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Race details | |
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Date | January (2007–2008) April (2009–2010) March (2011) May (2012) June (2013) December (2014–2015) October (2016–present) |
Region | Peninsular Malaysia |
English name | Tour of Malaysia |
Local name(s) | Jelajah Malaysia (in Malay) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Asia Tour 2.2 |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Malaysian National Cycling Federation |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1963 |
Editions | 53 (as of 2017) |
Most wins | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) (2 wins) |
Most recent | Brendon Davids (RSA) |
The Jelajah Malaysia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1963. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour and was classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category races. The race exists of only a men's competition over seven stages.
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Jelajah Malaysia is the oldest bicycle race in Malaysia and it is ranked 2.2 class by UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale). Since its inception in 1963, Jelajah Malaysia is slowly and steadily beginning to be one of the most prestigious bicycle races in Asia amongst Asian and International teams.
Through wide coverage that is empowered by local and international media, Jelajah Malaysia had proven itself as an important event in promoting Malaysia to the world as a tourism and leisure destination.
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