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17 pasukan sah penyertaan

PERLUMBAAN Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2010 dijamin akan tetap menampilkan mutu kayuhan terbaik dan persaingan sengit di kalangan pasukan yang bertanding, walaupun penganjur mengakui terpaksa berjimat cermat berikutan kekurangan bajet.

Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Mohd Yasin Mohd Saleh, berkata LTdL 2010 kekal mendapat sambutan hangat daripada pasukan tempatan dan profesional antarabangsa, walaupun bilangan penyertaan terpaksa dihadkan kepada hanya 20 sahaja.

Malah, Mohd Yasin yang juga Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penganjuran, berkata sehingga kini 17 pasukan termasuk tiga pasukan berstatus ProTour iaitu Astana dan Caisse D'Epargne dari Kazakhstan serta Footon-Servetto (Sepanyol) sudah sah menyertai LTdL 2010 sejauh 1,001.8 kilometer, bermula dari 1 sehingga 7 Mac ini.

Ini adalah kali pertama pasukan Astana yang turut dibarisi Juara Tour de France 2009, Alberto Contando dan Caisse D'Espargne yang diperkuatkan dengan pelumba Alenjandro Valverde iaitu juara Vuelta Espana yang akan mengambil bahagian dalam LTdL.

Manakala, pasukan ISD-Neri dari Itali pula, menjadi satu-satunya pasukan berstatus Pro-Continental yang akan berentap dalam perlumbaan tahun ini.

Katanya, tiga pasukan kebangsaan yang sudah mengesahkan untuk menyertai perlumbaan kali ini adalah pasukan Malaysia, Kazakhstan dan Afrika Selatan, manakala 10 pasukan lagi berstatus Continental (Asia).

“Kita memang meletakkan sasaran 20 pasukan akan menyertai LTdL 2010 dan setakat ini sebanyak 17 pasukan sudah mengesahkan penyertaan mereka, manakala nama tiga lagi pasukan bakal diumumkan, pada akhir bulan ini,” katanya pada sidang media di Kementerian Belia dan Sukan di Putrajaya, semalam.

Sepuluh pasukan Asia yang sudah mengesah menyertai LTdL 2010 ialah, Drapac Procshe dari Australia, Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team; Seol Cycling Team (Korea), Marco Polo Cycling Team (China), Asian Racing Team (Japan), Max Success Sport Cycling Team (China), Le Tua Cycling Team (Malaysia), Team Geumsam Ginseng Asia (Korea), Azad University Cycling Team dan Giant Asia Racing Team (Taiwan).

Mengulas lanjut, Mohd Yasin berkata walaupun kementerian hanya memperuntukan RM7.5 juta untuk LTDL 2010, namun semua persiapan penganjurannya kini berjalan lancar.


Oleh Haika Khazi
mfaizul@bharian.com.my

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