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KOTA KINABALU: Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) will be organizing the second edition of Kota Kinabalu City Cycling Challenge 2017 this weekend as part of its effort in promoting healthy lifestyle. The two-day event jointly organized with DBKK Cycling Club, Junior Cycling Malaysia (JCM), Cycling Association of Tuaran (CAT) and supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports will be held at Padang Merdeka on July 29 to 30. Mayor Datuk Yeo Boon Hai said that 39km Team Time Trial (TTT) Challenge and the Criterium Challenge will be flagged off at 6am on the first day. The TTT is divided into two categories which are Road Bike and Mountain Bike with 28 and 17 participating teams respectively. The route for these categories is from Padang Merdeka – Wisma Jubili – Bunga Raya Raoundabout – The Peak Traffic Lights – Istiadat Roundabout – Masjid Bandaraya Roundabout – Kingfisher Roundabout – Mini Puterajaya – UMS – Rampayan – Indah Permai – KKIP Traffic Lights – Salut Commercial Centre Roundabout and a round back to Padang Merdeka. Meanwhile, Yeo stated that the Criterium Challenge will be held at Menara Tun Mustapha, Yayasan Sabah to promote the beautiful scenery of Tanjung Lipat. The event is expected to see 100 participants from Junior and Open categories. On the following day, two events will take place at Padang Merdeka – the 105km Mass Start Road Bike and 71km Mass Start Mountain Bike with 261 and 216 participants for each category which will be flagged off at 6am. The 105km Road Bike Challenge will cover a route from Padang Merdeka – Jalan Padang – Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman – Jalan Tuaran – Jalan By-Pass Tuaran – Jalan Tuaran – Jalan Tuaran-Kota Belud – Jalan Topokon Labuaya – Jalan Tuaran-Kota Belud – Jalan Marabahai Spur – Jalan Sulaman – Jalan Politeknik – Jalan Sepanggar – Jalan UMS – Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens – Jalan KK By-Pass – Lorong Dewan – Padang Merdeka. Meanwhile, the 71km Mountain Bike Challenge route will be from Padang Merdeka – Jalan Padang – Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman – Jalan Tuaran – Jalan By-Pass Tuaran – Jalan Tuaran – Jalan Marabahai Spur – Jalan Sulaman – Jalan Politeknik – Jalan Sepanggar – Jalan UMS – Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens – Jalan KK By-Pass – Lorong Dewan – Padang Merdeka. A total of 708 participants from various districts in Sabah, Labuan, Sarawak, Peninsula as well as Brunei, Indonesia and Italy will be competing in this year’s cycling challenge. According to Yeo, there will also be lucky draw cash prizes worth a total of RM43,000 on the final day of the program while five main prizes worth a total of RM25,000 will be given to lucky winners according to their bib numbers. “The objectives of the second edition of City Cycling Challenge are to bring awareness to the public especially the younger generations to be involved in sports and the importance of a healthy lifestyle through cycling; to bring the society towards ‘Fit Malaysia; to produce talented athletes in international-level cycling sports; to create unity through cycling among multiracial participants; to bring message for motorists to share the roads with cyclists; and to generate the sports, economy and tourism industries,” said Yeo. Source: New Sabah Times