CFAL 3rd EDITION, 11 Sept 2011

CFAL 3rd Edition 2011 - Thank You

 The G Club Penang Cyclists would like to express its gratitude to all participants, helpers, volunteers and sponsors not to mention the PDRM & MPPP in making this event a success.

Despite the prolong downpour, we were pleased to record an attendance of more than 2500 cyclists who braved the rain to cycle along.

We did have fun organising the event although all of us miss riding with you because we have to "man the shop"  to ensure everything goes smoothly and we hope you too have a swell time.

Once again, thank you for coming.

FROM THE G CLUB SECRETARIAT

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CFAL 3rd Edition  update 10th Sept, 2011

D day tomorrow and we will like to wish all participants a safe and enjoyable ride. Please be punctual as we would be flagging off at 7 am SHARP. Our Chief Minister will be arriving at 650 am.

We would like to request participants to wear the event jersey tomorrow morning and it would look great if we are all in uniformity and our main sponsor the CIMB FOUNDATION will be very pleased.

We would also like to thank all of you for the excellent support and see you tomorrOW

FROM

THE G CLUB SECRETARIAT

8th Sept, 2011

Collection of goodies bag for those registered with CCI bicycle shop at Carnavon Road in Penang, please collect it at G Hotel on saturday from 10 am to 7 pm. Sorry guys for the inconvenience. We are trying to make it convenient by arranging for you to collect at your favourite bicycle shops but due to some unforeseen event, we were not able to do so here.

G CLUB SECRETARIAT

7th Sept, 2011

The countdown starts !!

After our press conference, we are delighted to report that the PDRM will be sending 20 outriders to maintain traffic and ensuring the cyclists safety during the event. Nevertheless, the onus is on all of us to be careful and obey all traffic rules and follow the instructions of the traffic police on duty.

WE would also like to advise all participants that the first 10 Km i.e from the starting point at Padang Kota to Jelutong Expressway (at the E gate complex), the pace will be controlled at 35 to 40 Kph. The lead car which is the police radio car will be setting the pace. Please do not overtake the lead car for your own safety. This is because from the Padang Kota (Esplanade) to the Jelutong Expressway, they are a lot of traffic lights and junctions. The police outriders will stop all motorised vehicles to ensure all of you have smooth and uninterrupted ride all the way to the Expressway before letting the pelotons to breakaway at your own speed !!! Please do take care as the control speed with means 3086 cyclists will be jostling for space and the danger of group crashes is very real. Hence, be patient and considerate to your fellow cyclists.

From our recce ride 2 weeks ago, we would like to point out that the roads are generally well maintain except when you are reaching Batu Maung and Bukit Genting area where there are some construction going on and the metal strips concrete roads near GEnting is still there, so ensure your tyres are adequately pumped at the right pressure to prevent pinch punctures. After the Genting climb you will be rewarded with a beautiful stretch of newly completed downhill 2 lanes road but beware when you reached the end of this stretch it narrows down to 1 lane, Keep your distance from the cyclist in front of you.

FROM THE G CLUB SECRETARIAT

6th, Sept, 2011

 It is only 5 days to D DAy and all systems ready to go. 3086 goodies bags sorted out this weekend and tonight. You will wondering why we are doing it when we could the latest blockbuster on HBO !! And here I am still updating newsletter at 130 am!! We hope everyone will have a good safe ride.

Please be punctuate and be at the Padang Kota from 615 am. You will not be bored. The Chung Ling brass band will be parading and entertaining. 20 strong police outriders will be accompanying us to ensure safety and 70 members St John Ambulance and radio Signal Corp will be on duty not to mentioned 70 girl guides who will be helping out as well. This year we are lucky to have a large number of CIMB BANK personnels volunteering to help out at the Esplanade and water stations.

There will be 3 water stations ie Tlk Kumbar, Sg Rusa and Batu Ferringhi. Dear cyclists, please do not waste the bottled water. It is meant for drinking and not for washing your face or feet !!! Last year there some inconsiderate cyclists who used it other then to drink.

For the Penang cyclists who have registered with their bicycle shops please call up the shops on Wednesday before you go to ensure your stuff is there and for the rest who registered online pls collect your goodies bag at G HOtel from 8 am to 7 pm. You can ask your friends to collect for you but ensure that he has you receipts.

