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Jelajah Malaysia - 2.2

Malaysia, January 6-12, 2007

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Stage 4 - January 9: Jeli - Gerik, 139.3 km

Iran takes it all

By Jean-François Quénet in Gerik

Located in the mountains of Malaysia close to the Thaï border, Gerik is a common hot spot for Le Tour de Langkawi. Here, Gianni Bugno won the second last race of his career just ten years ago. Since then, the globalization of cycling has gone on and it's now time for Iran to run the show on the international scene. Three Iranian cyclists contested the victory in the queen stage of Jelajah Malaysia three and half minutes ahead of a chase group comprising Asian Games' champion Wang Kam Po from Hong Kong.

Hossein Askari (Giant Asia) was the fastest to the line ahead of Mehdi Sohradi (Tabriz Petrochemical), who takes over as new race leader, and Ghader Mizbani (Giant Asia), who locked up the king of the mountains for good because this was the only stage with mountain prizes. So all three compatriots had something to celebrate at the end of the day.

"It was a hard race from start to finish," Askari commented. But the heavy rain at the beginning of the stage didn't prevent the Iranians from breaking away in the first of the three grueling climbs with still 100 kilometers to go. They quickly got rid of the Malaysian riders who had dared to go with them initially.

They reached Gerik eight minutes ahead of the fastest schedule. Their brutal action and the weather conditions caused the commissaires to extend the time cut to 20% instead of 12%."We knew this stage would decide the leader's and KOM's jerseys," Askari said. "We were prepared for doing this today. It's been a good day for our team with finishing first and third on the stage and winning the KOM."

Sohrabi who was in third position on GC with 25 seconds advantage on Askari since the first day became the new race leader in the red jersey. He took over from Japan's Makoto Iijima. "I knew Iijima would not be able to do much on the climbs, Sohrabi said. The next three days are flat. If my team can do well, it shouldn't be a problem to keep the lead till the end."

Now another race will start with Malaysian riders trying to gain their selection to the national team for Le Tour de Langkawi from February 2 to 11. The Jelajah Malaysia will end in Putrajaya - the home of Malaysian government - with a criterium on Friday.

