Message from Eric Tan, Course Director
Greetings to all cyclists! This is the third year in a row that we are organising Century Ride but I can assure you that the course is new each time so that even our repeat participants will have something different to look forward to every year.
For every Century Ride that is organized, the committee painstakingly works out a unique route that ensures all participants get the most out of it. You can be assured of an enjoyable, exciting and exhilarating ride!
Having checked out the current course several times, the committee has decided to leave out the Sayong stretch (what is fondly referred to as the “20+ Rolling Hills”). We do this reluctantly as this hilly stretch had previously been something of a challenge that the more seasoned riders appreciated. However, for the sake of variety, we have replaced that part of the route with some virgin terrain, which I guarantee will find favour among you. This is the hitherto “untapped” Sauk ~ Chenderoh Dam ~ Enggor route. I give all participants my personal assurance that you will not be disappointed.
This unexplored stretch is exceptionally beautiful. On certain days on our race rides here we have been charmed by the excited chirping of birds unused to human activity in these regions, and been totally smitten by the beautiful falling leaves reminiscent of a gorgeous autumn’s morning somewhere in the distant horizon. One would find it hard to imagine that a place of such outstanding natural beauty can be found in our very own backyard, so to speak. Indeed, Perak has many undiscovered places of natural beauty just waiting to be discovered.
This is what makes our Century Ride so special. Each one is unique. Each one is specially designed to reveal a new and different facet of Perak that you will find refreshing and exciting.
We have also made it a point to make the route as smooth and traffic-free as possible. By this, we mean trying to avoid too many turnings and traffic lights. For a course of 100 miles, obviously it is impossible to avoid them altogether, but we give you our word that the new course will have less turnings than the ones previously.
Have I got your adrenalin pumping and your heart beating just a little bit faster now? Good! That was the intention. If that’s not enough, our jersey this year will have you salivating. Don’t believe me, go to www.kricycling.com and have a look. Then register. You won’t regret it!
See you at Century Ride 2009!
Eric Tan
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