AFTER the euphoria of having two riders on the podium in Stage Three, the Terengganu Cycling Team’s (TSG) hopes of winning the overall Tour of Peninsular (ToP) title suffered a major blow yesterday. TSG’s Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki, who took charge of the yellow jersey after unexpectedly winning Stage Three on Thursday, failed to make an impact in Stage Four, described as the queen stage, as he is not a climber. Two of the team’s riders — Metkel Eyob (Eritrea) and Artem Ovechkin (Russia) — were expected to challenge in Cameron Highlands but could only finish sixth (+3:12s) and 19th (+4:40s). TSG sprinter Harrif Saleh, who notched two podium finishes earlier in the tour, did not finish Stage Four as he was suffering from diarrhoea and has withdrawn from the event. Terengganu Cycling Team’s Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki leads the race for the blue jersey (points classification) with one stage left.

Source: New Strait Times October 19, 2019 01:52 UTC