Boris Shpilevsky wins shortened Langkawi stage, Monsalve strengthens lead

By VeloNews.com
Published Jan. 31, 2011

After six days of trying, the breakaway specialists in Le Tour de Langkawi finally had their say Monday, going clear during a shortened stage to Nilai and fighting it out for the win. First to the line was the big Russian rider Boris Shpilevsky (Tabriz Petrochemical Pro Team), who hit the line two seconds ahead of French rival Perrig Quemeneur (Team Europcar) and five seconds ahead of the next chasers. These were led home by Sunday’s stage winner Robert Forster (UnitedHealthcare), who went clear in the break rather than banking on another bunch gallop.

“Today’s race was faster, it was always attacks, attacks, attacks,” Shpilevsky said after the 127 kilometer leg. “The move went inside the final 20 kilometres to go and I was really lucky to be there. When we start to work I thought of the chance to be in this group with this group, but I don’t think about being the winner. We had many very strong guys in the breakaway, such as Robert Forster … it’s very difficult for the sprint (with him). But I went on the attack from the break at the end and it worked out very good.”

The stage was shortened due to flooding and that prompted riders to race more aggressively than before. After a spate of short-lived moves, the 28-year-old Shpilevsky pushed ahead with ten others and held a solid lead over the main bunch. Although it didn’t go about a minute, those behind were not organised and the break stayed clear to fight it out for the win.

Shpilevsky has a rapid finish, but didn’t fancy his chances against Forster. “The others, like always, were looking at everyone. Maybe they don’t want to do it (attack) because it’s two kilometers to go, everybody is thinking about the sprint but not about the attack in the last two kilometres. But I jumped clear and got into a small breakaway, finishing five seconds before the others. I’m very happy.”

Race leader Jonathan Monsalve (Androni Giocattoli) finished in the main bunch, 26 seconds behind the winner. He took a win in the first of two intermediate sprints, extending his overall lead to five seconds over Libardo Nino Corredor (Le Tua). As a result he’s looking like a solid bet to take the overall classification tomorrow.

“It has been another very hard stage. Once again my whole team has worked a lot,” he said. “When I saw the sign for one kilometre to go to the first sprint, I was marking Libardo to make sure that he wasn’t getting seconds from me. I also realised the sprinters were not going for the sprints so I sprinted and gained three seconds. It makes me more calm for tomorrow when I’ll have to preserve the lead.”

One of the sprinters who didn’t try too hard today was quadruple stage victor Andrea Guardini. He did take second in the first intermediate sprint, but held back thereafter. He congratulated Shpilevsky for his win, saying that he detected the right breakaway and deserved his success.

“In my team we had Miyazawa in the first group so we gave him the green light to look for the victory,” he said, explaining the tactics. “As for myself, at three kilometers to go I decided to not sprint for what would be maybe 4 or 5 points, they are not really needed. I wasn’t at 100 percent of my capacity today because each day I feel a bit [more] tired. The essential thing today was to consolidate my blue jersey and keep some strength for tomorrow.”

The final stage of the race will conclude with a laps of a circuit in Kuala Lumpur. A bunch sprint is almost always the outcome and Guardini is psyched to try to take his fifth stage of the race. Monsalve will be motivated to preserve his five second advantage over Nino Corredor, while the Tabriz Petrochemical riders will be gunning to hold onto the team general classification lead they grabbed Monday.

