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Two cyclists riding together on a coastal road

Event recap

30 August 2025·UC Batubulan

Barong Melali 2025

The first Melali staged from UC Batubulan asked every rider to bring a partner. One hundred thirty-seven kilometres and nearly eighteen hundred metres of climbing — still not a race.

By the numbers

What the day looked like on paper.

1,779 m climbing · No Solo Rider. Same Melali rule: stay together, finish together.

  • Distance

    137.3 km

  • Climbing

    1,779 m

  • Format

    No Solo

  • Start

    UC Batubulan

  • Partners

    Required

  • Vibe

    Social

From the road

Frames from Melali 2025.

Start lines, climbs, regroups, and the finish back at UC.

Two cyclists riding side by side on a coastal road
No Solo Rider — pairs rolling out together.
  • Cyclist riding along a scenic mountain road
    Long climb with a partner on the wheel.
  • Road bike detail at the roadside
    Bottles filled, kit sorted, ready for UC.
  • Group of road cyclists on a sunny day
    Mid-ride regroup under the midday sun.
  • Cyclists riding through open countryside
    Quiet kilometres before the last climb.
Peloton packing the road
Coffee and stories after the finish.

From the bunch

Voices from the road.

  • “No Solo Rider meant I had to look after someone else. We finished slower, and it was the best Melali I have done.”
    Portrait of a man looking at the camera

    Made Wirawan

    Regular rider · Barong Cycling Team

  • “UC as start and finish made the day feel like a proper festival. Coffee after, stories before the legs cooled down.”
    Portrait of a woman outdoors

    Sari Lestari

    Guest rider · Bandung Peloton

  • “Seventeen hundred metres with a partner on your wheel. Melali 2025 proved the club can host a big day without losing the soul.”
    Portrait of a man in natural light

    Bagus Kharisma

    Ride leader · Barong Cycling Team