Inp.polri.go.id - Labuan Bajo. A total of 598 joint personnel from the police, military, and local administration have been mobilized to secure the international cycling race Tour de EnTeTe 2025 in Labuan Bajo, a designated super-priority tourism destination in East Nusa Tenggara.

“This deployment aims to ensure smooth traffic flow for both race participants and road users,” said West Manggarai Sub-regional Police Chief Superintendent Christian Kadang after leading a roll call in Labuan Bajo on Sunday (21/9/2025). 

He added that security forces will safeguard the event along the entire race route, focusing on intersections and roads prone to congestion.

The joint force includes West Manggarai Police, East Nusa Tenggara Regional Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob, local police offices along the route, as well as personnel from the Indonesian Army, the Indonesian Navy, and the Transportation Agency. 

Chief Christian urged residents to support the event by obeying security instructions and temporarily keeping livestock penned, as free-roaming animals pose risks to cyclists.

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