Thousands of cyclists gather in Clark Freeport
FREEPORT— An unprecedented gather ing of bikers from various cycling communities in the country took place in this Freeport over the weekend in a recent event which attempted to break the Guinness World Record title for the longest single line of bicycle parade.
During the event dubbed as “Trinx Creating History: A world record breaking event,” 4,999 bikers from several cycling groups in the country officially participated in a bid to break the record of 1,186 bikers established in 2016 in Bangladesh.
The attempt to break the record failed but it is considered as the biggest gathering of sports enthusiasts in Clark.
Clark Development Corporation (CDC) President Chief Executive Officer Noel F. Manankil thanked the participants and lauded the event’s objective of extending help and charitable cause.
He said the Clark Picnic Grounds, where the event was staged, will be re-developed to make it more conducive to visitors, including bikers, joggers and health buffs especially during weekends and holidays.
The event started from the Picnic Grounds all the way to ClarkMabalacat-Angeles-Road that approximately covered 12 kilometers.
The event was organized by Trinx Bikes in partnership with CDC, Department of Tourism (DOT), CST Tires International, and National Bicycle Organization
to unite the cycling industry in the country. According to the organizers, Peter James Fairbairn, an adjudicator from Guinness World Record personally flew in the country to witness and judge the said event.
In a recent interview, Benedict Camara, one of the organizers of the event, said that different instructional activities for bikers were made as preparations to ensure the success of the event.
Some 235 bikers group from Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Bulacan, Zambales and Pampanga joined in the event on Sunday, including the Cupcake Bikers Group of actor Gardo Versoza.
“Registrations were first done with bike group leaders, and then we conducted seminars for the bike group leaders para malinaw sa kanila yung rules and regulations at ano ang kailangan gawin para mabreak yung record. Then from there yung mga bike group leaders kumuha sila ng mga best members nila to join the event. Tapos nagconduct kami ng series of practice events at nagpalabas din kami ng instructional videos and tutorials na pwedi nilang i-print. We also encouraged each cycling group to do their own practice” Camara said.
More than the mission of making it to the Guinness World Record, the event was organized to encouraging each cycling group and participants to extend help and voluntarily donate to the beneficiaries including Hospicio de San Jose.
Organizers said the noted caps, which should not be more than the length of a bicycle between bikers, may have caused the failure to establish the world record.