2013 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix

22 Mar 2013 – 24 Mar 2013

Catch the blazing action at one of the most challenging tracks in the world. With its extreme hot and wet conditions, the Sepang International Circuit tests the skills of the world's finest racers to the limit. Be there to witness the action, live!

Venue
Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
Phone
+603-8778 2200
http://www.formula1.com/
http://www.malaysia-grand-prix.com/

Enam juara dunia bertemu di Sepang
PERLUMBAAN Grand Prix Formula Satu (F1) Malaysia Petronas bakal menjanjikan saingan sengit terutamanya dengan penampilan semula bekas-bekas juara dunia di Litar Antarabangsa Sepang (SIC) bermula 23 hingga 25 Mac ini.

Kemunculan juara dunia, Kimi Raikkonen, Michael Shumacher, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel pastinya menjadi tumpuan ramai lebih-lebih lagi pemandu McLaren, Jenson Button yang baru sahaja memenangi Grand Prix (GP) Australia kelmarin.

Saingan pembuka tirai di Melbourne kelmarin sebagai petanda awal, terutama kemenangan Button dilihat mampu menggugat pencabar lain supaya berwaspada dengan kehadirannya berbanding rakan sepasukannya, Hamilton yang terdesak membuktikan momentumnya masih di tahap terbaik selepas gagal menyerlah pada musim lalu dan sekadar menduduki tempat kelima secara keseluruhan.

Pemandu Red Bull yang juga juara dua kali di SIC, Vettel tidak mahu melepaskan peluangnya mencipta hatrik untuk saingan kali ini, selepas memenangi kejuaraan sama pada 2010 dan 2011 sekali gus menebus maruah yang tercalar selepas sekadar meraih podium kedua di Melbourne.
Vettel juga melakar sejarah menjadi pemandu termuda memenangi gelaran juara dunia pada usia 24 tahun dan memenangi 11 daripada 19 perlumbaan musim lalu.

Tidak ketinggalan pemandu sensasi dunia, Shumacher yang bertekad untuk mencipta kejuaraan kelapan bersama pasukan barunya, Mercedes GP dan penampilan Raikonen bersama pasukan Lotus turut melakar sejarah baru dalam perlumbaan F1 selepas dua tahun meninggalkan perlumbaan di litar.

Pemandu Ferrari, Alonso juga tidak boleh dipandang enteng terutama yakin dengan pasukannya kekal sebagai pencabar utama tahun ini walaupun ujian musim sejuk pasukan itu mengecewakan.
Apa pun, juara di litar SIC hanya ditentukan pada perlumbaan sebenar Ahad ini.
SIC meletakkan sasaran 110,000 pengunjung sepanjang tiga hari berlangsungnya perlumbaan kali ini dan ia sasaran tertinggi sejak dianjurkan kali pertama pada 1999.

http://www.sinarharian.com.my/sukan/enam-juara-dunia-bertemu-di-sepang-1.33759

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Le Tour de Langkawi 2013

http://www.ltdl.com.my/2013_results/index.asp
Le Tour de Langkawi 2013
21 Feb 2013 – 02 Mar 2013

LTdL 2013: 132 pelumba dari 30 negara  bersaing

Ketua Pegawai Operasi LTdL 2013, Emir Abdul Jalal berkata, kesemua pelumba tersebut telah mengesahkan penyertaan pada edisi ke-18 LTdL yang bermula di Kangar, Perlis, 21 Februari ini.

"Dunia akan mengenali Malaysia secara lebih dekat dengan kehadiran pelumba antarabangsa mewakili lima benua...ini ekoran liputan media yang meluas di luar negara," katanya dalam kenyataan di sini, hari ini.

Antara pelumba hebat bakal menjadi perhatian ialah Rolland, penunggang Perancis berusia 26, yang memenangi salah satu peringkat pendakian Tour de France pada dua edisi lepas.

Guardini, dari Itali, pula merupakan penunggang pertama merangkul kemenangan dalam enam peringkat pada edisi tahun lepas dan penunggang paling banyak meraih kemenangan dalam sejarah LTdL iaitu 11 peringkat.
     
Dalam saingan kali ini, Malaysia akan diwakili oleh 17 pelumba.
Antara penunggang dari 12 negara Eropah ialah dari dari Belanda, Itali, Sepanyol, Perancis, Slovenia, Jerman, Poland, Begium manakala benua Asia terdairi daripada Jepun, China, Korea Selatan, Singapura, kazakhstan, Indonesia dan Iran.

Negara lain pula ialah Colombia, Argentina, Amerika Syarikat, Venezuela, Afrika Selatan, Ethiopia, Namibia, Australia dan New Zealand.
Sebanyak 22 pasukan termasuk lima pasukan profesional akan menyertai LTdL 2013 melibatkan 10 peringkat perlumbaan, meliputi jarak 1,471.4 kilometer. - Bernama

Le Tour de Langkawi 2013
21 Feb 2013 – 02 Mar 2013
Asia's premier cycling event, Le Tour de Langkawi 2013 is back! The race will go through seven states namely Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and two Federal Territories - Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur.

Venue
Dataran Helang, Pekan Kuah, Langkawi
Phone
+603-8996 4598
http://www.ltdl.com.my/

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Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2013

EDISI Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) yang ke-18 dengan tagline “The Heat is On” bakal menyaksikan kembalinya perlumbaan ke lokasi asalnya, tetapi juga laluan yang lebih mencabar termasuklah pendakian ke Cameron Highlands dan Genting Highlands.

