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Return to Mt Faber – Everest, part III

8/29/2019

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Nuts. Crazy. Madness. Insanity. Just some of the words thrown at me after I posted a ride on Strava in the wee hours of yesterday. And I agree completely, but sometimes it just seems right to do some things, no matter how strange they might seem. The session in question was an “Everesting” on Singapore’s Mt Faber. For the uninformed, “to Everest” on a bicycle is to climb the equivalent height of the world’s highest mountain (8,848 metres) on a single hill, in one ride. No sleep is allowed, but thankfully breaks are permitted, indeed encouraged, by the keepers of the rules of Everesting, an Australian mob known as the Hell’s 500.

It took me 16 hours and 51 minutes of riding to hit the target, plus about three hours of downtime to eat, charge lights and Garmins (yes, plural, it’s best to have a back up for an Everesting), apply chamois cream and contemplate the existential meaning of life. I covered 333km. Click here to read the full report.

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Victor victorious as points race electrifies SCF Challenge series

8/20/2019

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The SCF Challenge @ Sportshub returned to the criterium circuit at the Singapore national stadium on Sunday and after 25 thrilling rounds of action, Victor Michel (Specialized Roval Mavericks) and Chelsie Tan (BikeLabz) were crowned the points racing king and queen.
 
Sunday’s superb morning of racing was the second of a new four-date series that is the SCF Challenge @ Sportshub. Run by the Singapore Cycling Federation and events kingpins Cycosports, the series is a no-frills competition put on for the local cycling community but with heavy involvement of clubs and teams within that community.

The inaugural SCF Challenge @ Sportshub in June was sponsored by Anza Cycling and on Sunday for Round #2 it was the turn of the Integrated Riding club to stump up the logistical costs associated with closing a portion of the road at the national stadium. As well as earning the gratitude of Singapore’s road racers as a return on their investment, Integrated Riding got to choose the format for Sunday’s event, and they opted for a “points race”.

Click here to read the full race report.

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