ISSI eyes three golds in SEAG

ISSI eyes three golds in SEAG

JAKARTA (JP): As the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games
approach, the Indonesian Cycling Association (ISSI) expects to
win three of the seven gold medals on stake at the biennial event
in Brunei Darussalam from Aug. 7 to Aug. 15.

Cycling training director, Sofian Ruzian, said on Thursday the
three golds were expected from the men's individual time trials
(ITT) and the men's and women's mountain bike events.

ISSI plans to send 17 of 22 cyclists who have been groomed for
the SEA Games since May 10.

Tonton Susanto, Henry Setiawan, Wawan Setiobudi, Goang
Sulistiyono, Herry Janto Setiawan, Hengky Setiawan, Moh. Basri
and Suwandra will compete in the ITT and road race events.

In the mountain bike events, ISSI plans to send Fery Sonic,
Beny Setiawan, Sugianto Setiawan, Sugianto, Ferinanto and Zainul
Siswanto in the men's team and Rissa Suseanty, Indah and Shantia
in the women's team.

Five cyclists -- Sujitno from East Java, Abdul Rachman from
Yogyakarta, Nuraini from Jakarta, Harley Sonic from West Java and
Andi Sistiawan from East Java -- were sent home after they failed
the selection process.

"They have been evaluated for a month and apparently they
failed to meet our standards. We have to stick to our commitments
to the National Sports Council (KONI) to only send 17 cyclists,"
Sofian said, as quoted by Antara.

ISSI grooms road race cyclists in Yogyakarta under the
supervision of coaches Theo Gunawan and Sigit Purwatmoko. While
the mountain bikers are being groomed in Subang, West Java, under
the supervision of Chandra Ariawijaya and Sugeng Trihartono.
(yan)