PROMOTING an active and outdoor lifestyle, Century Properties Group is holding the first-ever “ArtVenture: Bike Trails at Batulao Artscapes” Bike Trail event on March May 5 and 12 at the 7-kilometer bike challenge circuit located at the Batulao Artscapes Complex in Nasugbu, Batangas.
The maiden Batulao biking event is the ultimate test of agility, concentration, endurance and athleticism that will challenge beginner, intermediate and professional bikers alike, thanks to its topography, composed of rolling terrain, hills, and natural forest.
“We envisioned this event to be a worthwhile adventure for all mountain biking enthusiasts. We want to elevate the awareness and support for the sport in the Philippines by providing a venue here in Batulao Artscapes, which truly espouses artventure, or an art cum adventure lifestyle. The site’s natural landscape indeed serves as an ideal destination for adrenaline-pumping biking action,” said Century Limitless Corporation President and COO Tim Hallett, President of Century Properties’ leisure, tourism and hospitality unit that developed Batulao Artscapes.
Dubbed “the world’s first livable art park”, Batulao Artscapes is a 142-hectare residential tourism development situated in the heart of Batangas. The project, developed by Century Properties is dubbed as “the world’s first livable art park” because of its and features limited edition, branded designer prefabricated homes and museums, designed by some of the world’s preeminent architects, designers and artists.
The development is a partnership between CLC, a subsidiary of CPG, and Revolution Precrafted, a global manufacturer and supplier of prebuilt homes and structures.
Its world-class vacation amenities include a man-made beach with clubhouse and a lake with a charming wedding chapel. ‘Artventure’ facilities include a sports park, flavour park, and art park with museums designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects.
CLC Century then partnered with Trails Solutions Inc., a company dedicated to building world-class mountain bike parks and pump tracks around the country, to make the trail more conducive to semi-professional mountain biking and a permanent fixture in the development masterplan. Trails Solutions Inc. is the brainchild of sports enthusiast Toby Claudio with fellow mountain biking aficionados Edmund Mangaser, Vic Paterno and Agu Paiso.
“We built a trail network that showcases the natural beauty of the rolling terrain. It starts out with a relaxed section thru through a grove of mango trees and winds its way up to a hill where we built a lot of unique features that challenge riders and that they can use to practice their riding skills,” said Claudio.
The May 5 leg will be an invitational event, while May 12 will be open to all interested biking enthusiasts. Event registration fee is at P1,500 inclusive of a dri-fit racer kit, biker hydration kit, race bib, and certificate. An early bird rate of P800 is being offered to the first 100 registrants.
For more event details, location map, and registration processes, please check out http://www.batulaoartscapes.com/artventure-bike-trail/