Lanjutan dari cerita ini, yeah…since I bought my bike 3 years ago, participating in a cycling tour was one of my dream. Alhamdulilah, kesampaian!
It was granted on July 22nd 2017. The purpose I visited Jogja after 10 years! Sport event so-called-racecation is always special for me. this time, I did with some of my Bintaro Trojan Runners friends. There was Ira- Rahmi, who was home since lebaran (she lives in Saudi Arabia, nooo…not TKW) and “farewell” with Imel who would leave for negara paman Sam , in the next two weeks.
I Did my first bike tour strolling at the other part of this beautiful country. Tour de Amabarukmo 148 K which was devided by 5 stages. tiap stages ada pit stop,makanan minuman yang mana menurut saya berlimpah ruah. Segala ada kecuali jodoh!
knowing that I’m suck at endurance, I was planning to stop after 2nd stage (75 K)
But the view, the crowd and the friends were great, I decided to continue. however, I didn’t ride the whole 148K.
Beware, this gonna be a looong post!
Start from hotel Royal Amabarukmo, at 5.30 am. Flag off by Sri Sultan X himself!!! oh em geee, gw mau selfie agak keder sama banyaknya peserta. gangu juga sih!
So, here we go.
First stage 34K
hotel – kantor kelurahan Bumirejo Kulon Progo.
Saya tidak faham Jogja ya. But here’s the route! Straight all the way to Monumen Tugu, turn left to the famous Jalan Malaiboro, saw Beringin Kembar, keraton menuju Kulon Progo. Agak sebal pas daerah luar kota ini, saigan sama kendaraan lain. Rute masih menyenangkan sih overall. Keluar kota pemandangan sawah kiri kanan. Duh saya ingin stop foto foto! Kenapa pada serius pisan!
Second Stage 36K
Kantor kelurahan Bumirejo – Terminal parang tritis Bantul.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE STAGE! The kampung view, it was cloudy and foggy, flat route and OH MY GODNESS! INDONESIA is Dangerously BEAUTIFUL! Saya ride santai, ketemu Dewi, teman waktu ikut Batam Triatlhon dulu. ngobrol sepanjang jalan lalu dia pamitan dan menghilang! I’m too slow for serious cyclist like her. Beberapa kali nyeletuk :
“Stoppp yuk! Gw pengen foto foto!”
Dianggap lalu sama rekan-rekan BTR! Cih! Namun akhirnya Acha mengamini keinginan saya. jadi deh kita foto di sini! Gambar atas.
Ntah dimana.
then an ambulanxe stopped
The officer : “ibu butuh bantuan?”
Gw : ngga mau foto foto aja!
The officer : (mungkin dalam hati) *NGOK!*
After this, we regroup with Abi and Mbak Ira Ciray. This another Ira is over 50 years old and soooo damn strong!!!! I envy her stamina!
Another thing,
Waktu daerah pantai ini, ada momen keren banget tapi saya ngga berani foto karena takut ganggu pleton dan bisa jatuh.
jadi kita bikin pleton dua dua, dengan road captain yang pakai baju kuning di depan 4 orang. daerahnya lurus, berpasir, mendung! Ah! Macam di luar negeri!!!
Daerahnya seperti gambar di atas. diambil dari Facebook Tour De Ambarukmo. Kebayangkan mendung dan foggy nya?
Tapi akhirnya saya lepas dari pleton. ngga kuat dan….pengen foto foto lagi! Hahahahah! pitstop kedua di Terminal bantul Parang Tritis. This is my first time visiting Parang Tritis Beach ( selfie pic with Acha)
THird Stage 22K
Parang tritis – Omah Kupu Panggang Gn. kidul
This the scary stage! Scary because yaaa ampun nanjak ajaaaa gituuuuu! Oh em gee moment!
It was a steep- wadef*kwasthat- hill in Panggang-Parangtritis (after second pit stop) all my dengkul,otot paha and sprocket 28 gears gave up 🤣(pembelaan kaum lemah, kakek2x naik sepeda lipat juga ada).
