Diquigiovanni Complete LTDL With Unprecedented Success

• LTdL 2009 Stage 7 Result

Kuala Lumpur, 15 February 2009 – Gianni Savio’s Diquigiovanni-Androni Gioccatoli team completed what was effectively the most dominant team performance ever in Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) with multiple titles in their bag after the final stage of the race, the Kuala Lumpur Criterium today.

Stage 6 – Gavazzi is back!

• LTdL 2009 Stage 6 Result

Gavvazi, Winner @Stage 6

Shah Alam, February 14, 2009 – After a ‘two-day break’ Mattia Gavazzi got back to his winning ways, bagging his fourth stage victory in the 14th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL), a 146.8 kilometre Stage Six from Batang Kali to Shah Alam today.

The Italian sprinter registered his team Serramenti Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocatoli’s 20th ever stage win in LTdL after yet another bunch sprint, but this time it required a photo-finish to separate between three frontrunners, Ag2r La Mondiale’s Aurelian Clerc, Garmin-Slipstream’s Chris Sutton and Gavazzi, as the trio crossed the line side-by-side to end the stage.

Serpa Take Charge At The Top and Looks Unbeatable

• LTdL 2009 Stage 5 Result

Hose Serpa, Stage 5 Winner

Colombian Jose Serpa has won Le Tour de Langkawi’s queen stage, the climb up Genting Highlands for the second time to take charge of the overall lead in the general classification on a hectic day in the hills which served up Stage Five today.

Le Tua conquers the podium

• LTdL 2009 Stage 4 Result

Samai, Stage 4 Winner

BANGI: At the fourth stage today, the continental team Le Tua conquered the podium as they took three wins at the longest route of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2009 from Malacca to Bandar Baru Bangi.

At the route of a total distance of 221km today, LeTua’s rider Samai who hails from Indonesia sprint swiftly to the finishing line ahead of the winner of the previous three stages, Mattia Gavazzi of Diquigiovanni-Androni who is also the holder of the yellow jersey.

Gavazzi Gets A Hattrick

• LTDL 2009 Stage 3 Results

Gavazzi 3rd Win

MALACCA: Italian rider Mattia Gavazzi conquered Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2009 as he got a hattrick and manages to keep the yellow jersey after he finished the third stage today.

The 26-year old rider of pro continental team Diquigiovanni-Androni defeated other riders as he did a spectacular sprint up to the finishing point in the third stage today from Malacca to Malacca, a total distance of 186km.

Gavazzi Wins Again on Stage 2

• LTDL 2009 Stage 2 Result

Gavazzi second time winner @Stage 2

MALACCA: The rider of Diquigiovanni-Androni, Mattia Gavazzi keeps the yellow jersey in the second stage of LTdL2009 from Senawang to Malacca covering a distance of 160.9km. The rider form Italy also kept the green jersey sponsored by MILO as he led the bunch of 118 riders to the finish in 3 hours, 42 minutes and 13 seconds.

Gavazzi said that honestly he is surprised to have won three victories which were a stage in Tour de San Luis and two stages in LTdL 2009 (stage 1 and 2) in the early part of the season this year.

Gavazzi Won Stage 1

• LTDL 2009 Stage 1 Result

Gavazzi

SENAWANG: The rider from Diquigiovanni-Androni, Mattia Gavazzi prolong the excellence of the team from the previous year by winning the first stage of Le Tour de Langkawi today.

Asian and European Team In Balance

KUALA LUMPUR, 8 February: A balance participation of riders from Asia and Europe is expected to heat up the most prestigious race in Asia, Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2009 which will be in full gear tomorrow(9 Feb 2009).

Executive Chairman LTdL, Tuan Haji Abu Samah Hj Abd Wahab said that all 20 teams which will competing against each other tomorrow are already in Malaysia.

Yong Li Bears Huge Responsibility Leading Team Le Tua

KUALA LUMPUR, 8 February: The team leader of Le Tua, Ng Yong Li bears a huge responsibility to make sure that the team retains their excellence winning the blue jersey last year.

The 24-year old rider will make his past experience, training with the under 23 Liberty Seguros and being the rider of Victoria ASC and Meitan Hompo-GDR, to strategize Le Tua’s path to the podium.

Serpa Aims at First Overall Win at Le Tour de Langkawi

SHAH ALAM, 5^th February – Le Tour de Langkawi will be held this year with no former overall winner on the start list. A new name will for sure appear in the history of the race when the Proton Yellow Jersey (Jersi Kuning) will be awarded at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur on February 15.

Having switched from road racing to mountain biking, last year’s winner Ruslan Ivanov from Moldova will not come back. He’s no longer part of the roster of the Diquigiovanni-Androni team. Interestingly, another Moldovan will line up and this is the young Alexandre Pliushin, 21, from Ag2r-La Mondiale. He’s a champion in the making. After warming up at the Tour Down Under in Australia, he’s set to collect his first big result as a professional in Malaysia next week.