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Results

1 Hossein Ashkari (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team                          3.25.55
2 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
3 Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team
4 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Team Farso Cycling                                   3.36
5 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling
6 Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia
7 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team
8 Artemiy Timofeev (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice
9 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Kuala Lumpur
10 Pol Nabben (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team
11 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Japan National Team
12 Thomas Just (Den) Team Farso Cycling
13 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
14 Yevgeniy Yakolev (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice
15 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team
16 Mohammad Partoui (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
17 Mohd Rauf Nur Misbah (Mas) Malaysian National Team
18 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice
19 Soren B Petersen (Den) Team Farso Cycling
20 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling
21 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
22 Hossain Jahanbanian (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
23 Tong Yu (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team                         3.41
24 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                               6.40
25 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice
26 Jared T Bunde (USA) Champion System Sommerville Sports                  8.24
27 Hamid Shiri (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
28 Wibowo Adi (Ina) Benteng Muda Selangor
29 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team
30 Khalid Shambih (UAE) United Arab Emirates National Team
31 Safwan Sawai (Mas) Malaysian National Team
32 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice
33 Taufiq Muhamad (Ina) Benteng Muda Selangor
34  Parno (Ina) Indonesian National Team
35 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
36 Stefan Rothe (Ger) Champion System Sommerville Sports
37 Thomas Bencivengo (USA) Champion System Sommerville Sports
38 Soren B Petersen (Den) Team Farso Cycling
39 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Japan National Team
40 Ahmed Al Doseri (Brn) Bahrain National Team                            10.37
41 Ching Man Chung (HKg) Champion System Sommerville Sports               11.08
42 Mohd Jasmin Ruslan (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia                  15.35
43 Azizul Azli Shaari (Mas) Terengganu
44 Mohd Saiful Anuar Aziz (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia
45 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Japan National Team                              15.50
46 Ahmed Alhanadsa (UAE) United Arab Emirates National Team               16.20
47 Fallanie Ali (Mas) Kuala Lumpur                                        16.25
48 Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Team Le Tua
49 Mohd Yusof Abd. Nasir (Mas) Benteng Muda Selangor
50 Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Team Le Tua                                        16.33
51 Mohd Zamri Salleh (Mas) Terengganu
52 Raziff Jaafar (Mas) Kuala Lumpur
53 Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia
54 Anuar Manan (Mas) Team Le Tua
55 Weng Kin Thum (Mas) Malaysian National Team
56 Mohamad Faris Abd Razak (Mas) Malaysian National Team
57 Sayuti Mohd Zahit (Mas) Putrajaya
58 Harnizam Basri (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia
59 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling
60 Badr Bhanihammad (UAE) United Arab Emirates National Team
61 Chun Te Ching (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
62 Kudentsov Sergey (Rus) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team
63 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling
64 Wim Spijkerboer (Ned) Team Farso Cycling
65 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling
66 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Japan National Team
67 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team                  16.39
68 Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi (Mas) Malaysian National Team
69 Radius Ginting (Ina) Benteng Muda Selangor                             17.01
70 Md Asril A Rahman (Mas) Pahang                                         17.09
71 Khairul Naim Azhar (Mas) Putrajaya                                     19.30
72 Kurniawan Kurniawan (Ina) Pahang                                       22.33
73 Iman Suparman (Ina) Benteng Muda Selangor                              23.09
74 Mumuh Muhsin (Ina) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team
75 Endra Wijaya (Ina) Indonesian National Team                            29.57
76 Sayed Ahmed Alawi (Brn) Bahrain National Team
77 Agung Ali Sahbana (Ina) Indonesian National Team
78 Firdaus Daud (Mas) Putrajaya
79 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Japan National Team
80 Mohd Hafiz Rozli (Mas) Pahang                                          32.21
81 Ting Pong Lam (HKg) Champion System Sommerville Sports                 36.19
82 Najmee Wan Mohd (Mas) Kuala Lumpur                                     36.21
83 Sazlee Ismail (Mas) Kuala Lumpur
84 Mohamad Anuar Mohamed Zam (Mas) Terengganu                             37.48
85 David Sommerville (USA) Champion System Sommerville Sports
86  Aang Zuanda (Ina) Indonesian National Team
87 Jamal Aldoseri (Brn) Bahrain National Team
88 Haidar Ahmad (Mas) Team Le Tua
89 Iwan Setiawan (Ina) Indonesian National Team                           41.04
90 Fuad Daud (Mas) Putrajaya
91 Jesper Norgaard Lund (Den) Team Farso Cycling
DNF Badr Shambih (UAE) United Arab Emirates National Team
DNF Ebrahim Hussein Ahmed (Brn) Bahrain National Team
DNF Thijs Zonneveld (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team
DNF Zaki Nasir (Mas) Team Le Tua
DNF Mohd Akmal Amrun (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia
DNF Mohd Saiful Fazli Zakaria (Mas) Pahang
DNF Shah Adam Mohd Arifin (Mas) Pahang
DNF Mohd Khairuz Abd. Ghani (Mas) Pahang
DNF Stanley Jalip Jr. (Mas) Putrajaya
DNF Fahmi Tajuddin (Mas) Putrajaya
DNF Syed Mohd Hussaini Syed Mazlan (Mas) Terengganu
DNF Mohd Arif Syukri Ahmad Sabil (Mas) Terengganu