Stage 9

1. Boris SHPILEVSKY, (RUS) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 2:40:52
2. Perrig QUEMENEUR, (FRA), at 2
3. Robert FöRSTER, (GER) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 5
4. Baptiste PLACKAERT, (BEL) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 5
5. Omar LOMBARDI, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 5
6. Takashi MIYAZAWA, (JPN), at 5
7. Koen DE KORT, (NED) Skil-Shimano, at 5
8. José Joao PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, (POR) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 7
9. Andrei KRASILNIKAU, (BLR), at 9
10. Farshad SALEHIAN, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 15
11. Dene ROGERS, (NZL), at 26
12. Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL, (NED) Skil-Shimano, at 26
13. André SCHULZE, (GER) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 26
14. Takeaki AYABE, (JPN) Aisan Racing Team, at 26
15. Chan Jae JANG, (KOR), at 26
16. Christoff VAN HEERDEN, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at 26
17. Shinpei FUKUDA, (JPN) Aisan Racing Team, at 26
18. Joeri STALLAERT, (BEL) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 26
19. Muhamad Adiq Husainie OTHMAN, (MAS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 26
20. Tobias ERLER, (GER) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 26
21. Boy VAN POPPEL, (NED) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 26
22. Marcel KITTEL, (GER) Skil-Shimano, at 26
23. Dennis VAN NIEKERK, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at 26
24. Amir RUSLI, (MAS), at 26
25. Ameli MEYSAM, (IRI), at 26
26. Samad POOR SEIEDI, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 26
27. Libardo NINO CORREDOR, (COL) Letua Cycling Team, at 26
28. Hao LIU, (CHN) Max Success Sports, at 26
29. Jonathan MONSALVE, (VEN) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 26
30. Matthias FRIEDEMANN, (GER), at 26
31. Hyo Suk GONG, (KOR), at 26
32. Anuar MANAN, (MAS), at 26
33. Hariff SALLEH, (MAS), at 26
34. Hossein ASKARI, (IRI) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 26
35. Ebrahim JAVANI, (IRI), at 26
36. Suhardi HASSAN, (MAS), at 26
37. Alireza HAGHI, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 26
38. Arran BROWN, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at 26
39. Emanuele SELLA, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 26
40. Ramin MEHRABANI AZAR, (IRI), at 26
41. Amir ZARGARI, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 26
42. Kin San WU, (HKG), at 26
43. Christopher JONES, (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 26
44. Choon Huat GOH, (SIN), at 26
45. Sébastien DELFOSSE, (BEL) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 26
46. Taiji NISHITANI, (JPN) Aisan Racing Team, at 26
47. Kirk CARLSEN, (USA), at 26
48. Rahim EMEMI, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 26
49. Domenico POZZOVIVO, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 26
50. Andrea PASQUALON, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 26
51. Mohd Rauf Nur NISBAH, (MAS), at 26
52. Alex HOWES, (USA), at 26
53. Ghader MIZBANI IRANAGH, (IRI) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 26
54. Mohammad Saufi MAT SENAN, (MAS), at 26
55. Alex COUTTS, (GBR), at 26
56. Wei Kei CHANG, (TPE), at 26
57. Phuchong SAI-UDOMSIL, (THA), at 26
58. Pengda JIAO, (CHN) Max Success Sports, at 26
59. Lachlan David MORTON, (AUS), at 26
60. Gyung Gu JANG, (KOR), at 26
61. Gang XU, (CHN) Max Success Sports, at 26
62. Hui ZHANG, (CHN) Max Success Sports, at 26
63. Yukihiro DOI, (JPN) Skil-Shimano, at 26
64. Manuele CADDEO, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 26
65. Pierre ROLLAND, (FRA), at 26
66. Guillaume BOURGEOIS, (SUI), at 26
67. Max JENKINS, (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 26
68. Yong Li NG, (MAS) Letua Cycling Team, at 26
69. Ji Wen LOW, (SIN), at 26
70. Adrian Why Kit Chuah, (MAS) Letua Cycling Team, at 26
71. Luca BARLA, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 26
72. David MCCANN, (IRL), at 26
73. David VEILLEUX, (CAN), at 26
74. Adi PUTERA, (SIN), at 26
75. Shinichi FUKUSHIMA, (JPN), at 26
76. Hamid SHIRISISAN, (IRI), at 26
77. Blazej JANIACZYK, (POL) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 26
78. Abbas SAEIDI TANHA, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 26
79. G. Luca MIRENDA, (ITA), at 26
80. Markus EIBEGGER, (AUT) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 26
81. Angelo PAGANI, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 26
82. Ki Hong YOO, (KOR), at 26
83. David PELL, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 26
84. Jacob RATHE, (USA), at 26
85. Rafal RATAJCZYK, (POL) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 26
86. Rhys POLLOCK, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 26
87. Bartlomiej MATYSIAK, (POL) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 26
88. Guillaume LE FLOCH, (FRA), at 26
89. Jun Rong HO, (SIN), at 26
90. Lukasz BODNAR, (POL) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 26
91. Benjamin GOURGUE, (BEL) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 26
92. Mohd Nor Rizuan ZAINAL, (MAS), at 26
93. Mohd Shahrul MAT AMIN, (MAS), at 26
94. Karl MENZIES, (AUS) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 26
95. Hilton CLARKE, (AUS) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 26
96. Deon LOCKE, (AUS), at 53
97. Stuart SHAW, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 55
98. Albert TIMMER, (NED) Skil-Shimano, at 1:25
99. Mehdi SOHRABI, (IRI) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 1:48
100. Ahmad Fahrullah ALIAS, (MAS), at 1:48
101. Floris GOESINNEN, (NED) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 1:48
102. Otavio Didier BULGARELLI, (BRA), at 1:53
103. Paolo LOCATELLI, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 1:56
104. Geert VERHEYEN, (BEL) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 2:00
105. Andrea GUARDINI, (ITA), at 2:00
106. Elia FAVILLI, (ITA), at 2:00
107. Antonio SANTORO, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 2:00
108. Roberto DE PATRE, (ITA), at 2:38
109. Thomas PALMER, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 2:52
110. Alessandro DE MARCHI, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 2:59
111. Darren LOW, (SIN), at 4:32
112. Raymond KREDER, (NED), at 4:38
113. Damien GAUDIN, (FRA), at 8:31
114. Bradley POTGIETER, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at 8:31
115. Abolfazl NAZARI DAGHALIAN, (IRI), at 9:06
116. Sea Keong LOH, (MAS), at 9:10
117. James TENNENT, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at 18:27
118. Mohd Rhazif MOHD SALLEH, (MAS) Letua Cycling Team, at 18:27
. Ghafari VAHID, (IRI), at
. Thomas BONNIN, (FRA) Skil-Shimano, at

