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LTdL - Pelumba negara masih lesu

BERAKHIRNYA empat peringkat Kejohanan Lumba Basikal Le Tour de Langkawi 2011 (LTdL 2011), pasukan kebangsaan Malaysia belum menampakkan kegarangan mereka pada edisi kali ini.
Tidak seperti satu lagi pasukan yang berpangkalan di negara ini, Terengganu ProAsia Cycling (TSG), skuad kebangsaan dilihat masih terkial-kial mencari rentak bagi menyaingi kehebatan pencabar.

Pada peringkat keempat dari Ayer Tawar ke Cameron Highlands semalam, kayuhan kesemua enam pelumba negara agak lesu, sekali gus menyaksikan mereka jauh ketinggalan di belakang pasukan lain berdasarkan carta terkini kedudukan keseluruhan.
Selepas empat peringkat, pasukan kebangsaan menghuni tangga ke-22 daripada 23 pasukan yang bertanding pada edisi ke-16 tahun ini. Dalam kategori Asia, Malaysia menduduki tempat kelapan daripada sepuluh pasukan.

Situasi itu menunjukkan barisan pelumba negara belum mampu memukau peminat tempatan sebagaimana yang dijelmakan pelumba TSG yang juga Raja Pecut 2010, Anuar Manan dan pemenang podium peringkat pertama, Mohd Harrif Salleh.


Buktinya, Anuar berjaya muncul naib juara pada perlumbaan peringkat ketiga, kelmarin selepas menduduki tangga ketiga (peringkat kedua), Isnin lalu. Anuar juga boleh berbangga kerana menyarung Jersi Putih sebagai pelumba terbaik Asia selama dua hari berturut-turut.

Sebelum itu, rakan sepasukan Anuar, Mohd Harrif berjaya menamatkan perlumbaan pembuka tirai di Langkawi dengan menyambar tempat ketiga.

Bagaimanapun, tatkala TSG mula mengorak kayuhan bertenaga, skuad kebangsaan pula masih mencari ‘ilham’ terbaik dalam misi melakar kejayaan di hadapan peminat tempatan

Pada perlumbaan peringkat keempat semalam, tiada seorangpun pelumba skuad kebangsaan berjaya menempatkan diri dalam kelompok 50 terbaik, berbanding dua pelumba TSG, Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (35) dan Mohd Saufi Mat Senan (42).

Muhammad Rauf Nur Misbah muncul pelumba pasukan kebangsaan pertama berjaya melintasi garisan penamat tapi sekadar mampu menduduki tempat ke-56. Sementara Amir Mustafa Rusli menduduki tempat ke-63, Suhardi Hassan (91), Mohd Nur Rizuan Zainal (96), Loh Sea Keong (97) dan Ahmad Fakhrullah Alias (123).

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