Kudentsov claims final stage
McCann defends leader's jersey, wins overall
Sergey Kudentsov (Polygon Sweet Nice) sprinted to victory in the Melaka Governor Cup's final stage on Sunday. The Russian bested Samuel Paul Witmitz (Le Tua Cycling Team) and Mat Amin Mohd Shahrul (ATM) in the field sprint deciding the concluding 127.4km stage.
"Today's stage not so hard as the Giant team controlled the entire race," said Kudentsov. "The weather was too hot for me. In the last 10km I got up to the front. My team helped to pull me up and we sprinted [to the finish].
"Yesterday's race was more difficult and much faster compared to today which was slower. [There was] not much attacking because two teams were controlling the race, Giant Asia and Le Tua Team."
Overnight race leader David McCann (Giant Asia Racing Team) finished 15th on the stage, one second behind Kudentsov, and claimed the overall general classification by eight seconds over Australia's Samuel Paul Witmitz (Le Tua Cycling Team).
"The stage went really well for us, there wasn't really that much for me to do except for my teammates. Alex Coutts and Prajax Mahawong were riding really strongly so that we could control all the breakaways and just get them together for a bunch finish. I knew I had enough time, I didn't have to worry about the bonuses, so we kept it together for a bunch finish and I finished somewhere around the top ten. [It was a] pretty boring day, really, but nice and again really hot...really hot.
"It's good to come back, Melaka is where I had my best finish in [Le Tour de] Langkawi. I was second once so [there's] good memories here, it's good to come back and get one better.
"The race was really well run, I can tell from the experience that I had from the other races. The traffic control was excellent and routes were nice and no danger for anybody. The finish was well organised so it's been a good race."
1 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | 3:07:04 |
2 | Samuel Paul Witmitz (Aus) Le Tua Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Mat Amin Mohd Shahrul (Mas) ATM | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Wan Mohamad Wan Mohd Najmee (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Mohamad Fauzi Mohamad Aim (Mas) Pahang | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Kisnanto Nuggroho (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) ATM | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Mohd Harrif Salleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Rastra Patria Dinawan (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Iwan Setiawan (Ina) Customs Cycling Club | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Ahmad Fakhrullah Ismail (Mas) MSN Pelapis | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | P. Heksa Prasetya (Ina) Customs Cycling Club | 0:00:01 |
13 | Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Vincent Ang (Sin) Cycleworx | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Matnur (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Mohd Hafiz Rozli (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Yusrizal Usoff (Mas) MSN Pelapis | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | A. Agung Syahbana (Ina) Customs Cycling Club | 0:00:02 |
20 | Mohd Fakhruddin b Daud (Mas) MSN Pelapis | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Mohd Shafee Mohd Shawal (Mas) Pahang | 0:00:03 |
22 | Melvin Kow (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Nunung Burhanudin (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Abdullah Mohd Shobry (Mas) Terengganu | 0:00:04 |
25 | Roman Krasil'nikov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Parno (Ina) Customs Cycling Club | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Khairul Naim Azhar (Mas) Johor | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Sarham Miswan (Mas) Melaka | 0:00:05 |
30 | Danny Feng (USA) Cycleworx | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Ali Ahmad Fallanie (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Mohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team | 0:00:06 |
33 | Mat Senan Mohd Saufie (Mas) Terengganu | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Amiruddin Muhammad Amin (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Junaidi hashim (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team | 0:00:07 |
37 | Yusop Reduan (Bru) Brunei | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Syed Mazlan Syed Mohd Hussaini (Mas) Terengganu | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Dadi Suryadi (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas) Malaysia National Team | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Hock Seng Gan (Mas) Melaka | 0:00:08 |
42 | Lemuel Lee Yun Jie (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Mohd Fauzi Mohd Fadhli Anwar (Mas) ATM | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Sata Mohd Halid (Bru) Brunei | 0:00:10 |
45 | Mark O'Brien (Aus) Le Tua Cycling Team | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Muhamad Rizal Muhamad (Mas) Johor | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Mohd Nazri Muhamad (Mas) Johor | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Muhamad Faiz Syariffudin Abd Kadir (Mas) MSN Pelapis | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Zulkifli Mohd Yazrul Hisham (Mas) Pahang | 0:00:11 |
50 | Ho Jun Rong (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Greg Svarc (Sin) Cycleworx | 0:00:12 |
52 | Rasoul Barati (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Mohd Shahelmie Abd Karim (Mas) Johor | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Erik Suprianto (Ina) Customs Cycling Club | 0:00:13 |
55 | Afiza Fauizan Mohd Shahrul (Mas) ATM | 0:00:15 |
56 | Adrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team | 0:00:19 |
57 | Rosdi Mohd Nor Umardi (Mas) Terengganu | 0:00:21 |
58 | Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:00:25 |
59 | Marcus Leong (Sin) JFT Cycling | 0:00:26 |
