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Adiq’s biggest test

KUALA LUMPUR: National cyclist Mohd Adiq Husainie Othman will face the biggest test of his life when he rides in the 250km road race at the London Olympics on July 28.
This will be the longest distance Adiq has ever attempted and he is hoping to be mentally strong to complete the course.

The Champion System professional rider will fly to Belgium on July 2 to take part in several road races with team-mate Amir Mustafa Rusli as preparation for the Games.

Good workout: Mohd Adiq Husainie Othman on a static bicycle to mark the launching of the Eurosport coverage of the Tour de France yesterday. — Bernama
 
“The distance itself is a big challenge and my priority is to finish the race. For that, I have to be strong enough to face up to all eventualities,” said Adiq at the launch of Eurosport channel’s live coverage of the Tour de France yesterday. Also present was cycling team manager Datuk Naim Mohamad.
Together with former Olympian M. Kumaresan, Adiq has been chosen as the Eurosport ambassador for the live coverage of the Tour de France from June 30-July 22.

Adiq and Amir (Drapac Professional) have been selected to fill the two spots for the Olympic road race with Mohd Zamri Salleh (Terengganu Cycling) as the reserve.

Adiq played down talk about him being the number one rider in London with Amir as the domestique (support).

“There are just the two of us and it is very hard to have a dedicated rider as a domestique. We have to fend for ourselves and, maybe, I could get some help in the last 10km or in the breakaway,” said Adiq.
“But the race is 30 days away and anything can happen before that. Injury could throw a spanner in the works, which could bring Zamri into the picture. All three of us can work with each other, so there’s no real problem.”

During yesterday’s launch, Kumaresan, who participated in both track and road in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, beat Adiq in a time trial by six seconds over 4.2km on a stationary bike.
“Maybe I should be in the team for the Olympics,” Kumaresan said in jest.



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