Davenport Carnival Results

Devonport Carnival, December 29-30, 2008 - Day 1

Complete results

Elite men

1000m Handicap

1 Ben Sanders (30)        1.04.75
2 Paul Fellows (45)             
3 Kelyn Akuna (55)              
4 Madisson Hammond (45)         

2000m Wheel Race

1 Glen O'Shea (Scr)       2.11.16
2 Nathan Clarke (Scr)           
3 Douglas Repacholi (80)        
4 James Langadyk (30)           

A Grade Scratch

1 Glen O'Shea            19.53.05
2 Todd Wilsch                   
3 Matt Goss                     
4 Adrian Hanson                 

B Grade Scratch

1 Madisson Hammond        5.59.39
2 Andrew Dolan                  
3 Abe Manion                    
4 Clay Murfet                   

C Grade Scratch

1 Aaron Box               4.58.60
2 Aaron Cooper                  
3 Trent Hudson                  
4 James Joshua                  

D Grade Scratch
1 Justin McMullen         5.11.12
2 Matthew McDonagh               
3 Joel Stearnes                  
4 David Cripps                   

E Grade Scratch

1 Darryl Galpin           5.34.73
2 Roy Martin                    
3 Peter Cady                    
4 Jason Bounday                 

Elite women

1000m Handicap

1 Miranda Laidlaw (65)    1.13.30
2 Kate Depaoli (60)             
3 Janelle Smith (55)            
4 Holly Williams (70)]          

A Grade Scratch

1 Fathah Mustapa          5.29.40
2 Cari Higgins                  
3 Tess Downing                  
4 Kirsty Broun                  

B Grade Scratch

1 Isabella King           4.58.50
2 Kate Depaoli                  
3 Holly Williams                
4 Miranda Laidlaw               

C Grade Scratch

1 Monica Bonasera         4.54.09
2 Kiera Hernandez               
3 Bethany Coleman               
4 Kayla Salopek                 

UCI

Keirin

1 Jason Niblett           0.11.40
2 Azizulhasni Awang             
3 Scott Sunderland              
4 Josiah Ng                     

Under 17

2000m Wheel Race

1 George Tarnsley (45)          
2 Jackson Law (Scr)             
3 Joshua Apolony (240)          
4 Sam Chynoweth (220)           

A Grade Scratch

1 Jackson Law             4.58.05
2 Mitchell Benson               
3 Jack Cummins                  
4 Rick Sanders                  

Under 15

2000m Wheel race

1 Callum Munro            2.40.30
2 Lauren Perry                  
3 Theodore Yates                
4 Andrew Hinkley                

A Grade Scratch

1 Michael Docker          5.14.40
2 Theodore Yates                
3 Nathan Hinkley                
4 Callum Munro                  

B Grade Scratch

1 Andrew Hinkley          4.17.48
2 William McDonagh              
3 Macey Stewart                 
4 Daniel Guilbert               

Under 13

1000m Wheel race

1 Jessica Marshall        1.29.34
2 James Chynoweth               
3 Zacary Marshall               
4 Brayden Bennett               

Scratch

1 Brayden Bennett         1.29.34
2 James Robinson                
3 Zacary Marshall               
4 Brayden Bennett        

Malaysian Cyclists do well in the Launceston Carnival in Tasmania

Malaysian cyclists based in Melbourne did well in the Launceston Carnival over the Christmas and New Year holidays in Tasmania.

For full report please refer to this cyclingnews.com story.

Well folks, happy to report that they are all not on a holiday.

Best regards,
Naim.

Launceston Carnival Results in Tasmania

Launceston Carnival - December 28, 2008

Complete Results

Sprint

1 Shane Perkins              
2 Azizulhasni Awang          
3 Scott Sunderland           
4 Junaidi Nasir              

Keirin

1 Azizulhasni Awang          
2 Jason Niblett              
3 Josiah Ng                  
4 Scott Sunderland           

Points Score Women

1 Wan Yiu Wong              13
2 Rosie McCall              10
3 Laura McCaughey            7
4 Fatehah Mustapa            7
5 Amy Cure                   5

