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Gavazzi does it again at Langkawi

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• February 11, 2009
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Mattia Gavazzi is on a roll.

The 25-year-old Italian on Diquigiovanni-Androni won the third stage of the Tour de Langkawi on Wednesday which ended in the historic Malaysian port city of Malacca, his third victory in as many days. Australian Chris Sutton (Garmin-Slipstream) team took second place.

Gavazzi, the overall race leader, won the 186-kilometer (115.58-mile) stage in four hours, 33 minutes and 29 seconds. Gavazzi won the opening stage from Putrajaya to Senawang on Monday and the second stage from Senawang to Malacca Tuesday.

“I think today I’m in a really good condition with the back-up from my teammates,” Gavazzi said. “They have been riding really well in good conditions and have incredible will to win.”

Team Manager Gianni Savio said that he had asked the team to stop working after they reached the 30km-to-go mark.

“They had been working really hard especially the team leader Jose Serpa. But then Gavazzi said that he is in good condition thus the rest of the team helped him to secure the lead,” he said.

At the third stage today, Gavazzi also kept the green jersey sponsored by MILO and remained the sprint king with 45 points.

Even though no points were collected by the leader at the climb zone in Kesang today, the jersey King of Mountain is still in the belonging of Jacque Janse Van Rensburg from the national team of South Africa.

“Today’s race is longer in distance but quite easier compared to the day before. At first the race was slow and I expect the race tomorrow will be harder with two climb zones,” he said.

The seven-stage race began in Putrajaya, south of capital Kuala Lumpur, on Monday before heading south. It now heads north to the Genting Highlands, ending on February 15 in Kuala Lumpur.

Thursday will send riders on the longest stage of the Tour, covering 221km from the port city to the town of Bangi in central Selangor state. The stage will feature two climbs, in Bukit Tinggi of 367 meters and Genting Peres of 459 meters, before ending the race in Bandar Baru Bangi.