3rd September, 2011

It is only one week to the event and all systems ready on the organisers side. We were amazed at the amount of logistics that were needed to be sorted out right from the briefing of the volunteers before the start of the event right up to the closing entertainments.

All participants are to assemble at the Padang Kota by 630 am on th 11/9/11 after which it will be quite difficult for you to get to the starting point as all the roads leading to it will be closed. From 615 am, the Chung Ling School, 40 strong brass band will be entertaining before the flag off at 7 am sharp. This year the Chief Minister YAB Lim Guan Eng will be cycling with us for a short distance before he has to take off to the airport. 

Download this map

Please enlarged the above diagram and study it carefully. This autocad diagram courtesy from Charmain Ang is according to scale and is what the Padang Kota, the starting point is going to be like. You will find the mobile toilet location, the starting and ending locations and a lot of informations necessary for you during the event.

Please remember to bring your lunch and medal coupon and not forgetting your riding number which will entilted you to the numerous lucky draws.

FROM THE G CLUB SECRETARIAT

24th August, 2011

It is only 17 days to the event day and everything is in place. Jerseys (all 3000 ++) are ready to be shipped up to Penang, Medals are in the godown and most of the sponsored items will be delivered by end of this month.

We will be sorting out the goodies bags on the 4th September, 2011 and distribute it to the bicycle shops that help us with the registration. It is a daunting task with 3000++ participants hence we are arranging for you to collect  your ride number, coupon for food & medal, event jersey and lucky draw as well as some goodies from our sponsors all packed in the goodies bag from the bicycle shops that you have registered with. This is applicable to all the riders from Penang Island, Butterworth, Bukit Mertajam, SP and Alor Setar. Your bags should be ready for collection at your registered bicycle shops hopefully by 7th September (latest by 8th) Please called the bicycle shops before you go just to ensure the bags are there.

For those registered online or group registration with Captain or the committees of G Club, you can come to G Hotel from 10 am to 7 pm on the 1oth September, 2011. PLEASE TAKE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO COLLECTION OF RIDING NUMBER JERSEYS OR GOODY BAGS ON THE EVENT DAy. THEREFORE PLEASE COLLECT THEM LATEST BY 10th.

FROM THE G CLUB SECRETARIAT

17th August, 2011

Powerbar has increase their lucky draw offer to 20 instead of 10. Thanks to our hard working Charmain who has appeal to them to increase the number.

Sunplay a sun protecting cream will be sponsoring 3100 bottles for all participants. It will be in your goodies bag. I have personally used it during the Century Ride recently and I can vouch that it does blocked the sun. So apply your sunplay on the morning of the ride to avoid sunburn. It is produced by the company called Mentholatum and their website is at http://www.mentholatum.com.my/companyinfo/comp.html

SLN <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Heavy Duty Degreaser is also chipping in, in this event It is formulated as the ultimate answer to tough dirt, grime and grease remover. It's unique cleaning power dissolves even the toughest dirt conditions right before your eyes! This formulation leaves a light coat of oil tp its cleaned area to protect from rust. Friendly to paint and rubber parts, it keeps your bike condition ready for next adventure.

Use SLN Heavy Duty Degreaser to minimize unnecessary wear and tear to your bicycle component and you can join them in Facebook at SLN VENTURE or contact them at sinmultiventure@gmail.com

To complete the range of sponsors, Cycling Malaysia will be offering one year free subscription to 10 lucky winners and we are grateful to Cycling Malaysia for recommending many other sponsors to this event.

FROM THE G CLUB SECRETARIAT

16th August, 2011

 UFL, Universal Fitness and Leisure Sdn Bhd, whose tagline is "Your Partner In Fitness & Leisure" has kindly sponsor a range of their products. They are the largest distributor of sports, fitness and outdoor equipment in Malaysia and held exclusive distributorships of many premier sporting products including Suunto, Deuter, and Coleman.

2 units of Deuter Hydrolie 2.0 (Hydration bag) valued at RM 259, 6 units of Deuter Front Triangle bag, 2 units of Suunto M1 series watch and 2 units of Suunto T4 Training watch valued at RM 999 per watch are up for 12 lucky participants !!

