2017 Tour de Langkawi
| 2017 UCI Asia Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 22 February – 1 March 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,222.2 km (759.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 04' 57" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Ryan Gibbons (RSA)
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(Team Dimension Data) |
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| Second |
 Cameron Bayly (AUS)
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(IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness) | |
| Third |
 Alberto Cecchin (ITA)
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(Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia) | |
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Points |
Ryan Gibbons (RSA)
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(Team Dimension Data) |
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Mountains |
 John Ebsen (DEN)
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(Infinite AIS Cycling Team) |
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Team | IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness | |
The 2017 Tour de Langkawi was the 22nd edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1996. The race was run at the highest category apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race as part of the 2017 UCI Asia Tour.
The race was won by South African rider Ryan Gibbons for Team Dimension Data, taking the first professional wins of his career. He won the race by 33 seconds ahead of Australia's Cameron Bayly (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness), while the podium was completed by Italian rider Alberto Cecchin, a further two seconds behind for the Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia squad.
19 teams accepted invitations to participate in the 2017 Tour de Langkawi. One UCI WorldTeam – Team Dimension Data was invited to the race, along with six UCI Professional Continental and eleven UCI Continental teams. The field was completed by one national selection teams.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
UCI Continental teams
National teams
The itinerary for the race was released on 22 December 2016. It comprised eight stages, and a total distance of 1,222.2 kilometres (759.4 miles).
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