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CEO LTdL 2010 cabar pelumba


PELUMBA negara gigih menjalani latihan di Ipoh semalam menjelang LTdL 2010.

"HENDAK seribu daya, tak hendak seribu dalih."
Itu kata-kata yang diberikan kepada skuad elit lumba basikal negara yang akan menyertai Kejohanan Lumba Basikal Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2010 pada 1 hingga 7 Mac depan.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) LTdL 2010, Mohamed Salleh berkata, beliau yakin dengan kemampuan skuad negara pada perlumbaan berstatus Hors itu yang memasuki edisi ke-15 tahun ini.

"Meskipun saya baru bercakap dengan William Walker (pengarah strategi perlumbaan), saya yakin dengan kemampuan dan perancangan yang akan dilakukan pada LTdL 2010 nanti.

"Selain itu, saya juga sudah berjumpa dengan barisan pelumba dan mereka berjanji akan melakukan sesuatu," katanya kepada pemberita selepas meninjau persiapan skuad negara, semalam.


Turut hadir Presiden Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (PKBM), Abu Samah Wahab.
Menurut Mohamed, sebelum pelumba memulakan sesi latihan rutin pagi semalam, beliau sempat bertemu dengan mereka dan memberi kata-kata semangat.

Selain itu, beliau juga berjanji untuk memberi penghargaan sekiranya mereka berjaya mencapai kejayaan pada perlumbaan itu.

Jelasnya, dari segi moral, barisan pelumba negara telah bersedia dan apa yang penting adalah kemahuan mereka sendiri untuk mencapai kejayaan.

Bagaimanapun, pelumba diberi ingatan supaya tidak terlalu mengharapkan ganjaran, sebaliknya biar Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) yang memikirkan perkara itu.

"Saya ada berjanji dengan Suhardi (Hassan) yang saya akan memeluknya di atas podium jika dia menang."
Pada masa yang sama, Mohamed berkata, semua persiapan bagi menghadapi perlumbaan itu berjalan lancar dan mengikut jadual.


MOHAMED (tengah) meninjau persiapan skuad elit lebuh raya negara di Ipoh semalam.

"Kita hanya menunggu masa untuk menjayakan perlumbaan itu, segala-galanya sudah siap," katanya.
Menurutnya, mereka juga menjalin kerjasama yang baik dengan semua pihak yang terbabit termasuk kerajaan-kerajaan negeri yang sentiasa bersedia memberikan sokongan.

Sementara itu, Abu Samah ketika diminta mengulas mengenai sasaran menamatkan saingan di tempat ke-12 berkata, ia lebih realistik untuk edisi tahun depan.

"Kita harus faham, Walker baru sahaja melatih pelumba negara kira-kira dua minggu.
"Beliau memerlukan masa yang lebih panjang tetapi berdasarkan kepada keadaan semasa (latihan), sasaran tempat ke-12 yang ditetapkan oleh ketua jurulatih, John Beasley mungkin boleh dicapai.

Oleh NORZASRUDIN MOHAMED NOR
norzasrudin@kosmo.com.my

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