# 2009 Jelajah Malaysia

The 2009 Jelajah Malaysia, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was held from 19 to 26 April 2009. There were eight stages with a total of 1,256.8 kilometres. In fact, the race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a 2.2 category race and was part of the 2008–09 UCI Asia Tour calendar.
Timothy Roe of Australia won the race, followed by Jai Crawford of Australia second and Ghader Mizbani of Iran third overall. Anuar Manan of Malaysia won the points classification and Abbas Saeiditanha of Iran won the mountains classification. Azad University Iran won the team classification.

## Stages

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 19 April | Kuala Selangor to Ipoh | 176.8 km (109.9 mi) | Makoto Iijima (JPN) | Amir Zargari (IRI) | Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (MAS) |
| 2 | 20 April | Ipoh to Sungai Petani | 192.7 km (119.7 mi) | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN) |
| 3 | 21 April | Gerik to Tanah Merah | 172.3 km (107.1 mi) | Hossein Nateghi (IRI) | Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN) | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) |
| 4 | 22 April | Pasir Mas to Kuala Terengganu | 177.5 km (110.3 mi) | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN) | Serguei Kudentsov (RUS) |
| 5 | 23 April | Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan | 204.8 km (127.3 mi) | Anuar Manan (MAS) | Mohamed Harrif Salleh (MAS) | Serguei Kudentsov (RUS) |
| 6 | 24 April | Gambang to Bera | 136.1 km (84.6 mi) | Taiji Nishitani (JPN) | Joel Pearson (AUS) | Shaun McCarthy (AUS) |
| 7 | 25 April | Tanjung Malim to Genting Highlands | 117 km (72.7 mi) | Timothy Roe (AUS) | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Jai Crawford (AUS) |
| 8 | 26 April | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 70.4 km (43.7 mi) | Hossein Nateghi (IRI) | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN) |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Stage winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Malaysian rider classification | Team classification | Malaysian team classification |
| 1 | Makoto Iijima | Makoto Iijima | Ahmad Haidar Anuawar | Makoto Iijima | Ahmad Haidar Anuawar | Azad University Iran | MNCF Continental Team |
| 2 | Mehdi Sohrabi | Makoto Iijima | Mehdi Sohrabi | Makoto Iijima | Ahmad Haidar Anuawar | Azad University Iran | Malaysia |
| 3 | Hossein Nateghi | Mehdi Sohrabi | Mehdi Sohrabi | Abbas Saeiditanha | Suhardi Hassan | Azad University Iran | Malaysia |
| 4 | Anuar Manan | Mehdi Sohrabi | Mehdi Sohrabi | Abbas Saeiditanha | Suhardi Hassan | Azad University Iran | Malaysia |
| 5 | Anuar Manan | Mehdi Sohrabi | Mehdi Sohrabi | Abbas Saeiditanha | Suhardi Hassan | Azad University Iran | Malaysia |
| 6 | Taiji Nishitani | Mehdi Sohrabi | Mehdi Sohrabi | Abbas Saeiditanha | Suhardi Hassan | Azad University Iran | Malaysia |
| 7 | Timothy Roe | Timothy Roe | Mohd Nur Rizuan Zainal | Abbas Saeiditanha | Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | LeTua Cycling Team |
| 8 | Hossein Nateghi | Timothy Roe | Anuar Manan | Abbas Saeiditanha | Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | LeTua Cycling Team |
| Final | Final | Timothy Roe | Anuar Manan | Abbas Saeiditanha | Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | LeTua Cycling Team |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Timothy Roe | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | 29h 31' 28" |
| 2 | Jai Crawford | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | + 24" |
| 3 | Ghader Mizbani | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 25" |
| 4 | Hossein Askari | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 47" |
| 5 | David McCann | Ride Sport Racing | + 01' 54" |
| 6 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Doha Cycling Team | + 02' 12" |
| 7 | Hari Fitrianto | Polygon Sweet Nice | + 02' 32" |
| 8 | Mehdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 02' 42" |
| 9 | Will Routley | Jelly Belly Cycling Team | + 02' 47" |
| 10 | Tonton Susanto | LeTua Cycling Team | + 03' 12" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Anuar Manan | Azad University Iran | 29 |
| 2 | Mohd Nor Rizuan Zainal | Malaysian Armed Forces Cycling Team | 24 |
| 3 | Mehdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 20 |
| 4 | Yusutuke Tanaka | Shimano Racing Team | 16 |
| 5 | Suhardi Hassan | Malaysia | 15 |
| 6 | Abbas Saeiditanha | Azad University Iran | 12 |
| 7 | Xing Yandong | Trek–Marco Polo | 10 |
| 8 | Ahmad Fallanie Ali | Malaysia | 10 |
| 9 | Hossein Nateghi | Azad University Iran | 9 |
| 10 | David Pell | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | 7 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Abbas Saeiditanha | Azad University Iran | 15 |
| 2 | Mehdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 14 |
| 3 | Hossein Nateghi | Azad University Iran | 11 |
| 4 | Ezzedine Lagab | Doha Cycling Team | 9 |
| 5 | Timothy Roe | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | 8 |
| 6 | David McCann | Ride Sport Racing | 8 |
| 7 | Ghader Mizbani | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 6 |
| 8 | Jai Crawford | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | 5 |
| 9 | Ng Yong Li | LeTua Cycling Team | 5 |
| 10 | Hossein Askari | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 4 |

