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New Straits Times
20-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Syazrin clinches hard-earned stage win at Yellow River International
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Pro Cycling's (MPC) Ahmad Syazrin Awang Illah claimed his maiden international race win on the road with the team in the third stage of the Along the Yellow River International in China today (May 20). Syazrin timed his move well in the bunch sprint to hit the line first, clocking two hours and three minutes flat. Iranian Mahdi Nateghi and Ukrainian Vitalii Novakovskyi finished second and third in the 98km stage in Xinxiang. It was a positive result for Syazrin who had previously made a name for himself in mountain biking (MTB). He won gold in MTB at the 2021 Hanoi Sea Games and multiple Asian Championship medals in the discipline in recent years. Syazrin was roped in to MPC when the team was formed in 2023 and team principal Sayuti Zahit has been working hard to mould him into a formidable sprinter. "Alhamdulillah, this is our first podium here and what makes it even more special is that Syazrin won it for us," said Sayuti when contacted in China today. "We have been able to successfully transform Syazrin into a strong sprinter on the road. It has been a challenging journey for him and it has taken about a year to really bear fruit." It was MPC's second stage in the space of a month as Zahin Wahhi had won stage six of the MPTC Tour of Luzon recently. The other MPC riders competing in China are Akmal Hakim Zakaria, Fahmi Khairul, Faheem Zaini, Ariff Roseidi and Zulfikri Zulkifli.
New Straits Times
29-04-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Zahin clinches breakaway win for MPC at Tour of Luzon
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Pro Cycling (MPC) received an early season boost after their rider Zahin Wahhi outkicked his breakaway group peers to win the sixth stage of the MPTC Tour of Luzon in the Philippines today (April 29). Zahin won the 168 kilometre stage, which started in Clark and ended in Lingayen, in a time of three hours, 31 minutes and 12 seconds. Local duo Mervin Corpuz (MPT Drive Hub) and Rench Michael Bondoc (7Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines) came in second and third in the sprint. MPC team principal Sayuti Zahit said Zahin played his cards right and was rewarded with the win. "Zahin joined a breakaway group of about 15 riders roughly 80km into the stage and the whole group worked together," said Sayuti, when contacted in Luzon today. "Zahin launched his attack roughly 200m from the finish and was able to hold his position until the end. "Alhamdulillah, this is a positive result for us in our first race of the season. Although this is not a UCI race, quite a number of strong teams are competing here. "Tomorrow (stage seven) will be the team time trial and to be honest we are not expecting much as we have not brought our time trial bikes here. "We will, however, be hoping to make an impact in the final stage (stage 8) on Thursday (May 1) which will feature a climb similar to Genting Highlands." MPC had clinched their first podium finish of the tour during stage three on Saturday (April 26) through Ahmad Syazrin Awang Ilah who placed second. The UCI continental squad have intentionally started their season slightly later than other teams in a bid to have their riders hit peak performance at Petronas Le Tour de Langkawi (Sept 28-Oct 5) and the Bangkok Sea Games (Dec 7-19). They are expected to race in China next month.
