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'Kita perlu lebih penekanan'


GELAGAT peminat-peminat yang memberi sokongan kepada para pelumba yang mendaki laluan tanah tinggi Genting Highlands dalam perlumbaan peringkat kelima, semalam. - BERNAMA

GENTING HIGHLANDS - Skrip lama masih lagi menghantui pelumba skuad kebangsaan di Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL), selepas tidak ada pelumba yang berjaya menempatkan diri dalam kelompok 30 terbaik ketika mendaki Genting Highlands, pada peringkat kelima LTdL 2011.

Perkara ini diakui oleh pengurus pasukan Amrun Misnoh, bahawa aspek pendakian perlu diberi penekanan yang khusus kerana ia akan melibatkan kedudukan pelumba bagi individu terbaik keseluruhan dan juga pasukan keseluruhan.

Menurut Amrun, sejak 16 edisi LTdL, pelumba yang mewakili pasukan Malaysia masih dibayangi kehebatan pelumba luar negara, terutama sekali dari Amerika Selatan dan Itali.
Tambah beliau lagi, ini bermakna pelumba pendaki yang sedia ada perlu dipertajamkan lagi kemampuan mereka selepas ini.

Peringkat kelima semalam menyaksikan pelumba Malaysia, Amir Mustafa Rusli menduduki tempat ke-55, diikuti Mohamad Rauf Nur Misbah ke-69, Loh Sea Keong (72), Mohd. Nur Rizuan Zainal (74), Suhardi Hassan (81) dan Ahmad Fakrullah Alias (85) daripada 123 pelumba.

"Pendakian adalah amat mustahak, terutama sekali di pendakian berstatus Hors, selepas ini kami akan memberi penumpuan untuk memantapkan kebolehan empat pelumba pendaki, Amir Rauf, Rizuan dan Sea Keong," katanya, semalam,
Jelasnya, jika barisan skuad negara mempunyai pendaki yang baik, tidak mustahil Malaysia mampu memberi saingan kepada pelumba luar.

"Apa yang saya nampak pendedahan berlumba di luar negara adalah amat penting untuk memberi mereka pendedahan dan memperbaiki teknik kayuhan, mereka tidak boleh hanya beraksi di dalam negara sahaja.
"Saya lihat pada edisi kali ini Amir dan Rauf menunjukkan peningkatan, begitu juga dengan Sea Keong, kalau digilap lagi bakat mereka tidak mustahil pelumba ini mampu memberi saingan di perlumbaan LTdL pada masa akan datang," ujarnya.



Oleh FERZALFIE FAUZI
ferzalfie.fauzi@utusan.com.my

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