PETALING JAYA, (Stadiumastro) – Tune Talk, the country’s newest mobile service provider will be heating up the 15th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTDL) 2010 by participating in the Tour’s cavalcade procession from Feb 26 - March 7
Tune Talk’s striking red and white car will be part of LTDL’s cavalcade procession that starts off at the LTDL Headquarters in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur heading for Kuantan on Friday. From Kuantan, the convoy will be going to Kuala Terengganu on Saturday and then Kota Bharu on Sunday to prepare for the LTDL official flag-off the following day.
Fun-filled activities including artiste performances, games and lucky draws will be held at the Berjaya Mega Mall, Kuantan and Dataran Batu Burok, Kuala Terengganu.
Upon official flagging off of the LTDL race in Kota Bharu on Monday, the cavalcade together with participating cyclists will go through seven states, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and two Federal Territories – Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur covering a total distance of 1,013.9 km.
A total of 120 cyclists from 20 teams including 2 local teams will compete in the race, comprising 7 stages which are Kota Bharu - Kuala Berang covering 174.5km, followed by Kuala Terengganu - Chukai (182.3km), Pekan - Mersing (145.6km), Mersing - Parit Sulong (163.5km), Muar - Port Dickson (111.5km), Putrajaya - Genting Highlands (102.8km) and Kuala Kubu Baru - Dataran Merdeka (133.7km).
The convoy will make stops at designated points along the routes where fans can grab interesting Tune Talk gifts. Tune Talk will also have an exhibition booth at each start and finish venue with activities like games and quizzes available. Tune Talk SIM packs and reload vouchers will also be on sale.
“Tune Talk are excited about our involvement in the LTDL, particularly since it reaches out to the grassroots, who are users of our low cost service.
"We are proud to be participating in one of the most prestigious sporting events in the country. This is part of our efforts as a responsible corporate organisation in developing the sports.
"Together with LTDL, Tune Talk will cover all corners of Peninsula Malaysia and reach out to our subscribers including new ones. We look forward to seeing everyone,” said Jason Lo, CEO of Tune Talk.
The Tour, first introduced in 1996, has is graded as a Hors Class (2.HC) race by the International Cycling Union (UCI) - equivalent to that of major races in Europe.
