HUNDREDS OF CITY FOLK TAKE PART IN KL RIDE
01/02/2010

KUALA LUMPUR – The KL Ride 2010, an activity organised in conjunction with this year’s edition of the prestigious Le Tour de Langkawi and Federal Territory day, was participated by hundreds of city folk of all ages here today.

The ride is jointly organised by Sport Ministry and Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Host Venue for stage 7 in Le Tour de Langkawi 2010.

Dato’ Mohid b Mohamed, Deputy Chief Secretary of Operation Youth and Sport Ministry, flagged off the KL Ride from the Dataran Merdeka at 8.30am this morning. Hj Abu Samah, President of Malaysian National Cycling Federation and Mohamed B Salleh, Chief Executive Officer were also in attendance today.

At today’s KL Ride, participants started arriving as early as 7am. Despite the time, there was an air of excitement as the riders prepared for the start of the unique event. Early-birds received FREE T-shirt along with other goodies. The ride covered a distance of 13 kilometres and took the riders through the heart of the nation’s capital.

Escorted by police outriders, hundreds of cyclists start from the Sultan Abdul Samad and made two loops around the city at 6.5 kilometres each, through Jalan Tun Perak, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Ramlee, Jalan Ampang, Jalan Sultan Ismail and arrived back at Dataran Merdeka. Apart from the KL Ride, other activities staged in conjunction with Federal Territory day event was also organised at the same venue.

“It was great to see so many Malaysians of all ages taking the time to participate in this ride. The response has been overwhelming. I would like to thank all of those who supported the ride today,” said Dato’ Mohid. The KL Ride was organised with the main objective of promoting a healthy way of life. There are no winners for this ride. “We hope to see more people taking the sport of cycling,” he added.

The KL Ride is also part of the Youth and Sport Ministry and Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s efforts to create more awareness and promote Le Tour de Langkawi.

The 15th edition of the UCI (Hors Category) stage race will take place from Kota Bharu - Kuala Berang (174.5km); Kuala Terengganu - Chukai (182.3km); Pekan - Mersing (145.6km); Mersin-Parit Sulong (163.5km); Muar - Port Dickson (116.9km) Putrajaya - Genting Highlands (102.8km) and Kuala Kubu Baru - Dataran Merdeka (133.7km), covering a total distance of 1019.3km.

A total of 120 riders from 20 teams including two local teams are expected to take part in the event, Le Tour de Langkawi 2010.

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