Haidar wins stage, Shaekov overall champ

By Arnaz M. Khairularnaz@nst.com.my AHMAD Haidar Anuawar (pic) registered a sensational stage win in the Seremban 2 Criterium that closed the Tour of Negri Sembilan yesterday, as Uzbekistan's Vadim Shaekov strolled home almost unchallenged to seal his first overall victory in the UCI Asia Tour. It was not a victory that was planned by the Le Tua team this time, but they nevertheless maintained a proud 100 per cent record of stepping onto the podium of every international race on Malaysian soil this year. But that came at the expense of top sprinter Anuar Manan, who ended worst off in a horrific crash 10 laps into the 80-km criterium. Ahmad Haidar, 22, took the victory on 10 points, after taking over Anuar's position after the crash and it was his well-deserved first victory of the year after sacrificing his efforts for leader... [read full story]