Lawas 400

Name: Lawas 400
Start: 2025-08-16T01:00:00+08:00
End: 2025-08-17T04:00:00+08:00
Location: MCD Bundusan

Schedule

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025 at 01:00 am to Sun, 17 Aug, 2025 at 04:00 am

UTC+08:00

Location

MCD Bundusan | Kota Kinabalu, SA

Lawas 400
A 400KM Brevet by Sabah Randonneurs.
27 hours cut off time
Starting time: 16 Aug 2025 1:00AM
Ending time: 17 Aug 2025 4:00AM
Start/End Point: MCD Bundusan, Penampang
Event Notes:
Please tick the checkbox in the google form to book the medal. Do not pay for medal first.
Ticketing Link:
https://forms.gle/R4whGPQs6e88aKTG8
Please study the map before the ride.
GPS & Cue Sheet:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51690157
Tutorial here:
https://ridewithgps.com/help/export-file-formats
Note:
Please bring your IC/Passport (for foreigner) for the Sabah-Sarawak border crossing. You will be provided a receipt at the crossing, don't lose the receipt. You will need to give it back when you come back.
For Semenanjung people or Sarawak people, if you previously used:
1) IC when entering Sabah - bring the receipt that you get from KKIA immigration/ other border immigration to exchange for another receipt for Sarawak side. Upon returning you will need to exchange the Sarawak side receipt for the Sabah side receipt.
2) Passport:
Bring your passport to chop at the border. No receipt needed.
Do bring some small change for the ferry crossing in Lawas (Approx. RM2). Do not lose your IC/Passport during the ride.
Toughen your bike up for the Pan Borneo gravel sections.
1) Be aware of roadworks and weekend traffic
2) You may also stop at any location along the route to eat or refill, or detour to eat at any restaurants along the route or at the CPs of your liking. However you need to return to the original point of detour within a radius of 1KM.
3) In the spirit of self support, external support by support car (food and drink refill /mechanical repairs) can only be at CPs
4) Participants are encouraged and allowed to help and support each other (especially female) along the way. You can form peloton or teams of your own during the ride. If you see a team along the way which rides at your pace, you can join the team, but it is polite to ask permission first.
5) Please abide by any COVID SOP issued by the authorities.
6) Participants must bring or purchase their food and drinks by their own at shops and carry the compulsory items on their bike.
7) The organiser holds the right to disqualify you from the brevet if you are caught receiving external support (support car) by the organiser or by complaints by other participants at anywhere other than the allowed locations.
8) Participants who deviated from the route (intentionally or unintentionally) must return to the point of deviation within a radius of 1KM and have a total cumulative deviation of 5KM. Organiser hold the right to check participants GPS subsequent to the event. Any misconduct will be disqualified.
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Rules and Regulations
**VERY IMPORTANT**
You must post your Facebook Bike Selfie (FBS) at:
a) Start
b) all Checkpoints (CPs)
c) Finish
by using your own facebook account.
The organiser holds the right to disqualify you if no FBS is posted, or you are caught receiving support from support car in anywhere other than CPs.
If you are late to the start, and the organiser has left, please take a FBS at the start when you start. The finishing time will still be based on event finishing time.
Please see section B "Start, Checkpoints (CPs) and Finish" to learn how to take Bike Selfies
Homologation fee of RM70 must be paid in advance:
The finisher medal (RM70+RM15 Postage) can only be purchased by randonneurs who successfully completed the course within the time limit after the event.
Optional Sabah Randonneurs cap & badge available for purchase (Refer registration in google form)
Should you DNS, DNF, DQ or completed over the time limit, the registration fee will be burned and you won't be able to purchase the medal. However, the Sabah Randonneurs souvenir badge and cap can still be purchased.
A. Compulsory items (C)
1) Reflective vest (C) must be worn between dusk and dawn. Organiser will check if the participant has a reflective vest. The organiser reserve the right to DQ a participant if no reflective vest is worn.
2) Front lights (C) must be switched on between dusk and dawn and recommended to be non blinking
3) Red rear lights (C) must be switched on throughout the ride. The rear lights are recommended be non-blinking and red in colour.
4) A phone (C), which must be able to receive whatsapp messages and calls and take selfie at CP throughout the ride to reduce brevet card waste. It is utmost importance that the phone must be able to be used throughout the ride as you will need to take your bike selfie at the CPs as well as for safety purposes.
5) GPS navigation and recording device (Phone or otherwise) (C)
6) A fully charged powerbank of more than 10,000mah capacity (C) with their respective cables to charge all the above, stored in a waterproof bag.
7) Helmet (C) must be worn throughout the ride.
8) Water and nutrition enough to last 100KM between checkpoints on hilly terrain. Water bottles (C)
9) Necessary tools and spares (C) for your bike
10) Identity card (C), money (C) and credit card
11) Bell, mirror and reflective stickers are recommended for high visibility and safety
12) A Facebook account (C) to post your selfie and details.
B. Start, CPs and Finish
Upon starting, you need to take a Facebook Bike Selfie (FBS).
There are Checkpoints (CPs) for this ride. All randonneurs aiming for Homologation are required to take a FBS at the START, ALL CPs and FINISH, and post it in the Facebook event page's discussion section. The total timing of the ride will be based on the time of the posting of the finishing photo. The organiser holds the right to DQ anyone who forgot to selfie at the CPs.
How to take Selfies at CPs:
1) Go to Sabah Randonneurs Facebook Page and click on this event/search for this event's name
2) In this event's discussion section (at the event page, click the 'discussion' button beside the 'about' button) at the event page.
3) At the discussion posting area, click the camera button and take a bike selfie preferably with you and your bike showing at the Start, CPs and Finish.
4) Post FBS and state the time, which should not vary much with FB post timing. Just post even if the phone reception is bad as it will go through when reception is good. Else, post when there is reception in the next CP/stop.
5) If there are too much descrepancy between the post and stated time, organiser may ask for the original photo file for the timestamp or your strava/RWGPS or GPS track subsequent to the event.
6) Once ride is complete and finishing FBS is taken, you can go your own ways. Organiser will post instructions in Sabah Randonneurs FB group to purchase medal as well as to inform on the homologation numbers.
** Note: The discussion comment section for the event will only be open on the day itself for participants to post their selfie.
Finish
Do remember to post your FBS at the finish. You may leave once that is completed.
Medals
Payment for medals are to be made after the ride by bank transfer to the organiser within a week of the event. Details of collection of medals will be posted in the Sabah Randonneurs page.
C. Safety
Your safety is of utmost importance. Please abide by the Malaysian road rules when riding.
Do move further into the grass/gravel road shoulder should you need to stop for a rest or to fix mechanical issues.
D. Scratch/DNF/Force Majeure
There are no support car prepared by the organisers. Should you decide to scratch, you'll have to find a way to get back yourself. We recommend intertown taxis and busses
Should there be an act of god (i.e flood, blocked road or landslide) which disallow the riders to continue the event, the organiser has the right to announce to cancel and postpone the event. Any announcement for the event will be made at the event page.
E. Support
Randonneurs are allowed to arrange support car for the ride. However, support can only be given at the controls.
For the safety of female randonneurs, support car are allowed to follow behind cyclists but are disallowed to provide any assistance in between checkpoints.
F. Reporting of misconduct and Penalty
All randonneurs can report any misconduct to the organiser but must be attached with a photo proof.
Organiser will investigate when necessary and if found guilty, he/she will be disqualified from the brevet. However, he/she can still enjoy and complete the ride.
See you there!