STAGE 4 - Results Summary Gua Musang - Kota Bharu 05 February 2007 Issued: 05 Feb 2007, 16:40
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
LeeTour deLengkawi-LTdL 2007
STAGE 4 - Results Summary Gua Musang - Kota Bharu 05 February 2007 Issued: 05 Feb 2007, 16:40
STAGE 4 - Results Summary Gua Musang - Kota Bharu 05 February 2007 Issued: 05 Feb 2007, 16:40
Monday, February 05, 2007
Cycling/Le Tour de Langkawi: High praise from UCI’s McQuaid
06 Feb 2007
THE International Cycling Union (UCI), under pressure over the spate of controversies that have surrounded the Pro Tour in Europe, is leaving it up to the Malaysian Government to decide whether Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) would be part of its globalisation plans for the fledgling series.UCI president Pat McQuaid yesterday stated his satisfaction with the new organisation of LTdL under the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) this year, even stating that the level of the event shows that the country is ready to be part of the Pro Tour expansion.
THE International Cycling Union (UCI), under pressure over the spate of controversies that have surrounded the Pro Tour in Europe, is leaving it up to the Malaysian Government to decide whether Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) would be part of its globalisation plans for the fledgling series.UCI president Pat McQuaid yesterday stated his satisfaction with the new organisation of LTdL under the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) this year, even stating that the level of the event shows that the country is ready to be part of the Pro Tour expansion.
But as the first three years of the Pro Tour calendar have seen a never-ending squabble between the governing body and organisers of major races in Europe, eventually leading to the three Grand Tours — the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana — pulling out of the calendar this year, it leaves a big question mark as to the future of LTdL.Latest on the cards should the Pro Tour be moved out of Europe are Malaysia's LTdL and Australia's Tour Down Under, both of which are currently hors categorie races on UCI continental calendars and McQuaid had nothing but good words for the organisation of LTdL.
"The race had a couple of troubled years, but it is a very good race and an important race to the UCI. It is a wonderful gesture in which the Government recognised this fact that this race is beneficial to their objectives," said McQuaid. Pro Tour status would mean the organisers are required to include all 20 Pro Tour teams, with just wildcard entries available for teams outside that division. The LTdL's current status as part of the UCI Asia Tour means the organisers will be able to allocate more places to lower ranked teams.
Cycling/Le Tour de Langkawi: Second win for Loddo
06 Feb 2007
ALBERTO Loddo again outwitted the sprinters' teams to win a bunch sprint and took his second stage win in the 12th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) in Kota Baru yesterday.The fourth stage that began 178.2 kilometres away in Gua Musang served up action to match what was arguably the best crowd support this year's Tour has received thus far as throngs of people, mostly schoolchildren, lined the streets almost every other kilometre from start to finish.
A Panaria squad weakened by the premature abandonment of Ruben Bongiorno, led out Maximiliano Richeze after the peloton had gobbled up Tinkoff's Serguei Klimov — the final escapee in a seven-man breakaway that lasted almost 80 kilometres — just three kilometres from the finish.Loddo's Serramenti Diquigiovanni team had unusually teamed up to form a leadout train that effectively leveled him with the South Africans who led out Daryl Impey. Tinkoff, who had done some of the work to keep the seven-man break at bay within three minutes of the peloton, failed to do justice when their sprinter Nikolai Trusov only managed 10th placing, even behind Malaysian team Le Tua's Anuar Manan.
ALBERTO Loddo again outwitted the sprinters' teams to win a bunch sprint and took his second stage win in the 12th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) in Kota Baru yesterday.The fourth stage that began 178.2 kilometres away in Gua Musang served up action to match what was arguably the best crowd support this year's Tour has received thus far as throngs of people, mostly schoolchildren, lined the streets almost every other kilometre from start to finish.
A Panaria squad weakened by the premature abandonment of Ruben Bongiorno, led out Maximiliano Richeze after the peloton had gobbled up Tinkoff's Serguei Klimov — the final escapee in a seven-man breakaway that lasted almost 80 kilometres — just three kilometres from the finish.Loddo's Serramenti Diquigiovanni team had unusually teamed up to form a leadout train that effectively leveled him with the South Africans who led out Daryl Impey. Tinkoff, who had done some of the work to keep the seven-man break at bay within three minutes of the peloton, failed to do justice when their sprinter Nikolai Trusov only managed 10th placing, even behind Malaysian team Le Tua's Anuar Manan.
"I must thank my teammates for today's (yesterday) win. It wasn't any easier than the first one, but they did the work and let me go at the right moment," said 27-year old Loddo, who brought his tally to three stage wins in two races after winning the first stage of the Vuelta Tachira in Venezuela two weeks ago and the first stage of LTdL in Langkawi last Friday.A horrific pile-up in the final 25 metres of the stage as the bunch scrambled for the finish took out Francaise des Jeux's Lilian Jegou and Azad University's Amir Zargari. 
