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Pasukan profesional, Astana turun tanpa Contador


LEBIH 120 pelumba dari dalam dan luar negara dijangka menyertai LTdL 2010, yang akan bermula Mac ini.
PUTRAJAYA - Kehadiran pasukan ternama Jelajah Profesional, Astana pada Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2010, bakal menyemarakkan lagi perlumbaan tersebut. Namun begitu, pelumba sensasi Astana, Alberto Contador dikatakan tidak dapat beraksi di Malaysia, Mac ini ekoran kesibukan perlumbaan di Eropah.
Perkara tersebut dinyatakan oleh Pengarah Teknikal LTdL 2010, Jamaludin Mahmood, yang merasakan jaguh dunia itu kemungkinan besar tidak datang mempamer aksinya di sini.
Katanya, adalah mustahil untuk Contador menyertai LTdL 2010.


Ini kerana, katanya dia agak susah untuk beraksi di sini, kerana sibuk mempersiapkan diri bagi menyertai kejohanan di Eropah.
Namun begitu, katanya, dia yakin dua nama besar perlumbaan basikal dunia akan menyertai kejohanan tersebut, Mac ini.
"Pasukan Astana dan Caisse D'Epargne berjanji untuk menyenaraikan pelumba terbaik mereka beraksi di Malaysia.

"Selain itu, Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS), yang merupakan penganjur kejohanan masih berbincang dengan kedua pasukan tersebut untuk menurunkan pelumba sensasi masing-masing.
"Sehingga ini, Jose Rujano yang pernah berlumba di LTdL sebelum ini, dilihat kemungkinan besar akan beraksi di kejohanan kali ini, selain LTdL bakal menerima kehadiran pelumba terkemuka pasukan Caisse D'Epargne, Alejandro Valverde," katanya pada sidang akhbar di sini, semalam.
Mengulas lanjut, Jamaludin berkata, pihaknya sehingga ini masih belum mengetahui senarai nama enam pelumba kedua-dua pasukan yang akan mengambil bahagian.

"Bagi pihak penganjur, kami yakin pasukan Caisse D'Epargne dan Astana, akan menghantar barisan pelumba yang hebat, sesuai dengan status pasukan mereka sebagai sebuah pasukan Jelajah Profesional (ProTour)," katanya.

Selain itu, katanya, pasukan Profesional Jelajah, Footon-Servetto melahirkan keazaman untuk menghantar pelumba terbaik mereka, setelah beraksi kali kedua di kejohanan LTdL kali ke-15.
"Kita juga mengalu-alukan kehadiran pasukan baru dari China, Max Success Sport Racing dan Geumsan Ginseng Asia dari Korea Selatan untuk beraksi pertama kali di sini," katanya.

UTUSAN

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