The project "Home Cycling, Combating Covid-19” on Sunday April 19 has been very successful. 200,000 people

Sunday April 19 Online Cycling

The project "Home Cycling, Combating Covid-19” on Sunday April 19 has been very successful.  200,000 people have turned out to watch from Facebook PBS's Live, excluding a separate website via live TV - YouTube -. "General Decha" has pointed to a new phenomenon in the field of the cycling sport and is ready to continue working on the project, while "Thai PBS Television" has confirm to do a live broadcast on Sunday April 26 at 14.00-16.00 pm.

General Decha Hemkrasri, President of Thai Cycling Association of Thailand (TCA), under the Royal patronage of His Majesty the King, revealed that as the TCA has joined forces with the Office of Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF) and Thai PBS television station to organize a second project of  "Home Cycling, Combating Covid-19” on April 19 which is a format of the competition. This format is to take Thai national athletes to compete with famous riders and professional teams. A second format is different from the first one that has been held on the past Songkran Day on April 13. At that time, we have invited the general public who are interested to participate in the online cycling or E-Cycling through the application "Zwift" together with the Thai national cycling team that has ridden to lead the group of 50-people each. 

General Decha said that the 2nd "Home Cycling, Combating Covid-19” project is divided into a group of female and male riders, taking different routes in the "Zwift" application. Female riders  ride on the New York City Circuit for 30 minutes which is a group together, not a really full competition. 

The five female national team groups consist of “Beaze” Lieutenant Jutatip Maneephan, “Prae” Corporal Phetdarin Somrat, “Angun” Kulacha Chairin, Natalie Panyawan and “Ploy” Warinthorn Phetpraphan to compete with nine angels of riders, namely “Naming” Nattha Klongklaew (ENKKU), “Fahsai” Naphatsorn Chaikitpaiboonsri (Sky Rier), “Song” Ravirat Srisopha (Venn Cycling), “Chertaem” Sabaitip Pintapluk (Kitchen Queen), “Yui” Wadi Sricharupruek (KOM KOM), “Wan Wan” Arunnapha Phichanicharoon (TCP), “Gif” Kulphon Charoensuk (Thai Airways), “Nim” Panchanit Pongsathaporn (BG) and Ariya Charnphiphatkun (Venn Cycling).

General Decha also said that the male riders ride on routes in Yorkshire. It is a real competition for 45 minutes.  Riders consist of twoThai national teams, namely “TJ” Jai Angsuthasawit and “Bank” Police Lieutenant Setthawut Yodsuwan to fight with Thai professional team and Thailand Continental Cycling Team, consisting of eight riders, namely “Wut” Sarawut Sirironnachai, “Frame” Thanakarn Chaiyasombat, “Doi” Nawuti Lipongyu, “Bass” Puchong Saiudomsin, “Matum” Peerapol Chawchiangkhwang, “Prang” Thnawut Sanikwathi, “Pom” Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn, “Alex” Ariya Phunsavat, a Laos rider, two riders from Peter Camp, namely Peter Pouly and Chaturaphat Tanthanawong along with three riders from Roojai team, namely Valentin Midey, a French cyclist, Kumut Limwattanachai and Chalermphon Klahan.

General Decha went on to say that this competition was broadcast live on Thai PBS television, including the Facebook page of the Thai PBS and the Facebook fan page of the Thaicycling Association. The report from "Coach Tum" Wisut Kasiyapat, who was also acting as the commentator for the competition. There are 200,000 viewers through Thai PBS television, excluding a separate website such as You Tube and other websites. It is not an easy occurrence and a new phenomenon for cycling in a state where everyone is encountering with the worldwide epidemic of the Covid-19 virus. People detained themselves at home and being unable to exercise outside have turned out to ride a indoor cycling through the application Zwift. Thanks to the THPF and Thai PBS for jointly organizing this good activity.

"Now the TCA is communicating with Zwift that we would like to have a cycling route in Bangkok, or it may be a route in various regions, both north, south, east, west and north-east where the association has previously held a tour of Thailand competition. At this time, there are a lot of Thai people using the Zwift application. In addition, Mr. David Lippartien,  President of Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) sent a message to show an appreciation for the TCA for organizing a home cycling project against Covid-19 as well as finding a way to help Zwift create routes in Thailand. In the future, will there be Thailand championships ? It has to be seen for a while whether after the spread of the covid-19 virus has subsided, people will still prefer to ride online or not. But the purpose of the TCA is to want the general public to participate in this activity a lot very. Turning around the crisis in the situation of the Covid-19 is spreading, by providing an opportunity to exercise at your own home, "said General Decha.

General Decha added that the TCA does not stop here. It continues to build  the project "Home Cycling, Combating Covid-19". By the next week, Thai PBS confirmed that it will be a live broadcast again on Wednesday April 22 at 2 pm to 4 pm as before. Which route will it be ? And whoever joins the bike, the association will notify later. In addition, in the middle of the week, the association will organize activities in the format of allowing the general public to ride online with Thai national bicycle riders, just like at the first time. It will take place on Wednesday April 22. In this regard, he has assigned “coach Tum” Wisut Kasiyaphat, one of our working groups, to set the route. And this time, it will be live on Facebook, Thaicycling Association fan page. Those interested can follow or if you have any questions, you can send questions during the Live event. The narrator will answer all questions clearly.

In the meantime, Wisut Kasiyaphat, the Thai national coach, has also revealed that the next  project will be lively broadcast by Thai PBS on Sunday April 26, the format is expected to be slightly modified in which the female riders may be a competition only for the top celebrities with 2 people per team, but there will be no national team cyclists because the skills and the powers are quite apart. The male riders will fight each other once again, since today (April 19), the internet signal has disappeared for about 7 minutes. It is expected to be a route in Richmond. While mid-week activities, on Wednesday April 22, will cycle on Watopia loops, but on which route will be announced again.