GC

1. Jonathan MONSALVE, (VEN) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 27:44:27
2. Libardo NINO CORREDOR, (COL) Letua Cycling Team, at 5
3. Emanuele SELLA, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 24
4. Dennis VAN NIEKERK, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at 25
5. Rahim EMEMI, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 25
6. Lachlan David MORTON, (AUS), at 32
7. Domenico POZZOVIVO, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 49
8. Hossein ASKARI, (IRI) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 56
9. Hyo Suk GONG, (KOR), at 57
10. Ghader MIZBANI IRANAGH, (IRI) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 1:15
11. José Joao PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, (POR) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 1:30
12. Pierre ROLLAND, (FRA), at 1:48
13. Alex HOWES, (USA), at 2:03
14. Amir ZARGARI, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 2:19
15. Kirk CARLSEN, (USA), at 2:26
16. Markus EIBEGGER, (AUT) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 2:40
17. Alex COUTTS, (GBR), at 3:02
18. Perrig QUEMENEUR, (FRA), at 3:03
19. Samad POOR SEIEDI, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 3:20
20. Gyung Gu JANG, (KOR), at 3:33
21. Andrei KRASILNIKAU, (BLR), at 3:47
22. Christopher JONES, (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 3:53
23. Pengda JIAO, (CHN) Max Success Sports, at 3:53
24. Gang XU, (CHN) Max Success Sports, at 4:20
25. Yukihiro DOI, (JPN) Skil-Shimano, at 5:13
26. Ramin MEHRABANI AZAR, (IRI), at 5:20
27. Geert VERHEYEN, (BEL) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 5:24
28. Max JENKINS, (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 6:07
29. Guillaume BOURGEOIS, (SUI), at 6:23
30. Takeaki AYABE, (JPN) Aisan Racing Team, at 6:26
31. Mohammad Saufi MAT SENAN, (MAS), at 6:28
32. Hui ZHANG, (CHN) Max Success Sports, at 6:30
33. Sébastien DELFOSSE, (BEL) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 8:18
34. David PELL, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 8:27
35. Yong Li NG, (MAS) Letua Cycling Team, at 8:38
36. Manuele CADDEO, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 8:59
37. Mohd Shahrul MAT AMIN, (MAS), at 9:18
38. Farshad SALEHIAN, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 9:57
39. Phuchong SAI-UDOMSIL, (THA), at 10:18
40. Muhamad Adiq Husainie OTHMAN, (MAS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 10:37
41. Jacob RATHE, (USA), at 12:07
42. David MCCANN, (IRL), at 12:11
43. Kin San WU, (HKG), at 12:16
44. Antonio SANTORO, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 13:10
45. Hamid SHIRISISAN, (IRI), at 14:05
46. Albert TIMMER, (NED) Skil-Shimano, at 14:37
47. Deon LOCKE, (AUS), at 15:46
48. Jun Rong HO, (SIN), at 16:34
49. Wei Kei CHANG, (TPE), at 16:47
50. Mehdi SOHRABI, (IRI) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 18:01
51. Amir RUSLI, (MAS), at 19:55
52. Guillaume LE FLOCH, (FRA), at 20:03
53. Alireza HAGHI, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 20:20
54. Koen DE KORT, (NED) Skil-Shimano, at 20:35
55. Hao LIU, (CHN) Max Success Sports, at 20:47
56. Christoff VAN HEERDEN, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at 20:59
57. Benjamin GOURGUE, (BEL) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 21:37
58. Mohd Rauf Nur NISBAH, (MAS), at 21:56
59. Luca BARLA, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 22:26