Teams Sprint

1 Jason Niblett          51.68
Scott Sunderland            
Shane Perkins               

2 Azizulhasni Awang      52.45
Junaidi Nasir               
Josiah Ng                   

3 Ben Sanders            54.35
Byron Davis                 
Joel Leonard                

Under 17

1000 M Hcp

1 Jackson Law          2.18.62
2 Luke Zaccaria              
3 Mitchell Benson            
4 Rick Sanders               
5 George Tansley             
Time:

2000 M Wheel

1 Mitchell Benson            
2 Jackson Law                
3 George Tansley             
4 Rick Sanders               

A Grade Scratch

1 Jackson Law                
2 George Tansley             
3 Mitchell Benson            
4 Jack Cummings              
5 Lukes Zaccaria             

Men

1000 M Hcp

1 Azizulhasni Awang    2.01.88
2 Shane Perkins              
3 Ben Sanders                
4 Josiah Ng                  

2000 M Wheel

1 Rizal Tisin         16.43.47
2 Luke Ockerby               
3 Ben Grenda                 
4 Glenn O’Shea               

A Grade Scratch

1 Glenn O’Shea               
2 James Langadyk             
3 Nathan Clarke              
4 Adrian Hanson              

B Grade Scratch

1 Peter Loft           6.47.58
2 Andrew Dolan               
3 Clay Murfet                
4 Sam Brett                  

C Grade Scratch

1 Jeremy Hills         6.59.74
2 Aaron Box                  
3 Samuel Spokes              
4 Jonathon Dunlop            

D Grade Scratch

1 Joel Stearnes        7.09.89
2 David Cripps               
3 Colin Barnes               
4 Gerald McDonagh            

E Grade Scratch

1 Dean Benedetti       7.36.53
2 Graham Lewis               
3 Peter Cady                 
4 Grant Fahey                

A Grade Elimination

1 Glen O’Shea                
2 Todd Wilsch                
3 Ho Ting Kwok               

B Grade Elimination

1 Ben Grenda                 
2 Peter Loft                 
3 Abram Manion               

C Grade Elimination

1 Samuel Spokes              
2 Aaron Box                  
3 Aaron Cooper               
4 Michael Maine              

D Grade Elimination

1 Dean Benedetti             
2 Peter Cady                 
3 Greg Willmot               

E Grade Elimination

1 Dean Benedetti             
2 Peter Cady                 
3 Greg Willmot               

Invitation Masters

1 Jame Carney                
2 Justin McMullen            
3 Dean Benedetti             

Women

1000 M Hcp

1 Fathah Mustapa       1.20.51
2 Tess Dowling               
3 Laura McCaughey            
4 Amy Cure                   

2000 M Wheel

1 Harriet Kossman      2.20.45
2 Janelle Smith              
3 Miranda Laidlaw            
4 Kayla Salopek              

A Grade Scratch

1 Fatehah Mustapa      5.53.42
2 Cari Higgins               
3 Tess Dowling               
4 Amy Cure                   

B Grade Scratch

1 Isabelle King        5.55.09
2 Holly Williams             
3 Rebecca Werner             
4 Kate Depaoli               

C Grade Scratch

1 Emma Lawson                
2 Monica Bonasera            
3 Kayla Salopek              
4 Bethany Coleman            

B Grade Scratch 

1 Joshua Apolony             
2 Craig Johns                
3 Jack Ward                  
4 Sam Chynoweth              
5 Jacob Langham              

A Grade Scratch

1 Jackson Law                
2 Mitchell Benson            
3 George Tansley             
4 Jack Cummings              
5 Luke Zaccaria              

B Grade Scratch

1 Jack Ward                  
2 Craig Johns                
3 Joshua Apolony             
4 Sam Chynoweth              
5 Kodey West                 

Under 15

1000 M Hcp

1 Michael Docker             
2 Nathan Hinkley             
3 Callum Munro               
4 Lauren Perry               
5 Theodore Yates             

2000 M Wheel

1 Nathan Hinkley             
2 Theodore Yates             
3 Andrew Hinkley             
4 Michael Docker             
5 Kerin Lewis                

A Grade Scratch

1 Michael Docker             
2 Nathan Hinkley             
3 Theodore Yates             
4 Callum Munro               
5 Bowen Templar              

B Grade Scratch

1 Andrew Hinkley             
2 William McDonagh           
3 Jade Reynolds              
4 Macey Stewart              
5 Norika Chynoweth           

