May 8



Started out at 0800 hrs from Api-api at Kota Kinabalu and manage to reach the Tip of Borneo, Simpang Mengayau at exactly 1800 hrs. Just manage to catch the sunset! It was a challenging ride most especially between the border of kota Belud to the Jungtion of Kudat and Kota Merudu. I would say the most thrilling part of the whole journey was actually going off road on my Trek 1.2 road bike when on the last strech of road before reaching the Tip of Borneo! But happy to say no flat tyer this time! Pedaling time was 8 hours and 9 minutes. Distance was 193.77km and total elevation gain is 1478 m. My fastest speed was on the going down the big hill before reaching to Kota Belud which was at 83.9km! It was excinting and scary at the same time! But I have to say that Franco who kindly took my camping gears in his car made the trip a hell of a lot easier!