January 30, 2011 (Jasin, Malaysia) – Robert Forster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling took the Stage 8 sprint for the win after a 156.5km rush from Kuala Pilah to Jasin, beating out fellow German André Schulze (Ger) CCC Polsat Polkowice and Dene Rogers (NZl) Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team. Canada’s David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar finished 69th on the stage and is ranked 71st in the GC. Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Androni Giocattoli has assumed the overall lead from Libardo Nino Corredor (Col) Le Tua Cycling Team.

Results

1. Robert Forster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 3:23:32
2. André Schulze (Ger) CCC Polsat Polkowice
3. Dene Rogers (NZl) Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team
4. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli
5. Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Tabriz Petrochemical Team
6. Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano
7. Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Korea National Team
8. Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
9. Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli
10. Mohd Harrif Salleh (Mas) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling
11. Anuar Manan (Mas) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling
12. Shinpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
13. Omar Lombardi (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
14. Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling
15. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil-Shimano
16. Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
17. Hamid Shirisisan (IRI) Suren Cycling Team
18. Libardo Nino Corredor (Col) Le Tua Cycling Team
19. Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
20. Alireza Haghi (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team
21. Manuele Caddeo (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
22. Zainal Mohd Nur Rizuan (Mas) Malaysia National Team
23. Meysam Ameli (IRI) Suren Cycling Team
24. Darren Low (Sin) Singapore National Team
25. Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
26. Adi Putera Yusof (Sin) Singapore National Team
27. Alias Ahmad Fakhrullah (Mas) Malaysia National Team
28. Roberto De Patre (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli
29. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
30. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
31. Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli
32. Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Team Champion System
33. Boy Van Poppel (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
34. Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) Malaysia National Team
35. Mirsamad Pourseyedi G. (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team
36. Markus Eibegger (Aut) Tabriz Petrochemical Team
37. Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
38. Amir Zargari (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team
39. Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
40. Jose Mendes (Por) CCC Polsat Polkowice
41. Abbas Saeidi Tanha (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team
42. Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
43. Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team
44. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
45. Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Chipotle Development Team
46. Arran Brown (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
47. Hyosuk Gong (Kor) Korea National Team
48. Vahid Ghaffari (IRI) Suren Cycling Team
49. Sébastian Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
50. Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team
51. Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
52. Nur Misbah M. Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team
53. Ramin Mehrabani Azar (IRI) Suren Cycling Team
54. Ebrahim Javani (IRI) Suren Cycling Team
55. Puchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling
56. Hao Liu (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling
57. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
58. Luca Barla (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
59. Kirk Carlsen (USA) Chipotle Development Team
60. M. Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling
61. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano
62. Pengda Jiao (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling
63. Max Jenkins (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
64. Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team
65. Alex Howes (USA) Chipotle Development Team
66. Lachlan Morton (Aus) Chipotle Development Team
67. Rahim Emami (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team
68. Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:20
69. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar
70. Jacob Rathe (USA) Chipotle Development Team
71. Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
72. Mohd Salleh Mohd Razif (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team
73. M. Saufi Mat Senan (Mas) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling
74. Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
75. Ji Wen Low (Sin) Singapore National Team
76. Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team
77. Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano
78. Tobias Erler (Ger) Tabriz Petrochemical Team
79. Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling
80. Choon Haut Goh (Sin) Singapore National Team
81. Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
82. Gianluca Mirenda (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli
83. Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling
84. Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
85. Abulfazl Nazari Daghalian (IRI) Suren Cycling Team
86. Deon Locke (Aus) Team Champion System
87. Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
88. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
89. Yong Li Ng (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team
90. Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
91. Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team
92. David Pell (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
93. Paolo Locatelli (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
94. Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Team Champion System
95. David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team
96. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
97. Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling
98. Otavio Bulgarelli (Bra) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli
99. Othman M. Adiq (Mas) Drapac Professional Cycling
100. Kin San Wu (HKg) Team Champion System
101. Rafai Ratajczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
102. Raymond Kreder (Ned) Chipotle Development Team
103. Rhys Pollock (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling
104. Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
105. Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
106. Jun Rong Ho (Sin) Singapore National Team
107. Kihong Yoo (Kor) Korea National Team
108. Adrian Chuah (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team
109. Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:28
110. Guillaume Le Floch (Fra) Team Europcar
111. Antonio Santoro (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
112. James Tennent (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
113. Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano
114. Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 0:33
115. Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar 0:57
116. Gu Jang Kyung (Kor) Korea National Team
117. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 2:12
118. Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 2:26
119. Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 2:29
120. Farshad Salehian (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team 2:34
121. Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Skil-Shimano 9:07
DNF Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
DNF Samuel Witmitz (Aus) Le Tua Cycling Team

