Cultural attractions during Tour de Flores

Tue, August 1, 2017 / 12:06 pm

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Cyclists enter the fourth stage of the 2017 Tour de Flores at Waelengga, East Manggarai, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, on Monday, July 17, 2017. JP/Markus Makur
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Three students from the SMAN 2 high school in Komba, East Manggarai, perform the Wai Doka dance during a welcoming ceremony for cyclists at Muara Borong beach. JP/Markus Makur
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Daniel Whitehouse of Great Britain, who races for Laos CNN Cycling team, reaches the finish line of the fifth stage of the 2017 Tour de Flores on July 18, 2017. Whitehouse was last year’s defending champion. JP/Markus Makur
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Dancers from Cias Nai Ruteng community perform a Sawah Lodok dance during the gala dinner in front of Manggarai Regency office on July 18, 2017. Sawah Lodok is a farming system in Manggarai known for its spider-like rice field system. JP/Markus Makur
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Some 1,500 women perform the Ndundu Ndake dance, which originates from Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, at the Motangrua field in Ruteng, Flores. The performance was staged to greet participants of the 2017 Tour de Flores on July 18, 2017. JP/Markus Makur
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Village leaders in Manggarai perform the Ndudu Ndake dance at the Motangrua field. JP/Markus Makur
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Several village leaders beat drums and gongs to accompany the Ndundu Ndake dance at the Motangrua field. JP/Markus Makur
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Thomas Lebas of France, who races for Japanese Kinan Cycling team, enters the last stage of the Tour de Flores in Labuan Bajo while Iranian Arvin Moazambigodarzi from Iran's Pishgaman Cycling finishes second and Filipino Marcelo Felipe of the Philippines 7 Eleven Cycling Team finishes third on July 23, 2017. JP/Markus Makur
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A racer signs a registration board for the last stage of the 2017 Tour de Flores. JP/Markus Makur
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Thomas Lebas of France, who races for Japanese Kinan Cycling team, celebrates atop the podium after winning the sixth stage of the Tour de Flores in Labuan Bajo while Iranian Arvin Moazambigodarzi (right) from Iran's Pishgaman Cycling finished as the runner-up and Filipino Marcelo Felipe (left) of the Philippines 7 Eleven Cycling Team finished third on July 23, 2017. JP/Markus Makur

The second Tour de Flores has attracted cyclists and tourists alike to visit the East Nusa Tenggara island. The first stage kicked off on July 14, 2017 from Larantuka, East Flores regency, with a traditional ceremony.

Cyclists were welcomed with a Riik Kozu and Sanggu Alu dance performance upon reaching the fourth stage in East Manggarai regency.

For the fifth stage, they were welcomed by 1,500 dancers performing the Ndundu Ndake traditional dance, which originated from Manggarai. They were also entertained by the fight like Caci dance performed by dancers from Manggarai regency.

The last stage from Labuan Bajo – a famous tourist destination for both domestic and overseas travelers – featured the million Flores coffee cups event, which set the national record for the highest number of simultaneously drunk cups of coffee. The event was held to help increase the ever-growing popularity of Flores coffee.

Manggarai Regent, Deno Kamelu, said the regency had given serious considerations for the preparations of the cycling competition, which was hoped would boost tourism in the area. [yan]