TANJUNG MALIM: About 1,500 cycling enthusiasts participated in the inaugural “Jom Kayuh Mesra Alam” cycling event recently.
The event was jointly organised by Proton Holdings Bhd and Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd (BMMB) at Proton City, Tanjung Malim, Perak.
Entries for the ‘fun ride’ race had opened since 22 April 2017, and attracted participants in three categories, namely the 15km and 30km categories as well as 800m children’s category.
“When Bank Muamalat gave us this idea to use our vicinity in Tanjung Malim for a cycling event, we instantly took on the idea as we were aware that there is a large cycling following in Malaysia but not that many are organised away from KL or Selangor. To Proton, it is like giving back to society in providing the Tanjung Malim community an opportunity to participate in this event whilst also allowing avid cyclists outside of Tanjung Malim to enjoy the pristine scenery of Proton City in Tanjung Malim. We even have local celebrities, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza and Datuk Amy Search cycling with the participants. The event also provided a mini carnival atmosphere, making it a fun outing for families,” said Proton CEO Datuk Ahmad Fuaad Kenali.
The first category was flagged off at 8am, and the first rider arrived at the finish line at 9.30am.
The carnival continued until noon with many on-ground activities for family members accompanying the participants.
It culminated in a lucky draw with prizes ranging from holiday packages, bicycles and accessories, hampers to electrical items.
Datuk Mohd Redza Shah Abdul Wahid, CEO of BMMB said, ”We hope it will be an annual event. As its objective is to promote a healthy lifestyle, we envision this event to attract a variety of people ranging from serious competitive cyclists, leisure cyclists as well as families.”