The Deuter bag is red in color and it is a real beaut. Wish we are eligible for these wide arrays of lucky draw but the ruling stays; all committees involved in the event are automatically disqualified for the draw on that day

Besides all these goodies, Nestle is also sponsoring 10 powerbar hampers and for the lucky winners let us know what is in the hampers !! We have not seen them yet.

So see you guys on the 11/9/11.

FROM G CLUB SECRETARIAT

14th July, 2011 

 With the closure of the registration and a final number of 3066 participants, we are ready to ROCK. Jerseys tabulation according to sizes has been sent to the jersey vendor and medals has also been ordered.

In tandem with the good response from all of you, participants, we also have a correspondingly overwhelming response from our sponsors. In addition to Giant's grand prize of a money cannot buy limited edition carbon bike, Le Run, Polygon's top of the range bicycle, we also have a MERIDA courtesy from Lim Cycles Sdn Bhd.

Lim Cycles Sdn Bhd is located at BAyan Baru in front of Sunshine Supermarket and they are the agent for MERIDA & SPECIALISE. So should you need these 2 brands of bicycle, they can be reached at 0124556626.

We are also proud to be associated with QUICK SPORT who is sponsoring the CHIEF MINISTER'S BIKE............Our Chief Minister has graciously agreed to cycle with us on the 11th September despite his busy schedule. He will autograph the CARRARO and after that a lucky winner with have the autographed CM BIKE to take home.

Quick-Sport is a Malaysian Online Store selling Running, Cycling, Duathlon, Triathlon and adventure Racing products. They operate from Kuala Lumpur and feel free to browse through their website for any items that you may need at;

Just as we have Thule's bicycle carrier, Garmin the gadget company will be sponsoring 2 items worth at least Rm 2000 via their local agent, Aeco Technologies. It is the Forerunner 210 HR Gps Garmin watch and a Garmin bike meter;

You may be wondering when is the list going to stop !!!

If you need a CATEYE PRODUCTS hold on your purchase. MONTANA CYCLES will be sponsoring 100 items of CATEYE PRODUCTS in the forms of bike meters and lights.

We are so happy that so many bicycle shops are offering their support to this event and CYCLE LAB SDN BHD is not going to be left behind and is offering for the lucky draws 5 high quality GIANT cycling pants and they can be reached at CYCLE LAB SDN. BHD.
24 G,  Jalan Terbilang, Taman Terbilang,
13000 Bagan Ajam, Butterworth,
Penang, Malaysia.
Tel: +6 04-324 8810
Fax: +6 04-324 8809
           
www.cyclelab.com.my

2th July, 2011

 8 more days to the closing and registration is approaching 2500 and we have to consider closing the registration soon even though we are prepared for 3000 participants.

KT CYCLONE is chipping in the sponsorships with 5 MVR helmets costing about RM 100 each.  

 We are very thankful this year that the support from the bicycle shops in Penang are marvelous and the generosities of our sponsors are beyond words. We have so many bicycles both from Giant & Le Run, Bike Carriers from Thule via its local agent CT Audio, sunblocks from sunplay, Isotonic drinks from Suntonic and many more  which we will lists down soon and sent to all participants in appreciation of their kindness.

You will be wondering what is the Prince of Wales Island International School sponsoring. This school is part of MTT group, the developer for BOTANICAL CT a comprehensive housing project at Balik Pulau. They have manned the Balik Pulau water station with great compliments from participants last year and we are so grateful that they have agreed to participate again this year.

Lone Pine Hotel which is part of the E&O group has also verbally agreed to sponsor the Batu Ferringhi water station. So after a tedious climb up the Balik Pulau Hill you can look forward to some rewarding cold drinks.

Come this 11th September, most of the G Club committees will be riding along with all of you. For this year we are hosting the fun ride one week later i.e 18th, September and it will be a fun raising event for the ST NICHOLAS HOME OF THE BLIND. This is to allow us to concentrate on the main ROUND ISLAND RIDE hence ensuring more pleasurable ride for all.

The St Nicholas Ride for Sight's main sponsor will also be the CIMB FOUNDATION. It will be held at Balik Pulau and it will a fun less than 20 Km ride tailored for families and young children (Please no children on training wheels !! We had nightmares looking out for these very young kids zipping harzadously along the busy Burmah road). The terrain will be Kampong road cycling along padi fields and swampy canals. It will be both entertaining and educational esp for the city slickers and you will amaze on the other Kampong side of Penang island.