Kejohanan ini merupakan edisi ketiga yang diiktiraf Kesatuan Berbasikal Antarabangsa (UCI) sebagai perlumbaan bertaraf 2.HC (kategori Hors) pada kalendar UCI Tour yang dianjurkan bersama Kementerian Belia dan Sukan dengan kerjasama Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (PKBM).

Kejohanan LTdL tahun ini telah mendapat sokongan saluran Eurosport yang akan menyiarkan perlumbaan ini untuk tontonan lebih 600 juta penonton di seluruh dunia dan ini juga akan memberi impak kepada aktiviti promosi dan penjenamaan para penaja. Ikuti temubual khas wartawan Sinar Harian Online bersama Ketua Pegawai Operasinya, Emir Abdul Jalal baru-baru ini.

http://www.sinarharian.com.my/sukan/ltdl-the-heat-is-on-1.133055

THE HEAT IS ON!
PUTRAJAYA : The 18th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi from February 21 to March 2, 2013 is set to be marked not only with a return to it's legendary birthplace, but also with a more challenging route that includes climbs up both Cameron Highlands and Genting Highlands.

This will be the third year the race, which again will be sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the UCI Asia Tour calendar, will be organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, via the National Sports Council (NSC) in association with the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF).

Le Tour de Langkawi 2013 will feature 10 gruelling stages, set to be kicked off with a team presentation and prelude on the island of Langkawi on February 20.
Minister of Youth and Sports YB Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek announced today that the race would also be visiting new host venues such as Serdang, Sungai Siput and Kuala Kangsar, while revisiting old stops such as Dungun and Mentakab.
"This edition of the race will feature three hors category climbs, two at Cameron Highlands and one up Genting Highlands. But before the Cameron Highlands climb which comes on Stage Three, the race heads into a tricky section on Stage Two from Serdang to Kuala Kangsar, which passes through Bukit Sumpitan, which is 800m above sea level and has a difficult gradient," said Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery.

In fact, right from Stage One from Kangar to Kulim on February 21, the riders will be put through a test on Bukit Selambau, providing a tough race dotted with climbs in the earlier stages.

Terengganu will again be the venue sponsors, which sees the final four stages running through the state. The state will also have reason to celebrate with the Terengganu Cycling Team currently leading the overall standings of the UCI Asia Tour and are on the verge of becoming the first Malaysian team to be crowned team champions of the continental circuit,

The LTdL 2013, which carries the tagline "The Heat is On", is dubbed as the hottest annual race in Asia, run under immense tropical heat, which seldom is part of the challenge in races across the continent.
Thus far 22 teams, including UCI Pro Teams Astana and Garmin-Sharp have confirmed participation in the tour. Record stage winner Andrea Guardini of Italy, winner of the points classification last year, is expected to return with the Astana Pro Team of Kazakhstan after agreeing to sign for them from the Farnese Vini team last month.
"Guardini also provided a healthy impact for the race last year. His success raised the interest of the Italian media about the race and last year we received increased coverage of the race in Italy because of that," said Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery.

"Overall we have seen improvement in many areas, with studies showing that attendances at host venues for last year's race increased to a total of one million spectators compared to 800,000 the year before. The LTdL programme was also broadcast in 70 countries via sports channel Eurosport and was available to millions of viewers via the Cyclo Channel, an Internet TV site.

"The LTdL website also showed remarkable improvement in achieving more than 2.5 million hits. In terms of sponsorship, we managed to collect RM7.3 million in cash and kind from corporate sponsors last year, so we wish to thank all those who were involved and hope there is continued improvement in all areas."
Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery also highlighted the fact that the UCI had also, for a third consecutive year, acknowledged the level of organisation by according the race an "excellent level of organisation" certificate.

Also present in the launching were Ministry of Youth and Sports Secretary General Dato' Mohid Bin Mohamed, National Sports Council Director General Dato' Seri Zolkples Embong, Terengganu Youth and Sports Exco Tuan Haji Rozi Haji Mamat, PDRM Representative Dato’ Salleh Mat Rashid, Malaysian National Cycling Federation president Tuan Haji Abu Samah Abdul Wahab, Ministry of Youth and Sport Deputy Secretary General Dato’ Zaidon Haji Asmuni, state officials and tour sponsors.


LE TOUR DE LANGKAWI 2013 ROUTE
Stage 1 – Thursday 21 February 2013 : Kangar – Kulim (162.7 Km)
Stage 2 – Friday 22 February 2013 : Serdang – Kuala Kangsar (116.0 Km)
Stage 3 – Saturday 23 February 2013 : Sungai Siput – Cameron Highlands (145.4 Km)
Stage 4 - Sunday 24 February 2013 : Tapah – Kapar (168.0 Km)
Stage 5 – Monday 25 February 2013 : Proton – Genting (110.3 Km)
Stage 6 – Tuesday 26 February 2013 : Mentakab – Kuantan (212.8 Km)
Stage 7 - Wednesday 27 February 2013 : Kuantan – Dungun (149.8 Km)
Stage 8 – Thursday 28 February 2013 : Kuala Terengganu – Tanah Merah (164.5 Km)
Stage 9 – Friday 1 March 2013 : Pasir Puteh – Kuala Berang (123.6 Km)
Stage 10 – Saturday 2 March 2013 : Tasik Kenyir – Kuala Terengganu (114.8 Km)

TOTAL DISTANCE : 1467.9 km

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