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Giliran Ayabe rampas jersi kuning LTdL 2011


AYABE mengangkat tangan sebaik melepasi garisan penamat pada peringkat keempat LTdL 2011 di Cameron Highlands semalam.

HENJUTAN pada kira-kira 500 meter menuju ke garisan penamat menjadi 'senjata' pelumba Aisan Racing Team, Takeaki Ayabe pada peringkat keempat Kejohanan Lumba Basikal Le Tour de Langkawi 2011 (LTdL 2011) semalam.

Semangat tidak mudah berputus asa pelumba Jepun itu membolehkannya muncul pemenang perlumbaan di zon pendakian berstatus Hors dari Ayer Tawar ke Cameron Highlands sejauh 137.60 kilometer (km).
Ayabe, 20, melakukan kejutan apabila berjaya memintas sembilan pelumba di depannya sebelum melintasi garisan penamat selaku juara dengan catatan masa 3 jam 42 minit 15 saat.


Pelumba sandaran LeTua Cycling Team (L2A), Libardo Nino Corredor pula menamatkan saingan di tempat kedua manakala Amir Zagari dari Azad University Cycling Team (IUA) menghuni tempat ketiga.
Kejayaan itu pastinya menjadi tonik terbaik buat Ayabe untuk menghadapi satu lagi zon pendakian berprestij pada perlumbaan peringkat kelima dari Tapah ke Genting Highlands (124.3km) hari ini.

Bagi Ayabe, dia sendiri terkejut kerana berjaya menawan puncak Cameron Highlands terutamanya apabila berdepan cuaca hujan dan kabus tebal.

"Pada jarak 500 meter terakhir, saya berada di kelompok hadapan yang membabitkan 10 pelumba. Ketika itu, saya hanya fokus dan memecut tanpa memikirkan keadaan sekeliling walaupun keadaan jalan licin," kata Ayabe yang turut menyarung Jersi Kuning selaku pendahulu keseluruhan.

Sementara itu, pelumba pasukan Fernese Vini-Neri Sottoli, Andrea Guardini akur dengan kehilangan Jersi Kuning kepada Ayabe.

Bagaimanapun, Guardini masih bernasib baik kerana Jersi Biru (Raja Pecut) masih menjadi miliknya.
"Peringkat keempat bukan sasaran sebenar saya tetapi saya tetap gembira dengan prestasi saya," kata Guardini yang menamatkan perlumbaan semalam di tempat ke-94.

Pelumba sensasi negara, Anuar Manan yang menggalas cabaran pasukan Terengganu Cycling Team (TSG) pula terpaksa menyerahkan Jersi Putih kepada Ayabe apabila menduduki tempat ke-70.



Oleh NORZASRUDIN MOHAMED NOR
norzasrudin@kosmo.com.my

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