A Grade Scratch

1 Michael Docker             
2 Theodore Yates             
3 Nathan Hinkley             
4 Callum Munro               
5 Ethan Williams             

B Grade Scratch

1 Andrew Hinkley             
2 William McDonough          
3 Jade Reynolds              
4 Macey Stewart              
5 Norika Chynoweth           

Under 13

1000 M Hcp

1 Riley Hart           1.36.61
2 James Robinson             
3 Braydon Bennett            
4 Ben Sherriff               
5 Rachel Loft                

1000 M Wheel

1 Riley Hart                 
2 Ben Sherriff               
3 Tom Galpin                 
4 James Robinson             

Scratch

1 Braydon Bennett            
2 Riley Hart                 
3 James Robinson             
4 Rachel Loft                
5 Ronin Munro                

Scratch

1 Braydon Bennett      3.07.89
2 Riley Hart                 
3 James Robinson             
4 Rachel Loft                
5 Ronin Munro                

Malaysian Heroes at Latrobe courtesy from Shane Goss

Josiah Ng Onn Lam, Keirin Champion at Latrobe 26/12/2008

Fateheh Mustapa the 1000 m sprint champion at Latrobe 26/12/2008

Happy New Year

Soud, Fatehah, Naim, Josiah and John

Naim,Edrus,Rizal,Junaidi,Azizul & Abu Samah. Edrus,Rizal,Zolkeples,Fatehah & Azizul

The LTdL Coordinating Committee Meeting

On the 17th of December, 2008 Yang Berbahagia Dato' Yassin Salleh, the Secretary General of the Youth and Sports Ministry chaired the National Coordinating Committe for Le Tour de Langkawi at the meeting Room on the 15th Floor Ministry of Youth and Sports. Seen in the above picture Dato' Yassin, Hj Abu Samah, Datuk Naim, Mr Maniam Manikkam, Puan Wasitah and Dato Rosle Jaamat of Warisan Advertising.

In the picture above, Tuan Zul from Pahang, Tuan Hamzah of PDRM and Tuan Mohd Salleh of Negri Sembilan at the National Coordinating Committee Meeting.

Puan Wasitah of Rakan Muda, Dato' Rosle, Mr Bukhari from Melaka and the other members.

No Licence and no road tax

A Japanese cyclist, Izumu San, at the junction of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Raja Chulan opposite the Genting Highlands Headquarter's Building. Look at the writings on his back and you will read no license no road tax. Picture taken by Naim.

The AAM MAM Motorsports Forum

The First AAM MAM Motorsports Forum was organized at the Sime Darby Convention Centre on the 4th of December, 2008 and was attended by the motorsports family and community.

Seen inthe picture above the Supremo of AAM's Motorsports Operator, our only Mr Nanthan.

Barack Obama's appointments

Naim --

Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden announced key members of their national security team.

Barack and Joe have asked some of the country's most experienced leaders on national security, foreign policy, law enforcement, and military matters to come together to renew America's security and standing in the world.

Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senator from New York and former First Lady, will serve as Secretary of State.

Secretary Robert Gates, the current Secretary of Defense, will continue to serve in that role.

Eric Holder, former Deputy Attorney General and a former United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, will serve as Attorney General.

Janet Napolitano, Governor and former U.S. Attorney for Arizona, will serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Dr. Susan E. Rice, a Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Obama for America campaign, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, will serve as Ambassador to the United Nations.

General Jim Jones, USMC (Ret), former Allied Commander, Europe, and Commander of the United States European Command, will serve as National Security Advisor.

Barack's national security team has been assembled to represent all elements of American power, diplomacy, and leadership that will be vital in overcoming the challenges of the 21st century.

Watch the video of today's press conference:

http://my.barackobama.com/securityteam

These appointees will be tasked with strengthening current alliances and forging new ones, protecting our citizens at home, defending against our enemies, and promoting our values and moral leadership throughout the world.

While the challenges they are sure to face will be great, the opportunities to unify our country and our world will be even greater.

With your support, we'll meet those challenges and opportunities with the hope and optimism that has brought us to this moment of change.

