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Melaka Governor Cup 2010

Date range:
April 24-25, 2010

April 24, Stage 1: Melaka 167.3km

McCann solos to victory in Melaka opener

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Cycling News
Published:
April 24, 2010, 20:50,
Updated:
April 24, 2010, 22:59

Irishman earns leader's jersey

David McCann (Giant Asia Racing Team) celebrates his victory in stage one.

David McCann (Giant Asia Racing Team) celebrates his victory in stage one.

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David McCann (Giant Asia Racing Team) soloed to victory in stage one of the Melaka Governor Cup and earned the leader's jersey in the two-day event. The Irishman finished 10 seconds ahead of a nine-man chase group led in by Samuel Paul Witmitz (Le Tua Cycling Team).

"It's an honour to get the first stage win. During the last four races I've started I have won the first stage so I seem to be a bit on a roll," said McCann. "The heat was incredible today, though Thailand was as hot as it could get and I don't think it was as hot today but it's more humid and it was like it riding in a swimming pool... So hot.

McCann was part of a 16-man break which attacked early in the stage. "When you get a big group working like that it's difficult for the bunch to catch so the group went all the way to the finish, although there was a chase group later on with two of my teammates; Alex Coutts and Prajax Mahawong almost caught us. Maybe just 10km from the finish some attacks started, maybe at 5km everyone looked a little tired so I made an effort and nobody came with me so I finished on my own again."

McCann is confident that he'll successfully defend his lead on tomorrow's concluding stage. "It looks good for us [tomorrow]. We have a strong team now, although the guys are getting tired riding for me in yellow for a lot of different races. We've already done Tour of Taiwan, Tour of Thailand and Tour of Philippines which we finished a few days ago.

"Luckily it's only 125km [tomorrow] so it's short enough. Hopefully we can control the race. There's a lot of strong guys here which impress me, a lot of Malaysians are going really well for this race.

"There's 15 guys that can take me with just a few seconds, so we gotta keep everybody with us. I think we'll try to close the race down and make a bunch sprint and if that happens I should stay in yellow."

