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Rabie Rangkul Gelaran Peringkat Kedua Jelajah Malaysia 2010

TAIPING, 28 April (Bernama) -- Pelumba pasukan Medscheme, Johann Rabie, muncul juara peringkat kedua Jelajah Malaysia 2010 dari Teluk Batik ke Taiping di sini Rabu.

Pelumba Afrika Selatan berusia 23 tahun itu menamatkan perlumbaan sejauh 205.2km itu dengan mencatat masa empat jam 49 minit dan 51 saat dengan melepasi garisan penamat dengan kelebihan tipis 0.03 saat.

Beliau dicabar sengit pada peringkat akhir perlumbaan oleh pelumba Ireland, David McCann dari pasukan Giant Asia Racing Team yang terpaksa mengakhiri saingan di tempat kedua.

Pelumba Australia, Mark O'Brien dari pasukan Le Tua, menduduki tempat ketiga dengan catatan masa 4:50:05s.

Tiga pelumba tempatan menduduki dalam kelompok 10 pelumba terbaik dengan pelumba Terengganu Yusrizal Yusof di tempat kelima diikuti pelumba negara Amir Mustafa Rusli dan tempat ke-10 milik pelumba Le Tua, Adrian Chuah Wye Kit.

"Saya gembira dengan keputusan ini seperti dirancang. Terdapat tujuh pelumba di hadapan saya dan saya berpeluang melepasi diri dari kelompok itu," kata Rabie kepada pemberita selepas perlumbaan itu.

Selepas peringkat kedua, McCann merampas jersi kuning selaku pendahulu keseluruhan daripada pelumba Angkatan Tentera, Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin.

"Kejayaan merampas jersi kuning adalah baik pada hari ini. Saingan untuk mengekalkan jersi kuning belum muktamad sehingga jelajah berakhir.

"Jarak perlumbaan esok dan lusa adalah pendek dan berharap pasukan akan bekerja keras pada peringkat akhir," kata McCann.

Pelumba negara Amir Mustafa Rusli memenangi tiga jersi iaitu jersi hijau, selaku pendahulu kategori raja pecut, jersi putih (individu Asean) dan jersi biru, selaku pelumba Malaysia terbaik.

"Kami telah melakukan apa yang terbaik dan mungkin ada beberapa kesilapan yang harap dapat diatasi pada peringkat seterusnya," kata Amir Mustafa.

Pelumba Indonesia, Matnur dari pasukan Polygon Sweet Nice, mendapat jersi merah apabila mendahului kategori Raja Bukit dengan mengumpul lapan mata.

Dalam kategori berpasukan, Le Tua mendahului dengan catatan masa terkumpul 27 jam 40 minit dan 34 saat.

Peringkat ketiga esok akan bermula dari Taiping ke Juru Auto City di Pulau Pinang sejauh 126.1km.



-- BERNAMA

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