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2008 Jelajah Malaysia
The 2008 Jelajah Malaysia, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was held from 7 to 13 January 2008. There were seven stages with a total of 1,352.2 kilometres. In fact, the race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a 2.2 category race and was part of the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour calendar. Tonton Susanto of Indonesia won the race, followed by Ghader Mizbani of Iran second and Fredrik Johansson of Sweden third overall. Anuar Manan of Malaysia won the points classification and Hossein Askari of Iran won the mountains classification. won the team classification. A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2008 Jelajah Malaysia. Out of 120 riders, a total of 91 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur. Stages Classification leadership Final standings General classification Points classification Mountains classification Malaysian rider classification Team classification Stage results Stage 1 ;7 January 2008 — Put ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 UCI Asia Tour
The 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour was the 4th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 28 October 2007 with the Japan Cup and ended on 15 September 2008 with the Tour de Hokkaido. The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Hossein Askari Hossein Askari ( fa, حسین عسگری , born March 23, 1975, in Khomeyn) is an Iranian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the , , and teams. During his career, Askari was suspended for ... from Iran was the defending champion of the 2006–07 UCI Asia Tour and was crowned as the 2007–08 UCI Asia Tour champion. Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Nielsen (cyclist)
Jacob Nielsen Larsen (born 12 January 1978, in Horsens) is a Danish former cyclist. Palmares ;2002 :2nd Poreč Trophy 5 ;2004 :1st Stage 4 International Cycling Classic ;2006 :1st Stage 2 Tour of Siam :1st Stage 11 International Cycling Classic :1st Stage 5 Tour d'Indonesia ;2007 :1st Stage 6 Tour de la Martinique :3rd Overall Tour of South China Sea The Tour of South China Sea is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It has been held during Christmas holiday every year since 1996 to celeb ... ;2009 :1st Grand Prix Copenhagen-Odsherred Classic References 1978 births Living people Danish male cyclists Sportspeople from Horsens Cyclists from the Central Denmark Region {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McCann (cyclist)
David McCann (born 17 March 1973 in Belfast) is an Ireland, Irish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode in the 1996, 2000 and 2012 Olympic Games. He was the Ireland National Cycling Championships, Irish national road race champion in 2000, 2001 and 2006, and won the Irish national time trial championships a record 6 times (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009 & 2010). He last rode for the Synergy Baku Cycling Project, an Azerbaijan-registered UCI Continental team. Biography In 2005, McCann captured the overall title at the Tour de Korea. In 2006 he won the Tour of Indonesia; 2 stages in the Tour of Thailand; 1 stage at the Tour of Qinghai Lake and 1 stage in the Tour of Azerbaijan. He represented Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games time trial, finishing 5th. On 20 September 2009, McCann broke Chris Boardman's long-standing British 25 mile time trial record in Port Talbot. Later that week, he finished in 11th in the 2009 UCI Road World Championships, World Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genting Highlands
Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1,800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang. It was established in 1965 by the late Chinese businessman Lim Goh Tong. The primary tourist attraction is Resorts World Genting, a hill resort where casinos and theme parks are situated and gambling is allowed. History The idea to build a hill resort near the capital city of Kuala Lumpur came from a late Malaysian Chinese businessman, Lim Goh Tong who was inspired by the fresh air in Cameron Highlands during his business trip there in 1963 for a hydroelectric power project. The rationale was that Cameron Highlands was too far away from Kuala Lumpur, and therefore building a mountain resort nearer to Kuala Lumpur would have excellent business potential. After researching Kuala Lumpur's maps and surrounding areas, Lim identified Mount Ulu Kali in Genting Sempah, 58 km from Kuala Lumpur, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Kubu Bharu
Kuala Kubu Bharu (also spelt Kuala Kubu Baru, Kuala Kubu Bahru or Kuala Kubu Baharu; abbreviated to KKB), is the district capital of Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located 60 km north of Kuala Lumpur. In 1883, the Sungai Selangor dam breaks, causing a massive flood. It swept away the entire town the second time it broke in 1926, except for Guan Yin Gu Si Temple and Al-Hidayah Mosque. Following the flood, the British then relocated the town to a higher elevation and began to rebuild the town. Originally the town was named Kuala Kubu, however after the flood happened, the town was then renamed Kuala Kubu Bharu or New Kuala Kubu in English. Kuala Kubu Bharu is arguably the first garden township in Asia, planned by the first government town planner of British Federated Malay States (FMS), Charles Crompton Reade in 1925. The town is filled with pre-war buildings, mostly built by the locals, and they showcase the culture and architectural designs of that p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrille Heymans
Cyrille is both a French masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name * Cyrille Adoula (1921–1978), Congolese politician who served as Premier of the Republic of the Congo (1961–1964) * Cyrille Aimée (born 1984), French jazz singer * Cyrille Beaudry (1835–1904), Canadian priest and educator * Cyrille Florent Bella (born 1975), Cameroonian football player (senior career from 1998) who was a member of the Cameroonian national team (1997 and 2003) * Cyrille Carré (born 1984), French Olympic canoeist and 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Champion in the K-2 1000 m event * Cyrille-Hector-Octave Côté (1809–1850), physician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and went on to be ordained as a Baptist minister * Cyrille Courtin (born 1971), French football player (senior career 1989–2003) * Cyrille-Fraser Delâge (1869–1957), Canadian notary and political figure who served in the Leg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karak, Pahang
