DEUS CYCLEWORKS AT CMWC IN PARIS

DEUS CYCLEWORKS AT CMWC IN PARIS
This is the story of an experience that was originated from the passion for cycling, the story of an adventure that lives on enthusiasm and sharing. Lorenzo comes from Milan, he is just over twenty years old and studied architecture. His love for cycling was born almost by accident, very often great loves are born by accident, when you expect them the least, those are the ones that allow you to find "a way out" from life’s struggles. He chose the bike and the bike chose him and they started a path of growth and knowledge that very soon became for him a life path. Lorenzo was able to proof his passion for cycling in his job, and became Messenger in a recently founded company in Milan. He picks up and delivers packages of all types throughout the city and very often he stops by Deus Cycleworks. And while in Italy the traffic jam affects the freeways for the annual summer break in August, Lorenzo tells us abouthis journey ... The Messenger has founded an international community, very active and full of initiatives, the most important and most heartfelt was the CYCLE. MESS. WORLD. CHAMP. the World Championship of Messenger, this year held in Paris. Lorenzo and four friends / colleagues left Milan by plane and reached Copenhagen, where for four days they participated to the European Championships. They slept in a self-managed gym and from morning till night they have joined different types of competitions, balance, speed and resistance to test their skills as cyclists. At the end of the European Championships, they jumped back on their vehicles and toured Denmark, passing over the long and spectacular Danish bridges that connect islands with mainland, camping in the woods, mounting hammocks in vertiginous viewpoints to enjoy the nature and peace from unique places. As in every adventure, recklessness attitude and spirit of adaptation are crucial, that’s why even wash themselves for days in the ocean had its undeniable charm. A ferry brought them to Cologne, Germany, where a large group of Messengers from all over the world met up to reach together Paris, their final stop. A hundred kilometers a day, full of activities, such as time trial to make the transfer entertaining and motivating, with short nights camping with bonfires lights. And then Paris for the real event: THE MAIN RACE. A ring circuit there, closed to traffic, spotted with pick-up and drop-off points, where the participants had to complete 20 withdrawals and 20 deliveries as fast as possible. After this experience, the most important thing is to be there and to give the best because this is not just a simple competition, but a meeting place that gives the chance to share the same passion and the same attitude. Those werebusy days where folks from all over the world met and spoke the same language. We decided to follow Lorenzo also in his next challenge, the Italian Championships Messenger, we decided to tell his story to highlight the value underneath passions and to try to share the emotions that only cycling can give. Questa è la storia di un’esperienza che nasce dalla grande passione per la bicicletta, è la storia di un’avventura che si nutre di entusiasmo e condivisione. Lorenzo è un ragazzo di Milano, ha poco più di vent’anni e studia architettura. Il suo amore per la bicicletta è nato quasi per caso, perché molto spesso i grandi amori nascono per caso, quando meno te lo aspetti e sono quelli che ti permettono di trovare “una via di fuga” in un momento della vita poco felice. Ha scelto la bici e la bici ha scelto lui, ed hanno iniziato insieme un percorso di crescita e conoscenza che molto presto si è trasformato in percorso di vita. Lorenzo ha potuto declinare la sua passione per la bici nella sua professione, ed è diventato Messenger in una giovane azienda milanese. Si occupa di ritirare e consegnare pacchi di ogni tipo in tutta la città e molto spesso nei suoi giri di ricognizione si ferma in Deus Cycleworks. E mentre i bollettini del mese di agosto decretano le solite code chilometriche del rientro lungo la nostra penisola, Lorenzo ci racconta del suo viaggio… I Messenger hanno creato una comunità internazionale, molto attiva e ricca di iniziative, quella più importante e più sentita è il CYCLE. MESS. WORLD. CHAMP. il Campionato del Mondo dei Messenger, quest’anno a Parigi. Lorenzo ed altri quattro amici/colleghi sono partiti da Milano ed in aereo hanno raggiunto Chopenagen, dove per quattro giorni hanno partecipato ai Campionati Europei. Hanno dormito in una palestra autogestita e dal mattino fino alla sera hanno partecipato a competizioni di vario tipo, di equilibrio, velocità, resistenza che hanno messo alla prova le abilità dei ciclisti. Conclusi gli Europei sono saliti in sella ai loro mezzi ed hanno attraversato la Danimarca, passando sopra i lunghi e spettacolari ponti danesi che collegano tra loro le innumerevoli isole del paese, campeggiando nei boschi ma più spesso montando amache in punti vertiginosi, per godersi lo spettacolo e la pace da un punto di vista unico. Come in tutte le avventure non può mancare un pizzico di incoscienza e lo spirito di adattamento altissimo, per questo motivo anche lavarsi per giorni nell’oceano ha avuto il suo fascino innegabile. Un traghetto li ha portati in Germania, a Colonia, dove un foltissimo gruppo di Messenger proveniente da tutto il mondo si era dato appuntamento per raggiungere insieme la destinazione ultima, Parigi. Un centinaio di chilometri al giorno, pieno di diversivi, come tratti a cronometro, per rendere più divertenti e motivanti i trasferimenti, brevi notti in campeggio con le luci dei falò. E poi Parigi. Qui si è svolto il vero evento THE MAIN RACE, un circuito chiuso, chiuso al traffico, costellato da punti di ritiro e consegna, dove i partecipanti dovevano portare a termine nel minor tempo possibile, 20 ritiri e 20 consegne. E quando finisce tutto, la cosa più importanti è esserci stati ed avere dato il meglio perché questa non è solo una semplice competizione, ma un ritrovo, un momento di condivisione della stessa passione e con lo stesso spirito. Sono stati giorni intensi dove ragazzi di tutto il mondo si sono trovati e ritrovati, e dove nonostante tutto si è parlata la stessa lingua. Abbiamo deciso di seguire Lorenzo anche nella sua prossima sfida, i Campionati Italiani di Messenger, abbiamo deciso di raccontare la sua storia per sottolineare il valore che hanno tutte le passioni e per cercare di far rivivere le emozioni che solo la bicicletta può dare.

