26.09.2026 / IYC CHERAS / KUALA LUMPUR
WESHOWEDUP.
PEDAL & CONNECT VOL.2 × METRO MADNESS! VOL.2
A NIGHT OF BIKES, PEOPLE, RAIN & PURE MADNESS. SCROLL ↓
WHY THIS NIGHT EXISTED
Some came to race. Some came for their friends. Some came with a crew. Some volunteered. Some simply wanted to see what was happening.
Different ages. Different backgrounds. Different reasons for showing up.
Same place. Same night. Same energy.
For MAYC Bukit Bintang, that was the point. Pedal & Connect was never built around cycling alone. It was built around bringing young people into the same space — to meet, participate, contribute and find a community.
This time, bikes were the connection.
A REASON TO
COME TOGETHER.
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00:00 / BEFORE THE FLAG DROPPED
READY
TO RACE?
The night was officially opened by Dato’ Arman, President of KLCA. His message was short: the value of the night was bigger than a race — it was about people meeting beyond background, race or religion through a shared interest in cycling.
“I know you guys are ready to race tonight.”
DATO’ ARMAN
PRESIDENT / KLCA
THE GRID
EVERYBODY
WANTED IN.
555M
SHORT ENOUGH TO LOOK EASY.
TECHNICAL ENOUGH TO PROVE OTHERWISE.
The rain had stopped.
The track hadn’t forgotten.
TIGHT CORNERS.
NO FREE LAPS.
RACE MILES
NOT EVERYONE
ON THAT GRID
WAS NEW TO THIS.
The field mixed emerging riders and community racers with state, national and international competition experience — and the night drew established names from across Malaysian cycling.
NASRUL FIRAS BIN RIDZUAN
Selangor cycling athlete listed for SUKMA Sarawak 2024 and SUKMA Selangor 2026.
SOURCE ↗MUHAMMAD HAZIQ DANISH BIN NORIZAM
SUKMA Selangor rider with road-racing and U23 mountain-bike results on record.
SOURCE ↗MOHAMAD AIDIL BIN MOHAMAD AYUB
A Malaysian junior road and track competitor who arrived with national-championship race miles.
SOURCE ↗NORAIDILLINA ADILLA J. SAM
An experienced Malaysian cyclist with Asian track, Singapore Cycling Cup and para-cycling competition history.
SOURCE ↗AL KENEDY
A familiar name in Malaysia’s fixed-gear scene, Kenedy brought years of competitive urban cycling experience into the Metro Madness field — eventually finishing second in the Fixed Gear final.
MOHD RAZIF MOHD SALLEH
A former UCI Continental rider with LeTua Cycling Team, Razif brought years of Malaysian road and off-road racing experience into the Men Mixed field.
MOHD SHAFARI “AWIE” ABDUL MALIK
A veteran of Malaysian road and mountain-bike racing, Awie brought more than two decades of competitive cycling experience to the Metro Madness field.
RINA ZAKI
Malaysian MTB racer and 2024 Selangor King of Mountain Women’s Open champion, Rina Zaki was among the established cycling names present at Pedal & Connect Vol.2.
THEN IT GOT LOUD
WOMEN MIXED OPEN
THEY DIDN’T
COME TO WATCH.
The women’s field brought its own pace, pressure and aggression to the course. What began as another category quickly became one of the moments people remembered from the night.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS / 26.09.26
WHO TOOK
THE NIGHT.
FIXED OPEN · CATEGORY A
MEN MIXED OPEN · CATEGORY B
WOMEN MIXED OPEN · CATEGORY C
LAST MAN STANDING
RIDEWILD KL / FIELD NOTES
PURE
MADNESS.
“METROMADNESS VOL.2 is definitely one of the maddest events we’ve experienced this year.”
“Once the race started, it was nothing short of chaos and pure madness.”
“What really stood out for us was the support from the community.”
