2009 Jelajah Malaysia

2009 Jelajah Malaysia

2008–09 UCI Asia Tour
Race details
Dates		19–26 April 2009
Stages		8
Distance		1,256.8 km (780.9 mi)
Winning time		29h 31' 28"
Results
	Winner	Timothy Roe (AUS)	(Savings & Loans Cycling Team)
	Second	Jai Crawford (AUS)	(Savings & Loans Cycling Team)
	Third	Ghader Mizbani (IRI)	(Tabriz Petrochemical Team)
	Points	Anuar Manan (MAS)	(Azad University Iran)
	Mountains	Abbas Saeiditanha (IRI)	(Azad University Iran)
	Team	Tabriz Petrochemical Team

The 2009 Jelajah Malaysia, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was held from 19 to 26 April 2009. There were eight stages with a total of 1,256.8 kilometres. In fact, the race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a 2.2 category race and was part of the 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour calendar.

Timothy Roe of Australia won the race, followed by Jai Crawford of Australia second and Ghader Mizbani of Iran third overall. Anuar Manan of Malaysia won the points classification and Abbas Saeiditanha of Iran won the mountains classification. Azad University Iran won the team classification.

Stages

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Stage result
				Winner	Second	Third
1	19 April	Kuala Selangor to Ipoh	176.8 km (109.9 mi)	Makoto Iijima (JPN)	Amir Zargari (IRI)	Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (MAS)
2	20 April	Ipoh to Sungai Petani	192.7 km (119.7 mi)	Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)	Anuar Manan (MAS)	Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN)
3	21 April	Gerik to Tanah Merah	172.3 km (107.1 mi)	Hossein Nateghi (IRI)	Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN)	Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)
4	22 April	Pasir Mas to Kuala Terengganu	177.5 km (110.3 mi)	Anuar Manan (MAS)	Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN)	Serguei Kudentsov (RUS)
5	23 April	Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan	204.8 km (127.3 mi)	Anuar Manan (MAS)	Mohamed Harrif Salleh (MAS)	Serguei Kudentsov (RUS)
6	24 April	Gambang to Bera	136.1 km (84.6 mi)	Taiji Nishitani (JPN)	Joel Pearson (AUS)	Shaun McCarthy (AUS)
7	25 April	Tanjung Malim to Genting Highlands	117 km (72.7 mi)	Timothy Roe (AUS)	Ghader Mizbani (IRI)	Jai Crawford (AUS)
8	26 April	Kuala Lumpur Criterium	70.4 km (43.7 mi)	Hossein Nateghi (IRI)	Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)	Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN)

Classification leadership

Stage	Stage winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Malaysian rider classification	Team classification	Malaysian team classification
1	Makoto Iijima	Makoto Iijima	Ahmad Haidar Anuawar	Makoto Iijima	Ahmad Haidar Anuawar	Azad University Iran	MNCF Continental Team
2	Mehdi Sohrabi		Mehdi Sohrabi				Malaysia
3	Hossein Nateghi	Mehdi Sohrabi		Abbas Saeiditanha	Suhardi Hassan
4	Anuar Manan
5	Anuar Manan
6	Taiji Nishitani
7	Timothy Roe	Timothy Roe	Mohd Nur Rizuan Zainal		Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	LeTua Cycling Team
8	Hossein Nateghi		Anuar Manan
Final		Timothy Roe	Anuar Manan	Abbas Saeiditanha	Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	LeTua Cycling Team

Final standings

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Timothy Roe	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	29h 31' 28"
2	Jai Crawford	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	+ 24"
3	Ghader Mizbani	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	+ 25"
4	Hossein Askari	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	+ 47"
5	David McCann	Ride Sport Racing	+ 01' 54"
6	Rafaâ Chtioui	Doha Cycling Team	+ 02' 12"
7	Hari Fitrianto	Polygon Sweet Nice	+ 02' 32"
8	Mehdi Sohrabi	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	+ 02' 42"
9	Will Routley	Jelly Belly Cycling Team	+ 02' 47"
10	Tonton Susanto	LeTua Cycling Team	+ 03' 12"

