Army of Thai road cyclists Practice intensely before fighting. Compete for Asian Games medals kuiper999

kuiper999 Movement of the Thai national cycling team The 19th Asian Games will be held at the Shui’an Jiasu Sports Center in Shui’an, China, which is about 200 km from Hangzhou.

Most recently, on October 2, both male and female road cyclists Got to practice together for the first time. After the men’s team athletes just arrived in Shui’an City on October 1st. Because I just finished participating in the international long-distance cycling race “Le Tour de Langkawi” in Malaysia. To collect points for qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in France. kuiper999

By “Sgt. Muek” General Decha Hemkrasri, President of the ASEAN Cycling Federation (ACF) and President of the Bicycle Sports Association of Thailand. Under the Royal Patronage, it was revealed that for road cycling there are 4 gold medals, gold from the male individual time trial, female individual time trial, male individual road race and female individual road race. Compete between October 3-5. On October 3, there will be a competition for 2 gold medals from the men’s individual time trial. and female individual time trials There were two Thai cyclists competing, namely “Matoom” Col. Peeraphon Chawchiangkwang in the male category and “Prae” Sgt. Phetdarin Somrat in the female category, both of whom Must face tough competition because there are top-level cyclists competing at the Pro Tour level. Both from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the host cyclist China, who have an advantage over other nations because they are very familiar with the route. Including the cyclists from Indonesia are also strong. ( kuiper999 )

“I have given encouragement to athletes including Peeraphon. and Phetdarin said Please fight with all your might and do your best. No matter what the results of the competition are. In addition, he gave a blessing that there would be no accidents during the race, that the tires would not burst, that the cars would not fall. However, I would like to request the support of all Thai people to help send encouragement to cheer on the Thai cyclists fighting in this Asian Games. Every athlete will do their best for the reputation of Thailand.”

After training, “Prae” Sgt. Phetdarin Somrat said, “For the competition route, it is up-down hill almost all the way. But his road is very smooth. Not like at our house As for his physical condition, he is now back to 100% and ready to fight with all his might. and will do my best No matter what the results of the competition are. I will definitely fight with all my heart. I hope that Thai cycling fans will come and cheer a lot during this time.”

As for “Matoom”, Col. Peeraphon Chao Chiang Kwang said, “We have been staying in Thailand for many months. Until today, I’m completely prepared, both physically and mentally. As for competitors, there are many nations worth keeping an eye on. Especially Kazakh athletes But I’m sure I can fight. I will do my best. I have to ask my Thai brothers and sisters to help cheer on the road cycling team, which will compete for a total of 4 gold medals. Thank you.”

Meanwhile, “Coach Tum” Wisut Kasiyapat, head road cycling coach, said that today (October 2) female cyclists will practice 80 km., while male athletes will practice 50 km. because they are still tired from travel But the physical condition of all road athletes is perfect, especially “Matoom” Peeraphon, who is 100% fit and ready to fight in the men’s individual time trial. “Prae” Phetdarin is sick when 3-4 days ago, but now he’s recovered and ready to compete as well. For the men’s time trial, the favorite to win the gold medal is likely to be Evgeny Fedorov, a cyclist from the Kazakhstan national team, former world champion in the under-23 road race last year. 2022 and Asian Championship The People’s Time Trial program in 2022 recently won the time trial championship. Asian Road Bicycle Championships 2023 in Rayong Province The silver and bronze medals will be fought by cyclists from Taiwan, Mongolia, Japan and Peeraphon, who placed 2-5 in Rayong Province.

“Coach Tum” also said that while in the women’s time trial, the favorite is Olga Zabelinskaya, a cyclist from the Uzbekistan national team. Time Trial Champion Degree Asian Road Bicycle Championships 2023 in Rayong Province as well. In addition, there is Areum Na, a cyclist from the South Korean national team. which won a silver medal in the Asian Championships Coming to compete for the silver and bronze medals are the host Chinese cyclists, Taiwan, Japan and Phetdarin. The competition route is neither difficult nor easy. There are alternating up and down hills along the way. But not very high The road is smooth and there are no obstacles. As for the chance of winning a medal or not, it depends on the athlete’s rhythm during the competition.

For the cycling competition program in the Asian Games, road category, on October 3, there will be a competition for 2 gold medals from the women’s time trial event. and men’s individual time trials The competition starts at 2:00 PM local time. which is 1 hour faster than Thailand