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Jolidon to take legal action against MNCF

NST Online : 7 January 2009
By Arnaz M. Khairul
SWISS coach Jacques Jolidon yesterday claimed his lawyers would, by the end of this week, be pursuing legal action against the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) over his claims for a job as head coach.
In stating there would be no further comments from him after this, [...]

Duo back again after three-year absence

NST Online : 6 January 2009
By Arnaz M. Khairul
KUALA Lumpur riders Ahmad Fallanie Ali and Wan Mohd Najmee Wan Mohamed will be making a return to Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) after a three-year absence.
The Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) yesterday submitted their entries for the two teams under their wing — the national team [...]

Jolidon issue must be settled quickly

NST Online : 5 January 2009
By : Arnaz M. Khairul
IN calling for the Jacques Jolidon issue to be swiftly settled, Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) vice president Maniam Manikkam yesterday also lambasted the disfunctioning committees within the federation.
Maniam, who also chairs the technical and competitions committee, made known his displeasure of the “deviant [...]

Azizul offered spot in pro team for UCI Track World Cup

The Star Online: 5 January 2009
By LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: The exploits of Malaysia’s Azizul Hasni Awang on the international track cycling scene have not gone unnoticed.
Having climbed to the top spot of the keirin world rankings last month, Azizul has been offered to ride for a professional trade team in the third-leg of the [...]

Confident Yong Li sets lofty target

NST Online : 4 January 2009
By ARNAZ M. KHAIRUL
A MINIMUM target of the Asian riders jersey is on the mind of the new Ng Yong Li, a rider now with the freedom to improve on his best ever result by a Malaysian in Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) on Feb 9-15.
The 23-year old, who [...]

Rizal optimistic of getting medal in Beijing

The Star Online : 31 December 2008
By LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: Two rewarding outings have convinced track cyclist Rizal Tisin that he has the speed to challenge for a first-ever World Cup medal in the 1km time trial event.
And the Klang-born cyclist will be making his first assault in the third leg of the circuit [...]

MNCF ready to take Jolidon on

NST Online : 28 December 2008
By : Arnaz M. Khairul
SWISS coach Jacques Jolidon (pic, right), who has sought legal action against the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) for allegedly breaking its promise to hire him, has been told to pursue his case at his own peril.
Jolidon, who was among the foreign coaches shortlisted for the [...]

Josiah wins his third successive race in Australia

The Star Online : 28 December 2008
By LIM TEIK HUAT
KUALA LUMPUR: Josiah Ng chose to race instead of taking a Christmas break and it paid off with a third successive win in the Latrobe Carnival in Tasmania yesterday.
Josiah got the better of Australian national team rider Jason Niblett and his Melbourne-based Malaysian team-mate, Azizul Hasni [...]

Sprinter Anuar eyes dream debut with national team

The Star Online : 24 December 2008
By LIM TEIK HUAT
PETALING JAYA: Cyclist Anuar Manan hopes that his debut for the national team in the Tour of Langkawi (LTdL) from Feb 9-15 will bear even better results compared to his previous outings.
After being with the national outfit since early November, the former Le Tua rider felt [...]

Don’t write me off

The Star Online : 23 December 2008
By LIM TEIK HUAT
Track cyclist continues to produce results
PETALING JAYA: The young riders are making inroads for Malaysia but track cyclist Josiah Ng is not ready to give up his turf yet as indicated with his performance in Melbourne last week.
Josiah caused a major upset by winning the Melbourne [...]