فِي قَطَرَ، تَجَمَّعَ أَرْبَعُونَ مَالِيزِيًّا لِرِحْلَةٍ بِالدَّرَّاجَاتِ. وَذَلِكَ لِلِاحْتِفَالِ بِالْيَوْمِ الْوَطَنِيِّ لِقَطَرَ، وَبِالسَّنَةِ الْجَدِيدَةِ. بَدَأَتِ الرِّحْلَةُ فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ صَبَاحًا. بَدَأُوا مِنْ حَدِيقَةٍ أَمَامَ اسْتَادِ الْبَيْتِ. وَسَارُوا عَلَى طَرِيقٍ لِلدَّرَّاجَاتِ، طُولُهُ ثَلَاثَةٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ كِيلُومِتْرًا. لِلْمُتَدَرِّبِينَ الْجُدُدِ مَسَارٌ قَصِيرٌ: أَرْبَعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ كِيلُومِتْرًا. وَلِلْخُبَرَاءِ مَسَارٌ طَوِيلٌ: سِتَّةٌ وَسِتُّونَ كِيلُومِتْرًا. بَهَارُ الدِّين يَعِيشُ فِي قَطَرَ مُنْذُ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. يَقُولُ: أَرْكَبُ الدَّرَّاجَةَ مَعَ عَائِلَتِي وَأَصْدِقَائِي. الدَّرَّاجَةُ تُرِيحُنِي بَعْدَ الْعَمَلِ. وَتَقُولُ مَيْلَة: رُكُوبُ الدَّرَّاجَةِ جَيِّدٌ لِلْقَلْبِ.
In Qatar, forty Malaysians got together for a bicycle ride. This was to celebrate Qatar National Day, and the new year. The ride started at seven in the morning. They started from a park in front of Al Bayt Stadium. And they rode on a cycling track that is thirty-three kilometres long. For the new riders there is a short course: twenty-four kilometres. And for the experienced riders there is a long course: sixty-six kilometres. Baharudin has lived in Qatar for thirteen years. He says: I ride my bicycle with my family and my friends. Cycling relaxes me after work. And Mylah says: cycling is good for the heart.