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The Iranian veteran emerged the winner of the inaugural Tour of Singkarak, a new 2.2 race held on the Indonesian island of Sumatra from April 30 to May 3. The 34-year old Petrochemical Tabriz rider took charge of the general classification lead after winning Stage 3a from Bukit Tinggi to Sawahlunto. He finished this decisive stage with a 33 seconds advantage over Amir Zargari of the Azad University Iran team.
In the teams competition, Petrochemical Tabriz completed their second win in successive races after winning the title in the Jelajah Malaysia barely days earlier. Azad University Iran's Hossein Nateghi bagged the points classification win, while Doha Team's Algerian rider Ezzedine Jagab took the mountains classification title. Indonesia's best rider in the race was won by veteran Tonton Susanto, who was riding for the Indonesian Elite national squad.
Jelajah Malaysia
Three days before the start of the Tour of Singkarak, the Jelajah Malaysia concluded a highly successful edition, not just for the organisers, but also for Mizbani's Petrochemical Tabriz team. Mizbani finished a creditable third behind Australian Timothy Roe, at 20 the youngest ever winner of the race, and his compatriot in the Savings & Loans team, Jai Crawford.
The Malaysian sprinter Anuar Manan also made history during the Jelajah Malaysia, by winning his third consecutive points classification in this race.
Action in Thailand
Another veteran had stamped his mark on the scene earlier in the month in the Princess Mamackakri Sirindhon’s Cup Tour of Thailand, from April 4th to 9th. The 36-year old American Andrew Bajadali, riding for the Kelly Benefits Strategies team, completed the six-stage tour with a one minute and seven seconds advantage over Thailand's promising 21-year old rider Puchong Chaiudomsil.
The Tunisian rider Aymen Ben Hassine remains in the lead of the UCI Asia Tour ahead of Abdelbaset Hannachi (Algeria) and Mattia Gavazzi (Italy).
Photo: The riders cross the Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur during the final stage of the Jelajah Malaysia.
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