60 | Mohammad Zulkfili Mohammad Rosejati (Mas) Sabah | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Mohd Hashim Mohd Zarif (Mas) Pahang | 0:00:29 |
62 | Zainul Ariffin Md Arbe Shadatul Farrani (Bru) Brunei | 0:00:30 |
63 | Nicklos Minol (Mas) Sabah | 0:00:35 |
64 | Zakaria Md. Rafiuddin (Bru) Brunei | 0:00:59 |
65 | Zainal Mohd Nur Rizuan (Mas) ATM | 0:01:02 |
66 | Abu Bakar Mohd Khuzairi (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan | 0:01:05 |
67 | Iswana, Arin (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team | 0:08:24 |
68 | Mohd Azmi Mohmad Ali (Mas) Melaka | 0:09:02 |
69 | Nick Swallow (Sin) Cycleworx | 0:14:26 |
DNF | Taufik Muhamad (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
1 | David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team | 7:07:57 |
2 | Samuel Paul Witmitz (Aus) Le Tua Cycling Team | 0:00:08 |
3 | Mat Amin Mohd Shahrul (Mas) ATM | 0:00:16 |
4 | Matnur (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Wan Mohamad Wan Mohd Najmee (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan | 0:00:20 |
6 | Salleh Mohd Zamri (Mas) ATM | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Iwan Setiawan (Ina) Customs Cycling Club | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Amir Mustafa Rusli (Mas) Malaysia National Team | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Ali Ahmad Fallanie (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan | 0:00:29 |
10 | Herwin Jaya (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Mat Senan Mohd Saufie (Mas) Terengganu | 0:00:32 |
12 | Mark O'Brien (Aus) Le Tua Cycling Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Mohd Fauzi Mohd Fadhli Anwar (Mas) ATM | 0:01:30 |
14 | Rastra Patria Dinawan (Ina) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:01:47 |
15 | Hassan Suhardi (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | A. Agung Syahbana (Ina) Customs Cycling Club | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Prajak Mahawong (Tha) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Junaidi hashim (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Alex Coutts (GBr) Giant Asia Racing Team | 0:02:12 |
20 | Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | 0:04:38 |
21 | Mohd Hafiz Rozli (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team | 0:04:48 |
22 | Mohd Harrif Salleh (Mas) Malaysia National Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Vincent Ang (Sin) Cycleworx | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Mohamad Fauzi Mohamad Aim (Mas) Pahang | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Mohd Fakhruddin b Daud (Mas) MSN Pelapis | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | P. Heksa Prasetya (Ina) Customs Cycling Club | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Ahmad Fakhrullah Ismail (Mas) MSN Pelapis | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Kisnanto Nuggroho (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Mohd Shafee Mohd Shawal (Mas) Pahang | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Khairul Naim Azhar (Mas) Johor | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Parno (Ina) Customs Cycling Club | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Abdullah Mohd Shobry (Mas) Terengganu | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Mohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Melvin Kow (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Yusrizal Usoff (Mas) MSN Pelapis | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Muhamad Rizal Muhamad (Mas) Johor | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Sata Mohd Halid (Bru) Brunei | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Roman Krasil'nikov (Rus) Polygon Sweet Nice | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Nunung Burhanudin (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Hock Seng Gan (Mas) Melaka | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Yusop Reduan (Bru) Brunei | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Danny Feng (USA) Cycleworx | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Lemuel Lee Yun Jie (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Syed Mazlan Syed Mohd Hussaini (Mas) Terengganu | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Mohd Nazri Muhamad (Mas) Johor | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Mohd Shahelmie Abd Karim (Mas) Johor | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Amiruddin Muhammad Amin (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Afiza Fauizan Mohd Shahrul (Mas) ATM | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Greg Svarc (Sin) Cycleworx | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Dadi Suryadi (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Ho Jun Rong (Sin) OCBC Singapore Cycling Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Zulkifli Mohd Yazrul Hisham (Mas) Pahang | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Rasoul Barati (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Muhamad Faiz Syariffudin Abd Kadir (Mas) MSN Pelapis | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Erik Suprianto (Ina) Customs Cycling Club | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Adrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Le Tua Cycling Team | 0:05:07 |
57 | Mohammad Zulkfili Mohammad Rosejati (Mas) Sabah | 0:05:13 |
58 | Marcus Leong (Sin) JFT Cycling | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Zainul Ariffin Md Arbe Shadatul Farrani (Bru) Brunei | 0:05:17 |
60 | Mohd Hashim Mohd Zarif (Mas) Pahang | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Nicklos Minol (Mas) Sabah | 0:05:23 |
62 | Sarham Miswan (Mas) Melaka | 0:05:27 |
63 | Zakaria Md. Rafiuddin (Bru) Brunei | 0:05:46 |
64 | Zainal Mohd Nur Rizuan (Mas) ATM | 0:05:50 |
65 | Abu Bakar Mohd Khuzairi (Mas) Wilayah Persekutuan | 0:05:53 |
66 | Rosdi Mohd Nor Umardi (Mas) Terengganu | 0:08:51 |
67 | Iswana, Arin (Ina) Putra Perjuangan Cycling Team | 0:13:12 |
68 | Mohd Azmi Mohmad Ali (Mas) Melaka | 0:13:50 |
69 | Nick Swallow (Sin) Cycleworx | 0:19:57 |
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