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5 pelumba Terengganu jadi pilihan

KUALA LUMPUR - Lima pelumba kelahiran Terengganu kini hampir pasti menghiasi senarai akhir skuad lebuh raya Malaysia yang bakal bertanding pada Kejohanan Lumba Basikal Asia 2010 (ACC 2010) di Dubai, Emiriyah Arab Bersatu (UAE) bulan depan.

Setelah bergelar raja pecut di Le Tour de Langkawi 2010 (LTdL 2010), nama Anuar Manan tidak boleh diketepikan begitu saja kerana laluan landai di Dubai nanti pasti membuka ruang besar untuk pelumba kelahiran Kuala Ibai itu untuk melakukan kejutan terbesar di ACC 2010.

Pengesahan tiket tersebut bermakna Anuar yang kini menabur jasa bersama pasukan Korea Selatan, Team Geumsan Ginseng Asia berpeluang menebus dua kehampaannya di Nara, Osaka, Jepun (2008) dan Banjarmasin, Indonesia (2009).

Anuar gagal sama sekali untuk menyerlah di Nara dan Banjirmasin gara-gara laluan bergunung-ganang.

Presiden Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (MNCF), Abu Samah Abd Wahab menegaskan, pelumba Herbalife Marco Polo Cycling Team, Ahmad Haidar Anuawar dan tonggak meningkat naik dari Drapac Porsche, Muhammad Adiq Hussaine Muhammad Othman juga hampir pasti berada dalam senarai akhir.

"Anuar telah membuktikan kewibawaannya sebagai salah seorang pemecut yang perlu digeruni di Asia apabila dia menyarung jersi hijau selaku raja pecut di Kejohanan Le Tour de Langkawi 2010.

''Itulah adalah pencapaian yang sangat luar biasa dan kejayaan ini sangat bermakna kepada semua rakyat Malaysia selepas 15 tahun menganjurkan kejohanan tersebut.

"Ahmad Haidar juga telah menunjukkan satu persembahan yang bagus dan saya berpendapat kehadirannya di Dubai nanti boleh membantu Anuar dan rakan sepasukan yang lain. Begitu juga dengan Muhammad Adiq Hussaine.

"Dia berjaya menjadi pelumba terbaik Malaysia dalam senarai klasifikasi keseluruhan biarpun baru kali pertama berkayuh di Le Tour de Langkawi 2010. Dia juga baru berusia 19 tahun. Jadi wajarlah nama mereka disenaraikan dalam pasukan lebuh raya Malaysia ke ACC 2010 di Dubai nanti," katanya selepas menyambut pasukan Malaysia yang baru pulang dari kejohanan Tour de Taiwan 2010 di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA), semalam.



Turut menyambut kepulangan pelumba negara ialah Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) LTdL 2010, Mohamed Salleh dan Bendahari MNCF, Amrun Misnoh.

Pada kejohanan Tour de Taiwan, Muhammad Nur Rizuan Zainal melakukan kejutan apabila muncul pemenang perlumbaan peringkat ke-7 dan menyarung jersi polka-dot pada perlumbaan peringkat ke-2.

Abu Samah menegaskan, Muhammad Nur Rizuan juga bakal disenaraikan dalam senarai akhir manakala dua slot terakhir menjadi persaingan lima pelumba lagi iaitu Zamri Salleh, Wan Najmee Wan Mohamed, Ahmad Fallanie Ali, Shahrul Mat Amin dan Suhardi Hassan.

Berdasarkan prestasi semasa daripada dua kejohanan terkini iaitu LTdL 2010 dan Tour de Taiwan 2010, nama Zamri dan Wan Najmee kini mula bergema untuk melengkapkan senarai penuh enam pelumba yang bakal menyemarakkan perjuangan Malaysia di Dubai nanti.

Sementara itu, Muhammad mendedahkan betapa Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) sangat prihatin dengan kejayaan demi kejayaan yang dicapai oleh pelumba Malaysia.

"KBS akan meminta Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia menyediakan program berlatih di luar Negara. KBS bersedia membantu perkembangan pelumba Malaysia," katanya. Utusan

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