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TIMOR LESTE/ TOUR DE TIMOR
STORY: TIMOR / TOUR DE TIMOR
TRT: 3.00
SOURCE: UNMIT
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / TETUN / NATS
DATELINE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2011, DILI, TIMOR-LESTE
1. Pan left, participant for Tour De Timor
2. Med shot, Jose Ramos Horta President of Timor-Leste talking to crowd
3. Med shot, bikers
4. Wide shot, people cheering
5. Wide shot, riders cycling
6. Wide shot, people cheering
7. Wide shot, aerial view of riders
8. Wide shot, riders reach finished line
9. Wide shot, aerial of biker
10. Various shots, riders in district reach finished line
11. Med shot, Timorese cheering
12. Wide shot, riders
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul van der Ploeg, Australian rider, 2nd place:
“The course was extremely hard this year, in particular the first two stages, Dili to Laclubar that hill I don’t think anyone expected to be that high, that was a monster and the stage 2 as well a very interesting stage, flat at the end but really tough. A bit more sort of a mountain bike orientated this year I think.”
14. Wide shot, Timorese riders reach finish line
15. SOUNDBITE (Tetun) Anche Cabral, Female Timorese winner:
“I think its great to have this new experience, as each race is different. Sometime we hurt, sometimes we think it will hurt but its easy. Today was easy because I rode in a big group for the whole day, and we were able to use each others slipstream.”
16. Various shots, Anche Cabral cycling
17. SOUNDBITE (Tetun) Jacintu da Costa, Timorese male winner:
“Peace begins with each person. We can’t wait for other people to organize peace or to teach peace to us. We must first think about our behaviour and have the courage to demonstrate that peace comes from us.”
18. Close up, UNMIT office sign
19. Wide shot, UNMIT HQ
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Toby Lanzer, Chief of Staff, UNMIT:
“Tour de Timor is really a wonderful event, wonderful event because it allows the international community and the people of East Timor to come together to really a consolidate peace and make sure that Timor-Leste continues on the right track and that’s really a bigger picture of this event.”
21.Med shot, rider cycling slowly
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Kersten Jauer, Programme Officer for Transtition, UNMIT:
“This is really a wonderful occasion for the riders who get the amazing scenery here in Timor but also for all the Timorese who joined us during the race, those racing and those along the road everybody was so happy and I think this is really a wonderful way to engage with Timor.”
23. Wide shot, final winner
The 2011 Tour de Timor mountain bike race finished yesterday (15 September) in the capital Dili with thousands of Timorese lining the streets to welcome the riders to the finish line.
This year’s course wound through the eastern districts of the small nation and included stunning coastal roads and mountainous terrain. The grueling 6-day race covered over 600km with each night being spent in a remote village.
SOUNDBITE (English) Paul van der Ploeg, Australian rider, 2nd place:
“The course was extremely hard this year, in particular the first two stages, Dili to Laclubar that hill I don’t think anyone expected to be that high, that was a monster and the stage 2 as well a very interesting stage, flat at the end but really tough. A bit more sort of a mountain bike orientated this year I think.”
An initiative of Timor-Leste’s President, Dr. Jose Ramos Horta, the race aimed to promote an atmosphere of peace and stability in Timor-Leste as the nation continues to strengthen following Independence in 2002.
70 Timorese cyclists took part in the race. Anche Cabral was the first female Timorese rider to cross the finish line. She reflected on her experience of the race.
SOUNDBITE (Tetun) Anche Cabral, Female Timorese winner:
“I think its great to have this new experience, as each race is different. Sometime we hurt, sometimes we think it will hurt but its easy. Today was easy because I rode in a big group for the whole day, and we were able to use each others slipstream.”
This year’s race slogan was ‘Peace begins with me’.
SOUNDBITE (Tetun) Jacintu da Costa, Timorese male winner:
“Peace begins with each person. We can’t wait for other people to organize peace or to teach peace to us. We must first think about our behaviour and have the courage to demonstrate that peace comes from us.”
The United Nations has had a peacekeeping presence in Timor-Leste since 1999. In support of the President’s peace initiative, a team of United Nations staff participated in the race alongside 450 international and national competitors.
SOUNDBITE (English) Toby Lanzer, Chief of Staff, UNMIT:
Tour de Timor is really a wonderful event, wonderful event because it allows the international community and the people of East Timor to come together to really a consolidate peace and make sure that Timor-Leste continues on the right track and that’s really a bigger picture of this event.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Kersten Jauer, Programme Officer for Transtition, UNMIT:
“This is really a wonderful occasion for the riders who get the amazing scenery here in Timor but also for all the Timorese who joined us during the race, those racing and those along the road everybody was so happy and I think this is really a wonderful way to engage with Timor.”
Australian rider Luke Fletch was the race winner, and Peta Mullins was the top female rider.
The Tour de Timor mountain bike race has been an overwhelming success for the riders and for Timor-Leste, promoting the country as a new destination for adventure tourism and intrepid travel.
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