KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 (Bernama) -- National cyclist Mohd Zamri Salleh has secured a place for the London Olympics road race after becoming the overall winner of the Malaysian Grand Prix Circuit (GP Grand Finale) 2011 which ended at Dataran Tanjung Emas, Muar on Saturday.
Mohd Zamri will be adorning the Terengganu Cycling Team (TGS) jersey this season after winning 49 points from seven GP championships, including getting on the podium twice -- at the Kelantan GP and Melaka GP, Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) president Abu Samah Abdul Wahab said in a statement Sunday.
The Laos SEA Games 2009 bronze medallist was crowned the overall winner despite finishing in the eighth position in the 174.10km race after he left his closest rival trailing in the 11th position.
Mohd Nor Umardi and Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan, both from TSG, finished second and third overall in the GPs after each of them collected 44 points, said Abu Samah.
The winner of the road race was TSG's Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki, who clocked 4hr, 25mins 112 seconds, 1.371s ahead of national trainee Mohd Zulhilmi Afif.
For Mohd Zamri, he attributed his selection in the Olympics to consistency of performance as he made a marked improvement by training with cyclists from TSG after a dismal performance in 2010.
"I think I have no problem in teaming up with TSG cyclists as our major advantage is being able to communicate in the local Terengganu Malay dialect. This raised my spirit to be more successful in 2012," he said in a statement.
Mohd Zamri believes that if his brother, Mohd Hariff is also selected for the Olympics, both of them could spring surprises in road races.
"Anyway, I am not an avid sprinter. I am a domestique (a member who assists the leader, as by setting a pace)," he added.
Malaysia have already confirmed their participation in London Olympics road races and are expected to name another cyclist for the event.
In women's elite category, Kedah's Masziyaton Radzi emerged the overall champion after collecting 89 points while Selangor's Mariana Mohamad came in second with 71 points.
Mohd Zamri will be adorning the Terengganu Cycling Team (TGS) jersey this season after winning 49 points from seven GP championships, including getting on the podium twice -- at the Kelantan GP and Melaka GP, Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) president Abu Samah Abdul Wahab said in a statement Sunday.
The Laos SEA Games 2009 bronze medallist was crowned the overall winner despite finishing in the eighth position in the 174.10km race after he left his closest rival trailing in the 11th position.
Mohd Nor Umardi and Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan, both from TSG, finished second and third overall in the GPs after each of them collected 44 points, said Abu Samah.
The winner of the road race was TSG's Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki, who clocked 4hr, 25mins 112 seconds, 1.371s ahead of national trainee Mohd Zulhilmi Afif.
For Mohd Zamri, he attributed his selection in the Olympics to consistency of performance as he made a marked improvement by training with cyclists from TSG after a dismal performance in 2010.
"I think I have no problem in teaming up with TSG cyclists as our major advantage is being able to communicate in the local Terengganu Malay dialect. This raised my spirit to be more successful in 2012," he said in a statement.
Mohd Zamri believes that if his brother, Mohd Hariff is also selected for the Olympics, both of them could spring surprises in road races.
"Anyway, I am not an avid sprinter. I am a domestique (a member who assists the leader, as by setting a pace)," he added.
Malaysia have already confirmed their participation in London Olympics road races and are expected to name another cyclist for the event.
In women's elite category, Kedah's Masziyaton Radzi emerged the overall champion after collecting 89 points while Selangor's Mariana Mohamad came in second with 71 points.
-- BERNAMA
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