KR Rawang-Sg.Tengi 145Km Ride 110819

Sg.Tengi, the only open grocery store on Haji holiday

Summary:
Basically, this ride is just about to ride from LATAR to Bandar Tasik Puteri. Then rolling hills at Fruit Valley and take shortcut road to UNISEL where the shortcut road surrounded by old colonial house ruins. From UNISEL then start peloton riding all the way to Bukit Tagar when one of the rider puncture. When reached to Sg. Tengi gas station closed, the restaurant also closed so go shop for snacks. Then ride way back to Bestari Jaya had lunch there than hot ride way back to Rawang via LATAR.

Photo before start 

Restaurant Nam Keng after hit 100Km, overcook look

Dry noodles, wan tan mee sold out after noon time

Story:

Initially host and choose Sg.Tengi because:

1)Bestari long flat to Tg.Karang rode many times

2)This is long flat route, so need to keep pedaling maintain stable cadence to observe energy unlike hilly route descent can cruise to rest, therefore group riding skill - peloton will be important through this ride

3)Distance like suspended in midair, no food stall along the road, so we will only have "lunch" stop around 12pm which clock 100km+-, this is a good training to know your own re-fuel time(Self bring) and food type 

4)To proof, someone Peloton can back all in a piece

I do expect more rider with experience to help lead and guide them learn the skill faster so we can go more further distance with cheerful and fully enjoy the ride in future.

Today only 7 riders include me, we know each others, so just simple told them that we will maintain speed pass the Latar, Tasik Puteri and Batu Arang, the result we will know when way back Latar whether all still in >>>good shape<<<. since the route is slightly rolling, so the actual peloton game will start after the fruit valley unisel, once enter Latar, I found that our group riding is abit messy, so request to have a short briefing at Petronas Kundang and enjoy some free sweet coffee sponsored by gas station, then continue our ride to Sg.Tengi, we set a nice comfort speed, all stay in pack, soon we reach the game starting point, then start double file peloton, frankly speak still not smooth, but at least got a basic concept for them, before reach Sg.Tengi, one rider tube punctured, the rest go further more reach the Sg.Tengi, as expected, gas station and restaurant closed, luckily still got one grocery store open, we have a small break and have some snack before return.

Part of Sg.Tengi route

Cruel thing happen, you can feel the wind blow to your face when stopped, after going through the wind, we finally reached the Bestari Nam Keng, everyone seem tire,  after had our lunch then way back to Latar through Jalan Saga, few KM later, One rider bonked and stop and one rider accompany him, others continue to ride back to Rawang Tesco then one rider bring them back by truck. The weather seems no mercy to us, start from the beginning Sg.Tengi back to Rawang, strong headwind and hot sun, the weird thing is, many riders who pass the Latar Ijok or heading to Kuala Selangor this morning, all met heavy downpour, but we avoid all of it and dry, are we consider bad or lucky? Haha :D Anyway, thanks for joining our Sunday ride, see you next time!!

Result:

Mission fail, got rider bonked, and back time is late, hope this ride everyone gains something and improves together.

Process:

7:22am Start from Rawang Tesco

8-815am Petronas Kundang Short Briefing

826am Bandar Tasik Puteri

845am Batu Arang - Fruit Valley

920am Bestari Sg.Tengi Starting Point

1020am Sg.Tengi Pit Stop

1035am Return 

1046-1059am Rescue Tube Puncture Rider

1142-1149am Small Break

1215-1305pm Bestari Nam Keng

1317pm Jalan Saga

1335pm Latar Ijok

1429-1445pm Petronas Kundang

1519pm Tesco Rawang