The gold medal target for the women's cycling sport at the 5th East Java Provincial Sports Week (Porprov) held in Banyuwangi Regency was beyond expectations.
Malang City, which was expected to win a gold medal in the IRR (Individual Road Race) class through Crismonita, finally had to be satisfied with winning a bronze medal. Maghfirotika Marendra from Surabaya and Findra Almira from Malang Regency topped the IRR class cycling branch by winning gold and silver, Monday (8/6).
Sumardi Waluyo as the Chairman of the Indonesian Cycling Association (ISSI) of Malang City said that actually Crismonita could have won gold, but there were a few obstacles experienced by one of the mainstay cycling athletes of Malang City, namely due to the monthly cycle that is always experienced by a woman (menstruation/period).
"We actually anticipated, but everything was beyond our expectations. And this is a competition, where there are winners and losers," added Sumardi, Monday (8/6).
In this IRR class, he said, a cyclist not only needs endurance skills and , but also need a strategy. "This is different from the class Individual Time Trial (ITT) that just needs to be emphasized endurance and . But whatever the result, we can still accept it," concluded Sumardi. (say/yon)
