KUALA LUMPUR: A physically and mentally spent national track cycling squad will take two weeks off before resuming preparations for the Asian Championships in Nilai (Jan 31-Feb 6).
National head coach (sprints) Harnizam Basri said the squad deserve a break after a very long season which saw them compete across the UCI World Cup Series, Tagaytay Asian Championships, Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games as well as the Shanghai World Championships, the latter concluding on Sunday.
The squad's performances at the world meet were nothing to shout about as none of the riders were able to go deep in their respective events.
Harnizam said this did not come as a surprise to him as his riders had peaked at the Asian Games, which was held just a fortnight before the World Championships.
