1996 Tour de Langkawi


The 1996 Tour de Langkawi was the first edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was officially began on 29 February in Langkawi and ended on 10 March in Langkawi. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a 2.5 category race.
Australian rider, Damian McDonald emerged as the first winner of the race. Chris Newton of Great Britain was second and another Australian, Brett Dennis third. McDonald was also the first winner of points classification and mountains classification of the race. Giant-AIS won the team classification of the race.

Stages

The race comprised 11 stages, covering 1,294.8 kilometres.
StageDateCourseDistanceStage winner
129 FebruaryLangkawi Criterium
21 MarchLangkawi Team time trialGreat Britain
32 MarchKangar to George Town
43 MarchGeorge Town to Ipoh
54 MarchTanjung Malim to Genting Highlands
65 MarchKuala Lumpur to Malacca
76 MarchMuar to Johor Bahru
87 MarchMersing to Kuantan
98 MarchKuantan to Kuala Terengganu
109 MarchKuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu
1110 MarchLangkawi Criterium

Final standings

General classification

RiderTime
1 34h 21' 22"
2+ 09"
3+ 12"
4+ 53"
5+ 01' 02"
6+ 01' 03"
7+ 01' 11"
8+ 01' 16"
9+ 01' 21"
10+ 01' 23"
11n/a
12n/a
13n/a
14n/a
15n/a