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Tanjung Lesung Enchantment Festival 2017, Who’s the Winner?

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The Pesona Tanjung Lesung Festival 2017 reached its peak on Sunday, September 24 2017. On the third day of this festival, the Rhino X Triathlon competition, namely the cross triathlon competition, was held. The competition was held in the Tanjung Lesung Beach Club area, Pandeglang Regency, Banten. This competition is unique because it competes in three sports at once, namely swimming in the sea, mountain biking, and running on difficult trails.

In the competition, each participant was challenged to complete three activities in the allotted time.

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Can you imagine how troublesome it is hectichow’s it? Yep, in addition to being bothered by having to compete with time, they are challenged to have very strong physical endurance. Just imagine, in no more than 5 hours, each of them must reach finish by completing the three competitions.

The distance is unmitigated.

Tanjung Lesung Enchantment Festival 2017, Who's the Winner?Matalangit/IDN Times
Tanjung Lesung Enchantment Festival 2017, Who's the Winner?Matalangit/IDN Times

For this competition, participants cover a distance of 1,000 meters for swimming, 20 kilometers for cycling, and 10 kilometers for running. After swimming in the sea, participants immediately went to the bicycle feasibility test site. They, still wet, rushed to put on their shoes, put on their helmets and other equipment, took their bicycles, and started start.

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After reaching finish bicycle race, participants start start running race in the same clothes after swimming earlier.

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In the bull class, Fauzi Fannyla, who is still 16 years old, took first place. He is still in high school. Fauzi set a record with a speed of 1 hour, 3 minutes and 7 seconds. It’s really a short time for a fairly extreme series of races.

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Fauzi was in second position when swimming. However, he managed to overtake his opponent by taking over the first position during a cycling race. Likewise with running, the man who came from a family of athletes escaped in first place. Meanwhile, in second place, there was Hari Rohman who carved a time of 1 hour, 5 minutes, and 34 seconds. Meanwhile, in third place was Febram Yulkhairil with a time of 1 hour, 5 minutes and 43 seconds.

The Rhino X-Triathlon is the first triathlon competition to be held in Java.

The 2017 Tanjung Lesung Enchantment Festival, Who's the Winner?Matalangit/IDN Times
The 2017 Tanjung Lesung Enchantment Festival, Who's the Winner?Matalangit/IDN Times

This competition also attracts the attention of tourists. Like Marteen Vrouenraets, for example. This Dutch participant came because he was interested in the charm of the competition as well as the vacation offered in the Tanjung Lesung tourist area.

Managing Director of SEZ Tanjung Lesung PT Banten West Java Rully Lasahido said the event should not stop here. The event is even predicted to become an annual agenda that will elevate the charm of Tanjung Lesung as one of the objects that can be an attraction for foreign tourists.

Cool, isn’t the Tanjung Lesung Festival 2017? Did you have time to join?

Also Read: A Collection of Photos of the Tanjung Lesung Festival that Makes You Baper!

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