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| The 11th arrival sprinting to the finishing point while the Finish Judge acknowledge official records. |
I participated the bicycle race and finished at 11th position and rewarded with a fountain pen and a tin of MILO.
The race started at Penampang before the hill and finish at Tanjung Aru Beach. The route took less then 1 hour to cycle..
On that morning, about 80 cyclists including me gathered at the Central Padang in down town. A few lorries carry our bicycles and us all the way to the starting point at Penampang road before going up the hills. There were organizing staff ready here and get every one prepared for the start.
Each one was given a tag number. The tag number was according to sequent number of registration. Out of about 80 participants, I was the number 13th cyclist to register soon after the town board announced the event on news paper . This indicated I was quite a cycling enthusiastic in town those days. Today if there is a Senior Citizen Bicycle Race, I will be among the first to register and will be happy even among the last during the race.
This amateur level bicycle race was, and has since being, organized by the Kota Kinabalu Town Board.
This 1976 bicycle race was organized by Kota Kinabalu Town board. Ever since, the Town board never neglected cycling activity.
In 2017, 40 years later, Kota Kinabalu Town board has progress to the stage of offering the KK FREE BICYCLE RIDE system with 150 bicycles for the public and tourists.
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| The 11th prize : A fountain pen and A tin of MILO |
No: 13 may not be a lucky number. But I managed to have a fountain pen and a tin of MILO for the bicycle ride from Penampang to Tanjung Aru.
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| The champion receiving the 1st prize a Raleigh Chopper bicycle |
1976 Bicycle Racing finish at Tanjung Aru Beach on 31st August 1976 TUESDAY
The Champion receiving the 1st prize : A Raleigh Chopper bicycle
The Raleigh Chopper is a children's bicycle of the 1970s by the Raleigh Bicycle Company of Nottingham, England. Its unique design became a cultural icon and is fondly remembered by many who grew up in that period. Rich children in the 1970s must ride on one of this Chopper to show off.
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| Raleigh Chopper - cultural icon in the 1970s |
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| similar model as mine from Google Images |
I do not have a picture of my red bicycle for remembrance. But manage to find this similar model from Google Images.
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