April 19/09 20:34 pm - Tour of Malaysia: Stage 1
Posted by Editoress on 04/19/09
The Jelajah Malaysia's (JM) first stage witnessed Japanese rider, Makoto IIjima from Bridgestone Anchor proving his worth by winning the first stage from Kuala Selangor to Ipoh.
His victory in today's stage, a total distance of 176.8km meant that he repeated his achievement in the previous JM2007 of winning the first stage from Bentong to Kuantan.
"I managed to break away from the bunch as early as 110km. It was an advantage for me as today's stage comprise of flats and not so much of climbs," he mentioned today during the winners' press conference.
He who is a sprinter completed the stage in 3hours 59minutes and 55 seconds followed by Iranian rider Amir Zargari of Azad University Continental while local rider Ahmad Haidar Anuawar who rides for team Trek Marco Polo Cycling in second and third respectively.
Canada's Will Routley riding for the Jelly Belly Cycling Team, finished in 66th position, 34 seconds down on the winner
| Stage 1: Kuala Selangor to Ipoh: 176.8km | |
| 1 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | 3:59:55 |
| 2 Amir Zargari (Iri) Azad University Continental Team | at s.t. |
| 3 Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) Trek Marco Polo | 0:34 |
| 4 Hossein Nateghi (Iri) Azad University Continental Team | |
| 5 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
| 6 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
| 7 Mohd.Akmal Amrun (Mas) Malaysia B | |
| 8 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | |
| 9 Parno (Ina) Indonesia | |
| 10 Mohd. Harrif Salleh (Mas) Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz | |
| 11 KUEI HSIANG Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team | |
| 12 Kel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team | |
| 13 Anuar Manan (Mas) Azad University Continental Team | |
| 14 Rafai Chtioui (Tun) Doha Team | |
| 15 Mohd. Zamri Salleh (Mas) Malaysian Armed Forces | |
| 16 Joel Pearson (Aus) Savings & Loan Cycling Team | |
| 17 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia A | |
| 18 Deon Locke (Aus) Ride Sport Racing | |
| 19 Farid Belhani (Alg) Doha Team | |
| 20 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team | |
| 21 Aymen Ben Hassine (Tun) Doha Team | |
| 22 Muhamad Zamani Mustarudin (Mas) Malaysia B | |
| 23 Iwan Setiawan (Ina) Indonesia | |
| 24 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice Team | |
| 25 Abdelmalek Madani (Alg) Doha Team | |
| 26 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
| 27 Mohd. Faris Abdul Razak (Mas) Malaysia A | |
| 28 Muhamad Firdaus Daud (Mas) Malaysia B | |
| 29 David Mccann (Irl) Ride Sport Racing | |
| 30 Rastra Patria (Ina) Indonesia | |
| 31 Mohd Najmee Wan Mohd (Mas) Malaysia A | |
| 32 Sarham Miswan (Mas) Malaysia B | |
| 33 Lars Pria (Rom) Tinelli Colossi Cycling Team | |
| 34 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | |
| 35 Wei Yi Chang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team | |
| 36 Nattaphon Jeebtahwora (Tha) Thailand | |
| 37 Mohd. Saiful Anuar Aziz (Mas) Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz | |
| 38 Kris Koke (Aus) Ride Sport Racing | |
| 39 Phanupan Koolrungrueangkit (Tha) Thailand | |
| 40 Yen Lin Huang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team | |
| 41 Mohd. Saufi Mat Senan (Mas) Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz | |
| 42 Chun Te Chiang (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team | |
| 43 Scott Lyttle (NZl) Ride Sport Racing | |
| 44 Mohd. Razif Mohd. Salleh (Mas) Letua Cycling Team | |
| 45 Agung Ali Sahbana (Ina) Indonesia | |
| 46 Weng Kin Thum (Mas) Malaysia B | |
| 47 Mohd. Shafrul Afiza Fauzian (Mas) Malaysian Armed Forces | |
| 48 Sho Aikawa (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | |
| 49 Jimmy Pranata (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice Team | |
| 50 Muhamad Rauf Misbah (Mas) Malaysia A | |
| 51 Jai Crawford (Aus) Savings & Loan Cycling Team | |
| 52 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
| 53 Krasnikov Roman (Rus) Polygon Sweetnice Team | |
| 54 Ezzedine Lagab (Alg) Doha Team | |
| 55 Jatupoom Lekawat (Tha) Thailand | |
| 56 Ericson Obosa (Phi) Team Jazysports Beacon Philippines | |
