Ng Yong Li (born 6 October 1985) is a

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n former professional

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, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2014 for six different teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team .

Career

Ng made history in 2007 when he became the first

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rider to sign with

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an team Vitoria ASC from

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. He then raced for

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ese team

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before returning to

to spend three years with . He joined in 2012. Ng had been due to join Start-Trigon for the 2014 season, but returned to in June 2014.

Major results

;2009 : 1st Stage 1 Tour of Terengganu : 2nd Overall Tengku Mahkota Pahang Trophy ;2013 : 1st Stage 2 Satu GP

References

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* 1985 births Living people People from Johor Malaysian male cyclists Malaysian people of Chinese descent Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia 20th-century Malaysian people 21st-century Malaysian people {{Malaysia-cycling-bio-stub