KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Asia's oldest cycling race, Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL), has surpassed the expectations of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in all aspects, recording many milestones throughout the years.
Reflecting on its journey, Dr Mahathir said LTdL has fulfilled much of its original objectives to showcase Malaysia and Langkawi as a tourism destination as well as a sporting hub.
"As a result, not only are Malaysia and Langkawi now firmly placed in the world's map as a must-go destination, other districts in Malaysia that the cyclists pedalled through benefited as well. The world sees the Malaysian countryside as much as the well-known towns and cities," he said in his speech when launching the Petronas LTdL 2020 Saturday night .
Dr Mahathir said besides seeing future world champions emerging in LTdL, the iconic event has also contributed to producing world-class champions such as Anuar Manan, who became the first Malaysian to win a stage and donned the green jersey in 2010. The Prime Minister also commended the organisers for introducing two additional races as part of their silver jubilee celebration and development efforts, namely the Criterium International and Malaysia Classic – two new one-day races in the UCI calendar which would make their debut next year.
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