Journalist Report Tribune Jatim Network, Aflahul Abidin
TRIBUNJATIM.COM, BANYUWANGI – A number of world champion racers will join the International Tour de Banyuwangi Ijen cycling competition (ITdBI) 2024.
This event is the official agenda of the world cycling organization UCI (International Cycling Union) the, held for four days, 22-25 July, with routes 632 kilometer.
“Of course it will be very interesting to watch the competition between world racers fighting, conquer the challenging track in Banyuwangi,” said Banyuwangi Regent Ipuk Fiestiandani.
Followed 20 teams from home and abroad, The teams fielded their flagship racers who had won similar events in a number of countries.
Call it Adne Van Engelen from the Roojai Insurance team, Thailand. He is the champion of the Tour of Thailand 2024. In the same year, he also managed to win the stage 2 Tour of Qinghai Lake 2024.
Previously athlete 31 That year he also won the Tour of Sharjah 2023, Tour of Serbie 2022, serta Tour of Egypt 2016.
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At ITdBI this year, The athlete from the Netherlands is one of the racers who is the favorite to win. Moreover, now he is being trained by Peter Pouly, who is a former ITDBI overall champion racer 3 kali, on 2016-2018.
“Van Engelen is one of the athletes who is the favorite to win at ITdBI this year. He was coached by Peter Pouly, who has experience in the ITdBI track," said Plt. Head of the Banyuwangi Regency Youth and Sports Service, M. Alfin Kurniawan.
Apart from Van Engelen, there is also the Terengganu Cycling Team's mainstay racer, Malaysia, Eyob Metkel who is perched at the top of the Tour of Turkiye will also compete in this event.
There is also Jack Drage who is the champion of the New Zealand National Road Race Championship 2021. This Tour de Ijen, The athlete from New Zealand strengthened the host team, Banyuwangi Road Cycling Community (BRCC).
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Next there is Thomas Lebas from the Kinan Racing Team, Japan. This athlete from France has been the overall champion several times in international cycling competitions.
Like the Tour de Indonesia 2019, The Tour of the Philippines 2015, Tour de Hokkaido 2013, Setif International Tour 2014, serta Tour de Flores 2017.
Apart from that, there are also well-known racers such as Edgar Nieto Nohales from the Victoria Sports Cycling Team, Filipina; Benjamin Prades Reverte of VC Fukuoka, Japan, and others.
“Apart from that, there are also Indonesian National Team racers who also enliven the competition in this competition,” said Alfin.
Like Aiman Cahyadi, The mainstay racer of the Indonesian National Team has a multitude of international achievements. Among them is the individual national champion in the Sea Games Time Trial 2023. In the same year, he also managed to seize the status of King of the Mountains (KOM) in the Tour of Sharjah
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