 2[14][15] Rank Rider Team Time 1 Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team 7h 52' 49" 2  Erlend Blikra (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 8" 3  Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team + 8" 4  Peerapol Chawchiangkwang (THA) Thailand + 8" 5  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 10" 6  Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 12" 7  Ryan Gibbons (RSA) UAE Team Emirates + 13" 8  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) Lotto–Soudal + 14" 9  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 14" 10  Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 14"

Stage 3

13 October 2022 — Putrajaya to Genting Highlands, 123.7 km (76.9 mi)^[2]

Stage 3 Result[16][17] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team 3h 25' 31" 2  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 19" 3  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 1' 56" 4  Esteban Chaves (COL) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 01" 5  Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 2' 10" 6  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 2' 14" 7  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 20" 8  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 2' 23" 9  Lucas De Rossi (FRA) China Glory Continental Cycling Team + 2' 33" 10  George Bennett (NZL) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 38"

General classification after Stage 3[16][17] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team 11h 18' 24" 2  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 23" 3  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 2' 02" 4  Esteban Chaves (COL) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 11" 5  Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 2' 18" 6  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 2' 24" 7  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 30" 8  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 2' 33" 9  Lucas De Rossi (FRA) China Glory Continental Cycling Team + 2' 43" 10  Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team + 2' 43"

Stage 4

14 October 2022 — Sabak Bernam to Meru Raya, 137.9 km (85.7 mi)^[2]

Stage 4 Result[18][19] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) Movistar Team 3h 15' 37" 2  Rüdiger Selig (GER) Lotto–Soudal + 0" 3  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 0" 4  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) UAE Team Emirates + 0" 5  Erlend Blikra (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0" 6  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0" 7  Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0" 8  Gustav Basson (RSA) ProTouch + 0" 9  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0" 10  Manuel Peñalver (ESP) Burgos BH + 0"

General classification after Stage 4[18] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team 14h 34' 01" 2  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 23" 3  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 2' 02" 4  Esteban Chaves (COL) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 11" 5  Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 2' 18" 6  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 2' 24" 7  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 30" 8  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 2' 33" 9  Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team + 2' 34" 10  Lucas De Rossi (FRA) China Glory Continental Cycling Team + 2' 43"

Stage 5

15 October 2022 — Kuala Kangsar to Kulim, 172 km (107 mi)^[2]

Stage 5 Result[20][21] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck 3h 41' 42" 2  Julius van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0" 3  Carter Bettles (AUS) ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast + 4" 4  Ryan Gibbons (RSA) UAE Team Emirates + 9" 5  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 9" 6  Sylvain Moniquet (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 9" 7  Gianni Moscon (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 9" 8  Ander Okamika (ESP) Burgos BH + 9" 9  Sander Armée (BEL) Cofidis + 9" 10  Hugo Toumire (FRA) Cofidis + 13"

General classification after Stage 5[20] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team 18h 16' 21" 2  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 23" 3  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 2' 02" 4  Esteban Chaves (COL) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 11" 5  Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 2' 18" 6  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 2' 24" 7  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 30" 8  Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team + 2' 32" 9  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 2' 33" 10  Lucas De Rossi (FRA) China Glory Continental Cycling Team + 2' 43"

Stage 6

16 October 2022 — Georgetown to Alor Setar, 120.4 km (74.8 mi)^[2]

Stage 6 Result[22][23] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Erlend Blikra (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 2h 49' 42" 2 Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0" 3  Rüdiger Selig (GER) Lotto–Soudal + 0" 4  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) UAE Team Emirates + 0" 5  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 0" 6  Alex Molenaar (NED) Burgos BH + 0" 7  Manuel Peñalver (ESP) Burgos BH + 0" 8  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 0" 9  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 0" 10  Jakub Mareczko (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0"

General classification after Stage 6[22] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team 21h 06' 03" 2  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 23" 3  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 2' 02" 4  Esteban Chaves (COL) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 11" 5  Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 2' 18" 6  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 2' 24" 7  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 30" 8  Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team + 2' 32" 9  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 2' 33" 10  Lucas De Rossi (FRA) China Glory Continental Cycling Team + 2' 43"

Stage 7

17 October 2022 — Kuah to Gunung Raya, 90.8 km (56.4 mi)^[2]

Stage 7 Result[24][25] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Sjoerd Bax (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck 2h 49' 42" 2  Willie Smit (RSA) China Glory Continental Cycling Team + 0" 3  Adrià Moreno (ESP) Burgos BH + 0" 4  David van der Poel (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 10" 5  Gianni Moscon (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 10" 6  Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Movistar Team + 10" 7  Ion Izagirre (ESP) Cofidis + 10" 8  George Bennett (NZL) UAE Team Emirates + 12" 9  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 31" 10  Jarrad Drizners (AUS) Lotto–Soudal + 31"

