Estonian Jaan Kirsipuu, a Tour de France stage winner, will contest next month’s Jayco Herald Sun Tour, the race’s organiser has announced. Kirsipuu retired from professional cycling in 2006 but after spending last year managing Latvian team Rietumu Banka – Riga the rider returned to the saddle this year.
Malaysia’s national cycling program has strong ties with Australia, with its program based in Melbourne under the guidance of John Beasley. Beasley hopes that their recent international success, which included two Track World Championship medals, would result in road successes over coming years.
“It has taken the track team about four years to be competitive on the big stage so we’re hoping to be on the same schedule on the road,” he added. “I’m sure Jaan will help us out with that.”
The 2009 Jayco Herald Sun Tour will run from October 11 to 17.
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