60. Angelo PAGANI, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 24:39
61. G. Luca MIRENDA, (ITA), at 25:01
62. Ki Hong YOO, (KOR), at 25:33
63. Choon Huat GOH, (SIN), at 27:14
64. Lukasz BODNAR, (POL) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 27:55
65. Abolfazl NAZARI DAGHALIAN, (IRI), at 28:33
66. Andrea PASQUALON, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 28:42
67. Taiji NISHITANI, (JPN) Aisan Racing Team, at 30:09
68. Baptiste PLACKAERT, (BEL) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 32:18
69. David VEILLEUX, (CAN), at 33:08
70. Joeri STALLAERT, (BEL) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 33:16
71. Shinichi FUKUSHIMA, (JPN), at 33:40
72. Hilton CLARKE, (AUS) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 34:13
73. Anuar MANAN, (MAS), at 34:18
74. Ameli MEYSAM, (IRI), at 34:47
75. Adrian Why Kit Chuah, (MAS) Letua Cycling Team, at 34:47
76. Tobias ERLER, (GER) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 35:07
77. Takashi MIYAZAWA, (JPN), at 35:16
78. Boris SHPILEVSKY, (RUS) Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team, at 35:26
79. Karl MENZIES, (AUS) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 35:30
80. Mohd Nor Rizuan ZAINAL, (MAS), at 35:51
81. Bartlomiej MATYSIAK, (POL) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 36:10
82. Blazej JANIACZYK, (POL) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 36:19
83. Raymond KREDER, (NED), at 36:23
84. Floris GOESINNEN, (NED) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 36:27
85. Elia FAVILLI, (ITA), at 36:45
86. Abbas SAEIDI TANHA, (IRI) Azad University Iran, at 39:33
87. Stuart SHAW, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 39:43
88. Darren LOW, (SIN), at 42:47
89. Robert FöRSTER, (GER) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 42:56
90. Chan Jae JANG, (KOR), at 43:08
91. Omar LOMBARDI, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 43:18
92. Hariff SALLEH, (MAS), at 43:27
93. Dene ROGERS, (NZL), at 43:29
94. Suhardi HASSAN, (MAS), at 43:30
95. Matthias FRIEDEMANN, (GER), at 43:39
96. Boy VAN POPPEL, (NED) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis, at 43:39
97. Rafal RATAJCZYK, (POL) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 44:20
98. Andrea GUARDINI, (ITA), at 44:21
99. Thomas PALMER, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 44:48
100. Rhys POLLOCK, (AUS) Drapac Porsche Cycling, at 45:04
101. Otavio Didier BULGARELLI, (BRA), at 45:26
102. Arran BROWN, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at 46:48
103. Marcel KITTEL, (GER) Skil-Shimano, at 47:07
104. Adi PUTERA, (SIN), at 47:17
105. Shinpei FUKUDA, (JPN) Aisan Racing Team, at 47:17
106. Sea Keong LOH, (MAS), at 47:24
107. Ji Wen LOW, (SIN), at 47:37
108. Damien GAUDIN, (FRA), at 48:43
109. André SCHULZE, (GER) CCC Polsat Polkowice, at 48:44
110. Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL, (NED) Skil-Shimano, at 49:33
111. Paolo LOCATELLI, (ITA) Colnago-CSF, at 50:01
112. Ahmad Fahrullah ALIAS, (MAS), at 50:44
113. Roberto DE PATRE, (ITA), at 55:36
114. Bradley POTGIETER, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at 57:05
115. Alessandro DE MARCHI, (ITA) Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni, at 57:57
116. James TENNENT, (RSA) Mtn Cycling, at 59:03
117. Ebrahim JAVANI, (IRI), at 1:05:53
118. Mohd Rhazif MOHD SALLEH, (MAS) Letua Cycling Team, at 1:08:09

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