Thank you,

David

NPC GAB Media Nite 2008

The Vice President Corporate Communications of Celcom Malaysia, Y Bhg Dato Najmuddin Abdullah with Chairman Organizing Committee of the Media Nite 2008 dinner Mr Joe Fernando

Elvis Presley was present for that night and seen here in the picture with Bernama's Editor In Chief.

The guests was alo entertained by a threesome from our neighbouring country,the Phillipines.

On Top of the World

Seen in the picture above, Dato' Anthony Yeo of Genting and Datuk Naim Mohamad with Mr Maniam Manikkam from the Le Tour de Langkawi 2009 in Genting Highlands.

Dato' Anthony K S Yeoh, Senior Vice President, Public Relations and Communications of Resorts World Berhad chairing the preparatory meeting for the Stage Five finish of the 2009 Le Tour de Langkawi. Also present Ms Winnie, Ms Julia Ter and Mr Foong Chee Sam.

The rest of the preparatory committee members at the meeting. From left Mr Halim, Dato' Rosley, Chief Inspector Bulian of Bentong, Mr Khor Hai Peng, Ms Ani S Goldah, Dato' Karn Kam Peng. Mr Zul from the Pahang State Government and Mrs Kay Prakash of Resorts World Bhd.

Azizulhasni Awang wins the Keirin Gold at UCI WCC II

Mohd Azizulhasni Awang won the gold medal in the keirin event in the second round of the UCI World Cup Classic in Melbourne on the 21st November, 2008. He won his heat 3 in the First Round and won his heat 2 in the second round. In the final he beat Andriy Vinokurov and Francois Pervis for the Gold. Congratulations Sdra Mohd Azizulhasni Awang.

Malaysia's Sport City

Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports, Dato' Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob having a word with Naim.

MALAYSIAN National Cycling Federation (MNCF) deputy president Datuk Naim Mohamad proposed that the National Sports Complex be renamed the Sports City of Malaysia and his wish was almost immediately granted yesterday.

Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this was already in the pipeline as efforts are made to breathe new life into the sprawling complex in Bukit Jalil.

"This was already planned when I headed the Merdeka Stadium Corporation (the managers of the National Sports Complex)," said Ismail Sabri yesterday.

"The problem before was that the land where the complex is situated on was not under the Sports Ministry's name. However, the Cabinet recently agreed to transfer the title to the Sports Ministry and the re-branding of the sports complex will take place soon."

The complex houses the National Stadium, the National Hockey Stadium, the Putra Stadium, the National Aquatic Centre and the National Squash Centre.
The National Sports Council, National Sports Institute and Bukit Jalil Sports School are also situated there.

"We will also build a National Sports Museum as part of the re-branding exercise."

While Naim's proposal was almost immediately endorsed, he didn't stop there though.

"The Sports City of Malaysia will be at the top of the structure and for it to be successful, there must be feeder services if we are serious about a sports culture," said Naim.

What he proposed was innovative.

"We shouldn't limit ourselves to just the Sports City for we must have "satellite" centres as well.

"I am proposing for satellite sports towns and satellite sports kampung. I do not want to use the word village as this will give it a different meaning.

"We need to reach the kampung as well if we want a sports culture. This can only happen if youth are included in the committees at the kampung level.

"Only then will they be interested and sporting events can be organised at the grassroots level."

Reviewing the Sports Development ACT

ISMAIL SABRI YAAKOB

THE Sports Development Act is expected to be amended as the general consensus at the National Sports Convention was that the implementation of the Act has been poor and the actual objective not met.

The long-drawn sagas of the Malaysian Taekwondo Association (MTA) and Malaysian Professional Golfers Association (MPGA) have given the Sports Commissioner's Office a bad reputation.

Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the proposed amendments have been given to various parties for feedback.

"However, the final decision whether to amend the Act lies with the government. There is belief that it has to be amended as there are several loopholes which need to be tightened," said Ismail Sabri.

Yesterday's discussions centred on whether an association or office bearers should be suspended in the event of disputes.
Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) deputy president Datuk Naim Mohammad said suspending an association was akin to punishing athletes.

"It is unfair to punish the athletes if the associations are poorly run. I totally disagree that the association should be suspended. Instead, the Act should punish office bearers," said Naim.

KONVENSYEN SUKAN 2008

YB Dato' Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Menteri Belia dan Sukan Malaysia, menutup Konvensyen di Dewan Tun Dr Ismail, Putra World Trade Centre di Kuala Lumpur pada 12hb November, 2008.

