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East Nusa Tenggara hosts Tour di Timor 2017
“The first lap will be 70.8 kilometers long before reaching Atambua. These participants will stay overnight in Atambua,” told Marius.
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Tourists lay on the sands at the Pink Beach in the Komodo National Park in Labuan Bajo in West Manggarai, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on May 10, 2017. The beach has become a popular tourist destination in NTT. (The Jakarta Post/Markus Makur)
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ast Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is going to hold Tour di Timor (TdT) 2017 on Dec. 9 – 12. The first TdT event will have a total route of 386 kilometers, divided into four laps.
“The Betun Public Field will be made into the starting point for the cyclists and they will discover plenty of tourist attractions throughout their journey from Malaka to Kupang,” said NTT tourism department head Dr. Marius A. Jelamu.
“From the starting point, we will take participants to Motadikin Beach,” he added.
In Motadikin participants can enjoy the 10-kilometer coastline and see the life of fishermen.
“The first lap will be 70.8 kilometers long before reaching Atambua. These participants will stay overnight in Atambua,” told Marius.
The second lap of the event will tackle the 28.3 kilometers-route from Atambua to Kefamenanu North Central Timor (TTU). Cyclists will make a few stops at several tourist attractions like Motaain border, Gapura Adipura, Taman Makam Seroja, Kolam Susuk, Tanjung Bastian and Atapupu Wini Beach.
After finishing the second lap, they will stay overnight in TTU before entering the third lap on the next day.
The third lap will be 86.2 kilometers long with the finish line is at Soe South Central Timor (TTS).
The fourth lap will be the longest lap with 110 kilometers, here participants will travel past Soe and the finish line will be in Kupang. Before arriving in Kupang, they will get to see tourist attractions such as Madu Polen, Camplong Swimming Pool, Mount Fatulue and the office of Kupang Regent.
“In every stop, they have to take pictures and post it on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other platforms. The best photo will win an exciting prize,” said Marius.
So far there are already 600 people who have signed up for the event, 241 of them are from Timor Leste.
“Our target is 600 cyclists from Timor Leste,” said Marius. (asw)