SYAFIQ RAHMAT
RIDEWILD KL
AND BE SAFE. 🤙🏽
THE BIGGER POINT
THE PODIUM
WAS NEVER
THE WHOLE POINT.
For MAYC Bukit Bintang, Pedal & Connect is a platform to bring young people together through things they already care about.
This time, Metro Madness was the activity. Pedal & Connect was the platform.
The activity may change. The purpose does not.
Create the space. Bring people together. Let the connection happen.
“This success belongs to everyone who gave their time, energy and support. We hope this becomes the start of more youth programmes and more collaborations after this.”
HAIKAL ZAINI
CHAIRMAN / MAYC BUKIT BINTANG
For MAYC Bukit Bintang Chairman Haikal Zaini, the significance of the night went beyond racing. The turnout reflected a wider need among young people for spaces built around their interests, communities and everyday realities.
NEARLY3,000YOUTHS REACHED
“Pedal & Connect Vol. 2 bukan sekadar program racing, tetapi satu bukti bahawa komuniti kita sebenarnya sangat dahagakan ruang untuk berkumpul, berinteraksi dan terlibat dalam aktiviti yang sihat.
Ini merupakan program racing pertama yang kami anjurkan, namun sambutannya luar biasa apabila berjaya mencapai hampir 3,000 belia.
Angka ini menunjukkan bahawa apabila kita hadir dengan program yang dekat dengan minat dan realiti kehidupan anak muda, mereka akan datang dan mereka akan terlibat.
Bagi kami, impak sebenar program ini bukan hanya pada jumlah kehadiran, tetapi bagaimana kita berjaya membawa komuniti yang mungkin selama ini terpinggir kembali ke dalam satu ruang yang positif.
Ini baru permulaan dan kami mahu terus membina lebih banyak platform yang benar-benar memberi impak kepada komuniti.”
HAIKAL ZAINI
CHAIRMAN / MAYC BUKIT BINTANG
LEAVE WITH A COMMUNITY.
BEHIND THE NIGHT
YOU SAW THE RACE.
YOU DIDN’T SEE
EVERYTHING ELSE.
Registration. Course prep. Rider calls. Timing. Volunteer coordination. Safety. Crowd movement. Awards. The small jobs that only become visible when one of them goes wrong.
“A lot happened behind the scenes that people didn’t see. The race only worked because a lot of people kept moving at the same time.”
ALIF RAMLAN
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR / PEDAL & CONNECT VOL.2
BEHIND THE SCREEN
THE EVENT WAS
MOVING ONLINE TOO.
“We wanted the digital side to make things easier, not make the event feel more complicated. Riders and spectators could follow the race, check heats and results, and stay updated from their phones. When traffic started increasing during the night, we expanded the capacity so the system could keep up with the crowd.”
ZAHID HELMI
MULTIMEDIA BUREAU / PEDAL & CONNECT VOL.2
Peak traffic hit 613 page views between 22:00–23:00. As more people came online, the capacity had to grow with them.
THE CROWD HAD A SAY
NORAIDILLINA
ADILLA J. SAM
FAVOURITE RIDER / COMMUNITY VOTE
43 VOTES · 35.8%120 total votes were cast across 23 riders.MEDICAL SUPPORT / FDI 01
RACING
BITES BACK.
Five riders required medical attention during the event. Four were treated on site. One rider received initial treatment before being transferred to Hospital Selayang for further care.
To the medical crew who stayed ready throughout the night — thank you.
ONE LAST LOOK
NO MORE REPORTING.
JUST THE NIGHT.
SPONSORS & PARTNERS
THANK YOU FOR
BACKING THE NIGHT.
00:30 / IYC CHERAS
THIS
WAS THE
POINT.
ONE LAP ENDS.
WE KEEP
MOVING.
PEDAL & CONNECT VOL.2
METRO MADNESS! VOL.2
MAYC BUKIT BINTANG × RIDEWILD KL
26 SEPTEMBER 2026