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Adiq tidak persia peluang raih pengalaman bersama Drapac Porsche

IPOH - Pelumba berbakat, Adiq Othman tidak mahu mempersia-siakan peluang menimba pengalaman bersama kelab antarabangsa, Drapac Porsche dari Australia pada kejohanan berbasikal Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2010, yang bermula pada 1 Mac depan.

Adiq, 19, yang merupakan pelumba asing tunggal dalam kelab tersebut berharap dapat mempelajari taktik perlumbaan daripada para pelumba berpengalaman Australia.

''Saya berazam memberikan sumbangan yang bermakna kepada Drapac Porsche sekali gus mengharumkan nama Malaysia kelak," kata pelumba muda itu ketika ditemui di sini, hari ini.

Adiq dilamar oleh kelab berkenaan setelah mempamerkan persembahan menarik dalam beberapa kejohanan di Melbourne, tahun lalu.

Pada masa sama katanya, jurulatih kebangsaan, John Beasley turut memberi sokongan kepada Drapac Porsche untuk menggunakan khidmatnya.

Walaupun Adiq menyertai kelab dari Australia itu, dia masih menjalani latihan bersama pelumba kebangsaan sehingga 26 Februari ini.


Pelumba muda itu hanya akan menyertai pelumba Drapac Porsche yang lain, sehari sebelum perlumbaan sejauh 1,010 kilometer, bermula di Kota Bharu pada 1 Mac.

Selain Adiq, tiga pelumba kebangsaan lain, Anuar Manan, Loh Sea Keong dan Anuwar Ahmad, turut berlumba untuk kelab luar negara.

Anuar, yang menduduki tangga kedua dalam kategori pecut pada LTdL 2008, akan menyarung jersi Geumsan Ginseng Asia dari Korea, manakala dua lagi pelumba berpengalaman, Sea Keong dan Anuwar, beraksi dengan pasukan baru, Marco Polo Cycling Team dari China.

Sementara itu, skuad negara akan diketuai oleh pemenang pingat gangsa acara 160.3 kilometer lepas beramai-ramai Sukan Sea di Laos, Mohd. Zamri Mohd. Salleh.


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