Johor Bahru - The 47th Tour of Malaysia which starts tomorrow will be the platform for Malaysian riders to show their capability.
Tour of Malaysia 2011 chief operating officer Datuk Naim Mohamed said unlike Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL), the Tour of Malaysia has a class of its own.
"Don't compare Tour of Malaysia with the prestigious LTdL which has a high UCI status. Tour of Malaysia has a 2.2 status to give more opportunity to local riders."
Malaysia's oldest cycling tour has attracted participation of 30 teams, ten more than the previous year.
Naim said it is the highest number of entries since the race was introduced in 1963.
Twelve local teams - the Malaysian national team, two continental teams and ten club teams are vying for honours.
The two continental teams from Malaysia are Le Tua Cycling Team (L2A) and Terengganu Pro Asia Cycling Team (TSG).
TSG team is banking on Anuar Manan and Harrif Salleh. The challenge will come from Suhardi Hassan, Wan Mohamed Wan Mohd Najmee, Sayuti Zahit and Mohd Zamri Salleh.
A lot is also expected from young riders Muhammad Adiq Husainie Othman, Ahmad Fakhrullah Alias, Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin, Amir Mustafa Rosli and Mohd Fakharuddin Daud.
First stage of the 1,011km Tour of Malaysia is from Kota Iskandar to Bandar Penawar, a distance of 162.5km.
In KUALA TERENGGANU, TSG coach Syed Mohd Hussaini Syed Mazlan said national rider Anuar Manan will lead the team of six riders to Tour of Malaysia.
The other members are Mohd Harrif Salleh, Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin, Yusrizal Usoff, Mohammad Saufi Senan and Motoi Nara.
"These riders represented TSG at Tour De Mumbai in India last month," he told Bernama here Monday.
He is confident that the riders especially Anuar will be able to defend his spring jersey won last year.
-- BERNAMA
Source: http://www.bernama.com
Tour of Malaysia 2011 chief operating officer Datuk Naim Mohamed said unlike Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL), the Tour of Malaysia has a class of its own.
"Don't compare Tour of Malaysia with the prestigious LTdL which has a high UCI status. Tour of Malaysia has a 2.2 status to give more opportunity to local riders."
Malaysia's oldest cycling tour has attracted participation of 30 teams, ten more than the previous year.
Naim said it is the highest number of entries since the race was introduced in 1963.
Twelve local teams - the Malaysian national team, two continental teams and ten club teams are vying for honours.
The two continental teams from Malaysia are Le Tua Cycling Team (L2A) and Terengganu Pro Asia Cycling Team (TSG).
TSG team is banking on Anuar Manan and Harrif Salleh. The challenge will come from Suhardi Hassan, Wan Mohamed Wan Mohd Najmee, Sayuti Zahit and Mohd Zamri Salleh.
A lot is also expected from young riders Muhammad Adiq Husainie Othman, Ahmad Fakhrullah Alias, Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin, Amir Mustafa Rosli and Mohd Fakharuddin Daud.
First stage of the 1,011km Tour of Malaysia is from Kota Iskandar to Bandar Penawar, a distance of 162.5km.
In KUALA TERENGGANU, TSG coach Syed Mohd Hussaini Syed Mazlan said national rider Anuar Manan will lead the team of six riders to Tour of Malaysia.
The other members are Mohd Harrif Salleh, Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin, Yusrizal Usoff, Mohammad Saufi Senan and Motoi Nara.
"These riders represented TSG at Tour De Mumbai in India last month," he told Bernama here Monday.
He is confident that the riders especially Anuar will be able to defend his spring jersey won last year.
-- BERNAMA
Source: http://www.bernama.com