Points classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Anuar Manan	Azad University Iran	29
2	Mohd Nor Rizuan Zainal	Malaysian Armed Forces Cycling Team	24
3	Mehdi Sohrabi	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	20
4	Yusutuke Tanaka	Shimano Racing Team	16
5	Suhardi Hassan	Malaysia	15
6	Abbas Saeiditanha	Azad University Iran	12
7	Xing Yandong	Trek–Marco Polo	10
8	Ahmad Fallanie Ali	Malaysia	10
9	Hossein Nateghi	Azad University Iran	9
10	David Pell	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	7

Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Abbas Saeiditanha	Azad University Iran	15
2	Mehdi Sohrabi	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	14
3	Hossein Nateghi	Azad University Iran	11
4	Ezzedine Lagab	Doha Cycling Team	9
5	Timothy Roe	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	8
6	David McCann	Ride Sport Racing	8
7	Ghader Mizbani	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	6
8	Jai Crawford	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	5
9	Ng Yong Li	LeTua Cycling Team	5
10	Hossein Askari	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	4

Malaysian rider classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah	Malaysia	29h 52' 24"
2	Suhardi Hassan	Malaysia	+ 17"
3	Mohd Saufi Mat Senan	Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team	+ 03' 07"
4	Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin	Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team	+ 04' 50"
5	Mohd Faris Abdul Razak	Malaysia	+ 14' 23"
6	Ng Yong Li	LeTua Cycling Team	+ 16' 02"
7	Ahmad Fallanie Ali	Malaysia	+ 20' 13"
8	Mohd Saiful Anuar Aziz	Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team	+ 20' 49"
9	Mohd Nor Rizuan Zainal	Malaysian Armed Forces Cycling Team	+ 21' 11"
10	Loh Sea Keong	Trek–Marco Polo	+ 21' 17"

Stage results

Stage 1

19 April 2009 — Kuala Selangor to Ipoh, 176.8 km (109.9 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Makoto Iijima	Bridgestone–Anchor	03h 59' 55"
2	Amir Zargari	Azad University Iran	s.t.
3	Ahmad Haidar Anuawar	Trek–Marco Polo	+ 34"
4	Hossein Nateghi	Azad University Iran	s.t.
5	Yusuke Hatanaka	Shimano Racing Team	s.t.
6	Hidenori Nodera	Shimano Racing Team	s.t.
7	Mohammad Akmal Amrun	MNCF Continental Team	s.t.
8	Masamichi Yamamoto	Bridgestone–Anchor	s.t.
9	Parno	Indonesia	s.t.
10	Mohamed Harrif Salleh	Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team	s.t.

Stage 2

20 April 2009 — Ipoh to Sungai Petani, 192.7 km (119.7 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mehdi Sohrabi	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	04h 36' 09"
2	Anuar Manan	Azad University Iran	s.t.
3	Rafaâ Chtioui	Doha Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Matthew Rice	Jelly Belly Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Jai Crawford	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	s.t.
6	David McCann	Ride Sport Racing	s.t.
7	Will Routley	Jelly Belly Cycling Team	s.t.
8	James Spragg	Trek–Marco Polo	s.t.
9	Brad Hall	Tinelli Colossi Cycling Team	s.t.
10	Rastra Patria	Indonesia	s.t.

Stage 3

21 April 2009 — Gerik to Tanah Merah, 172.3 km (107.1 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Hossein Nateghi	Azad University Iran	04h 05' 30"
2	Rafaâ Chtioui	Doha Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Mehdi Sohrabi	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	s.t.
4	Will Routley	Jelly Belly Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Yusuke Hatanaka	Shimano Racing Team	s.t.
6	Mohd Saufi Mat Senan	Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team	s.t.
7	Deon Locke	Ride Sport Racing	s.t.
8	Hidenori Nodera	Shimano Racing Team	s.t.
9	Hari Fitrianto	Polygon Sweet Nice	s.t.
10	David Pell	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	s.t.