Kelihatan dalam gambar diatas, Dato' Nik Mahmud Nik Yusuf, Pesuruhjaya Sukan Malaysia bersama Datuk Naim Mohamad, Timbalan Presiden Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Msia.

Manchester-Presentation Time

After five days of intensive International Event and Administration Course at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester - it is time for presentation of the whole course work.
Seen above, Naim presenting the session on the Five Day Intensive International Event and Administration Course. The picture of the tree and its roots in the power point depicts the main topic of the representation of all the lectures and briefings receieved during the whole week.

Manchester Group Presentations

Presentation from Group 1

Presentation from Group 2

Presentation from Group 3

Manchester Day Five

Group One members consist of from left Ian McCormack, Nichola Rolph, Linda Hoey, Rory Wyley and Nathauth.

The Group Two members consist of from Left Mr Nonchai, Ms Sybil Fernandez and Naim.

Group Three consists of from left Miss Lee (Taiwan), Sharon Burns, Mrs Ghalaleo and Visout.


Day 5 of the Intensive Five Day International Event Administration started with a lecture from Mr Andy Preece (Director of PMP and leads the National and International projects team. He has successfully managed a wide range of projects in Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia and Mainland Europe) for session 11 which discusses the topic on Event Legacy and after that followed by Mr. Steve Griffiths for session 12 on the subject of Stakeholder Relations from an International Federation perspective. The international, regional and national sports sector inherently has numerous stakeholders to consider in project and programme development and delivery. The session explores the structure of an International Federation and its ability to integrate with its members and major event host nations/cities.

Manchester Day Four

Day four of our intensive 5 day international event administration course starts with the introduction of Dr Stuart Roper (senior lecturer in Marketing at the Manchester Business School) who lectures us on Marketing Management where the aim is to go beyond the theoritical 4 P's inherent to marketing and explore when appropriate other P's in startegic and network marketing. Seen in the picture above, Chris Solly introducing Stuart Roper for the 9th session.

As normal and usual, lunch is being served at the Cafetaria and a special setting is arranged for the Executive participants. Seen in the picture above from left Dr Stuart Roper, Mr Rory Wyley,Mr Ian McCormack, Datuk Naim Mohamad, Mr Patrick Nally and Mrs Ghalaleo (Ghali).

The 10th session was presented by Mr Patrick Nally (acknowledged as a pioneer of international sports marketing and sponsorship.He devised the FIFA World Cup and International Olympic Committee (IOC) top sponsor packages) who talk on Sponsorship and Brand connection.

Seen here in the picture above, Mr Michael Cary introducing Mr Jean-Pierre Morand (graduated at the St Gallen Business and Law School and admitted to the Geneva Bar in 1985. Regularly practising and acting as arbitrator or counsel before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland) for the session 11 lecture on Evolution of Host City Contract with the case study on the America Cup.

Manchester Day Three

The third day starts with a lecture from the Director of the
World Academy of Sports, Chris Solly. He covered intensively
and extensively on the subject of Project Acquisition and delivery.
Seen in the above picture some of the participants. Naim from the
Malaysian National Cycling Federation, Ms Nichola Rolph from
British Cycling and Mr Rory Wyley from the Irish Cycling Federation.
The person behind the participants is Mr Michael Cary, Programme Manager.

A report on the Anti Doping in Games Operations - A case study
from the Independent Observers Olympic Games, Beijing 2008.
Sarah Lewis is the Secretary General of FIS. She was in the 1988 Olympics.

In the afternoon, we visited the sportcity Manchester.
One of the sites is the City of Manchester Stadium.

Manchester Day Two

Day Two started with the group's working or homework on the project financing risk of a local government embarking on having a mega event or hosting an event where huge investments will be involved and how its going to be sustainable. After that the day started with a lecture from Carole Brooks ( a founding director of Organisation Development Services and a visiting fellow at Manchester Business School). Her subject was Leadership and Stakeholder mapping.

Seen here Chris Solly introducing Richard Bunn (he started his broadcasting career in the UK and in 1978 was invited to join the European Broadcast Union in Geneva. Richard was also the driving force behind the creation of Eurosport and was awarded the Olympic Order in 2001.
He briefed us on Broadcast and New Media.