General classification after stage 4

1 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team                   11.40.49
2 Hossein Ashkari (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team                               0.23
3 Thomas Just (Den) Team Farso Cycling                                       3.53
4 Hossain Jahanbanian (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team                4.09
5 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling
6 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                    4.11
7 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team
8 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Japan National Team
9 Nathan Dahlberg (NZl) Team Farso Cycling
10 Vyacheslav Dyadichkin (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice
11 Pol Nabben (Ned) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team                        4.17
12 Tong Yu (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team                           4.33
13 Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team                               4.39
14 Ahad Kazemi Sarai (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team                 6.22
15 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Japan National Team                                   7.54
16 Artemiy Timofeev (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice                                 8.08
17 Mohammad Partoui (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team                  8.09
18 Yevgeniy Yakolev (Kaz) Polygon Sweet Nice
19 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Kuala Lumpur                                         8.12
20 Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia
21 Yan Dong Xing (Chn) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team
22 Kuan Hua Lai (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
23 Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Team Farso Cycling                                    8.35
24 Safwan Sawai (Mas) Malaysian National Team                                8.59
25 Stefan Rothe (Ger) Champion System Sommerville Sports
26 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Japan National Team
27 Hari Fitrianto (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice                                   9.23
28 Mohd Rauf Nur Misbah (Mas) Malaysian National Team                       10.27
29 Jared T Bunde (USA) Champion System Sommerville Sports                   10.58
30 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                11.16
31 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                            12.57
32 Hamid Shiri (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team                      13.00
33 Khalid Shambih (UAE) United Arab Emirates National Team
34 Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice
35 Soren B Petersen (Den) Team Farso Cycling                                13.11
36 Thomas Bencivengo (USA) Champion System Sommerville Sports               13.25
37 Parno (Ina) Indonesian National Team                                     15.00
38 Wibowo Adi (Ina) Benteng Muda Selangor                                   15.02
39 Taufiq Muhamad (Ina) Benteng Muda Selangor                               15.12
40 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                 16.10
41 Anuar Manan (Mas) Team Le Tua                                            16.52
42 Ahmed Alhanadsa (UAE) United Arab Emirates National Team                 16.55
43 Kudentsov Sergey (Rus) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team                 17.04
44 Mohd Zamri Salleh (Mas) Terengganu                                       17.06
45 Badr Bhanihammad (UAE) United Arab Emirates National Team                17.08
46 Chun Te Ching (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team
47 Ahmed Al Doseri (Brn) Bahrain National Team                              17.28
48 Radius Ginting (Ina) Benteng Muda Selangor                               17.36
49 Ching Man Chung (HKg) Champion System Sommerville Sports                 17.46
50 Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Team Le Tua                                          18.16
51 Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                                   19.10
52 Sayuti Mohd Zahit (Mas) Putrajaya
53 Mohd Saiful Anuar Aziz (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia                20.05
54 Mohd Yusof Abd. Nasir (Mas) Benteng Muda Selangor                        21.01
55 Harnizam Basri (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia                        21.09
56 Raziff Jaafar (Mas) Kuala Lumpur
57 Mohamad Faris Abd Razak (Mas) Malaysian National Team
58 Mohd Harrif Saleh (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia                     21.20
59 Loh Sea Keong (Mas) Discovery Channel Marco Polo Team                    21.28
60 Muhammad Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi (Mas) Malaysian National Team
61 Azizul Azli Shaari (Mas) Terengganu                                      21.44
62 Mohd Jasmin Ruslan (Mas) Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia                    22.21
63 Weng Kin Thum (Mas) Malaysian National Team                              23.08
64 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Pro Cycling                              23.11
65 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Japan National Team
66 Fallanie Ali (Mas) Kuala Lumpur                                          23.13
67 Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Team Le Tua                                           23.40
68 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Japan National Team                              23.54
69 Wim Spijkerboer (Ned) Team Farso Cycling                                 24.53
70 Khairul Naim Azhar (Mas) Putrajaya                                       26.31
71 Kurniawan Kurniawan (Ina) Pahang                                         29.22
72 Mumuh Muhsin (Ina) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team                     29.56
73 Iman Suparman (Ina) Benteng Muda Selangor                                30.10
74 Firdaus Daud (Mas) Putrajaya                                             33.55
75 Sayed Ahmed Alawi (Brn) Bahrain National Team                            34.33
76 Endra Wijaya (Ina) Indonesian National Team
77 Md Asril A Rahman (Mas) Pahang                                           35.36
78 Agung Ali Sahbana (Ina) Indonesian National Team                         36.35
79 Mohd Hafiz Rozli (Mas) Pahang                                            39.12
80 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Japan National Team                                 39.14
81 Sazlee Ismail (Mas) Kuala Lumpur                                         40.57
82 Jamal Aldoseri (Brn) Bahrain National Team                               42.24
83 Haidar Ahmad (Mas) Team Le Tua
84 Ting Pong Lam (HKg) Champion System Sommerville Sports                   42.57
85 Najmee Wan Mohd (Mas) Kuala Lumpur                                       43.11
86 Mohamad Anuar Mohamed Zam (Mas) Terengganu                               44.23
87 David Sommerville (USA) Champion System Sommerville Sports               44.26
88 Aang Zuanda (Ina) Indonesian National Team                               44.36
89 Fuad Daud (Mas) Putrajaya                                                46.18
90 Jesper Norgaard Lund (Den) Team Farso Cycling                            47.35
91 Iwan Setiawan (Ina) Indonesian National Team                             47.49