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LTdL2013 - Peluang Malaysia makin tipis

IMPIAN skuad kebangsaan Malaysia untuk menamatkan saingan dalam kelompok 10 pasukan terbaik pada edisi ke-18 kejohanan lumba basikal Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2013 semakin tertutup.

Sasaran itu terus pudar selepas barisan pelumba negara gagal melakukan impak pada perlumbaan peringkat kelima dari Proton, Shah Alam ke Genting Highlands sejauh 110.3 kilometer (km) semalam.
Selepas lima hari berjuang, Malaysia sekadar menduduki tempat ke-15 setelah ketinggalan 23 minit 20 saat daripada pasukan yang menduduki tempat ke-10, Orica GreedEDGE.

Ketua jurulatih skuad lebuh raya negara, Aminuddin Sulaiman berkata, Yusrizal Usoff (gambar) gagal menjalankan tugas dengan baik untuk menamatkan perlumbaan bersama tiga lagi pelumba pendaki lain, Mohamad Fauzan Ahmad Lutfi, Amir Mustafa Rusli dan Mohd. Rauf Nur Misbah.

"Rentak Yusrizal masih tidak menjadi hari ini (semalam) manakala Fauzan pula gagal bertahan dalam kumpulan keempat ketika pendakian ke Genting Highlands itu, selepas tercicir ketika perlumbaan berbaki lima kilometer," katanya.

Fauzan sekadar menduduki tempat ke-51, diikuti Amir (ke-52) manakala Rauf (ke-54). Yusrizal pula menjadi pelumba ke-68 tiba di garisan penamat.
Dua pelumba pecut, Mohd. Nor Rizaun Zainal dan Zulhilmie Afif Ahmad Zamri sekadar menduduki tempat ke-73 dan ke-102.

"Peluang kami untuk menduduki 10 pasukan terbaik keseluruhan semakin tipis. Kini, kami hanya boleh memperbaiki kedudukan iaitu dari tempat ke-17 semalam (kelmarin) untuk melonjak ke tempat ke-15 hari ini (semalam).

"Ketika ini kami hanya boleh berlumba secara selamat sahaja bagi mengutip mata di zon pendakian dan pecutan.

"Mereka tidak perlu simpan tenaga kerana perlumbaan di Genting Highlands dan Cameron Highlands sudah dilalui," katanya.

Aminuddin berharap, anak-anak buahnya dapat mempamerkan aksi lebih agresif dalam baki lima peringkat dan mengutip sebanyak mana mata yang mampu selepas mereka sudah mencuba sedaya upaya pada pendakian ke Genting Highlands.

"Susah untuk mengubah masa selepas ini dan ia tidak akan berubah jika perlumbaan berakhir secara beramai-ramai. Kita sekarang hanya menumpu pada perlumbaan di laluan landai, dalam masa yang sama mengumpul mata dalam baki zon pendakian yang disediakan.

"Kami mungkin boleh berpakat untuk membantu pelumba Malaysia yang lain seperti Anuar Manan (Synergy Baku Cycling Project) dengan keluar melakukan serangan seperti yang dilakukan semalam," katanya.

Oleh NORZASRUDIN MOHAMED NOR
norzasrudin@kosmo.com.my

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