RI to send six cyclists to Tour de Philippines<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is to send six cyclists to the Tour de
\nPhilippines in Manila, April 16 to May 3.<\/p>\n
Sofian Ruzian, deputy director of the SEA Games training
\ncenter, said that the Indonesian Cycling Association (ISSI) has
\napproved the plan of sending the cyclists to the Philippines.<\/p>\n
"ISSI chairman Harry Sapto has agreed to send the six cyclists
\nto the Philippines, regarded as a warm up to the SEA Games to be
\nheld here in October," Sofian said.<\/p>\n
The six cyclists are Tonton Susanto, Supaedi Efendi, M. Handy,
\nM. Basri and two newcomers from West Java, Mochamad Amin and
\nNunung Burhanuddin. The four latter cyclists took part in the
\nTour de Langkawi in Malaysia in February.<\/p>\n
The Tour de Philippines will cover a total distance of 2,465.3
\nkilometers and is divided into 16 stages. The race will be
\nparticipated in by several Asian strong cycling countries like
\nKazakhstan, China, South Korea and Japan.<\/p>\n
A total cash prize of US$141,000 (Rp 350 million) will be up
\nfor grabs for the racers.<\/p>\n
The Philippines will have five teams for the race.<\/p>\n
"The Tour de Philippines is considered a difficult race, so we
\nwill only send road race specialists," Sofian said.<\/p>\n
Sofian added that Indonesia has only set a target of being the
\nfifth in the overall team champion. "For the individual events,
\nwe hope Tonton will perform well." (lnt)<\/p>",
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