Moeldoko: UCI MTB Bicycle World Championship Introduces Central Kalimantan To The World

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JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said the 2022 UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup bicycle championship which will be held in Palangka Raya City on August 28, is a momentum to introduce Central Kalimantan Province to the world.

"So that the world knows that Indonesia is not only Bali, not only Jakarta, but also Central Kalimantan which is able to present the best and extraordinary," he said when opening the Governor of Central Kalimantan Cup Road Race road to UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup 2022 in Palangka Raya, quoted by Antara. from Antara, Saturday 20 August.

He said the agenda for this international-scale cycling race should be supported because it is a means of opening a "window of the world" and informing that conditions in Indonesia are currently very good.

"That Indonesia has good security stability, good economy, good politics, so that people who come to Indonesia will feel comfortable," he said.

Moeldoko explained that he had seen the condition of the arena for the 2022 UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup and he appreciated his readiness. Regarding the presence of President Joko Widodo on the agenda later, we will still wait for further information.

"Hopefully, administratively it has been sent, together we will wait for his (president) schedule," he explained.

Meanwhile, Central Kalimantan Governor Sugianto Sabran said the Governor's Cup road race agenda was held as a pre-event to welcome the international agenda of the 2022 UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup world bicycle championship.

"Today, we invite all people from various regions to jointly make the UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup 2022 a success, as well as introduce the cities of Palangka Raya and Central Kalimantan," he explained.

Previously, the Secretary of the Organizing Committee for the UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup 2022, Rahmat Nasution Hamka, said that as many as 146 top cyclists would compete. There are four categories of competition, namely Man Junior, Women U-27, Master A and Master B.