Before we broke off for the day, we heard a very interesting story on the development of Manchester as a sports city. The presenter was Jim Quigley ( Head of Major Sports Events and Partnerships, Manchester City Council ). We covered Major Event Acquisition and Delivery with him and also deliberated on the stakeholders puzzle.

Manchester Day One

Mike the most reliable transporter

Mike our transporter fetched us from the Ibis Hotel at about 8-00 am and after about 5 minutes drive we were at the vicinity of the University of Manchester, the Manchester Business School.

Chris Solly started us off with the Course introduction and the first lecture was on Startegic Innovation in a changing environment which was presented by Mr Ali Nasralia (he read business management at Baghdad and Manchester Universities and is a qualified Accountant. He joined the Manchester Business School's faculty in 1985, following a number of industrial and banking assignments).

The next lecture was presented by Dr Anna Semens and she covered the topic on Sports Indexng basically covering sports ranking.

The evening lecture was delivered by Mr Mohamed Lotfi Boulkeroua (a lecturer from Dundee University. His areas of focus include capital markets, corporate and international Finance and Global Risk Analysis). He covered the subject on Project Financing and Risks.

Proton Hari Raya Open house

Proton had their Hari Raya open house from 3-00 pm to 6-30 pm
on the 30th of October, 2008 at the Centre of Excellence. A lot of
well wishers, clients, vendors and friends of Proton attended the function.
Seen in the picture above Puan Faridah, Halim, Naim, Razak and Rosley.

Seen in the picture above the Managing Director of Proton Holdings Berhad,Yang Berbahagia Dato' Syed Zainal Abidin bin Syed Mohamad Tahir with Hari Raya guests from left: Naim Mohamad, Rosley Jaamat, Halim & Razak Darus.

Jamuan Hari Raya Pesuruhjaya Sukan Malaysia

Pejabat Pesuruhjaya Sukan Malaysia telah mengadakan rumah terbuka Hari Raya nya pada 21hb Oktober, 2008 bermula dari jam 12-00 tengahari. Kelihatan didalam gambar diatas:-
Pesuruhjaya Sukan Malaysia, Dato' Nik Mahmud bin Nik Yusof bersama mantan mantan (bekas) Timbalan Pesuruhjaya Sukan YB Dato' Ishak Sahari (Penasihat Undang Undang Negri Sembilan) dan Y Bhg Dato' Mohid Mohamed (Timbalan Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Belia dan Sukan Malaysia).

Kelihatan didalam gambar diatas sebahagian dari tetamu PJS, dari kiri Y Bhg Tan Sri Elyas Omar (mantan Pesuruhjaya Sukan Malaysia), Saudara Naim, Datin Zaleha Hamid (Isteri Dato' Nik Mahmud) dan Pesuruhjaya Sukan Malaysia, Dato' Nik Mahmud bin Nik Yusof.

177th UCI Congress

Seen in this picture, Datuk Naim Mohamad being flanked by
Asian Cycling Confederation Secretary Genaral Mr Choi (right)
and Vice President French Cycling President David Lappertient (left).

The UCI Management Committee with President Pat McQuaid Centre Top.

The French Cycling Federation lead by its President Mr Jean Pitallier
(Light couloured suit) and its delagation from the French Cycling Federation.

The 177th UCI Congress started with a good note when Pat McQuaid announced that the UCI and the French National Cycling Federation had reached an amicable settlement in the long dispute that had taken about three years to resolve. The complex issue on the ASO's Grand Tours and the complicated involvement of The French Cycling Federation as regards to the Tour de France that is not in terms with some of the UCI rules and also the questions on the Pro Tour programmes was resolved for the better future of cycling not only in Europe but all over the world. With that the suspension of the French Cycling Federation was lifted and the cycling fraternity are united once again to advance the cycling sport to greater heights.

Datuk Naim Mohamad played an important part in the Congress last year when he addressed the Congress to be strong and united in facing the problems and that to give ultimatum to French Cycling Federation to resolve the problem by this year's Congress or not face the consequences of being banned from the UCI.

With unity in the governing body of the cycling highest organisation, cycling can expect to have a good future and play an important role in the world of sport. Congratulations to the UCI.