Dates 1–7 March 2010 Distance 1,013.9 km (630.0 mi) Winner José Rujano (VEN) | Stages 7 Winning time 24h 07' 58" Second Gong Hyo-Suk (KOR) | |
The 2010 Tour de Langkawi was the 15th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. The race began on 1 March in Kota Bharu and ended on 7 March in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2009–10 UCI Asia Tour calendar.
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José Rujano of Venezuela became the overall winner of the race, followed by Gong Hyo-Suk of South Korea second and Hossein Askari of Iran third. Anuar Manan representing Geumsan Ginseng Asia made history when he became the first Malaysian cyclist to win a stage, which he won the Stage 5. Manan also became the first Malaysian cyclist to win the points classification. Peter McDonald won the mountains classification category. Tabriz Petrochemical Team was the leader of team classification of the race.
Teams
20 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2010 Tour de Langkawi.
‡: National teams
Stages
The cyclists competed in 7 stages, covering a distance of 1,013.9 kilometres.