Jelajah Malaysia
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May |
| Region | Peninsular Malaysia |
| English name | Tour of Malaysia |
| Local name(s) | Jelajah Malaysia (Malay) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour 2.2 |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Malaysian National Cycling Federation |
| History | |
| First edition | 1963 |
| Most wins |  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)(2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Yusuf Abrekov (UZB) |
The Jelajah Malaysia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1963. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour and was classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category races. The race exists of only a men's competition over seven stages. The 2012 edition of the race was won by Yusuf Abrekov of Uzbekistan Suren Team.
History
Jelajah Malaysia is the oldest bicycle race in Malaysia and it is ranked 2.2 class by UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale). Since its inception in 1963, Jelajah Malaysia is slowly and steadily beginning to be one of the most prestigious bicycle race amongst Asian and International teams.
Through wide coverage that is empowered by local and international media, Jelajah Malaysia had proven itself as an important event in promoting Malaysia to the world as a tourism and leisure destination.
It is a platform for young Malaysian riders to compete and gain valuable experience in a cycling race. Currently many riders that is representing Malaysia now starts from their participation in the Jelajah Malaysia and the number of Malaysian riders that is accepted into international teams had increased. The exposure through Jelajah Malaysia makes the Malaysian rider a great bicycle rider for the future.
Past winners
General classification
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  |
Peter Jörg (SUI) | Switzerland (national team) |
| 2000 |  |
Rafael Chyla (GER) | Hohenfelder-Concorde |
| 2001 |  |
Tommy Evans (IRL) | Republic of Ireland (national team) |
| 2002 |  |
Simone Mori (ITA) | Jura Suisse-Nippon Hodo |
| 2003 |  |
Hidenori Nodera (JPN) | Shimano Racing Team |
| 2004 |  |
Suhardi Hassan (MAS) | Kuala Lumpur |
| 2007 | |
Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Iran (national team) |
| 2008 |  |
Tonton Susanto (INA) | LeTua Cycling Team |
| 2009 |  |
Timothy Roe (AUS) | Savings & Loans Cycling Team |
| 2010 | |
David McCann (IRL) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 2011 | |
Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 2012 | |
Yusuf Abrekov (UZB) | Uzbekistan Suren Team |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | |
Anuar Manan (MAS) | LeTua Cycling Team |
| 2008 | |
Anuar Manan (MAS) | LeTua Cycling Team |
| 2009 | |
Anuar Manan (MAS) | Azad University Iran |
| 2010 |  |
Malcolm Lange (RSA) | Medscheme Cycling Team |
| 2011 | |
Mohamed Harrif Salleh (MAS) | Terengganu Cycling Team |
| 2012 | |
Adiq Husainie Othman (MAS) | Malaysia Development Team |
Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | |
Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 2008 | |
Hossein Askari (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 2009 | |
Abbas Saeiditanha (IRI) | Azad University Iran |
| 2010 | |
Matnur (INA) | Polygon Sweet Nice |
| 2011 | |
Adiq Husainie Othman (MAS) | Malaysia Development Team |
| 2012 | |
Dadi Suryadi (INA) | Putra Perjuangan |
Asian rider classification
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | |
Herry Janto Setiawan (INA) | Indonesia (national team) |
| 2003 | |
Hidenori Nodera (JPN) | Shimano Racing Team |
| 2004 | |
Suhardi Hassan (MAS) | Kuala Lumpur |
| 2007 | |
Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Iran (national team) |
| 2008 | |
Tonton Susanto (INA) | LeTua Cycling Team |
| 2009 | |
Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Petrochemical Tabriz Cycling Team |
| 2010 | |
Takumi Beppu (JPN) | Aisan Racing Team |
| 2011 | |
Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
| 2012 | |
Yusuf Abrekov (UZB) | Uzbekistan Suren Team |
Malaysian rider classification
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | |
Tsen Seong Hoong (MAS) | Malaysia (national team) |
| 2004 | |
Suhardi Hassan (MAS) | Kuala Lumpur |
| 2007 | |
Suhardi Hassan (MAS) | Kuala Lumpur |
| 2008 | |
Suhardi Hassan (MAS) | Kuala Lumpur |
| 2009 | |
Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah (MAS) | Malaysia (national team) |
| 2010 | |
Amir Rusli (MAS) | Malaysia (national team) |
| 2011 | |
Amir Rusli (MAS) | Royal Malaysia Police |
| 2012 | |
Adiq Husainie Othman (MAS) | Malaysia Development Team |
Team classification
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Asian team classification
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Malaysian team classification
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External links
- Official website
- Palmares at Cycling Archives
- Statistics at the-sports.org
- Jelajah Malaysia at cqranking.com
- Jelajah Malaysia on Facebook
- Jelajah Malaysia on Twitter
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