Tour de Ben II (October 2008)

Last October 2008, cycling buddies of mine- Steve, Ben & Azmar (in support car as photographer) embarked on a bicycle tour known as Tour de Ben (named after our friend 'Biriani' Ben). I did the 1st one back in Dec 2006 as a farewell tour for Ben who was returning to UK for good but this time it was specially arranged for him during his short visit to Malaysia by Steve. Unfortunately, I have to miss this one because it was done during the month of Ramadan (Fasting Month). And the tour was covering KL~Ipoh~Penang (approx. 400km++) riding through some beautiful and less busy roads of Perak.

Here are some photos from the tour:

steve & ben

ben trying to catch up with steve

lata kinjang waterfall near gua tempurung, perak

bridge at kuala kangsar, perak

ben, steve & azmar

Photos courtesy of steve

Tour de Ben (15-17 Dec 2006)

On the 15 Dec 2006, Me, Ben & Steve took an early morning AirAsia flight to Senai Airport. It took us 3 days to complete the tour which started from Senai Airport and finished at LCCT, Sepang. The total riding distance is 385km.

• Day 1 - Senai Airport - Pontian Kechil - Batu Pahat = 137km
• Day 2 - Batu Pahat - Muar - Melaka - Port Dickson = 200km
• Day 3 - Port Dickson - Lukut - Sepang - LCCT = 48km

Here are some photos from the tour:

Waiting for check-in at LCCT.Re-assemblying bicycle at outside of Senai AirportSomewhere near PontianStopping at the Bus Stand for a short break
Preparing the bike before ride at Batu Pahat hotelLeaving Batu PahatTaking a break at Tanjung, Muar
Crossing the Muar Bridge
Ben changing tube near Bandar MelakaRiding at Bukit Pelanduk
On the way back to LCCT...it's getting near dude!Check out the map on my handlebar bagFinally, arrived at LCCT!Yes, it's time to go home!!!