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Results

Tour de Langkawi – Stage 3

1. Mattia Gavazzi (Ita), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 4:33:29 (40.8kph),
2. Chris Sutton (Aus), Garmin – Slipstream, same time
3. Aurélien Clerc (Swi), AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
4. Nolan Hoffman (RSA), South Africa National, s.t.
5. Denys Kostyuk (Ukr), ISD, s.t.
6. René Haselbacher (Aut), Vorarlberg-Corratec, s.t.
7. Hilton Clarke (Aus), Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
8. Igor Abakoumov (Bel), ISD, s.t.
9. Samai (Ina), Letua Cycling, s.t.
10. Yohann Gene (Fra), BBox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
11. Abdelbaset Hannachi (Alg), Doha, s.t.
12. Daniel Musiol (Ger), Vorarlberg-Corratec, s.t.
13. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra), BBox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
14. Mohd Zamri Saleh (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, s.t.
15. Hossien Nateghi (IRI), Iran National, s.t.
16. Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, s.t.
17. Christoff Van Heerden (RSA), South Africa National, s.t.
18. Choi Jin Yong (Kor), Seoul Cycling, s.t.
19. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, s.t.
20. Wan Mohammed Najmee W (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, s.t.
21. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn), BBox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
22. Marcel Wyss (Swi), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
23. Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun), Doha, s.t.
24. Philip Deignan (Irl), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
25. René Weissinger (Ger), Vorarlberg-Corratec, s.t.
26. Omar Hasanin (Syr), Doha, s.t.
27. Adam Semple (Aus), Australia National, s.t.
28. Gianluca Mirenda (Ita), ISD, s.t.
29. Mohd Faris Abdu Razak (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, s.t.
30. Juan Jose Cobo (Spa), Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
31. Guillermo R Bongiorno (Arg), CSF Group-Navigare, s.t.
32. Sergii Matveyev (Ukr), ISD, s.t.
33. Misbah M Rauf Nur (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, s.t.
34. Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda), AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
35. Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, s.t.
36. Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, s.t.
37. Nikolay Slonov (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, s.t.
38. Jang Gyung Gu (Kor), Seoul Cycling, s.t.
39. Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, s.t.
40. Guo Hui (Chn), China National, s.t.
41. Gong Hyo Suk (Kor), Seoul Cycling, s.t.
42. Alexander Shushemoin (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, s.t.
43. Lucas Euser (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
44. Hosein Alizadeh (IRI), Iran National, s.t.
45. Floch Guillaume Le (Fra), BBox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
46. Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI), Iran National, s.t.
47. Suhardi Hassan (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, s.t.
48. Blaise Sonnery (Fra), AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
49. Christian Meier (Can), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
50. Frederrik Kessiakoff (Swe), Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
51. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra), AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
52. Arnaud Labbe (Fra), BBox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
53. Fortunato Baliani (Ita), CSF Group-Navigare, s.t.
54. Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr), ISD, s.t.
55. Jeremy Yates (NZl), Letua Cycling, s.t.
56. Rafaa Chtioui (Tun), Doha, s.t.
57. Daniel Fleeman (GBr), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
58. Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, s.t.
59. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita), CSF Group-Navigare, s.t.
60. Julien Loubet (Fra), AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
61. Bartosz Huzarski (Pol), ISD, s.t.
62. Cameron Wurf (Aus), Australia National, s.t.
63. Federico Canuti (Ita), CSF Group-Navigare, s.t.
64. Tonton Susanto (Ina), Letua Cycling, s.t.
65. Nepomnyachshiy Y (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, s.t.
66. Silvere Ackermann (Swi), Vorarlberg-Corratec, s.t.
67. Ian Mcleod (RSA), South Africa National, s.t.
68. Pascal Hunger Buhler (Swi), Vorarlberg-Corratec, s.t.
69. Timothy Duggan (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
70. Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, s.t.
71. Mohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas), Letua Cycling, s.t.
72. Jose Serpa (Col), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, s.t.
73. Peng Liu (Chn), China National, s.t.
74. Arkaitz Duran (Spa), Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
75. Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, s.t.
76. Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, s.t.
77. Hong Yoo Ki (Kor), Seoul Cycling, s.t.
78. Jai Crawford (Aus), Australia National, s.t.
79. Yong Li Ng (Mas), Letua Cycling, s.t.
80. Richie Porte (Aus), Australia National, s.t.
81. Jean-Charles Senac (Fra), AG2R La Mondiale, s.t.
82. Abdelmalek Madani (Alg), Doha, s.t.
83. Hosein Askari (IRI), Iran National, s.t.
84. Gene Bates (Aus), Australia National, s.t.
85. Jackson Rodriguez (Ven), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, s.t.
86. Philipp Ludescher (Aut), Vorarlberg-Corratec, s.t.
87. Tim Roe (Aus), Australia National, s.t.
88. Amir Zargari (IRI), Iran National, s.t.
89. Joaquin Novoa Menedex (Spa), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
90. Davide Vigano (Ita), Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
91. Sea Keong Loh (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, s.t.
92. Ghader Mizbani (IRI), Iran National, s.t.
93. Cameron Meyer (Aus), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
94. Daniele Nardello (Ita), Fuji-Servetto, s.t.
95. Oscar Pujol (Spa), Cervélo TestTeam, s.t.
96. Johann Rabie (RSA), South Africa National, s.t.
97. Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned), Garmin-Slipstream, s.t.
98. Johann Tschopp (Swi), BBox Bouygues Telecom, s.t.
99. Janse Van Rensburg J (RSA), South Africa National, s.t.
100. Jianhua Ji (Chn), China National, s.t.
101. Hyeon Kim Gu (Kor), Seoul Cycling, s.t.
102. Ali Ahmed Fallanie (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, at 0:14
103. Jaco Venter (RSA), South Africa National, at 0:14
104. Gang Xu (Chn), China National, at 0:16
105. Gregor Gazvoda (Slo), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, at 0:16
106. Mohd Akmal Amrun (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, at 0:16
107. Suh Seok Kyu (Kor), Seoul Cycling, at 0:18
108. Alan Marangoni (Ita), CSF Group-Navigare, at 0:19
109. Gomez Marchante J A (Spa), Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:22
110. Manuel Belletti (Ita), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, at 0:23
111. Tiziano Dall’antonia (Ita), CSF Group-Navigare, at 0:53
112. Lim Yew Meng (Mas), Letua Cycling, at 1:05
113. Xitao Ji (Chn), China National, at 1:05
114. Wenlong Zhang (Chn), China National, at 1:05
115. Park Sung Baek (Kor), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, at 2:46
116. Luca Celli (Ita), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, at 3:14
117. Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, at 3:14
118. Anuar Manan (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, at 3:14
119. Carlos José Ochoa (Ven), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, at 26:58