GC after Stage 8
1. Jonathan Monsalve (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 25:03:12
2. Libardo Nino Corredor (Col) Le Tua Cycling Team 0:02
3. Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:21
4. Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN Qhubeka 0:23
5. Rahim Emami (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team 0:24
6. Lachlan Morton (Aus) Chipotle Development Team 0:29
7. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 0:46
8. Hossein Askari (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 0:54
9. Hyosuk Gong (Kor) Korea National Team
10. Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 1:12
11. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 1:45
12. Jose Mendes (Por) CCC Polsat Polkowice 1:46
13. Alex Howes (USA) Chipotle Development Team 2:00
14. Amir Zargari (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team 2:16
15. Kirk Carlsen (USA) Chipotle Development Team 2:23
16. Markus Eibegger (Aut) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 2:37
17. Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team 2:59
18. Mirsamad Pourseyedi G. (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team 3:17
19. Gu Jang Kyung (Kor) Korea National Team 3:30
20. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
21. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 3:47
22. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 3:50
23. Pengda Jiao (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling
24. Andrei Krasilnikau (Blr) Chipotle Development Team 4:01
25. Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling 4:17
26. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 5:10
27. Ramin Mehrabani Azar (IRI) Suren Cycling Team 5:17
28. Max Jenkins (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 6:04
29. Guillaume Bourgeois (Swi) Team Champion System 6:20
30. Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 6:23
31. M. Saufi Mat Senan (Mas) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling 6:25
32. Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling 6:27
33. Sébastian Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 8:15
34. David Pell (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 8:24
35. Yong Li Ng (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team 8:35
36. Manuele Caddeo (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 8:56
37. M. Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling 9:15
38. Farshad Salehian (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team 10:05
39. Puchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling 10:15
40. Othman M. Adiq (Mas) Drapac Professional Cycling 10:34
41. Antonio Santoro (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 11:33
42. Jacob Rathe (USA) Chipotle Development Team 12:04
43. David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team 12:08
44. Kin San Wu (HKg) Team Champion System 12:13
45. Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano 13:35
46. Hamid Shirisisan (IRI) Suren Cycling Team 14:02
47. Deon Locke (Aus) Team Champion System 15:16
48. Jun Rong Ho (Sin) Singapore National Team 16:31
49. Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 16:36
50. Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team 16:44
51. Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 17:49
52. Abulfazl Nazari Daghalian (IRI) Suren Cycling Team 19:50
53. Rusli Amir Mustafa (Mas) Malaysia National Team 19:52
54. Guillaume Le Floch (Fra) Team Europcar 20:00
55. Alireza Haghi (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team 20:17
56. Hao Liu (Chn) Max Success Sports Cycling 20:44
57. Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil-Shimano 20:53
58. Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Qhubeka 20:56
59. Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 21:34
60. Nur Misbah M. Rauf (Mas) Malaysia National Team 21:53
61. Luca Barla (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 22:23
62. Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 24:36
63. Gianluca Mirenda (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli 24:58
64. Kihong Yoo (Kor) Korea National Team 25:30
65. Choon Haut Goh (Sin) Singapore National Team 27:11
66. Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 27:52
67. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 28:39
68. Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team 30:06
69. Raymond Kreder (Ned) Chipotle Development Team 32:08
70. Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 32:36
71. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar 33:05
72. Joeri Stallaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet 33:13
73. Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling 33:37
74. Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Skil-Shimano 33:43
75. Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 34:10
76. Anuar Manan (Mas) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling 34:15
77. Meysam Ameli (IRI) Suren Cycling Team 34:44
78. Adrian Chuah (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team
79. Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling 35:02
80. Tobias Erler (Ger) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 35:04
81. Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli 35:08
82. Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 35:27
83. Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli 35:34
84. Zainal Mohd Nur Rizuan (Mas) Malaysia National Team 35:51
85. Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Tabriz Petrochemical Team 35:59
86. Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 36:07
87. Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 36:16
88. Vahid Ghaffari (IRI) Suren Cycling Team 37:20
89. Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Malaysia National Team 38:17
90. Darren Low (Sin) Singapore National Team 38:38
91. Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 39:11
92. Abbas Saeidi Tanha (IRI) Azad University Cycling Team 39:30
93. Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team Europcar 40:35
94. James Tennent (RSA) MTN Qhubeka 40:59
95. Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 42:19
96. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli 42:46
97. Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Korea National Team 43:05
98. Robert Forster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 43:18
99. Mohd Harrif Salleh (Mas) Terengganu ProAsia Cycling 43:24
100. Dene Rogers (NZl) Giant Kenda Pro Cycling Team 43:26
101. Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team 43:27
102. Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Team Champion System 43:36
103. Omar Lombardi (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
104. Boy Van Poppel (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
105. Otavio Bulgarelli (Bra) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli 43:56
106. Rafai Ratajczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 44:17
107. Rhys Pollock (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling 45:01
108. Arran Brown (RSA) MTN Qhubeka 46:45
109. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil-Shimano 47:04
110. Adi Putera Yusof (Sin) Singapore National Team 47:14
111. Shinpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
112. Ji Wen Low (Sin) Singapore National Team 47:34
113. Paolo Locatelli (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox 48:28
114. André Schulze (Ger) CCC Polsat Polkowice 48:41
115. Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN Qhubeka 48:57
116. Alias Ahmad Fakhrullah (Mas) Malaysia National Team 49:19
117. Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano 49:30
118. Mohd Salleh Mohd Razif (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team 50:05
119. Roberto De Patre (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli 53:11
120. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 55:21
121. Ebrahim Javani (IRI) Suren Cycling Team 1:05:50