Biking Around Angkor Park and Siem Reap
19 July 2020
Siem Reap: A group of cyclists from Sihanoukville spent this weekend enjoying some cycling at Angkor Wat in Siem Reap to promote tourism, health, and the preservation of the environment.

July 24, 2020
Cambodia’s best cyclists to train in France
Jose Rodriguez T. Senase / Khmer Times

The three Cambodian cyclists pose in-front of the French Embassy. CCF

Three of Cambodia’s best cyclists will soon be flying to France for further training in preparation for major cycling competitions that are coming up.

The Cambodian Cycling Federation (CCF), in an announcement posted on its Facebook page yesterday, said the three are Kim Chantou, Huot Loy Raksmey and Yoeun Phi Yuth.

The CCF will be sending the players abroad in partnership with the Cambodian Cycling Academy (CCA). The CCA is a French-Cambodian continental cycling team established early this year.

According to the announcement, the French Cycling Association will foot the accommodation, meals, round trip airfare and miscellaneous expenses of the Cambodian athletes.

The trio, according to the CCF will train with foreign players under the guidance of coaches from France.

The training will start in September. The announcement did not mention the duration of the training.

“The training is intended to improve their ability and to give them more experience in preparation for future cycling competitions here and abroad,” the CCF said, mentioning the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam and 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia.
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Davide Rebellin pens deal that will see him racing professionally at 50
December 14, 2020
VeloNews.com

Italian veteran Davide Rebellin will ride on in 2021.

Rebellin, who will turn 50 in August, is set to join a Cambodian-French continental level team in 2021. Former French WorldTour pro Johan Le Bon, who raced with FDJ and B&B Hotels, will also join Cambodian Cycling Academy next season.

“It was Davide Rebellin, my coach for two years, who asked me. He too will join this team,” Le Bon, 30, told the French daily Le Telegramme. “I am happy to share this new adventure. I was hoping to continue at the top level, but I’m staying with the professionals, and that’s the most important. I have not yet received my race calendar but the team should be invited to most of the southern French events such as Bessèges, the Marseillaise, the Route d’Occitanie.”

The confirmation of Rebellin’s arrival, revealed last week on the team’s Facebook page, is the latest chapter in Rebellin’s decades-long trajectory.

Rebellin, born in 1971, turned pro in 1992, some 28 years ago. He raced for a mix of top European teams, with a palmarès that includes the pink jersey in the 1996 Giro d’Italia, along with a host of other races. In 2004, he swept the “Ardennes treble,” and later won Paris-Nice in 2008.

Cycling justice caught up with Rebellin in 2008, when he served a two-year ban after testing positive for the banned blood-booster CERA after riding to second at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Rebellin returned to racing in 2011, and has since bounced between ProTeam and continental squads for much of the past decade. His career victory haul includes 61 wins, the last a stage at the Tour of Iran in 2017.

The Cambodia Cycling Academy was formed in 2020 by French rider Samy Aurignac, who has a strong link to Cambodia and whose father helps manage the team. The team’s service course is based in Alès, France, and American Barry Miller rode for the team this season.
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Siem Reap Daily News
CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP TO GO AHEAD IN SIEM REAP

The National Cycling Championship will be held in Siem Reap on January 23, the Cambodian Cycling Federation announced.
It will be a busy weekend with the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon held the following day, on January 24.

January 11, 2021
Cambodia Cycling Academy to compete in Étoile de Bessèges
The Cambodia Cycling Academy (CCA) will join a major cycling competition in France next month.

Cyclingnews.com reported this week that CCA is among the many teams from Europe and other parts of the world that will compete in the Étoile de Bessèges.

The annual Étoile de Bessèges is held over five days in the south of France. It is part of the preparations ahead of Paris-Nice, the first European World Tour event. In additions to French teams, the race also features participants from Belgium, Switzerland, Ukraine, Australia, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Italy and other countries.

The 2021 Étoile de Bessèges will be held from February 3 to 7. The competition this year kicks off with a 114km road race around Bellegarde, according to the report. It will conclude with an 11km time trial around Alles.

The other participants in the race include Delko, Arkéa-Samsic, Total Direct Energie, Alpecin-Fenix, Bingoal-WB and 11 WorldTour teams, which could not join the other early races because of the COVID-19 situation.

This is the second time for the CCA to compete in the race. The mixed team was among the participants in the 2020 Étoile de Bessèges.

The CCA is expected to perform well in the coming race after adding several topnotch riders, including Davide Rebellin and Johan Le Bon, to its roster.