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Sabtu pagi, 17 Juni 2023, menjadi hari yang ditunggu-tunggu oleh 250 peserta reli sepeda motor dan 80 kontestan flat track race di Bali. Itu merupakan acara Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure keempat yang diselenggarakan oleh komunitas pecinta motor trail vintage yang lebih dari sekadar menggemari motor dual purpose era 80-90-an. Dikenal sebagai Trail Asik Adventurer, AKA… Tasik Adventure yang telah menunggu setahun untuk merencanakan dan mengerjakan nya demi tidak mengecewakan siapapun yang ikut berpartisipasi.

Coba kamu bayangkan , ada dua sisi koin berbeda pada event kali ini. Yang pertama adalah Reli. Mereka memberi nama Challenge "Tantangan", menjadikan setiap peserta sebagai "Penantang" Challenger. Jadi, di tempat parkir Sangeh Monkey Forest, sambil menikmati keteduhan pohon jati raksasa yang awet muda, 250 Penantang parkir untuk menerima kode QR untuk etape pertama rute reli. Seluruh perjalanan adalah 3 etape dengan 3 titik pemberhentian. 4 jika Anda menghitung tujuan.

Ada beberapa motor keren di sana, Honda XR, Yamaha DT, Suzuki TS, Suzuki DR, dan beberapa custom modern, motocross dan scrambler. Sekitar sepuluh atau lebih, mereka berbaris di titik start dan memulai rally dari sana. Misi setiap orang adalah menyelesaikan setiap tahap dan berhenti di 3 titik pemberhentian untuk mendapatkan kode QR untuk bagian berikutnya. Keindahan Bali selalu menjadi pendamping, saat kami terbang di sepanjang kombinasi jalan aspal, jalan pedesaan, dan jalan tanah di daerah Tabanan. Kami perlahan-lahan terbang tinggi dan semakin tinggi ke perbukitan dan pemandangan sawah dan hutan akhirnya habis, sebenarnya lebih seperti perlahan menjadi satu ketika kami sampai di tujuan. Bali Outbound Farmstay (BOF) yang juga menjadi tempat berkemah semalam. Jika Anda mengumpulkan semua kode QR Anda, Anda mendapat medali Rally sebagai bentuk penghargaan.

