With the Ipoh Century Ride coming in 2 weeks time, this ride was just right for us to have a taste of what it meant for the "century ride", at least for me.
The turnout for last Sunday was very encouraging. About 60 riders (inclusive of the TBB animals and the Kepong groups) joined in this challenge. Again, this proved our theory of "the longer the ride distance, the better the response will be". We pushed off at about 7 am with quite high pace after Sungai Buloh. The peloton moved smoothly like a train and soon we reached our first R&R i.e., Ijok Petronas at around 9am.
Few riders lead by Ariff turned back and the rest continued our journey to Pekan Sg Tengi. The weather was extremely kind to us and we were able to keep the pace around 30-33km/hr until Pekan Sg Tengi. After a short break in Pekan Sg. Tengi, the train lead by PK aka Pain Killer headed back to Ijok Petronas. Weather was still very nice and the peloton managed to keep up the good speed all the way to Ijok. Along the way, one rider broke his spoke but was able to continue his ride. The journey back to Centre Point after Ijok was split into 3-4 pelotons when some stronger riders decided to hammer all their way back. Of course, for me, I opted to ride at my own speed and took it easy. The drizzle around Guthrie corridor was a pleasant surprise for me as it cooled me down and freshen me a bit. Reached Centre Point slightly after 2pm. A check in my cyclometer shown that mileage achieved was 162km in 5 hours 40 minutes (riding time). All in all, it was an uneventful ride but really a pleasant ride despite the long distance. Thanks to the weather and the team.
For me, this was the second ride to Pekan Sg Tengi and the last time was also just before last year Ipoh Century Ride. It was definitely easier than the ride last time as the weather was much better this time round.
