WAPDA’s Zulfiqar Ali and Sabir won the opening day events of the 59th National Cycling Championship that paddled off here on Monday. Zulfiqar Ali won the 1 km time trial with a time of 1:15.25, 15. He was followed by Asad Mahmood and Shakeel at second and third positions. In the other event of the day, Sabir, also of WAPDA, clinched the 4 km individual pursuit clocking 5:07.44. Habib Ullah and Asad Mahmood was second and third. President Pakistan Cycling Federation Munawar Ahmad Baseer was the chief guest of the opening ceremony and several sports dignitaries including Muhammad Khalid Mahmood (Director General Sports WAPDA), Qasim Zia (PHF President), Brig. Zahir Malik (Army 31 Bloch), Saleem Butt (Former Secretary Pakistan Cycling Federation), Ashiq (Olympian), Agha Shah Rukh (Olympian), Shahzada Butt (Punjab), Saeed Iqbal (Railways), Gul Muhammad Kakar (Balochistan), Javid Khan (Sindh), Nisar Ahmad (KPK), Moazam Khan (Punjab) and Syed Azhar Ali Shah (General Secretary PCF).
Results: 1 km time trial: Name, Unit, Time (M:S.P), Points, Position, Zulfiqar Ali, WAPDA, 01:15.25, 15, 1st, Asad Mehmood, Pak Army, 01:16.23, 10, 2nd, Shakeel, Railways, 01:16.84, 06, 3rd, 4 km individual pursuit:, Sabir, WAPDA, 05:07.44, 15+15, (New Record), 1st, Habib Ullah, SSGC, 05:19.02, 10, 2nd, Asad Mehmood, Pak Army, 05:21.18, 06, 3rd.
