Loh Sea Keong

Loh Sea Keong (simplified Chinese: 罗熙强; traditional Chinese: 羅熙強; pinyin: Luó Xīqiáng; born 11 February 1986) is a Malaysian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Thailand Continental Cycling Team.[3] In the 2013 Jelajah Malaysia race, Loh made history by becoming the first Malaysian rider to win the competition, a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) race.[4]

Loh Sea Keong
Loh in 2014
Personal information
Full nameLoh Sea Keong
Born (1986-02-11) 11 February 1986
Kuala Krai, Malaysia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamThailand Continental Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2006–2011Marco Polo
2012–2013OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team
2014Giant–Shimano[2]
2015SEG Racing
2017–Thailand Continental Cycling Team
Major wins
Jelajah Malaysia (2013)

Career

Marco Polo Cycling Team

In 2005, Loh left Malaysia at the age of 19 to achieve his dream of becoming a full-time professional cyclist. He joined the Chinese team, Marco Polo, based in Europe. He rode for the team until the end of 2011.

OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team

After failing to sign a contract with any foreign team, Loh returned to Malaysia consider his options and give himself a 2-year target to re-invigorate his career or stop altogether. Loh then accepted an offer from the first Singaporean UCI Continental team, OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team to ride for them.

Argos–Shimano

At the Shimano Highway Challenge in Malaysia on 24 November 2013, it was announced that he would be the first South East Asian to join a ProTour Team with Giant–Shimano.[2]

Major results
2008
1st Stage 3 Tour of Thailand
2012
2nd Overall Le Tour de Filipinas
2013
1st Overall Jelajah Malaysia
1st Stage 2 Tour of Thailand
1st Stage 4 Tour of Singkarak
4th Road race, Southeast Asian Games
9th Tour de Okinawa

References
  1. Team Giant-Shimano Official Profile "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Quénet, Jean-François (24 November 2013). "Malaysia's Loh Sea Keong signs for Argos-Shimano". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  3. "Thailand Continental Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. "Loh Sea Keong wins yellow jersey at Jelajah Malaysia, notches OCBC Singapore Pro Cycling Team's first UCI Tour win". Togoparts.com. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.


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