Stage 4

22 April 2009 — Pasir Mas to Kuala Terengganu, 177.5 km (110.3 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Anuar Manan	Azad University Iran	04h 09' 21"
2	Rafaâ Chtioui	Doha Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Serguei Kudentsov	Polygon Sweet Nice	s.t.
4	Masamichi Yamamoto	Bridgestone–Anchor	s.t.
5	David McCann	Ride Sport Racing	s.t.
6	Mehdi Sohrabi	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	s.t.
7	Muhamad Firdaus Daud	MNCF Continental Team	s.t.
8	Mohd Faris Abdul Razak	Malaysia	s.t.
9	Muhammad Zamani Mustarudin	MNCF Continental Team	s.t.
10	Aymen Ben Hassine	Doha Cycling Team	s.t.

Stage 5

23 April 2009 — Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan, 204.8 km (127.3 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Anuar Manan	Azad University Iran	04h 49' 40"
2	Mohamed Harrif Salleh	Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Serguei Kudentsov	Polygon Sweet Nice	s.t.
4	Nattaphon Jeebtahwora	Thailand	s.t.
5	Joel Pearson	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	s.t.
6	Shinpei Fukuda	Bridgestone–Anchor	s.t.
7	Mehdi Sohrabi	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	s.t.
8	Taiji Nishitani	Aisan Racing Team	s.t.
9	Yusuke Hatanaka	Shimano Racing Team	s.t.
10	Hossein Nateghi	Azad University Iran	s.t.

Stage 6

24 April 2009 — Gambang to Bera, 136.1 km (84.6 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Taiji Nishitani	Aisan Racing Team	02h 52' 03"
2	Joel Pearson	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Shaun McCarthy	Ride Sport Racing	s.t.
4	Will Routley	Jelly Belly Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Ezzedine Lagab	Doha Cycling Team	s.t.
6	Wan Mohd Najmee Wan Mohd	Malaysia	s.t.
7	Masahiro Shinagawa	Aisan Racing Team	s.t.
8	Yoshinori Iino	Shimano Racing Team	s.t.
9	Shinpei Fukuda	Bridgestone–Anchor	s.t.
10	James Spragg	Trek–Marco Polo	s.t.

Stage 7

25 April 2009 — Tanjung Malim to Genting Highlands, 117 km (72.7 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Timothy Roe	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	03h 01' 21"
2	Ghader Mizbani	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	s.t.
3	Jai Crawford	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Hossein Askari	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	+ 35"
5	Andrey Mizurov	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	+ 54"
6	David McCann	Ride Sport Racing	+ 01' 23"
7	Rafaâ Chtioui	Doha Cycling Team	+ 01' 59"
8	Hari Fitrianto	Polygon Sweet Nice	s.t.
9	Takumi Beppu	Aisan Racing Team	+ 02' 02"
10	Will Routley	Jelly Belly Cycling Team	+ 02' 35"

Stage 8

26 April 2009 — Kuala Lumpur Criterium 70.4 km (43.7 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Hossein Nateghi	Azad University Iran	01h 57' 08"
2	Mehdi Sohrabi	Tabriz Petrochemical Team	s.t.
3	Rafaâ Chtioui	Doha Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Mohd Faris Abdul Razak	Malaysia	s.t.
5	Masahiro Shinagawa	Aisan Racing Team	s.t.
6	David McCann	Ride Sport Racing	s.t.
7	Yusuke Hatanaka	Shimano Racing Team	s.t.
8	Hidenori Nodera	Shimano Racing Team	s.t.
9	Joel Pearson	Savings & Loans Cycling Team	s.t.
10	Kuei Hsiang Peng	Giant Asia Racing Team	s.t.

List of teams and riders

A total of 21 teams were invited to participate in the 2009 Jelajah Malaysia. Out of 122 riders, a total of 97 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.

External links

• Official website
• Palmares at cyclingarchives.com
• Results at cqranking.com