### Malaysian rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah | Malaysia | 29h 52' 24" |
| 2 | Suhardi Hassan | Malaysia | + 17" |
| 3 | Mohd Saufi Mat Senan | Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team | + 03' 07" |
| 4 | Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin | Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team | + 04' 50" |
| 5 | Mohd Faris Abdul Razak | Malaysia | + 14' 23" |
| 6 | Ng Yong Li | LeTua Cycling Team | + 16' 02" |
| 7 | Ahmad Fallanie Ali | Malaysia | + 20' 13" |
| 8 | Mohd Saiful Anuar Aziz | Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team | + 20' 49" |
| 9 | Mohd Nor Rizuan Zainal | Malaysian Armed Forces Cycling Team | + 21' 11" |
| 10 | Loh Sea Keong | Trek–Marco Polo | + 21' 17" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 88h 37' 12" |
| 2 | Azad University Iran | + 09' 45" |
| 3 | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | + 21' 35" |
| 4 | Ride Sport Racing | + 23' 37" |
| 5 | Jelly Belly Cycling Team | + 42' 01" |
| 6 | Shimano Racing Team | + 44' 16" |
| 7 | Bridgestone–Anchor | + 44' 54" |
| 8 | Trek–Marco Polo | + 48' 56" |
| 9 | LeTua Cycling Team | + 50' 39" |
| 10 | Malaysia | + 55' 44" |

### Malaysian team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | LeTua Cycling Team | 89h 27' 51" |
| 2 | Malaysia | + 05' 05" |
| 3 | Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team | + 35' 26" |
| 4 | Malaysian Armed Forces Cycling Team | + 01h 19' 17" |
| 5 | MNCF Continental Team | + 01h 33' 55" |

## Stage results
### Stage 1
#### 19 April 2009 — Kuala Selangor to Ipoh, 176.8 km (109.9 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Makoto Iijima | Bridgestone–Anchor | 03h 59' 55" |
| 2 | Amir Zargari | Azad University Iran | s.t. |
| 3 | Ahmad Haidar Anuawar | Trek–Marco Polo | + 34" |
| 4 | Hossein Nateghi | Azad University Iran | s.t. |
| 5 | Yusuke Hatanaka | Shimano Racing Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Hidenori Nodera | Shimano Racing Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Mohammad Akmal Amrun | MNCF Continental Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Masamichi Yamamoto | Bridgestone–Anchor | s.t. |
| 9 | Parno | Indonesia | s.t. |
| 10 | Mohamed Harrif Salleh | Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team | s.t. |

### Stage 2
#### 20 April 2009 — Ipoh to Sungai Petani, 192.7 km (119.7 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mehdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | 04h 36' 09" |
| 2 | Anuar Manan | Azad University Iran | s.t. |
| 3 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Doha Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Matthew Rice | Jelly Belly Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Jai Crawford | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 6 | David McCann | Ride Sport Racing | s.t. |
| 7 | Will Routley | Jelly Belly Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 8 | James Spragg | Trek–Marco Polo | s.t. |
| 9 | Brad Hall | Tinelli Colossi Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Rastra Patria | Indonesia | s.t. |

