On right track to produce cycling champs
Published on: Monday, November 24, 2014
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is on the right track in producing cyclists of international standards and quite possibly, champions.Minister of Youth and Sports, Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Tintingan, to this, said the respective sporting body must play its role in achieving the dream of having the State own cycling champion."I believe one day in the future, we can produce a cycling champion that will go on and represent the country at the international arena," he said.ADVERTISEMENT
And because of this, he said, the ministry is considering to sponsor the Cycling Association Kota Kinabalu (CAKK)- organised Century Cycling Race in next year's edition.He said that he is happy with the participation of non-Sabahans in the race that he flagged-off on Sunday morning.He said that there were also riders from the peninsula taking part apart from the Sabahan-majority participants."But we want to see the event being conducted repeatedly," he said to the media.
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Not only the Century Cycling Race is a good competition, it also promotes healthy lifestyle, he said.In addition, unity and racial integration were very much evidenced with the participation of riders of various ethnicities including also Caucasians.
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Vice President of Cycling Association Kota Kinabalu (CAKK), Johnny Chong, said Brunei cyclist, Abdul Hardie Morsidi, won the main prize in the Men 100km Elite category.In the Women category, Eva Adrian, won first place while her father, Adrian Gisan, won fourth place in the Veteran category.Chong expressed gratitude over the fine weather throughout the race."We were really blessed with safety and security as well as traffic police helping out to ease the traffic," he said.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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