Overall standings

1. Mattia Gavazzi (Ita), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, 11:21:54
2. Chris Sutton (Aus), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:18
3. Nolan Hoffman (RSA), South Africa National, at 0:20
4. Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:20
5. Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda), AG2R La Mondiale, at 0:21
6. Aurélien Clerc (Swi), AG2R La Mondiale, at 0:22
7. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, at 0:23
8. Christian Meier (Can), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:29
9. Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, at 0:29
10. Hossien Nateghi (IRI), Iran National, at 0:30
11. Christoff Van Heerden (RSA), South Africa National, at 0:30
12. Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, at 0:30
13. Denys Kostyuk (Ukr), ISD, at 0:30
14. Daniel Musiol (Ger), Vorarlberg-Corratec, at 0:30
15. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn), BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 0:30
16. Marcel Wyss (Swi), Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:30
17. Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun), Doha, at 0:30
18. Mohd Faris Abdu Razak (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, at 0:30
19. Philip Deignan (Irl), Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:30
20. Guo Hui (Chn), China National, at 0:30
21. Sergii Matveyev (Ukr), ISD, at 0:30
22. Rafaa Chtioui (Tun), Doha, at 0:30
23. Samai (Ina), Letua Cycling, at 0:30
24. Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI), Iran National, at 0:30
25. Lucas Euser (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:30
26. René Haselbacher (Aut), Vorarlberg-Corratec, at 0:30
27. Yohann Gene (Fra), BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 0:30
28. Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, at 0:30
29. Cameron Wurf (Aus), Australia National, at 0:30
30. Hilton Clarke (Aus), Fuji-Servetto, at 0:30
31. Omar Hasanin (Syr), Doha, at 0:30
32. René Weissinger (Ger), Vorarlberg-Corratec, at 0:30
33. Juan Jose Cobo (Spa), Fuji-Servetto, at 0:30
34. Misbah M Rauf Nur (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, at 0:30
35. Guillermo R Bongiorno (Arg), CSF Group-Navigare, at 0:30
36. Abdelbaset Hannachi (Alg), Doha, at 0:30
37. Igor Abakoumov (Bel), ISD, at 0:30
38. Frederrik Kessiakoff (Swe), Fuji-Servetto, at 0:30
39. Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, at 0:30
40. Daniel Fleeman (GBr), Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:30
41. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra), AG2R La Mondiale, at 0:30
42. Jeremy Yates (NZl), Letua Cycling, at 0:30
43. Xitao Ji (Chn), China National, at 0:30
44. Gong Hyo Suk (Kor), Seoul Cycling, at 0:30
45. Arnaud Labbe (Fra), BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 0:30
46. Wan Mohammed Najmee W (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, at 0:30
47. Hosein Alizadeh (IRI), Iran National, at 0:30
48. Blaise Sonnery (Fra), AG2R La Mondiale, at 0:30
49. Nikolay Slonov (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, at 0:30
50. Julien Loubet (Fra), AG2R La Mondiale, at 0:30
51. Tonton Susanto (Ina), Letua Cycling, at 0:30
52. Gianluca Mirenda (Ita), ISD, at 0:30
53. Bartosz Huzarski (Pol), ISD, at 0:30
54. Jai Crawford (Aus), Australia National, at 0:30
55. Johann Rabie (RSA), South Africa National, at 0:30
56. Fortunato Baliani (Ita), CSF Group-Navigare, at 0:30
57. Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, at 0:30
58. Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, at 0:30
59. Hosein Askari (IRI), Iran National, at 0:30
60. Adam Semple (Aus), Australia National, at 0:30
61. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra), BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 0:30