Sisi lain dari koin yang disebutkan sebelumnya, atau event kedua, adalah balap jalur datar (flat track). Atau dalam hal ini jalur dengan landasan yang tidak rata karena tempat mereka membangun jalur itu berada di atas tempat yang dulunya terdapat dua sawah terasering. Jadi titik start finish lebih tinggi dari jalur lurus pertama dengan penurunan pada tikungan pertama dan sedikit menanjak pada tikungan kedua. Saat kami masuk ke BOF, kami sudah bisa mendengar suara motor flat track dan sorakan penonton yang berkumpul. Kami parkir dan membuat jalur jalur seperti lebah.

Keseruan seutuhnya pada acara, disaat tingkat kesulitan tambahan dimasukkan ke dalam jadwal sore hari menarik perhatian yang sangat luar biasa. Mereka berhasil menarik sekitar delapan puluh peserta, terbagi dalam 4 kelas: Kelas Mesin Horizontal, Kelas FFA 4T Max 250cc, Kelas FFA 2T Max 250cc Flat Track, dan Kelas FFA Big Bore.

Antusiasme untuk balapan flat track sangat terasa. Kegembiraan tumbuh saat kami melewati babak penyisihan dan membangun sesuatu yang luar biasa untuk final setiap kelas. Tidak ada kata menahan, mereka hadir untuk memenangkannya. Pembalap dari setiap komunitas bersaing sengit di setiap kelas. Nama-nama seperti Maulana Sandi, Dewa Dimas, Harris Manasi Ride, Nova Rider Sing Mebekel, Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel, Bontok Giga MX, dan lain-lain tak main-main, sebagian besar dari memamerkan skill mereka tanpa mengesampingkan sportifitas dan keselamatan.

Trek dengan permukaan tanah liat merah keras yang kering memberikan tantangan. Di awal, para pembalap disuguhkan dengan bagian menurun pada tikungan pertama, setelah itu mereka memeras gas di bagian trek lurus sebelum berputar ke kiri lagi tapi kali ini menjadi bagian menanjak pada tikungan kedua. Itu memaksa mereka untuk menggabungkan keterampilan balap trek datar mereka dengan banyak teknik motocross. Pada akhirnya, semua pembalap bersenang-senang dengan debu tanah liat merah yang menutupi segalanya dan semua orang.

Saat matahari terbenam ke arah cakrawala, saudara dan sahabat motoran kami meraih pecahan cahaya terakhir untuk mendirikan tenda mereka dan dalam persiapan untuk berkemah malam. Matahari menghilang di balik Gunung Batukaru memberi semua orang pemandangan yang menakjubkan, tetapi segera menyelimuti kami dengan udara yang jauh lebih sejuk dari dataran tinggi di Baturiti Tabanan ini.

Percakapan tentang rute reli dan balapan flat track mengalir dari pintu tenda semua orang yang berkemah, yang lain membaringkan tubuh mereka yang lelah untuk mengantisipasi perjalanan keesokan harinya, perjalanan yang relatif santai ke Pantai Pasut.

Dengan begitu, acara Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure 2023 pun berakhir. Sampai bertemu lagi tahun depan, salam untuk semua penantang, pengalaman yang luar biasa.

Berikut daftar pemenang Kelas Flat Track:

Flat Rack Horizontal Engine Class Winners:
1. Chiko GTT Bali
2. Panduk Pisaga Delodan
3. Andika Monkey Brothers

Flat Rack FFA 4T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Nova Rider Sing Mebekel
2. Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel
3. Bontok Giga MX

Flat Rack FFA 2T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Sandi Maulana
2. Dewa Dita
3. Eponk Road Country

Flat Rack FFA Big Bore Class Winners:
1. Dewa Dimas
2. Haris Manasi Ride
3. Sandi Maulana

Saturday morning, June 17, 2023, was a highly anticipated day for 250 motorcycle rally participants and 80 flat track race contestants in Bali. It was the Fourth Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure event organized by a community of vintage trail motorcycle enthusiasts who love more than fanging about on their dual-purpose motorcycles from the 80s and 90s. Known as the Trail Asik Adventure Community, AKA… Tasik Adventure people had waited a year for the follow up and none were disappointed.

