TEMPO.CO, Kupang-Racers of Tour de Flores participants have performed a tryout from the City of Larantuka to Waikliban, Tanjung Bunga District on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
"There is a tryout from Larantuka to Wailibang, Eastern Larantuka for around 25 km," East Flores Regent Yoseph Lagadoni Herin told Antara, Wednesday, May 18, 2016, following the activity of Tour de Flores participants.
According to Yoseph, the tryout was only for the participants of the race, while the tourists who are part of the Tour de Flores entourage were visiting tour destinations in the region, such as Meko Beach, Hot Spring, and Payung Island.
Regent Lagadoni Herin wishes that the Tour de Flores’ participants can also introduce East Flores to the world; hoping that foreign tourists will be attracted to visit the region.
Hundreds of racers from 25 countries are participating in the Tour de Flores. East Nusa Tenggara Governor Frans Lebu Raya is scheduled to open the race from Larantuka on Thursday (19/5).
The finish line of the 615 km long race is set in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai on May 26, 2016, which is planned to be attended by President Joko Widodo.
ANTARA