FEELING well-rested and refreshed since their arrival two days ago in Penang, the Ride2Rescue cycling group will begin exploring the heri-tage enclave of inner George Town today.
The six cyclists, who made Penang one of their stops in their cycling mission across the globe to raise awareness on child trafficking, are looking forward to see more and experience Penang as it is their first time here.
Ride2Rescue is made up of John Clark, 26, Daniel Seehusen, 26, Aaron Turner, 29, Tim Holman, 25, Kathryn Audsley, 24, and Karina Ottosen, 30, who are cycling 26,000km from London to Melbourne. Audsley and Ottosen, who are also from England, joined the group in Cambodia.
They are also raising funds for hu-manitarian relief and development organisation World Vision Australia.
According to Parkoyal Penang Re-sort marketing communications manager Saw Wei Wei, the group took the opportunity to relax, visit the beach and spa (for the women), and enjoy the hotel facilities during their stay there.
Hello Malaysia: Ride2Rescue team members (fromleft) Holman, Turner, Audslay, Ottosen, Clark an Seehusen posing with the Jalur Gemilang in front of Parkroyal Penang Resort “Tim told me that they also plan to check out the fishing village around Teluk Bahang but it will depend on the weather condition as they will be cycling.
“They would also like to check out if there are any mountain bike trails in Penang,” she said when contacted yesterday.
Saw added that the group loved eating the food in Penang although they found it to be a bit too spicy.
“I have also recommended that they try our local hawker fare.
Off you go: Sigrist (right) flagging off the cyclists during the Car-free Day in George Town “The group also plan to do some shopping for new clothes to wear on their next journey,” she said.
“They will depart from Penang on Thursday to cycle to Kuala Lumpur where they are expected to arrive next Monday,” she added.
The group had already cycled 15,500km in over 20 countries across three continents before reaching Penang where they will stay for four days. They began their journey on April 30 last year.
On Sunday, the riders arrived from Thailand at the Car-free Day zone where they were greeted by 300 members of the Rotary Club Penang.
In his welcome speech, club pre-sident and Parkroyal Penang Resort general manager Francois Sigrist said the club and resort were ho-noured to host and support the team of riders while they are in Penang.
He said donations were also being collected for World Vision Malaysia in conjunction with the group being in Penang to provide rehabilitation and support for children who are at risk of, or have been the victims of exploitation and abuse.
Cheque payments can be made to ‘The Rotary Penang Charity Founda- tion’.
Donations above RM100 are tax exempted.
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