14
TEAMS CONFIRM PARTICIPATION
26/01/2010
KUALA
LUMPUR: A total of 14 teams have confirmed participation in
the 15th edition Le Tour de Langkawi 2010 (LTDL), which will
take place from the 1st to 7th March.
Sports
Ministry Secretary General, Datuk Mohd Yasin Mohd Salleh in
a statement today, said the only Pro Continental team which
has already confirmed participation is ISD-Neri, their second
time in LTDL.
"Three
National teams are from Malaysia, Kazakhstan and South Africa
while the other 10 are Continental teams," he said.
Besides
Australian Continental team; Drapac Porsche, other Continental
teams that will enliven the 15th Edition of LTDL are Tabriz
Petrochemical Cycling Team (Iran), Seoul Cycling (South Korea),
Marco Polo Cycling Team (China), Aisan Racing Team (Japan),
Max Success Sport Racing Team (China), Geumsan Ginseng Asia
(South Korea), Azad University (Iran), Giant Asia Racing Team
(Taiwan) and Malaysia registered team, LeTua Cycling Team.
Datuk
Mohd Yasin said,"KBS and the organizing committee have
identified other team’s application and will decide
the remaining teams that will compete in LTDL soon."
"We
also believe that ISD-Neri, which ranked 13th overall last
year, will be more competitive after experiencing the hardships
of racing under extreme hot and humid weather in Malaysia,"
said Datuk Mohd Yasin.
Continental
teams such as Drapac Porsche, Tabriz Petrochemical, Seoul
Cycling, Marco Polo, Aisan Racing Team, Azad University, Giant
Asia and LeTua are teams that regularly take part in Malaysia
and they are expected to give a strong challenge against their
European counterpart.
"We
would also like to welcome new teams from China, Max Success
Sport and Geumsan Ginseng Asia from South Korea appearing
for the first time in Malaysia and LTDL. We are confident
with the presence of these teams, LTDL will be lively and
intense," he added.
Malaysian
sprinter Anuar Manan will be donning the jersey colour of
his new team, Geumsan Ginseng this time along with his LTDL
2008 Asian Champion teammate Shinichi Fukushima. They are
a big contest for the Asian Classification and will put up
a great performance this year.
Other
Malaysian cyclists riding for Continental Teams competing
in LTDL 2010 are Adiq Othman (Drapac Porsche), while Loh Sea
Keong and Anuawar Ahmad Haidar will ride for Marco Polo Cycling
Team.
The
15th edition of the UCI (Hors Category) stage race will take
place from Kota Bharu - Kuala Berang (174.5km); Kuala Terengganu
- Chukai (182.3km); Pekan - Mersing (145.6km); Mersin-Parit
Sulong (163.5km); Muar - Port Dickson (116.9km) Putrajaya
- Genting Highlands (102.8km) and Kuala Kubu Baru - Dataran
Merdeka (133.7km), covering a total distance of 1019.3km.
A total of 120 riders from 20 teams including two local teams
are expected to take part in the event, Le Tour de Langkawi
2010.
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CONFIRMED TEAMS LIST
PRO
CONTINENTAL TEAM
CONTINENTAL
TEAM
- Drapac
Porsche - AUSTRALIA
- Tabriz
Petrochemical Cycling Team - IRAN
- Seoul
Cycling Team - KOREA
- Marco
Polo Cycling Team - CHINA
- Aisan
Racing Team - JAPAN
- Max
Success Sport Cycling Team - CHINA
- Le
Tua cycling Team - MALAYSIA
- Team
Geumsan Ginseng Asia - KOREA
- Azad
University Cycling Team - IRAN
- Giant
Asia Racing Team - TAIWAN
NATIONAL
TEAM
- Malaysia
- Kazakhstan
- South
Africa
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