Mountain Bike Enthusiasts To Compete In Batu Kurau International Mountain Bike Challenge
IPOH, July 29 (Bernama) -- About 1,500 mountain bike enthusiasts
representing 50 local and foreign teams are expected to compete in the
Batu Kurau International Mountain Bike Challenge 2.0 on Sept 19 and 20.
Among foreign teams participating in the challenge are from Singapore,
Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines said Batu Kurau state
assemblyman Datuk Dr Muhammad Amin Zakaria.
Muhammad Amin said riders taking part in an endurance sport like
mountain bike need to be strong physically and mentally because it
involves tough treacherous terrains over a distance of 45km through the
eight categories contested in the Cross Country Marathon (XCM) and Cross
Country Olympic (XCO).
"This year the XCO race will be held at the Kampung Anak Kurau track and
the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kampung Perak field will be the venue
for the start of the race. The area is rich in flora and fauna," he told
reporters at the pre-launch of the race by Perak Menteri Besar Datuk
Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, Wednesday.
Muhammad Amin who is also Perak state Education, Science, Environment
and Green Technology Committee chairman, said another international
event - The Batu Kurau International Trail Run Challenge 2015 - will
take place on Oct 11.
The race is jointly organised by the Batu Kurau state assemblyman's Community Centre and Alam Event Sdn Bhd.
--BERNAMA
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