NEW DATES FOR TOUR OF BORNEO ANNOUNCED

KOTA KINABALU, 10 April 2013 : The second edition of the Tour of Borneo, initially scheduled for April 26 to 30, has now been rescheduled on August 18 to 22.

The new dates have been approved by the International Cycling Union (UCI) upon request by the organisers via the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF), following the unavoidable postponement due to a clash with the 13th general elections period.

Tour of Borneo organising chairman Dato' Fredie Sua said the organisers are looking forward to the second edition of the race being another success despite the delay.

"We have actually prepared for the race to go on as scheduled and it was all systems go. We are all set, so the new dates are not a problem at all as we are already fully prepared," said Dato' Fredie.

The Tour of Borneo is a UCI 2.2 status race on the UCI Asia Tour calendar which was first introduced last year, with it's inaugural edition won by New Zealand's Michael Torckler of the Pure Black Racing Team.

TOUR OF BORNEO POSTPONED DUE TO GENERAL ELECTIONS

KOTA KINABALU, 4 April 2013 : The second edition of the Tour of Borneo, scheduled for April 26 to 30, has unfortunately had to be postponed to a later date due to the 13th general elections scheduled during that period.

Tour of Borneo organising chairman Dato' Fredie Sua confirmed this today upon receiving a directive from the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Sabah, which notified the organisers of the need to postpone the event due to three main reasons.

The letter from Ministry assistant secretry of youth and sports Penyuki Matta stated that there was a high possibility of the general elections scheduled during the event, which would in turn render all government personnel unavailable to serve the race, while police would also not be available to ensure the safety of the race.

Dato' Fredie also confirmed that an official request had been made to the International Cycling Union (UCI), via the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) for the postponement.

"We have submitted the request to UCI through MNCF and are waiting for the new dates to be approved," said Dato' Fredie.