Genting Highlands

Genting Highlands (1700m above sea level 3°24′6.51″N, 101°46′2.62″E) is a mountain peak within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia and is home to a famous mountain resort by the same name which can be reached by car from Kuala Lumpur in one hour. It is also accessible by the world's fastest and South East Asia's longest cable car called Genting Skyway (3.38km ). Genting Highlands was founded by the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong in the late 1960s.

It is sometimes informally known as the Las Vegas of Malaysia, dubbed the 'City of Entertainment' as it is the only legal land-based casino in Malaysia, run by Resorts World Bhd, a sub-company of Genting Group. The resort, Genting Highlands Resort, also features many hotels owned by Genting subsidiaries including Genting Hotel, Highlands Hotel, Resort Hotel, Theme Park Hotel and Awana Genting. First World Hotel has a total of 6,118 rooms, making it the largest hotel in the world.^[2] It surpassed MGM Grand Las Vegas, the former largest hotel in the world with 5,690 rooms.

Other facilities in this resort include theme parks, a Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum, a wind-turbine sky diving simulator, world-class golf course and shopping malls.

There is a computerised system outside First World Hotel which can automatically calculate the number of parking-bays left in four hotels; Genting Hotel, Highlands Hotel, First World Hotel and Resort Hotel.

Genting Highlands is also home to a 100 million year old forest.

Cycling For All presented to IOC

Date:

12.03.2008

Cycling for All has for many years been an integral part of the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) mission. On the 3rd March it shared its experience with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The coordinator of Cycling for All and the UCI Golden Bike, Georges-Emmanuel Denjean, presented the Cycling for All programme to the IOC Sports Director Mr Christophe Dubi. Mr Dubi recognized the quality of the programme and said he would welcome a contribution from the UCI to the IOC’s own sport for all programme, which is currently being developed. Sport for all is an important means of transmitting the fundamental values of sport to the general public. Given its popularity and easy access, Cycling for All, which aims to develop a large community of cycle sport participants, plays an important part in passing on this message.

Calendar: Cycling for all

The International Cycling Union has published the new cycling for all international calendar. This groups together a selection of road events, from rides at the UCI Masters World Championships, to one-day and stage cycle-touring races. These events are open to all cycling enthusiasts, and take place in Europe, Africa and Oceania. In addition, the UCI Golden Bike series helps you discover the best races in the world. Currently, 8 events in 8 countries have been selected by the UCI to receive the quality label Golden Bike. More information on the Golden Bike can be found on the website www.ucigoldenbike.com From March to November, major events will be held as well as lesser known ones, but which fully justify making the detour. Combining sporting and tourist interests, all of them meet the standards set by the UCI in terms of quality, safety and the environment. Every participant is therefore welcomed in the best conditions to participate in his/her favourite sport and to discover beautiful landscapes in a festive atmosphere. The new cycling for all international calendar is published on the UCI website. There are direct links to organisers’ websites, which enable cyclists to obtain all the necessary information to organise their participation and plan their season in the best way possible.

Cycling For All

UCI Golden Bike series: the ‘World Cup’ of Cycling for All

Numbering 8 at present, and perhaps growing in number in the future, the events that have gained the UCI Golden Bike label represent the world’s best-organised Cycling for All events. They meet strict criteria regarding the quality of organisation, specified in advance by the UCI, whose observance ensures that the participants benefit from a superior level of provisions. They must, however, be accessible to all types of cyclists.

Cycle-sport events: races to cater for every taste

Very varied in terms of the number of kilometres, the type of route or the level of difficulty, the cycle-sport races included on the international calendar of ‘Cycling for All’ – which can be accessed on the UCI Internet site – are all fully-fledged races, that is they are timed and made official by the publication of a final classification.

Bike rides : discovering new regions, on bicycle and in groups

There is no time-keeping at these events, and they are intended to appeal to a wider public without a competitive spirit. Their marked route provides an opportunity to discover the joys of exploration by bicycle, either alone or as a family, without too many constraints. It is seen less as tourism – the terms cycle-touring or cycle-tourism are disappearing – than as gatherings of those who love the bicycle.