The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple-stage road bicycle race held in Peninsular Malaysia, named after the Langkawi archipelago where the first edition started and finished. It has been held annually since 1996, originally in February–March, later moving to September (2023) and October (2022–). The route changes each year but almost always includes the Genting Highlands climb.
Next edition
3–10 Oct 2027
Men · 2.Pro
Starts in
date from the UCI calendar
GC riders to watch
Menpast GC podium riders still racing
Defending champion · 2026
Lennart JASCHTudor Pro Cycling Team
1 win and 1 podium here · 4 wins in 2026
Last 5 races
20201152RiderPodiums here 2015–26Wins 26Last 5
In our records
Men10 winners in 10 editions
Since 2015 in our records
Winners
Men| Year | Podium |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 Apr 2019 |
| 2026 |  L. JASCH2 BALDERSTONE +0:26, 3 CASTELLON +0:42 |
| 2025 |  J. DELBOVE2 JOHANNESSEN +0:03, 3 VOISARD +0:06 |
| 2024 |  M. POOLE2 PESENTI +0:13, 3 IRIBAR +0:20 |
| 2023 | S. CARR2 CEPEDA ORTIZ +0:49, 3 CASTRILLO +0:58 |
| 2022 |  I. SOSA2 CARTHY +0:23, 3 TRÆEN +1:47 |
| 2020 |  D. CELANO2 FEDOROV +0:26, 3 OVECHKIN +0:35 |
| 2018 |  A. OVECHKIN2 OWSIAN +0:27, 3 DYBALL +0:32 |
| 2017 |  R. GIBBONS2 BAYLY +0:33, 3 CECCHIN +0:35 |
| 2016 | R. JANSE VAN RENSBURG2 JARAMILLO DIEZ +0:18, 3 LOPEZ MORENO +0:19 |
| 2015 |  Y. REGUIGUI2 AGNOLI +0:09, 3 HENAO GOMEZ +0:10 |
Podiums
Men · in our records, 2015–2026| Rider | Podiums | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| A. OVECHKIN | 2 | 1 |
| L. JASCH | 1 | 1 |
| J. DELBOVE | 1 | 1 |
| M. POOLE | 1 | 1 |
| S. CARR | 1 | 1 |
| I. SOSA | 1 | 1 |
| D. CELANO | 1 | 1 |
| R. GIBBONS | 1 | 1 |
| R. JANSE VAN RENSBURG | 1 | 1 |
| Y. REGUIGUI | 1 | 1 |
Teams
Men| Team | Wins |
|---|---|
| Team Dimension Data | 2 |
| Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 1 |
| Totalenergies | 1 |
| Team DSM-Firmenich Postnl | 1 |
| EF Education - Easypost | 1 |
Nations
Men| Nation | Wins |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| Germany | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
History
- 1996
First race held from 29 February to 9 March, opening and ending in Langkawi; conceived by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, it was Asia's richest bicycle race with total prize money of RM1.1 million.
- 1997
Teams from Italy and France refused to start the second stage in protest over delayed delivery of bicycles and luggage; organisers officially cancelled the stage, though an unofficial shortened version was held.
- 2004
During the first stage, police mistakenly allowed vehicles onto the course and riders mutually decided to neutralise the stage.
- 2008
The Genting Highlands climb stage was replaced by Fraser's Hill because 150,000 visitors were expected at the Genting resort for Chinese New Year; the climb returned in 2009.
- 2021
The race was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it returned in 2022, postponed twice to October 11–18.
- 2023
The race was removed from the UCI calendar over complaints about unpaid appearance fees and flight tickets, then reinstated in August; held 23–30 September over eight stages across 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia, organised by the National Sports Council.
- 2026
The National Sports Council was given a three-year mandate to continue as organiser starting from 2026.