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Timbalan Presiden Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia, Datuk Naim Mohamad (kiri) bersama pengurus pemasaran Air Cab, Tia Wahid (tiga dari kiri) dan Mohd. Azizulhasni Awang yang memegang pas percuma untuk cabutan bertuah menaiki helikopter di Kuala Lumpur, semalam. Turut kelihatan John Beasley.


KUALA LUMPUR – Pelumba trek negara, Mohd. Azizulhasni Awang mengakui kecederaan ngeri yang dialaminya pada Siri Piala Dunia Klasik di London, Februari lalu mempunyai hikmah tersendiri terutama tentang teknik kayuhannya.

Menurut Azizulhasni, sejak menjalani latihan di atas trek di Melbourne selepas tiga bulan tidak berkayuh akibat kecederaan di betis kirinya, dia mula merasai terdapat perbezaan dari segi imbangan kayuhannya berbanding sebelum ini.

“Saya tidak berasa fobia untuk beraksi di atas trek cuma saya merasakan ada hikmah di sebalik kecederaan ini kerana saya dapat melakukan imbangan kayuhan dengan lebih baik,” katanya ketika ditemui media pada sidang akhbar Tabung Amal Berbasikal Leukimia Yayasan Sime Darby.

Jelasnya, sebelum mengalami kecederaan akibat tertusuk kayu serpihan trek, kayuhannya tidak begitu seimbang (pergerakan badan ke kiri dan ke kanan) namun selepas melakukan latihan asas terdapat kelainan dari segi kayuhannya.

“Cuma dari segi prestasi tidak seperti dulu, saya perlu banyak berlatih lagi untuk mempertingkatkan lagi kayuhan saya. Itulah sebabnya saya tidak dibenarkan menyertai Sukan Universiti Dunia di Shenzen bulan lepas.

“Tumpuan saya hanya satu iaitu bersedia untuk turun beraksi dalam kejohanan pertama saya di Siri Piala Dunia Klasik 2011-12 di Astana, Kazakhstan pada November ini. Saya tidak kisah latihan asas yang dikendalikan oleh ketua jurulatih negara, John Beasley agak panjang kerana itulah yang diperlukan saya,” kata pelumba kelahiran Dungun itu.

Kata Azizulhasni, dia menggunakan sepenuhnya latihan asas di Melbourne untuk mendapat semula rentak kayuhan terbaik dan hasilnya akan dilihat nanti di Siri Piala Dunia Klasik pertama.

“Saya akui prestasi saya semakin meningkat dari hari ke hari, saya seperti bermula semula dari kosong selepas tidak berkayuh selama tiga bulan tetapi saya masih belum cergas 100 peratus ia mungkin mengambil sedikit masa.

“John (Beasley) telah meletakkan sasaran untuk saya memuncak di Kejohanan Trek Dunia di Melbourne April depan jadi sekarang saya perlu berlatih bersungguh-sungguh dengan beberapa variasi latihan termasuk di gim, kayuhan jauh dan di trek,” katanya.

Selain mengesahkan penyertaan di Astana, Azizulhasni juga sudah hampir pasti untuk beraksi di Siri Piala Dunia Klasik 2011-12 di Cali, Colombia (Disember), bagaimanapun dia belum pasti lagi menyertai perlumbaan Siri Piala Dunia Klasik 2011-12 di Beijing (Januari) dan London (Februari).

“Saya perlu melihat dahulu situasi dan keadaan saya bagi menyertai semua Siri Piala Dunia Klasik tetapi apa yang boleh saya katakan ialah saya tidak sabar untuk kembali beraksi selepas berehat panjang.
“Saya juga tidak meletakkan sebarang sasaran di Astana, ini adalah untuk mengukur tahap kemampuan saya,” kata Azizulhasni.


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

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