IT was an action-packed day of racing but as expected Marcos Garcia Fernandez navigated the stage safely to become the first overall winner of the inaugural Tour of Peninsular (ToP) yesterday. Moldovan Christian Raileanu (Team Sapura Cycling) took the stage win in three hours, 19 minutes and 12 seconds with Mohammadesmaeil Chaichiraghimi (Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan) and Sofian Nabil Omar (Malaysia) coming in second and third. Fernandez was delighted to secure the title after five tough days of open racing, which did not feature a single bunch sprint finish. ‘The start of the race today (yesterday) was a little crazy but we had enough time to regroup and maintain our calm. ‘Regardless, I am still very happy to finish on the podium as we had only expected to manage one podium finish here,’he said.

Source: New Strait Times October 20, 2019 03:56 UTC