The Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.
The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually consists of 10-day-long segments (stages) over 10 days, but has been reduced to eight stages over recent years. While the route changes each year, the Genting Highlands climb, the toughest in the tour, is always included. Tour de Langkawi is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC road race in the UCI Asia Tour calendar. The race became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020.
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common competition formats are mass start events, where riders start simultaneously and race to a set finish point; and time trials, where individual riders or teams race a course alone against the clock. Stage races or "tours" take multiple days, and consist of several mass-start or time-trial stages ridden consecutively.
Francisco Mancebo Pérez is a Spanish professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Matrix Powertag. He initially rode for team Illes Balears–Banesto, but moved to AG2R Prévoyance in 2006.
David McCann is an Irish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode in the 1996, 2000 and 2012 Olympic Games. He was the Irish national road race champion in 2000, 2001 and 2006, and won the Irish national time trial championships a record 6 times. He last rode for the Synergy Baku Cycling Project, an Azerbaijan-registered UCI Continental team.
Li Fuyu is a Chinese former professional road bicycle racer, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Hengxiang Cycling Team.
Mehdi Sohrabi is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport following an anti-doping rule violation.
The 2010 Jelajah Malaysia, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was held from 27 April to 1 May 2010. There were five stages with a total of 822.1 kilometres. In fact, the race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a 2.2 category race and was part of the 2009–10 UCI Asia Tour calendar.
The Terengganu Cycling Team is a Malaysian UCI Continental cycling team founded in 2011, and sponsored by PanGlobal Insurance, Science in Sport, Merpati, Castrol and Amerstrand Engineering.
The 2011 Jelajah Malaysia, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was held from 8 to 13 March 2011. There were six stages with a total of 1,011 kilometres. In fact, the race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a 2.2 category race and was part of the 2010–11 UCI Asia Tour calendar.
Mohammed Adiq Husainie Othman is a Malaysian professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Team Sapura Cycling. He competed for Malaysia at the 2012 Olympic Games, in the men's road race. He also competed at the 2010 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, in track cycling.
Mohamed Harrif Saleh is a Malaysian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Terengganu Cycling Team.
Soufiane Haddi is a Moroccan road bicycle racer, who rides for Emirati amateur team Abu Dhabi Cycling Club. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's road race, but failed to finish either event.
The 2013 Jelajah Malaysia, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was held from 26 to 30 June 2013. There were five stages with a total of 856.1 kilometres. In fact, the race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a 2.2 category race and was part of the 2012–13 UCI Asia Tour calendar.
Loh Sea Keong is a Malaysian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Roojai Online Insurance. In the 2013 Jelajah Malaysia race, Loh made history by becoming the first Malaysian rider to win the competition, a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) race.
Tabriz Petrochemical CCN Team UCI team code:TPT was an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team managed by Ramin Dadgar and Azim Abdolnezhad and main sponsored by Tabriz Petrochemical Company. The Tabriz Petrochemical Team has achieved first place in both the riders' and teams' overall classifications in the UCI Asia Tour in 2007–2008, 2008–2009 and 2009–2010
Pishgaman Cycling Team is an Iranian UCI Continental cycling team established in 2014.
CCACHE x Par Küp is a road cycling team founded in 2010 that is based in Australia. It competes in its home country as well as in the UCI Asia Tour. The team gained UCI Continental status for the 2018 season, but returned to club status during the COVID-19 Pandemic. It is managed by former rider Samuel Layzell and was originally founded in Newcastle, NSW. For season 2023 the team will operate under new naming rights sponsor CCACHE x Par Küp, regaining UCI Continental status.
The 2018 Tour de Langkawi was the 23rd edition of an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1996. The race was run at the highest category apart from those races which make up the UCI World Tour, and was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC race as part of the 2018 UCI Asia Tour.
The Tour of Peninsular is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 2019. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour and was classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race. The first edition was won by Spanish rider Marcos García.
Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)
Brendon Davids (RSA)
