Jelajah Malaysia (Tour of Malaysia) - 2.6Malaysia, November 5-12 November 2000Stage 7 - November 11: Batu Pahat criterium 60kmReportRafael Chyla of Dutch team Village International Peddler took the bunch sprint in today's criterium stage, giving him a comfortable 53 second margin as the Jelajah Malaysia goes into its final day. Chyla joins Polish second division pro team, Atlas Lukulus Ambro next year and said, "I hope I can retain the yellow jersey. It would be the biggest achievement of my career since taking up the sports 15 years ago. I believe the team is strong enough to help me and, hopefully, I will win it." Results 1 Rafael Chyla (VI Peddler) 1.21.51 2 Wawan Setiabudi (Ina) 3 Matnur Muslimin (Ina) 4 Shahrulneeza Razali (Sel) 5 Damir Iratov (Uzb) Leading local riders 1 Suhaimi Keton (KL) 12.02.31 2 Musairi Musa (KL) 0.26 3 Mohd Mahazir Hamad (Sel) 0.36 4 Mohamed Najib Ghani (GMY) 1.40 5 Faizul Izwan Abdul Rahman (GMY) 1.51 Teams 1 VI Peddler (Ned) 36.09.12 2 Indonesia 0.37 3 Kuala Lumpur 0.45 4 Uzbekistan 1.13 5 Selangor 2.46 General Classification after stage seven 1 Rafael Chyla (VI Peddler) 12.01.38 2 Suhaimi Keton (KL) 0.53 3 Musairi Musa (KL) 1.19 4 Mohd Mahazir Hamad (Sel) 1.29 5 Peep Mikli (VI Peddler) 1.31 Courtesy of thestar.com.my |