25th June, 2011

15 days more to closing and a tally of 2046 confirmed participants, we are running on the last leg of our registration before the actual work starts for the majority of the committees i.e matching the jerseys sizes to each participants ( a tedious job made easy by our website sponsors Caritech and HOWEI). Then we would have the logistic to work out with the traffic police, MPPP, RELAs, Girl Guides, St John ambulance and a whole host of supportive agencies.

As in 2nd edition, The Esplanade(Padang Kota) has been confirmed and the flag off time will be 7 am and everyone is expected to be back at 12 noon. For those coming from outstations, please refer to the links on this website for bicycle friendly hotels nearby and do visit this website regularly for updates which will be more frequent, now that event is drawing nearer.

For further good news;

Le Run besides sponsoring a special lucky draw in the form of the HELIOS 50O SPECIAL EDITION, is also sponsoring a few other items as below;

3 units of these will be available for lucky draws. Le Run will also be giving away, saddle, helmet, topeak pump and a few other bike related items.

For those who are in need of a new tri suit, the KIRBY GROUP has generously offered 2 suits for the draw. Please make sure you are there during the lucky draws as the boss himself Dr Robert Kirby who is also participating in the event will be on hand to personally hand you your prize. There will also be 4 other apparrel offered by the group.

3th June, 2011

Great news; POLYGON is sponsoring a good spec roadie valued at HELIOS 500 as a special lucky draw prize; and 3 1MALAYSIA MTB . So for all of you who misses on the GIANT lucky draw, you still have 4 other chances to get a bicycle home.

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(impression only; still awaiting photo from sponsor - For further information on the spec please wait for further updates from the sponsor)

19th June, 2011

The 2nd and 3rd prizes sponsored by GIANT photos and specifications are as below;

Fork Advanced-Grade Composite, Alloy

OverDrive Steerer

Shock N / A

F. Derailleur Shimano 105

R. Derailleur Shimano 105

Brake Tektro TK-R540

Cassette Shimano 105, 11x28, 10 Speed

Crankset Shimano 105 34/50

Rims Giant P-R2

Frame ALUXX-Grade Butted Aluminum

Fork SR XCT 29" 100mm Travel

Shock N/A

F. Derailleur Shimano Alivio

R. Derailleur Shimano SLX

Brake Shimano M445

Cassette Shimano HG50, 11x34, 9-Speed

Crankset Shimano Alivio, 22/32/44

Rims Giant Sport CR70, Double Wall

13th June, 2011

It is will great happiness that we would like to update all our esteemed participants that the Grand Prize that we had talked about on the 24th of May update from GIANT has been received and it is a special edition carbon road bike (only 100 units of this in the world and the plate number is 42).The lucky winner of the grand prize will also have a specially designed 3rd edition CFAL 2011 badge on the bike;

LADIES & GENTLEMAN; THE GRAND PRIZE; GIANT TCR ADVANCED SL100 LIMITED EDITION

Shock N / A

F. Derailleur SRAM Force

R. Derailleur SRAM Force

Brake SRAM Force

Cassette SRAM Force PG-1070 11-28T

Crankset SRAM Force 50/34T

Seatpost GIANT Advanced SL Aero 1K Composite

31st May, 2011

38 more days before closing date and 1126 have registered  for the CFAL 3^rd Edition……………Please do register before the closing date as it will make the logistic better and jersey matching to your size more accurate.

The round island route will be as last year and will be a distance of about 81 Km. Please refer to map attached;

Flagging off will be at Padang Kota at 7am SHARP and all cyclists are expected to be back at Padang Kota at 12 noon. Those who have problems completing before this cut off time will have the option to board the sweeper trucks courtesy from City Council.

We would like to remind all cyclists that this event is non competitive and all “finisher”  will be entitled to the finisher’s medal at the finishing line. Some asked; “What if I finished on the sweeper trucks?” As long as you are at the flag off and you cross the finishing line, you will get your medal.

