Posts Tagged ‘2008’
The peloton that’s 21 minutes behind the 19 riders had a crash near the finishing line, some shots from TJ:
Not only does the organiser of the FBD Insurance serve up a tough course for the FBD Insurance Ras but he tags on another milestone in the history of this event with the announcement that FBD Insurance are now sponsors of the event for the last 25 years. So, it is no surprise that Dermot [...]
KUALA LUMPUR – Just when it started to look like an Alberto Loddo-Danilo Hondo showdown in the sun, French Pro Tour team Bouygues Telecom has upped the ante in Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2008 with the announcement of a team built around Swiss sprinter Aurelien Clerc. The 27-year old Clerc has firmly established himself [...]
SHAH ALAM – Datuk Naim Mohamad, Chief Operating officer, Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 announces today that A record number of 30 different nationalities will form the field for Le Tour de Langkawi this year. The race will start in Alor Setar, on February 9 and will end up with the traditional criterium at Dataran [...]
Source: The Star KUALA LUMPUR: Swiss NGC Medical-OTC Industria Porte are newcomers in the cycling fraternity but they certainly won’t be lacking in experience in the Tour of Langkawi (LTdL) championships from Feb 9-17. They have five experienced Italian riders in their ranks alongside one Swiss and they will be looking at making a big [...]
Source: LTdL Website KUALA LUMPUR – NGC Medical-OTC Industria Porte might be new in the cycling fraternity but the Swiss-registered team will not lack experience when they open their maiden campaign in Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 on Feb 9-17. With five Italian riders in their team alongside one Swiss, the European outfit will be [...]
Source: The Star KUALA LUMPUR: The 13th edition of the Tour of Langkawi (LTdL) will see the return of the Tinkoff Credit Systems team. The team, who finished seventh overall last year, aim to be among the frontrunners for the overall crown of the championships scheduled for Feb 9-17. Their young Russian climber, Pavel Brutt, [...]
Picture by John Pierce, PhotoSport International. left to right: Ruben Guillermo and Pagliarini Sprint specialist Ruben Guillermo Bongiorno from Argentina had taken five stages in LTdL including back-to-back wins of the traditional Kuala Lumpur Criterium in 2003 and 2004. Coming soon….
KUALA LUMPUR – The orange train which is now known as CSF Group-Navigare from the previous Ceramica-Panaria are expected to dominate Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 following the inclusion of two of its top riders. As usual, the presence of the team led by the effervescent Roberto Reberveri have always had a positive impact on [...]
KUALA LUMPUR – A team with strong Russian flavour, registered in Italy and sponsored by a cycling-mad Russian millionaire, Tinkoff Credit Systems will make their return to the 13th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) from February 9 to 17, this time looking to be among the frontrunners for the overall crown. Having finished [...]