Anuar Manan (born 11 October 1986) is a
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
n professional cyclist, who last rode for Malaysian amateur team Amskins Cycling Club.
Career
LeTua Cycling Team
Manan started his career with the and showed his natural talent as a sprinter when he won two stages of the
2007 Jelajah Malaysia and the blue jersey. In the same year, he also won one stage in the
Azerbaijan Tour and the
Tour of Hainan
The Tour of Hainan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hainan Province, China. The race consists of nine stages and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The event was first held in 2006. It was made a UCI 2.1 race from 2007 a ...
. In the
2008 Jelajah Malaysia, he retained his blue jersey and won three stages.
Azad University Iran
His steady performance attracted several potential suitors and Manan made a decision to join
Iran
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ian team . Manan won three stages in the
2009 Jelajah Malaysia and became first rider to win the blue jersey – for the sprints classification – for three successive years.
Geumsan Ginseng Asia
Manan had to leave
Iran
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because of a visa problem and then signed a contract with
Korean
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team . Manan became the first Malaysian rider to win a stage in the
Tour de Langkawi
The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually con ...
, winning stage five, and also became the first Malaysian rider to win the points classification, in the race. He also won two stages in the
Tour of Thailand
The Tour of Thailand, officially the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon's Cup Tour of Thailand is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Thailand. It was classified by the International Cycling Union as a 2.2 category race as ...
and one each in the
Tour of East Java and the
Tour of Ganzhou Songcheng.
Terengganu Cycling Team
Anuar returned to Malaysia and joined the , winning stages in the
Jelajah Malaysia
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 ...
, the
Tour de Brunei and the
Tour of Hainan
The Tour of Hainan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hainan Province, China. The race consists of nine stages and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The event was first held in 2006. It was made a UCI 2.1 race from 2007 a ...
.
Champion System
For the 2012 season, Manan was signed by Asian team ,
joining the likes of
Jaan Kirsipuu
Jaan Kirsipuu (born 17 July 1969 in Tartu) is an Estonian former road bicycle racer, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team .
He spent the majority of his career riding under the management of Vincent Lavenu, initial ...
in the team.
Synergy Baku
For the 2013 season, Manan joined . Prior to the end of 2013, he joined on a loan move ahead of the Tour of Poyang Lake.
Return to Terengganu Cycling Team
He would later rejoin the for the 2014 season.
Major results
;2007
:
Jelajah Malaysia
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 ...
::1st Sprints classification
::1st Stages 3 & 6
: 1st Stage 9
Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran)
Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran), also known as the Tour of Iranian Azerbaijan or Azerbaijan Tour is an annual multiple stage road bicycle racing held in Iran since 1986, named after Iranian Azerbaijan. It is a UCI 2.1 category race and is part of ...
: 1st Stage 5
Tour de East Java
The Tour de East Java is a professional road bicycle racing stage race, that was held in East Java, Indonesia from 2005 to 2014. The race was sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour ...
: 1st Stage 2
Tour of Hainan
The Tour of Hainan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hainan Province, China. The race consists of nine stages and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The event was first held in 2006. It was made a UCI 2.1 race from 2007 a ...
: 6th Road race,
Southeast Asian Games
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;2008
:
Jelajah Malaysia
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 ...
::1st Sprints classification
::1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
: 1st Sprints classification
Tour de Langkawi
The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually con ...
;2009
:
Jelajah Malaysia
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 ...
::1st
![Jersey green](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Jersey_green.svg)
Points classification
::1st Stages 4 & 5
;2010
: 1st Stage 2
Tour de East Java
The Tour de East Java is a professional road bicycle racing stage race, that was held in East Java, Indonesia from 2005 to 2014. The race was sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour ...
:
Tour de Langkawi
The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually con ...
::1st
![Jersey blue](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Jersey_blue.svg)
Points classification
::1st Stage 5
:
Tour of Thailand
The Tour of Thailand, officially the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon's Cup Tour of Thailand is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Thailand. It was classified by the International Cycling Union as a 2.2 category race as ...
::1st Stages 3 & 4
;2011
: 1st Stage 4
Jelajah Malaysia
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 ...
: 1st Stage 2
Tour de Brunei
: 1st Stage 5
Tour of Hainan
The Tour of Hainan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hainan Province, China. The race consists of nine stages and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The event was first held in 2006. It was made a UCI 2.1 race from 2007 a ...
: 8th
Melaka Governor's Cup
The Melaka Governor Cup was an annual professional road bicycle racing classic cycle races, classic one-day race held in Malaysia from 2007 to 2014, named after List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca, Governor of Malacca. The race previously know ...
;2013
:
Tour of Poyang Lake
The Tour of Poyang Lake is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in China. It is contested in September near Lake Poyang, in the Jiangxi
Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east o ...
::1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4
: 1st Stage 1
Tour de East Java
The Tour de East Java is a professional road bicycle racing stage race, that was held in East Java, Indonesia from 2005 to 2014. The race was sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour ...
: 1st
![Jersey green](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Jersey_green.svg)
Points classification
Tour of Borneo
The Tour de Borneo is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the state of Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan in East Malaysia since 2012, named after Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest isl ...
: 5th
Melaka Governor's Cup
The Melaka Governor Cup was an annual professional road bicycle racing classic cycle races, classic one-day race held in Malaysia from 2007 to 2014, named after List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca, Governor of Malacca. The race previously know ...
;2015
:
Jelajah Malaysia
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 ...
::1st Stages 3 & 5
: 3rd
![Bronze medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bronze_medal_blank.svg)
Road race,
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...
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1986 births
Living people
People from Terengganu
Malaysian male cyclists
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games medalists in cycling
Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
20th-century Malaysian people
21st-century Malaysian people