Pedal power to boost tourism

August 15, 2015

Please join in: The TOS2016 committee welcomes cycling enthusiasts to join the championship in January.

KUCHING: The Tour of Sarawak International Cycling Championship (TOS2016) is expected to propel Sarawak into the world map, especially among world cycling community.

Themed “Sports Tourism is the Next Big Thing”, this five-day championship from Jan 13 to 17, 2016 is organised by Fadz Industries Sdn Bhd with the collaboration of Sarawak Ministry of Social Develop- ment and Ministry of Sports and Youth Malaysia.

The race will start from Miri to major cities in the state, namely Bintulu, Sibu, Sarikei, Betong, Sri Aman, Serian and ending in Kuching.

This 2.2-rating championship is the first large cycling event organised in the state and it will be similar to the idea of Tour de Langkawi or Tour de France.

Around 20 international and national teams will take part in the race. Sub-state teams are subjected to invitations because the race only involves continental teams and semi-professional teams.

Registration will open in September and the teams must comply with the standard rating of 2.2.

Youth Development (Urban) Assistant Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Hamzah said this championship was given recognition by the International Cycling Union. Therefore winners of the race will be given accreditation.

Aksi lumba basikal berprestij

August 13, 2015

Sarawak bakal jadi tumpuan antarabangsa menerusi penganjuran Tour of Sarawak 2016

BAKAL MENGGEGAR: (Duduk dari kiri) Mawan, Karim dan Fadzli pada sidang media Tour of Sarawak 2016 semalam.

KUCHING: Sarawak bakal menjadi hab perlumbaan berbasikal bertaraf dunia susulan penganjuran Kejohanan Berbasikal Antarabangsa Tour of Sarawak 2016 (ToS2016) yang akan diadakan di sini dari 13 hingga 17 Januari 2016.

Perlumbaan ala Le Tour de Langkawi itu dianjur dengan ker jasama Kementerian Pembangunan Sosial Sarawak, Kementerian Pelancongan Sarawak, Kementerian Belia dan Sukan Malaysia dan Fadz Industries Sdn Bhd.

Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia (Bandar) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah berkata, perlumbaan bertema ‘Sport Tourism is the Next Big Thing’ itu julung kali diadakan di Sarawak di mana ia meliputi jarak sejauh 765km merentasi beberapa bandar utama negeri ini.

“Perlumbaan ini akan diadakan secara berperingkat selama lima hari bermula di bandar raya Miri dan berakhir di Kuching.

“Ia berkonsepkan Tour de Langkawi atau Tour de France dan menjadi perlumbaan berbasikal terbesar pernah dianjur di Sarawak,” katanya pada sidang media di Bangunan Baitul Makmur semalam.

Hadir sama Menteri Pembangunan Sosial Tan Sri William Mawan dan Pengarah Projek Fadz Industries Mohd Fadzli Mat Yusof.

Menurut Karim, perlumbaan tersebut akan membantu meletakkan Sarawak di peta dunia berikutan kehadiran ramai pelumba malah media asing semasa temasya tersebut berlangsung kelak.

The Next BIG THING

August 13, 2015

LET’S HAVE IT: Mawan (seated front row left) Abdul Karim (front row, centre) and project director Mohd Fadzil Mat Yusof (front row, right) pose and thumbs up during the press conference at the Meeting Room, Level 3, Baitulmakmur building yesterday.

Tour of Sarawak to be held Jan 13 to 17, 2016

KUCHING: Sarawak to host its first Tour of Sarawak International Cycling Championship (TOS 2016) held from January 13 to 17 next year.

Themed ‘Sports Tourism is the Next Big Thing’ is expected to bring about an impact which will place Sarawak on the world map, especially among the world cycling community.

The five-day championship - or better known as a continental race and sanctioned by the Union Cycling Internationale (UCI) - will feature a distance of 765 Km and start from the city of Miri, ending in the city of Kuching and will race across major towns of Bintulu, Sibu, Sarikei, Betong,Sri Aman, Serian and Sematan.

Four categories will be contested namely Overall Rider, King of Mountain, Best Sprinter and Best Malaysian Rider (Chief Minister Cup).

Assistant Minister of Youth Development (Urban), Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said in a press conference at the Meeting Room, Level 3, Baitulmakmur building, here, yesterday a total of 20 teams, both local and international, will battle for the overall prize of RM200,000 which will be paid in Euro.

Local teams include TSG (Terengganu), MSN, Malaysia Team and Sarawak Semi Pro team while the other 16 teams are foreign teams.

He added that a positive impact is expected through an economic spillover effect towards the cycling industry and also towards the tourism and cultural industries in the state.