Makkah, (IINA) : A Chinese pilgrim has cycled 8,150 kilometers for two months from his home in the city of Xinjiang to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, Gulf News reported.

The cyclist named only as Mohammad cycled by himself to the Saudi city of Taif, where he was welcomed by the local cyclist club, who joined him on his way from Taif to Makkah.

“We were the first cycling club in Saudi Arabia to welcome the Chinese rider, and we look forward to other clubs reaching out to him and introducing him to their cities,” Nayef Al Rawas, the head of the Taif club said.

China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) said that 14,500 Chinese Muslims would perform Haj this year.

China has by Friday sent 37 charter flights to carry Chinese Muslims for Hajj. A total of 11,000 Chinese pilgrims have already arrived in Makkah, Xinhua News Agency reported.