Cycling in Malaysia continues to grow and thrive following the successful staging of various international road and track events. The country is slowly but surely carving its reputation as one of Asia's leading cycling nations with Le Tour de Langkawi being among the most prestigious sporting events in the country.

Cycling, being a European-dominated sport, is still lacking in tradition in this part of the world. However, the emergence of high quality races such as Le Tour de Langkawi has helped boost the standard and quality of Asian riders and augurs well for the development of the sport in the region.

Malaysia is set to reinforce its position and status as prime mover of cycling in Asia with the staging of another exciting race - GAMUDA EAGLE TOUR OF MALAYSIA 2002, simply known as GAMUDA ETOM 2002.