62. Timothy Duggan (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:30
63. Floch Guillaume Le (Fra), BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 0:30
64. Jose Serpa (Col), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, at 0:30
65. Peng Liu (Chn), China National, at 0:30
66. Jean-Charles Senac (Fra), AG2R La Mondiale, at 0:30
67. Janse Van Rensburg J (RSA), South Africa National, at 0:30
68. Nepomnyachshiy Y (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, at 0:30
69. Choi Jin Yong (Kor), Seoul Cycling, at 0:30
70. Suhardi Hassan (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, at 0:30
71. Gene Bates (Aus), Australia National, at 0:30
72. Ian Mcleod (RSA), South Africa National, at 0:30
73. Davide Vigano (Ita), Fuji-Servetto, at 0:30
74. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita), CSF Group-Navigare, at 0:30
75. Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr), ISD, at 0:30
76. Wenlong Zhang (Chn), China National, at 0:30
77. Federico Canuti (Ita), CSF Group-Navigare, at 0:30
78. Jackson Rodriguez (Ven), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, at 0:30
79. Alexander Shushemoin (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, at 0:30
80. Joaquin Novoa Menedex (Spa), Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:30
81. Yong Li Ng (Mas), Letua Cycling, at 0:30
82. Arkaitz Duran (Spa), Fuji-Servetto, at 0:30
83. Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, at 0:30
84. Richie Porte (Aus), Australia National, at 0:30
85. Tim Roe (Aus), Australia National, at 0:30
86. Silvere Ackermann (Swi), Vorarlberg-Corratec, at 0:30
87. Amir Zargari (IRI), Iran National, at 0:30
88. Daniele Nardello (Ita), Fuji-Servetto, at 0:30
89. Jianhua Ji (Chn), China National, at 0:30
90. Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz), Kazakhstan National, at 0:30
91. Johann Tschopp (Swi), BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 0:30
92. Hyeon Kim Gu (Kor), Seoul Cycling, at 0:30
93. Cameron Meyer (Aus), Garmin-Slipstream, at 0:30
94. Philipp Ludescher (Aut), Vorarlberg-Corratec, at 0:30
95. Pascal Hunger Buhler (Swi), Vorarlberg-Corratec, at 0:30
96. Ghader Mizbani (IRI), Iran National, at 0:30
97. Abdelmalek Madani (Alg), Doha, at 0:30
98. Hong Yoo Ki (Kor), Seoul Cycling, at 0:30
99. Sea Keong Loh (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, at 0:30
100. Jaco Venter (RSA), South Africa National, at 0:38
101. Mohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas), Letua Cycling, at 0:40
102. Mohd Akmal Amrun (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation,, at 0:41
103. Suh Seok Kyu (Kor), Seoul Cycling, at 0:43
104. Gregor Gazvoda (Slo), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, at 0:46
105. Gang Xu (Chn), China National, at 0:46
106. Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, at 0:50
107. Gomez Marchante J A (Spa), Cervélo TestTeam, at 0:52
108. Manuel Belletti (Ita), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, at 0:53
109. Ali Ahmed Fallanie (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, at 0:57
110. Alan Marangoni (Ita), CSF Group-Navigare, at 1:08
111. Tiziano Dall’antonia (Ita), CSF Group-Navigare, at 1:23
112. Lim Yew Meng (Mas), Letua Cycling, at 1:45
113. Mohd Zamri Saleh (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, at 2:50
114. Jang Gyung Gu (Kor), Seoul Cycling, at 2:50
115. Oscar Pujol (Spa), Cervélo TestTeam, at 3:03
116. Anuar Manan (Mas), Malaysian National Cycling Federation, at 3:15
117. Park Sung Baek (Kor), EQA-Meitan Hompo-Graphite Design, at 3:16
118. Luca Celli (Ita), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, at 14:16
119. Carlos José Ochoa (Ven), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, at 27:28