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KL: Mohd Firdaus Daud, Malaysia Team B cyclist are setting JM 2009 as his last stage before continuing his training session in Belgium.
Muar, Johor born cyclist mentioned this would be his 4th entry with Niew Hoop Tielen (NHT) after last year.
I hope my participation in JM 2009 would be a platform to polish my riding skills before joining back NHT on the 3rd of May 2009.
"A great difference with the chances of training in Belgium is that I get to improve the speed and skills through its environment. Almost every week there are races to participate for us to improve our performance," said the 26 years old cyclist.
Son of Daud Ibrahim, a cycling champion who was a gold medalist in Sukan Asia 1970 and gained 5 gold medals in Sukan SEAP 1971, said he aims for the RTM jersey (Malaysia's Best Cyclist).
This year, the routes are more exciting and challenging for all the riders but I am sure to go for it and assists Akmal and Zamani especially at the sprint zones.
He mentioned, Iran's team Tabriz Petrochemical Team and Islamic Azad University Team are among the strong teams that would give a stiff competition for the other team for the race.
Championship Executive Director, Datuk Astaman Abdul Aziz said the son of the gold medalist is one of the local riders to be reckoned with by others.
With his experience and overseas training, I am sure Mohd Firdaus will be able to prove his ability and skills for this JM as well as making the country proud of his achievement.
JM 2009 features 14 continental teams, which is the biggest continental teams’ participation in 2.2category road-race events ever by UCI. JM 2009 is organised by Ten Speed Event Sdn Bhd and will be held from 19th to 26th April 2009.
JM 2009 consist of 1,240 km road-race with stage 1 from Kuala Selangor to Ipoh, stage 2 (Ipoh - Sg Petani), stage 3 (Gerik - Tanah Merah), stage 4 (Pasir Mas - Kuala Terengganu), stage 5 (Kuala Terengganu - Kuantan) stage 6 (Kuantan - Bera), stage 7 (Tanjung Malim-Genting) before ending the race in a Criterium Race at Dataran Merdeka.