General classification after Stage 7[24] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team 23h 28' 05" 2  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 23" 3  Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 47" 4  George Bennett (NZL) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 50" 5  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 2' 02" 6  Esteban Chaves (COL) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 11" 7  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 2' 24" 8  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 30" 9  Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team + 2' 32" 10  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 2' 33"

Stage 8

18 October 2022 — Kuah to Kuah, 115.9 km (72.0 mi)^[2]

Stage 8 Result[26][27] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alex Molenaar (NED) Burgos BH 2h 25' 37" 2  Jason Osborne (GER) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 0" 3  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) UAE Team Emirates + 18" 4  Erlend Blikra (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 18" 5  Rüdiger Selig (GER) Lotto–Soudal + 18" 6  Max Kanter (GER) Movistar Team + 18" 7  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost + 18" 8  David van der Poel (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 18" 9  Raymond Kreder (NED) Team Ukyo + 18" 10  Ricardo Alejandro Zurita (ESP) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 18"

Final general classification[26][27] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Iván Sosa (COL) Movistar Team 25h 54' 00" 2  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 23" 3  Torstein Træen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 47" 4  George Bennett (NZL) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 50" 5  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 2' 02" 6  Esteban Chaves (COL) EF Education–EasyPost + 2' 11" 7  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli + 2' 24" 8  Rubén Fernández (ESP) Cofidis + 2' 30" 9  Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team + 2' 32" 10  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 2' 33"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Asian rider classification	Team classification
1	Gleb Syritsa	Gleb Syritsa	Gleb Syritsa	Jambaljamts Sainbayar	Jambaljamts Sainbayar	Movistar Team
2	Craig Wiggins			Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff		Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
3	Iván Sosa	Iván Sosa			Andrey Zeits	Movistar Team
4	Jakub Mareczko
5	Lionel Taminiaux		Max Kanter		Jambaljamts Sainbayar
6	Erlend Blikra		Erlend Blikra
7	Sjoerd Bax
8	Alex Molenaar
Final		Iván Sosa	Erlend Blikra	Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff	Jambaljamts Sainbayar	Movistar Team

Current classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
	Denotes the leader of the points classification		Denotes the leader of the Asian rider classification

General classification

Final general classification^[26][27]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Iván Sosa (COL)	Movistar Team	25h 54' 00"
2	Hugh Carthy (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 23"
3	Torstein Træen (NOR)	Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 1' 47"
4	George Bennett (NZL)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 1' 50"
5	Einer Rubio (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 2' 02"
6	Esteban Chaves (COL)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 2' 11"
7	Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG)	Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli	+ 2' 24"
8	Rubén Fernández (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 2' 30"
9	Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL)	Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	+ 2' 32"
10	Andrey Zeits (KAZ)	Astana Qazaqstan Team	+ 2' 33"

Points classification

Final points classification^[26][27]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Erlend Blikra (NOR)	Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	49
2	Max Kanter (GER)	Movistar Team	45
3	Gleb Syritsa	Astana Qazaqstan Team	39
4	Lionel Taminiaux (BEL)	Alpecin–Deceuninck	30
5	Rüdiger Selig (GER)	Lotto–Soudal	27
6	Jakub Mareczko (ITA)	Alpecin–Deceuninck	25
7	Alex Molenaar (NED)	Burgos BH	24
8	Juan Sebastián Molano (COL)	UAE Team Emirates	19
9	Jason Osborne (GER)	Alpecin–Deceuninck	18
10	Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL)	Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	17

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification^[26][27]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nur Aiman Mohd Zariff (MAS)	Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	29
2	Jambaljamts Sainbayar (MGL)	Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team	29
3	Iván Sosa (COL)	Movistar Team	25
4	Hugh Carthy (GBR)	Alpecin–Deceuninck	24
5	Carter Bettles (AUS)	Lotto–Soudal	22
6	Einer Rubio (COL)	Alpecin–Deceuninck	11
7	Ander Okamika (ESP)	Burgos BH	10
8	Jason Osborne (GER)	Alpecin–Deceuninck	10
9	Esteban Chaves (COL)	EF Education–EasyPost	9
10	Andrey Zeits (KAZ)	Astana Qazaqstan Team	9

Asian rider classification

Team classification