Karak is a small town in Bentong District, Pahang, Malaysia. Located at the foothills of Malaysia's Titiwangsa Mountain Range, it is well known as a rest town along the Malaysia Federal Route 2, Federal Route 2 from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan and lends its name to the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway, Karak Highway, or the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway linking it to the country's capital of Kuala Lumpur. Town The town of Karak and its outlying areas are located about 20 km southeast of the region's municipal capital of Bentong, at an elevation of 72 metres, with several outlying villages within the area's outskirts, including Kampung Cinta Manis, Kampung Jambu Rias, Kampung Karak Setia, Kampung Sungai Dua, and Taman Seri Bentong, all located within the town's sub-district outskirts. The town's exact population is unknown, however a 2020 census by the Department of Statistics placed the Pahang state assembly seat of Sabai (which Karak is a part of) at 21,543 people. Much of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemas
Gemas (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Gomeh'') is a small town and a mukim in Tampin District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, near the Negeri Sembilan-Johor state border. It is situated 101 km northeast of Seremban, the state capital city, and 30 km north of Segamat, Johor. Gemas is notable for being at the railway junction between the Malaysian west and east coast rail lines. For this reason, Gemas is busy for a town of its size. Gemas is accessible via train from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The whole town of Gemas stretches from Negeri Sembilan, crossing into the border with Johor. The Johorean side of Gemas is known as Gemas Baharu, in Segamat District, which is located about 1 km from Gemas town centre, implying that the original Gemas town centre is on the Negeri Sembilanese side. To the southwest stands the famed Mount Ledang, also known as Mount Ophir, with a height of 1276 m. Demographics Malays make up the majority of the population at 83% followed by the Chinese 8%, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muar Town
Muar ( Jawi: موار) or Bandar Maharani, is a historical town and the capital of Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Malaysia to be visited and explored for its food, coffee and historical prewar buildings. It was recently declared as the royal town of Johor by Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar and is the fourth largest urban area (after Johor Bahru, Batu Pahat and Kluang) in Johor. It is the main and biggest town of the bigger entity region or area of the same name, Muar which is sub-divided into the Muar district and the new Tangkak district, which was upgraded into a full-fledged district from the Tangkak sub-district earlier. Muar district as the only district covering the whole area formerly borders Malacca in the northern part. Upon the upgrading of Tangkak (formerly Ledang) district, the Muar district now covers only the area south of Sungai Muar, whilst the northern area beyond the river is in within Tangkak district. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hossein Nateghi
Hossein Nateghi ( fa, حسین ناطقی; born 8 February 1987) is an Iranian cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2005 :1st Time trial, Asian Junior Road Championships ;2006 :1st Stage 1 Milad de Nour Tour ;2007 :1st Overall Taftan Tour ::1st Prologue & Stage 2 :1st Prologue Tour of Turkey ;2008 :1st Overall Taftan Tour ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : UAE International Emirates Post Tour ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : Tour of Thailand ::1st Stages 1 & 4 :1st Stage 4 Kerman Tour ;2009 :1st Stage 6 Tour of Thailand : Jelajah Malaysia ::1st Stages 3 & 8 :1st Stage 4 Tour de Singkarak :1st Stage 5 President Tour of Iran :1st Stage 3 Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) :3rd Road race, National Road Championshios ;2010 : Kerman Tour ::1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 5 :1st Stage 1 Milad De Nour Tour :3rd Road race, Asian Road Championships ;2011 : Milad De Nour Tour ::1st Stages 2 & 4 ;2012 :1st Stage 2 Tour de East Java The Tour de East Java is a professional road bicycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batu Pahat
The Batu Pahat District is a district in the state of Johor, Malaysia. It lies southeast of Muar, southwest of Kluang, northwest of Pontian, south of Segamat and Tangkak District. The capital of the district is Bandar Penggaram. Geography The capital of the district Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat is located at . It is 239 km (150 miles) from Kuala Lumpur. The next nearest town is Muar which is 50 km (30 miles) northwest of Batu Pahat. The town of Kluang is located about 52 km (32 miles) to the northeast. Johor Bahru is located about 70 km to 100 km (43 miles to 62 miles) to the southeast of the town. The district itself borders the districts of Segamat to the north, Kluang to the east, Muar to the west and shares a border in the southeast with the district of Pontian. The coast of the Straits of Melaka lies to the south. History The town acquired the name Batu Pahat, which means "chiselled stone", from the quarries near the estuary. There are m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohei Uchima
is a Japanese cyclist, who was selected to represent Japan in the 2015 UCI Road World Championships. After ten years as a professional – competing with , (two spells) and – Uchima retired from road cycling in August 2020, aiming to enter Keirin racing. Major results ;2008 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2010 : 7th Overall Tour of Thailand ::1st Stage 5 : 7th Overall Tour de Hokkaido ;2011 : 7th Overall Tour de Okinawa ;2014 : Tour de Singkarak ::1st Stages 1 & 6 : 3rd Overall Tour de Hokkaido : 7th Tour de Okinawa : 8th Overall Tour of Thailand : 9th Overall Tour de Taiwan ;2015 : 1st Prologue ( TTT) Tour de Guadeloupe : 2nd Overall Tour of Thailand ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Road race, Asian Road Championships : 7th Overall Tour de Hokkaido ;2016 : 3rd Tour de Okinawa : 8th Overall Tour de Kumano ;2019 : 2nd Overall Tour de Iskandar Johor The Tour de Iskandar Johor is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
