It is a 140km+ ride but seen like it is 160km. The up and down along the way from Hitec park to baling is never a easy ride for beginner. Not to mention the 4km ride uptoward G,inas rest area before reaching Pengkalan hulu.
With strong beleive is never try never die spirit, we have a massive turn up at 6.00am monring, PC, John, Rocco and his cousion, Shawn, Bullet, Rocket, Senyun, wei Ming, CK, Alberto, keong, Tua chiak, Lim, Loong, Wooi, flower n her uncle, Halim n Boon as support car driver.
With strong beleive is never try never die spirit, we have a massive turn up at 6.00am monring, PC, John, Rocco and his cousion, Shawn, Bullet, Rocket, Senyun, wei Ming, CK, Alberto, keong, Tua chiak, Lim, Loong, Wooi, flower n her uncle, Halim n Boon as support car driver.
Riders still at steady pace along Jalan high tech
Minor delayed as usual and we departed 15min ~6.45am. It is great sunday morning and everyone is riding a steady pace understand it is not a 40km ride. After turning into sedim road toward desa aman, fast riders started to pull of with stunning speed like it is 10km to finish. Very quickly the peloton get splited into few gorup. Alberto and Keong leading the charge toward desa aman where we made the 1st stop.
1st stop before turn into kulim-baling free way
Support car arrived with his first customer after 1st 15km ride
The next turn is the long and hilly route with ~33km long. Again the fast riders show no mercy. They keep pushing and again the slower drivers falled behind. Alberto, Keong and Bullet very quickily pulled off a gap from the rest. Rocco, John,Loong,Tua Chiak n Rocco's cousion keep chasing from behind. When Tua Chiak almost catch the leading group, we had the 1st punture on the day, Tua Chiank tyre blown and we have to stop to repair. The rest of riders managed to pass through and we all meet at our second stop right about the junction before we turn into Balong town.
By that time, the delicious cheese cake from Michelle Obama is almost gone.
After that water stop and food intake, we continue the journey toward Baling, very soon we were joined by a group of riders from Pengkalan Hulu. They were leading us to G.inas and pengkalan Hulu.
Break at G.inas rest area. Who is the best model
I beleive is wooi and flower
Support rider: Halim
As usual, group photo before heading to Pengkaln Hulu for Brunch.
Arriving Pengkalan Hulu. It is almost 11am
Everyone ready for the brunch.
thanks to little John..who sponsored us 100plus..habis sekelip mata.
After the brunch, everyone ready to go home. The sun getting hotter. For the rest of it, i will let the picture speak to it. Bottomline, thanks to Ah Hong for escorting the group and provide the support back to Kulim. Else, there should be a lot victims cralwing back.
Few left completing this monster trip. Heavy rain on the last 10km save the day. Tua Chiak have to give up due to tyre porblem. PC Tang with 10km to go also give up due to heavy rain.
Champion for the day. Bullet Tan for consistently riding fast pace for 140km.
Man of the day, Pirate from tambun for never give up despite heavy rain and wife get a support car to pick up
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| Pengkalan Hulu 18Oct09 |