Just so you can get it straight in your head, there’s two very different sides to this coin. The first one was the Rally. They hung it under the banner of “Challenge”, making each partaker a “Challenger”. So, in the carpark of Sangeh Monkey Forest, which enjoys the shade of giant ageless teak trees, 250 Challengers parked up to receive the QR code for the first leg of the rally route. The entire ride was 3 stages with 3 stop points. 4 if you count the destination.

There were some amazing bikes there, Honda XR’s, Yamaha DT’s, Suzuki TS’s, Suzuki DR’s, and some custom modern motocross and scrambler bikes. In lots of ten or so, they lined up at the starting point then let them out for the event. Everyone’s mission was to complete each stage and stop at the 3 stop points to get the QR code for the next bit. Bali’s beauty was the constant companion, as we flew along a combination of asphalt roads, rural roads and dirt tracks in the Tabanan area. We slowly winded up high and higher into the hills and the views of rice fields and forests finally ran out, actually, it was more like blurred into one when we reached our destination. Bali Outbound Farmstay (BOF), which was also to be the overnight camping spot. If you collected all your QR codes you got a Rally medal as a form of appreciation.

The other side of the aforementioned coin, or second event, was the flat track. Or in this case staggered track because where they had built the track it was over a spot that had once held two rice terraces. So the Start finish straight sat higher than the return straight with a drop on the first turn and an uphill bit on the second. As we were pulling into BOF we could already hear the flat track bikes and the assembled crowd cheering. We parked up and made a bee line track side.

What an absolute corker of an event, the added degree of difficulty jammed into the afternoons schedule made for the most marvelous distraction. They’d managed to attract around eighty participants, split over 4 classes: Horizontal Engine Class, FFA 4T Max 250cc Class, Flat Track FFA 2T Max 250cc Class, and FFA Big Bore Class.

The enthusiasm for the flat track races was palpable. The excitement growing as we whittled down through the heats and building to something of a crescendo for the finals of each class. There was no holding back, they were in it to win it. Racers from each community fiercely competed in each class. Names like Maulana Sandi, Dewa Dimas, Harris Manasi Ride, Nova Rider Sing Mebekel, Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel, Bontok Giga MX, and others were letting nothing slip, flaunting their skills without compromising sportsmanship and safety. Mostly.

The track, with its dry hard red clay surface, presented challenges. Off the start, the racers were presented with a downhill section on the first turn, they hit the gas on the bottom straight before spinning left again but this time into an uphill section on the second turn. It forced them to combine their flat track racing skills with a slew of motocross techniques. In the end, all the racers had fun with the red clay dust lay across everything and everyone.

As the sun dipped towards the horizon, our compadres and accomplices grabbed the last shards of light to set up their tents in readiness for a night of camping. The sun disappeared behind Mount Batukaru affording everyone a magnificent view, but immediately enveloping us in the much cooler air of these high grounds here in Baturiti Tabanan.

Conversations about the rally route and the flat track race flowed out of the tent flaps of all those who camped others bedded their weary bodies down in anticipation for the next day's ride, a comparatively leisurely meander down to Pasut Beach.

With that, the Rally & Camp Tasik Adventure 2023 event came to an end. Until we meet again next year, greetings to all challengers, what an amazing time.

Here is the list of the days winners:

Flat Rack Horizontal Engine Class Winners:
1. Chiko GTT Bali
2. Panduk Pisaga Delodan
3. Andika Monkey Brothers

Flat Rack FFA 4T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Nova Rider Sing Mebekel
2. Ferry Rider Sing Mebekel
3. Bontok Giga MX

Flat Rack FFA 2T Max 250cc Class Winners:
1. Sandi Maulana
2. Dewa Dita
3. Eponk Road Country

Flat Rack FFA Big Bore Class Winners:
1. Dewa Dimas
2. Haris Manasi Ride
3. Sandi Maulana