Anuar Manan

Anuar Manan
Personal information
Full name	Anuar Manan
Born	11 October 1986 (age 39); Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2019	Amskins Cycling Club
Professional teams
2007–2008	LeTua Cycling Team
2009	Azad University Iran
2010	Geumsan Ginseng Asia
2011	Terengganu Cycling Team
2012	Champion System
2013	Synergy Baku
2013	CCN
2014–2017	Terengganu Cycling Team
2018	Forca Amskins Racing

Anuar Manan (born 11 October 1986) is a Malaysian professional cyclist, who last rode for Malaysian amateur team Amskins Cycling Club.

Career

LeTua Cycling Team

Anuar started his career with the LeTua Cycling Team and won two stages of the 2007 Jelajah Malaysia and the blue jersey. In the same year, he also won one stage in the Azerbaijan Tour and the Tour of Hainan. In the 2008 Jelajah Malaysia, he retained his blue jersey and won three stages.^{[citation needed]}

Azad University Iran

Anuar made a decision to join Iranian team Azad University Iran. Anuar won three stages in the 2009 Jelajah Malaysia and became first rider to win the blue jersey – for the sprints classification – for three successive years.^{[citation needed]}

Geumsan Ginseng Asia

Anuar had to leave Iran because of a visa problem and then signed a contract with Korean team Geumsan Ginseng Asia. Anuar became the first Malaysian rider to win a stage in the Tour de Langkawi, winning stage five, and also became the first Malaysian rider to win the points classification, in the race. He also won two stages in the Tour of Thailand and one each in the Tour of East Java and the Tour of Ganzhou Songcheng.^{[citation needed]}

Terengganu Cycling Team

Anuar returned to Malaysia and joined the Terengganu Cycling Team, winning stages in the Jelajah Malaysia, the Tour de Brunei and the Tour of Hainan.^{[citation needed]}

Champion System

For the 2012 season, Anuar was signed by Asian team Champion System,^[1] joining the likes of Jaan Kirsipuu in the team.

Synergy Baku

For the 2013 season, Anuar joined Synergy Baku. Prior to the end of 2013, he joined CCN on a loan move ahead of the Tour of Poyang Lake.^[2]

Return to Terengganu Cycling Team

He would later rejoin the Terengganu Cycling Team for the 2014 season.^[3]

Forca Amskins Racing

Anuar were released from Terengganu Cycling Team at the end of 2017. He later founded his own team Forca Amskins Racing as a platform mainly to ride the 2018 Tour de Langkawi.^[4]^[5]

Unfortunately the team faced financial difficulties and failed to register for the 2019 Tour de Langkawi.^[6] The team also failed to be registered for the 2020 UCI road race calendar, and the professional team were dissolved soon after.^[7]