Frenchman Jegou was rushed to the hospital and was found to have suffered a hairline fracture inhis wrist, while Zargari is out with a hip injury, bringing to 10 the number of casualties in the race thus far.
Frenchman Jegou was rushed to the hospital and was found to have suffered a hairline fracture inhis wrist, while Zargari is out with a hip injury, bringing to 10 the number of casualties in the race thus far.
Nevertheless, the yellow jersey remained on the back of Credit Agricole's Anthony Charteau, whose team did most of the pacing work in the first three quarters of the stage that kept the attacks at bay. Charteau said the main objective of the team is now to keep the jersey until the eighth stage in Genting Highlands on Friday.Loddo's win meant he wrested the green jersey as the points classification leader from Richeze, while the blue Asian classification leader's jersey changed hands from Skil-Shimano's Yokihiro Doi to Giant Asia's Hossein Askari after the Iranian took a three-second time bonus by winning the first intermediate sprint at the 49.6km point in Felda Ciku.But Askari only leads the Asian classification by a mere one second.Another bunch sprint finish is expected when the peloton heads through a flat 167km fifth stage from Kota Baru to Kuala Terengganu today.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Sebelum Modified Kereta Anda, Pastikan Peraturan JPJ Dipatuhi
Terdapat pengubahsuaian atau pemasangan aksesori yang boleh dilakukan tanpa perlu mendapatkan kelulusan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan(JPJ), Terutamanya pengubahsuaian atau pemasangan yang tidak memberi kesan kepada ciri kesetabilan dan keselamatan kenderaan berkenaan seperti:
Terdapat pengubahsuaian atau pemasangan aksesori yang boleh dilakukan tanpa perlu mendapatkan kelulusan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan(JPJ), Terutamanya pengubahsuaian atau pemasangan yang tidak memberi kesan kepada ciri kesetabilan dan keselamatan kenderaan berkenaan seperti:
- Pemasangan "air spoiler'' dibahagian hadapan dan belakang.
- Pemasangan ''side skirt'', ''aerofoil'' dan ''door visor'' pada kereta.
- Pemasangan ''protecting guards'' pada bahagian hadapan dan belakang kereta.
- Pengubahsuaian kecil pada jeriji radiotor,bonet atau bentuk serta rekabentuk lampu.
- Pengubahsuaian kecil dan melebarkan jarak tayar atau penahan lumpur.
- Pengubahsuaian atau pemasangan tambahan bumper besar (samaada jenis keluli atau fibreglass) pada bahagian hadapan dan belakang.
- Pemasangan rim dan tayar yang lebih besar.
- Pemasangan para bumbung.
- Pemasangan lampu brek tambahan (berwarna merah) atau lampu penunjuk arah (berwarna amber).
- Pemasangan sun roof diatas bumbung.
- Pemasangan sportlight atau lampu halogen (berwarna putih atau kuning) pada bahagian hadapan sahaja iaitu tambahan kepada lampu sedia ada.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Go for the 12th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) on Feb 2-11-2007
The LTdL contingent of over 1,000 people will cover a total of 1,374 kilometres, traversing through eight States and two Federal Territories.
"There will also be local and international television crews.
It will take up about 9,000 room nights in the hotels along the routes and catering for about 36,000 meals," said Naim.
"There will be 300 vehicles in the convoy and 100 motorcycles. It is quite a massive operation and needs precise coordination."
He added that cycling fans will be able to follow the race news through SNTV's representatives covering the race through 265 broadcasters which will reach at least 840,000,000 homes worldwide.
Channels in the Asian Continent and also Europe will air the highlights through arrangements being made with ESPN and other viewers will be able to follow the Tour through other television channels.
"Being one of the biggest cycling events in the world, which promises prize money and contract value close to US$300,000 (about RM1.1 million), Malaysia will definitely benefit from the event with the promotional and advertising value," said Naim.
The traditional curtain raiser to the Tour, the Blue Ride for enthusiasts, could also be renamed to suit the new sponsors and is likely to be held in Putrajaya this time around.
Source: http://www.tdl.com.my/
"There will also be local and international television crews.
It will take up about 9,000 room nights in the hotels along the routes and catering for about 36,000 meals," said Naim."There will be 300 vehicles in the convoy and 100 motorcycles. It is quite a massive operation and needs precise coordination."
He added that cycling fans will be able to follow the race news through SNTV's representatives covering the race through 265 broadcasters which will reach at least 840,000,000 homes worldwide.
Channels in the Asian Continent and also Europe will air the highlights through arrangements being made with ESPN and other viewers will be able to follow the Tour through other television channels.
"Being one of the biggest cycling events in the world, which promises prize money and contract value close to US$300,000 (about RM1.1 million), Malaysia will definitely benefit from the event with the promotional and advertising value," said Naim.
The traditional curtain raiser to the Tour, the Blue Ride for enthusiasts, could also be renamed to suit the new sponsors and is likely to be held in Putrajaya this time around.
Source: http://www.tdl.com.my/
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