Rebellin is an Italian cycling legend, who is considered widely as among the most successful riders in the history of UCI Road World Cup and UCI ProTour Classics. Le Bon, meanwhile, is a former world junior racing champion from France.

The CCA is a continental cycling team that was formed in early 2020 to help develop Cambodian riders ahead of major international competitions, including the 2023 Southeast Asian Games. Samy Aurignac, a French rider with strong ties to the Kingdom, is listed as the founder of CCA.
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Cambodia News, Siem Reap: On the morning of Sunday, January 24, 2021, HE Dr. Hang Pov, Director General of APSARA Authority, led a team to test a new cycling road, which will be a new tourism product for 2021 in the Angkor Archeological Park.

National Cycling Championship 2020 Held with Motto of Sports for Health
AKP Phnom Penh, January 25, 2021 --

National Cycling Championship 2020 took place in Siem Reap province late last week with the motto of sports for health, peace, friendship, solidarity and technical qualification improvement.

H.E. Pan Sorasak, Minister of Commerce, and President of Cambodian Cycling Federation (CCF) presided over the event.

At the opening ceremony, he called on all athletes to abide by the above-said motto with high responsibility without thinking only about winning and losing.

For the closing ceremony, H.E. Pan Sorasak urged for more and permanent training and competitions, increase in quantity of athletes, capacity building for coaches, athletes and concerned officials, strengthening internal management structure, and so on in order to further develop this sport in preparation for the 2023 SEA Games to be hosted by Cambodia.

The competition held on Jan. 22-23 attracted participation of over 300 delegates, coaches, and athletes from 24 clubs and associations across the country. It covered two subjects: road bike (Men Elite Road Bike, Men Junior Road Bike and Men Master Road Bike for 40 years old up), and mountain bike (Men Elite Mountain Bike, Men Junior Mountain Bike, Women Mountain Bike and Men Master Mountain Bike for 40 years old up).

The 1st winner got 500,000 Riel (US$125), followed by 400,000 Riel (US$100), 300,000 Riel (US$75), 200,000 Riel (US$50) and 150,000 Riel (US$ 37.5) for the second, third, fourth and fifth winners, respectively, with some incentives.
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Heads up for cyclists: The first Valentine’s Bike Race will be held on 14 February 2021 along the pristine shores of Sihanoukville.

February 1, 2021
Cambodia to hold first Valentine’s Day bike race

A cycling competition to mark the Valentine’s Day will be held in Cambodia next month.

The Valentine’s Bike Race, as the event is officially called, will be held at Sihanoukville on Feb 14, according to an announcement from the Cambodia Events Organizer.

The event is a joint undertaking of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), Cambodian Cycling Federation and Cambodia Events Organizer.

“On 14 February 2021, The Cycling Committee would like to organise a bike race to celebrate the Valentine’s Day at Ocheuteal Beach, Sihanoukville province,” the announcement read.

“The Cycling Committee would like to invite all bikers, including elites, families and couples to participate in this meaningful event to have an unforgettable sweet memory of love and to experience the amazing beauty of nature, especially the course along the pristine beach,” it added.

Ocheuteal Beach is among the most popular beaches in Sihanoukville. It was previously known as UNTAC Beach.

There are three categories for the race: 40km, 25km and 15km. Registration is ongoing.
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49-year-old Davide Rebellin in talks with other teams after not signing for Cambodia Cycling Academy
The Italian had been pictured holding a Cambodia jersey two months ago, believed to be his new team
Jonny Long February 6, 2021 11:16 am

(Tim De Waele/Getty)

Davide Rebellin’s hopes to continue racing into his fifties appear to have hit a bump in a road after his apparent contract with Cambodia Cycling Academy failed to materialise. The 49-year-old now continues contract talks with other potential teams for the 2021 season.

The Italian had appeared in a photo on Cambodia Cycling Academy’s Facebook page two months ago holding their jersey, seeming to indicate he would be joining the team to continue a career spanning four decades, having made his debut in 1992.

However, the team lined up for Etoile de Bessèges last week without him, and Eurosport France report it looks like Rebellin will be looking elsewhere for a ride this season.

The reason could be to do with Cambodia Cycling Academy’s current struggles to obtain a UCI licence, with cycling’s governing body currently investigating various claims of dysfunction within the team, which manager Samy Aurignac denies. After missing out on the GP Cycliste la Marseillaise, they obtained a special exemption that allowed them to ride in this week’s French stage race.
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