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Usah perlekeh KBS: Abu Samah

IMPIAN pingat emas Olimpik pertama negara menerusi sukan berbasikal mungkin lenyap sekiranya Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) tidak tampil menyelamatkan Persatuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (MNCF).

Presiden MNCF, Abu Samah Wahab menjelaskan keadaan sebenar kepada pemberita, semalam mengenai masalah dihadapi badan induk berbasikal negara itu yang membawa kepada KBS mengambil alih penganjuran Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2010.

“MNCF mula menganjurkan LTdL pada 2007 dengan bajet RM23 juta, diikuti RM19 juta pada 2008 dan RM7.5 juta tahun lalu,” kata Abu Samah. “Kita tidak mempunyai masalah pada dua tahun pertama tetapi pada 2009, MNCF terpaksa berhutang sejumlah RM4.5 juta kepada kontraktor.

“Kini hampir 90 peratus daripada hutang berkenaan sudah dilangsaikan menerusi persetujuan antara MNCF dan KBS. Jika tidak, MNCF boleh muflis dan ditutup, sekali gus menutup laluan atlit berbasikal negara bertanding di temasya sukan antarabangsa.”

Sehubungan itu, Abu Samah berharap tidak ada pihak yang cuba memperlekehkan usaha KBS menjayakan LTdL edisi ke-15 ini termasuk meragui kualiti perlumbaan yang bakal berlangsung pada 1 sehingga 7 Mac ini.

“Saya akui beberapa pasukan Pro Tour tidak dapat menyertai LTdL kali ini, tetapi ia tiada kaitan dengan taraf kejohanan, sebaliknya pertembungan dengan beberapa kejohanan Pro Tour di Eropah menjadi faktor utama,” kata Abu Samah.
“Saya dimaklumkan UCI, tempoh terbaik menganjurkan kejohanan adalah antara penghujung Januari sehingga pertengahan Februari ini kerana ketika itu tidak banyak kejohanan lain di Eropah.”

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