Fauzan and Azian stamp their marks in national road race

PETALING JAYA: Mohd Fauzan Lufti and Noor Azian Alias came out tops in the National Road Race Championships at Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi in Sepang on Sunday.

The Europe-trained Fauzan, representing Police, staved off a late challenge from Suhardi Hassan of Kuala Lumpur to win the men's 125km race in 3'03:36. Mohd Faris Razak of Kedah finished third.

Noor Azian, who missed the cut for the Olympics, showed that she is still the best female rider in the country by winning the 100km race in 3'05:28 ahead of Kedah riders Musziaton Mohd Radzi and Nor Hidayah Yusaini.

It was the first national title for Fauzan, who was the best Malaysian performer with a 10th place finish in the Asian Championships' road race in Japan in April.