Malaysia: TSG Heads To Japan, China For Final Sea Games Preparations

KUALA TERENGGANU (Malaysia), May 8 (Bernama) – Malaysia’s Terengganu Pro-Asia Cycling Team (TSG), Terengganu’s professional cycling team will be heading to Japan and China as the final phase of training for the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur starting on Aug 14. TSG chief executive officer Ahmad Farhan Abdul Wahab said 15 TSG riders would be going to Japan on May 20 to compete in the Tour of Japan under chief coach Jeremy Hunt with the assistance of Mohd Saiful Anuar Aziz. “ In Japan, TSG will be participating in several series of races as preparations for SEA Games,” he said when contacted by Bernama here Sunday, adding that after touring Japan, the team would be racing in the Tour of Qinghai Lake, China in July. Apart from the competitions in Japan and China, TSG would also undergo a training stint in Melbourne, Australia and compete in several other races including the Le Tour de Langkawi in February. In fact TSG cyclists performed extremely well at the cycling championships in Penang last Saturday when Mohd Hariff Saleh with teammates Zulhilmie Afif and Anuar Manan made a clean sweep of the top three spots in the competition. With such prolific riders, Ahmad Farhan hopes TSG can defend the cycling gold medals won by Malaysia in the Singapore SEA Games, two years ago. -- BERNAMA