### Stage 3
#### 21 April 2009 — Gerik to Tanah Merah, 172.3 km (107.1 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Hossein Nateghi | Azad University Iran | 04h 05' 30" |
| 2 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Doha Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Mehdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Will Routley | Jelly Belly Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Yusuke Hatanaka | Shimano Racing Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Mohd Saufi Mat Senan | Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Deon Locke | Ride Sport Racing | s.t. |
| 8 | Hidenori Nodera | Shimano Racing Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Hari Fitrianto | Polygon Sweet Nice | s.t. |
| 10 | David Pell | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | s.t. |

### Stage 4
#### 22 April 2009 — Pasir Mas to Kuala Terengganu, 177.5 km (110.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Anuar Manan | Azad University Iran | 04h 09' 21" |
| 2 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Doha Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Serguei Kudentsov | Polygon Sweet Nice | s.t. |
| 4 | Masamichi Yamamoto | Bridgestone–Anchor | s.t. |
| 5 | David McCann | Ride Sport Racing | s.t. |
| 6 | Mehdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Muhamad Firdaus Daud | MNCF Continental Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Mohd Faris Abdul Razak | Malaysia | s.t. |
| 9 | Muhammad Zamani Mustarudin | MNCF Continental Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Aymen Ben Hassine | Doha Cycling Team | s.t. |

### Stage 5
#### 23 April 2009 — Kuala Terengganu to Kuantan, 204.8 km (127.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Anuar Manan | Azad University Iran | 04h 49' 40" |
| 2 | Mohamed Harrif Salleh | Terengganu Toshiba Bike Labz Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Serguei Kudentsov | Polygon Sweet Nice | s.t. |
| 4 | Nattaphon Jeebtahwora | Thailand | s.t. |
| 5 | Joel Pearson | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Shinpei Fukuda | Bridgestone–Anchor | s.t. |
| 7 | Mehdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Taiji Nishitani | Aisan Racing Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Yusuke Hatanaka | Shimano Racing Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Hossein Nateghi | Azad University Iran | s.t. |

### Stage 6
#### 24 April 2009 — Gambang to Bera, 136.1 km (84.6 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Taiji Nishitani | Aisan Racing Team | 02h 52' 03" |
| 2 | Joel Pearson | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Shaun McCarthy | Ride Sport Racing | s.t. |
| 4 | Will Routley | Jelly Belly Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Ezzedine Lagab | Doha Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Wan Mohd Najmee Wan Mohd | Malaysia | s.t. |
| 7 | Masahiro Shinagawa | Aisan Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Yoshinori Iino | Shimano Racing Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Shinpei Fukuda | Bridgestone–Anchor | s.t. |
| 10 | James Spragg | Trek–Marco Polo | s.t. |

### Stage 7
#### 25 April 2009 — Tanjung Malim to Genting Highlands, 117 km (72.7 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Timothy Roe | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | 03h 01' 21" |
| 2 | Ghader Mizbani | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Jai Crawford | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Hossein Askari | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 35" |
| 5 | Andrey Mizurov | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | + 54" |
| 6 | David McCann | Ride Sport Racing | + 01' 23" |
| 7 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Doha Cycling Team | + 01' 59" |
| 8 | Hari Fitrianto | Polygon Sweet Nice | s.t. |
| 9 | Takumi Beppu | Aisan Racing Team | + 02' 02" |
| 10 | Will Routley | Jelly Belly Cycling Team | + 02' 35" |

### Stage 8
#### 26 April 2009 — Kuala Lumpur Criterium 70.4 km (43.7 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Hossein Nateghi | Azad University Iran | 01h 57' 08" |
| 2 | Mehdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Doha Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Mohd Faris Abdul Razak | Malaysia | s.t. |
| 5 | Masahiro Shinagawa | Aisan Racing Team | s.t. |
| 6 | David McCann | Ride Sport Racing | s.t. |
| 7 | Yusuke Hatanaka | Shimano Racing Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Hidenori Nodera | Shimano Racing Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Joel Pearson | Savings & Loans Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Kuei Hsiang Peng | Giant Asia Racing Team | s.t. |

## List of teams and riders

A total of 21 teams were invited to participate in the 2009 Jelajah Malaysia. Out of 122 riders, a total of 97 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.