Rukun ke-5

Alhamdulillah,

Setelah 4 tahun dalam senarai menunggu, akhirnya Abah dan emak selamat berangkat ke tanah suci mengerjakan rukun ke 5 pada 26hb Okt 2011. Pendaftaran di kompleks LTH Kelana Jaya seawal jam 1130pm pada 25hb Okt dan check in selesai lebih kurang jam 1.30pagi. Jadual penerbangan pulang dijangka pada 7hb Dis.

Doakan semoga mendapat haji mabrur di sisi Allah SWT.

MTB JAMBOREE

Just to share how much monies the organizers made from major MTB Jamboree held this year



(*) Guestimate – guess and estimate; the rest are factual –facts and actual from organizer website

Given the facts that cycling in particular mountain biking is gaining popularity in Malaysia, my guestimate that a total of RM1.5million will be collected from the registration and number of event would increase in years ahead.

Those club or individuals whom organized the event should have used the profit to develop young riders in their respective club. By doing so, they will help encourage school children take up MTB as one of potential sports and then help the nation producing great cyclists. Over the time, those events will attract sponsorship like suppliers of sports equipment, nutrition products, holiday package companies and financial institutions. Therefore cost for organizing such event eventually will reduce.

As long as organizers were the cycling club then they would circulate back money to the event held by others club, otherwise others would have benefited from it in the bicycle industry value chain.

Ride safely.

LUCKY WINNER AT PD FOREST CHALLENGE

I have won myself with two others a grand prizes lucky draw an Orbea frame; it was worth waiting after the ride. Offer me if anyone interested...



Completed the 25km ride after 1hr 30min at 96th place from over 300 riders and ultimately achieved my target, since I am not fast rider anyway. First rider cross the finishing line from Arus Racing Team was 30min in front of me and not my league to catch him.



First time event organized by local cycling team TK Dxon and well supported by Corus Paradise Resort. Ride starts as planned at 9.00am and additional jersey for top 100 riders were not given as promised by organizer. I was informed the organizer will conduct again next year therefore needs improvement for course trail by avoiding two way traffic for climbing section, one rider fell and suffered serious injury at this section.


With fellow riders in pujMAC

Thanks to the sponsor and organizers for the grand prize that I took away.