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The Malaysian government Sports Minister has warned the national cycling body to steer clear of forays into the political sphere꧙ and instead c💛oncentrate on the betterment of the sport following their controversial backing of incumbent UCI President Pat McQuaid.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Last week it was announced that the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) not only joined with Morocco in their nomination of McQuaid for the up-coming UCI elections in September, but also that the south-east Asian nation is proposing a Constitutional amendment tha🀅t would allow their backing for election. As it stands, all nominations must be made 90 days prior to the election and candidates require the backing of their own federation.

"But I wish to remind them that the🍸 focus of their efforts and priorities should be towards the wellbeing and development of our national cyclists and the events under their care, like our premier event Le Tour de Langkawi."

The MNCF relies mostly on tax payer funding and earlier this year, head coach John Beasley called for the federal g✨overnment to step in and ask questions as to why development projects have stalled considerably, particulaꦛrly in road cycling.

"As it is, this is a highly controversial issue, so I would not want to interfere in the political choices of the MNCF, or whoever they wish to support in this elections [sic]. They must remember that whatever they do, it has to benefit the development of Malaysian cycling," said Khairy