| 57 Heksa Priya Prasetya (Ina) Indonesia | |
| 58 James Spragg (GBr) Trek Marco Polo | |
| 59 Brad Hall (Aus) Tinelli Colossi Cycling Team | |
| 60 Hamid Shiriseysan (Iri) Azad University Continental Team | |
| 61 Hossein Askari (Iri) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
| 62 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweetnice Team | |
| 63 Edi Purnomo (Ina) Indonesia | |
| 64 Mohd. Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz | |
| 65 Okart Bualoi (Tha) Thailand | |
| 66 Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Cycling Team | |
| 67 Hossein Jahanbanian (Iri) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
| 68 Samai (Ina) Letua Cycling Team | |
| 69 Mohd. Nur Umardi Rosli (Mas) Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz | |
| 70 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweetnice Team | |
| 71 Yandong Xing (Chn) Trek Marco Polo | |
| 72 Steven Robb (Aus) Savings & Loan Cycling Team | |
| 73 Ryan Ariehan (Ina) Letua Cycling Team | |
| 74 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Thailand | |
| 75 Abbas Saeiditanha (Iri) Azad University Continental Team | |
| 76 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Azad University Continental Team | |
| 77 Mehdi Sohrabi (Iri) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
| 78 Mohd. Fadhli Anwar Fauzi (Mas) Malaysian Armed Forces | |
| 79 Timothy Roe (Aus) Savings & Loan Cycling Team | |
| 80 Mohd. Jasmin Roslan (Mas) Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz | |
| 81 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | |
| 82 Emelito Atilano (Phi) Team Jazysports Beacon Philippines | |
| 83 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
| 84 Muhamad Hazwan Azeman (Mas) Malaysian Armed Forces | |
| 85 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
| 86 Ahmad Fallanie Ali (Mas) Malaysia A | |
| 87 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | |
| 88 Mohd. Nor Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Malaysian Armed Forces | |
| 89 William Dickeson (Aus) Savings & Loan Cycling Team | |
| 90 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team | |
| 91 Ghader Mizbani (Iri) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
| 92 Ji Wen Low (Sin) Letua Cycling Team | |
| 93 Mirsamad Poorseiedi (Iri) Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
| 94 David Pell (Aus) Savings & Loan Cycling Team | |
| 95 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Letua Cycling Team | |
| 96 Nathan Dahlberg (NZl) Tinelli Colossi Cycling Team | |
| 97 Yong Li Ng (Mas) Letua Cycling Team | |
| 98 Reiner Clauna (Phi) Team Jazysports Beacon Philippines | |
| 99 Michael Naylor (NZl) Tinelli Colossi Cycling Team | |
| 100 Yusrizal Usoff (Mas) Malaysia B | |
| 101 David Ayre (NZl) Tinelli Colossi Cycling Team | |
| 102 Sherwin Carrera (Phi) Team Jazysports Beacon Philippines | |
| 103 Renato Sambrano (Phi) Team Jazysports Beacon Philippines | |
| 104 Yoshiaki Shimada (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | |
| 105 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Trek Marco Polo | |
| 106 James Langedyk (Aus) Tinelli Colossi Cycling Team | |
| 107 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | |
| 108 Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi (Mas) Malaysia A | |
| 109 Genta Nakamura (Jpn) Trek Marco Polo | |
| 110 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | |
| 111 Sea Keong Loh (Mas) Trek Marco Polo | all s.t. |
| 112 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 0:53 |
| 113 Shinpei Fukuda (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor | 0:57 |
| 114 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | 5:18 |
| 115 Fadi Shekhoni (Syr) Doha Team | 21:44 |
| 116 Trent Stevenson (Aus) Ride Sport Racing | 21:46 |
| 117 Charles Huff (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team | |
| 118 Irish Valenzuela (Phi) Team Jazysports Beacon Philippines | |
| 119 Shaun Mccarthy (Aus) Ride Sport Racing | |
| 120 Takayuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team | |
| 121 Matthew Crane (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team | |
| 122 Amirul Aswandi Imran (Mas) Malaysian Armed Forces | all s.t. |
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