Lunch (buffet style) and drinks will be provided after the ride and while you are enjoying your lunch, the lucky draws will be conducted. The grand lucky draw will be a top of the line GIANT road bike worth at least 15k., Besides that, there will be hampers from POWER BAR, free subscriptions for a year from CYCLING MALAYSIA, a special prize from THULE (company specializing in bicycle carrier), CHIN AIK bicycle shops etc.

G CLUB SECRETARIAT.

24th May, 2011

Concluded our 10^th meeting and it is the best in a sense. Just received an SMS from Giant Bicycle in the midst of our meeting confirming their generosity in sponsoring the major part of the CFAL 3^rd edition 3 top grand prizes; The 1^st grand prize will be a GIANT high end road bike valued at least  Rm 15,000, 2^nd prize will be another road bike at about Rm 6,000 and 3^rd prize another bicycle at Rm 3,000. Please look out at this website for the confirmation of the models and the photos of these bicycles once it is available. This is so unbelievable that we have to call GIANT main dealer straight away for confirmation and permission to publish it in this website and send it off as a newsletter to all cyclists. SO IF YOU HAVE ALWAYS DREAM OF A HIGH END GIANT BICYCLE, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE FOR A LUCKY GRAND PRIZE ON THE 11^th, September, 2011. 

Our usual sponsor, Suntonic will also be on hand to replenish our dehydrated body with their specially formulated isotonic drinks and we hope to secured the versatile Suntonic yellow bottle that comes along with the GIANT goodies bag as in the last event.

We have also finalized the medal which will be as published in the previous update and it is designed in very unique way in the form of a bicycle crank in pewter for the very reason that many of us avid riders and sportsmen/women may have a whole bunch of medals and we hope this one will stand out as a unique achievement in your round island endeavor.

A sun block company “SUNPLAY – From Japan” wills a very high SPF of 100+ will be giving us 3000 sachets to be included in your goodies bag. I have used it recently and to my surprise it works very well in protecting your skin.

We have also received news from CYCLING MALAYSIA who will be sponsoring 10 free annual subscriptions for the lucky draw. Not forgetting Power Bar is also coming aboard with hampers for the lucky draws.

As the event is CAMPAIGNING FOR A LANE, our main sponsor CIMB FOUNDATION has already issued us a grant and with the permission of the STATE GOVERNMENT, we hope to complete the 3^rd phase of the bicycle signposts from Pulau Betong to Queensbay area. Despite some pessimisms from a small group of naysayers, we hope for whatever its worth, these signposts will help to create some awareness on road sharing. BE PERSISTENT & PATIENT and hopefully a lane will be granted soon……………………Lao Tzu;” It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop”

Secretariat G Club

18th May, 2011

We finally have a sample of the medal in the form of a bicycle crank. It looks good but to hold it feel better as it is made from pewter ;

This medal is made from 3 parts which are then pressed together to give it an authentic miniature crank feel. I am sure participants in the event will treasure this one of its kind medal and hopefully everyone will strive to finished the 80Km round island route. As in last year, MTT BOTANICAL CT will be sponsoring a water station at Balik Pulau. Suntonic has also pledge to support in providing isotonic drink. The event jersey for this year will be from micromesh and the design is pleasant in light blue in line with CIMB FOUNDATION corporate colours.

We are in the process of securing a super grand prize worth at least 10k road bike and we hope this will encourage. Hope to finalise this in one to two weeks time

21st April, 2011

The finishers' medal which you will receive upon completion of your 80 Km, shall be a unique one of its kind, in the form of a bicycle crank. We have managed to get a few medal makers who have confirmed that it is doable. It is quite intricate and we were initially worried it may be technically difficult to do. A preview of the Medal will be as below (pls note that the actual medal may differ);

For the grand prize we are also discussing with some bicycle companies. We hope to get a really grand prize for the top lucky draw. Trying very hard to have a 10k plus bicycle from the sponsor. Hopefully we will succed in securing it. We have also agreed to have a buffet style lunch with 4 r 5 dishes and rice for the lunch after the event.

In view of the medal which cost quite a bit, the registration for the event will be slightly more i.e at RM 70. This go into making the jersey, medal mainly.

Following our press conference on the 19th April, registration form will be available in all 11 bicycle shops in Penang and for those outstations, you can registered on line starting about 12 noon tomorrow (Friday) at this website. Pls register early as places are limited.

14th April, 2011