Full Results
1 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team 4:01:03  
2 Samuel Paul Witmitz (Aus) Le Tua Cycling Team 0:00:10  
3 Matnur (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice    
4 Mat Amin Mohd Shahrul (Mas) ATM    
5 Mohd Adiq Husainie Othman (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
6 Wan Mohamad Wan Mohd Najmee (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan    
7 Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
8 Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) ATM    
9 Iwan Setiawan (Ina) Customs Cycling Club    
10 Ali Ahmad Fallanie (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan 0:00:19  
11 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice    
12 Mat Senan Mohd Saufie (Mas) Terengganu 0:00:22  
13 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Le Tua Cycling Team    
14 Mohd Fauzi Mohd Fadhli Anwar (Mas) ATM 0:01:20  
15 A. Agung Syahbana (Ina) Customs Cycling Club 0:01:37  
16 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Giant Asia Racing Team    
17 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan    
18 Rastra Patria Dinawan (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice    
19 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team    
20 Junaidi hashim (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team    
21 Mohd Hafiz Rozli (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team 0:04:38  
22 Mohd Fakhruddin b Daud (Mas) MSN Pelapis    
23 Mohd Shafee Mohd Shawal (Mas) Pahang    
24 Khairul Naim Azhar (Mas) Johor    
25 Muhamad Rizal Muhamad (Mas) Johor    
26 Nicklos Minol (Mas) Sabah    
27 Vincent Ang (Sin) Cycleworx    
28 Parno (Ina) Customs Cycling Club    
29 Mohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team    
30 P. Heksa Prasetya (Ina) Customs Cycling Club    
31 Ahmad Fakhrullah Ismail (Mas) MSN Pelapis    
32 Mohd Harrif Salleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
33 Sata Mohd Halid (Bru) Brunei    
34 Abdullah Mohd Shobry (Mas) Terengganu    
35 Abu Bakar Mohd Khuzairi (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan    
36 Mohamad Fauzi Mohamad Aim (Mas) Pahang    
37 Kisnanto Nuggroho (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team    
38 Mohammad Zulkfili Mohammad Rosejati (Mas) Sabah    
39 Taufik Muhamad (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team    
40 Melvin Kow (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team    
41 Mohd Shahelmie Abd Karim (Mas) Johor    
42 Hock Seng Gan (Mas) Melaka    
43 Mohd Nazri Muhamad (Mas) Johor    
44 Lemuel Lee Yun Jie (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team    
45 Afiza Fauizan Mohd Shahrul (Mas) ATM    
46 Yusop Reduan (Bru) Brunei    
47 Iswana, Arin (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team    
48 Yusrizal Usoff (Mas) MSN Pelapis    
49 Zakaria Md. Rafiuddin (Bru) Brunei    
50 Syed Mazlan Syed Mohd Hussaini (Mas) Terengganu    
51 Marcus Leong (Sin) JFT Cycling    
52 Greg Svarc (Sin) Cycleworx    
53 Danny Feng (USA) Cycleworx    
54 Roman Krasil'nikov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice    
55 Ho Jun Rong (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team    
56 Zainul Ariffin Md Arbe Shadatul Farrani (Bru) Brunei    
57 Zulkifli Mohd Yazrul Hisham (Mas) Pahang    
58 Mohd Hashim Mohd Zarif (Mas) Pahang    
59 Nunung Burhanudin (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team    
60 Rasoul Barati (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team    
61 Erik Suprianto (Ina) Customs Cycling Club    
62 Adrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team    
63 Amiruddin Muhammad Amin (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan    
64 Dadi Suryadi (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team    
65 Muhamad Faiz Syariffudin Abd Kadir (Mas) MSN Pelapis    
66 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice    
67 Mohd Azmi Mohmad Ali (Mas) Melaka    
68 Zainal Mohd Nur Rizuan (Mas) ATM    
69 Mohammad Akmal Amrun (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:05:17  
70 Sarham Miswan (Mas) Melaka    
71 Nick Swallow (Sin) Cycleworx 0:05:21  
72 Rosdi Mohd Nor Umardi (Mas) Terengganu 0:08:20  
DSQ Eng Hou Chai (Mas) Sabah    
DSQ Mohammad Akmal Amrun (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
DSQ Mohd Adiq Husainie Othman (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
DNF Marvin George (Mas) Sabah    
DNF Raijesh Ryner Anang (Mas) Sabah    
DNF Muhamad Firdaus Daud (Mas) Johor    
DNF Wan Hasan Wan Mohamad Syafiq (Mas) Pahang    
DNF Muhammad Elmi Jumari (Mas) Melaka    
DNF Amirudin Jamaludin (Mas) Melaka    
DNF Mohd Rizal Tisin (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
DNF Youjie Luke Chen (Sin) JFT Cycling    
DNF Choon Guan Lim (Sin) JFT Cycling    
DNF Low Desmond (Sin) JFT Cycling    
DNF Soh Alan (Sin) JFT Cycling    
DNF Mohd Farhan Amri Zaid (Mas) MSN Pelapis    
DNF Abd Aziz Muhammad Raihaan (Bru) Brunei    
DNF Ang Kee Meng (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team    
DNF Jason Chiang (Sin) Cycleworx    
General classification after stage 1
1 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team 4:00:53  
2 Samuel Paul Witmitz (Aus) Le Tua Cycling Team 0:00:14  
3 Matnur (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice 0:00:16  
4 Mat Amin Mohd Shahrul (Mas) ATM 0:00:20  
5 Mohd Adiq Husainie Othman (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
6 Wan Mohamad Wan Mohd Najmee (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan    
7 Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
8 Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) ATM    
9 Iwan Setiawan (Ina) Customs Cycling Club    
10 Ali Ahmad Fallanie (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan 0:00:29  
11 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice    
12 Mat Senan Mohd Saufie (Mas) Terengganu 0:00:32  
13 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Le Tua Cycling Team    
14 Mohd Fauzi Mohd Fadhli Anwar (Mas) ATM 0:01:30  
15 A. Agung Syahbana (Ina) Customs Cycling Club 0:01:47  
16 Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Giant Asia Racing Team    
17 Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan    
18 Rastra Patria Dinawan (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice    
19 Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team    
20 Junaidi hashim (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team    
21 Mohd Hafiz Rozli (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team 0:04:48  
22 Mohd Fakhruddin b Daud (Mas) MSN Pelapis    
23 Mohd Shafee Mohd Shawal (Mas) Pahang    
24 Khairul Naim Azhar (Mas) Johor    
25 Muhamad Rizal Muhamad (Mas) Johor    
26 Nicklos Minol (Mas) Sabah    
27 Vincent Ang (Sin) Cycleworx    
28 Parno (Ina) Customs Cycling Club    
29 Mohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team    
30 P. Heksa Prasetya (Ina) Customs Cycling Club    
31 Ahmad Fakhrullah Ismail (Mas) MSN Pelapis    
32 Mohd Harrif Salleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team    
33 Sata Mohd Halid (Bru) Brunei    
34 Abdullah Mohd Shobry (Mas) Terengganu    
35 Abu Bakar Mohd Khuzairi (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan    
36 Mohamad Fauzi Mohamad Aim (Mas) Pahang    
37 Kisnanto Nuggroho (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team    
38 Mohammad Zulkfili Mohammad Rosejati (Mas) Sabah    
39 Taufik Muhamad (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team    
40 Melvin Kow (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team    
41 Mohd Shahelmie Abd Karim (Mas) Johor    
42 Hock Seng Gan (Mas) Melaka    
43 Mohd Nazri Muhamad (Mas) Johor    
44 Lemuel Lee Yun Jie (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team    
45 Afiza Fauizan Mohd Shahrul (Mas) ATM    
46 Yusop Reduan (Bru) Brunei    
47 Iswana, Arin (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team    
48 Yusrizal Usoff (Mas) MSN Pelapis    
49 Zakaria Md. Rafiuddin (Bru) Brunei    
50 Syed Mazlan Syed Mohd Hussaini (Mas) Terengganu    
51 Marcus Leong (Sin) JFT Cycling    
52 Greg Svarc (Sin) Cycleworx    
53 Danny Feng (USA) Cycleworx    
54 Roman Krasil'nikov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice    
55 Ho Jun Rong (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team    
56 Zainul Ariffin Md Arbe Shadatul Farrani (Bru) Brunei    
57 Zulkifli Mohd Yazrul Hisham (Mas) Pahang    
58 Mohd Hashim Mohd Zarif (Mas) Pahang    
59 Nunung Burhanudin (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team    
60 Rasoul Barati (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team    
61 Erik Suprianto (Ina) Customs Cycling Club    
62 Adrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team    
63 Amiruddin Muhammad Amin (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan    
64 Dadi Suryadi (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team    
65 Muhamad Faiz Syariffudin Abd Kadir (Mas) MSN Pelapis    
66 Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice    
67 Mohd Azmi Mohmad Ali (Mas) Melaka    
68 Zainal Mohd Nur Rizuan (Mas) ATM    
69 Mohammad Akmal Amrun (Mas) Malaysia National Team 0:05:27  
70 Sarham Miswan (Mas) Melaka    
71 Nick Swallow (Sin) Cycleworx 0:05:31  
72 Rosdi Mohd Nor Umardi (Mas) Terengganu 0:08:30