Many cyclists fell down, trying to conquer the steep hill. they also get cramp. Me? Off the bike I was! nuntun!Salah saya juga, sudah diingatkan buat ganti sprocket sepeda dari 28 ke 32 menunda-nunda terus. Barangnya sendiri susah dicaripun. Pas butuh, habis stocknya! #kzl
Ira ciray – kiky – aby
Daerah ini, jalur untuk merebut gelar King/queen Of The Mountain. yang sampai duluan yang menang! Gw akhirnya nyerah 1K menuju finish KOM ini. Diangkut! Liat sepeda yang lebih keren dari saya aja pda nyerah! Lahh…habis marshal pada nawarin
“Bu, mau diangkut saja ngga?”
Bah! Luluh juga!
I was evacuated by comittee car until King Of The Mountain area, kira-kira daerah paling tinggi lah. Since this is a tour, I may continue the journey. I was looking for the pick up car who took my bike. lucky I found it right away in that crowd. I think the course was friendlier, I continued the rest of third stage to the 3rd pit stop. it was very fun with rolling track! I made new friends along the way. And I did my most favorite thing during race taking selfie with local kid! The most sincere cheerleaders!
Arrive at Omah Kupu around 12 pm (almost 6 hours biking by that time). ICH HABE GROßE HUNGER! Lapaarrr malih!!! I took pop mie and bir pletok! Oh my God! Taste so good!
fourth stage 42K
GUnung Kidul – Candi Prambanan
On the fourth stage, It was a very steep- downhill. I freaked out in less than 10 minutes! Nangis bok! Clueless what to do next as I didn’t see any support car. Tapi namanya rejeki anak sholeh…suddenly there was a sound behind me
“Mbak kiky kenapa?”
“Saya takut turunan pak!” (Takut mati)
“Mau naik mobil saya saja?”
Haleluuuyaaa!
Wonder how did he know my name? Our bib number with complete name must stick on the back of our jersey!
Well, in short, I put my bike on his rented pick up. Then continue the rest of fourth stage with the car (ada supir juga) He and his son were also participating on the event. He gave up after the third pit stop and he was guarding, Aji, his only child. Duh, saya mau nangis ngebayanginnya. Orangtua sama anak tuh apa saja dilakukan ya! Even small thing like this! Of course we made talk during the trip. Bapak ini kerja di salah satu BUMN di Pulau Batam, sudah berdinas di sana selama 12 tahun. He really understand the whole system so I asked :
“bapak Direktur ya di sana?”
“Yah, begitulah mbak. Karyawan yang harus mengerti semuanya!”
Meniii humble pisann si bapak, teh!
Aji is quite a strong cyclist. Dia ngga pakai sepatu sepeda tapi speed nya sangat baik sehingga dengan mudahnya menyusul cyclist di depan (sehingga saya tidak terlalu lama di mobil….laparrr bok!) Anyway, Pak Luthfi (his name) ini berharap cucu, dia meminta saya menyelipkan doa untuk ini jika Allah berkehendak! Amin pak! Semoga segera!
selama perjalanan ke Candi Prambanan, saya membatin:
“Sudah jam 2! Teman teman yang lain sudah selesai nih. Sudah pada istirahat di hotel” but when I arrived in Candi Prambanan…
SUNGGUH AKU TERHARU!!! PADA NUNGGUIN SAYA DEMI BISA FOTO DI SITU!!!
And my beloved, sapi bule was also waiting for me
Fifth stage 14K
Candi Prambanan – Hotel ROyal Ambarukmo
Then continue the whole 5th stage until the finish line. Jogja’s traffic was not friendly at all by that time! Finish at 4pm!
It was my longest ride to date with so many stories to brag!
One bucket list ✅
With all the support from both my (real) family and extended ones , who understand this slow kerbau and patiently waiting for me in Candi Prambanan area for more than 1 hour – sampai- diusir -satpam.
I love you! you know who you are!!!
Strava screencap is on the map and elevation course taken from Ashar’s.
Btw, do you know that this Governor was also a participant?
Taken from TDA facebook.
Keren banget pak Ganjar yaa!!! Istrinya pun rajin latihan nanjak lho!!!
Anyway, along the friendly tracks I keep humming
“…
Musisi jalanan mulai beraksi
Seiring laraku kehilanganmu
Merintih sendiri
Ditelan deru kotamu …”
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Tetap gendut, tambah hitam muka penuh pasir I dont careeeee!
me and my story 