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Koreneff pips Kiak to take final CBD crit glory for 2018

10/28/2018

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The 2018 URA-CFS Share the Road Criterium series concluded today in downtown Singapore with a thriller in the elite Men’s Open contest, which saw Michael Koreneff (Allied World Treknology3) edging Boon Yeo Kiak (CyclingTraining.Asia) by the slimmest of margins.

Vicky Goodwin (Anza Cycling) took the Women’s Open title, Winnie Chong (30Forty Cycling Team) won the Women’s Sports race, Pierre-Alain Scherwey (Allied World Treknology3) claimed the Masters crown and Julius Tangit (TWC Racing) was the Junior B champ.

Click on this link to read the full race report.
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Extra Thai flavour spices up 2018 Masters Tour of Chiang Mai

10/24/2018

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That the recently concluded 2018 Masters Tour of Chiang Mai (MTCM) solidified the four-day stage race’s reputation as one of the best cycling events in Southeast Asia shouldn’t be a surprise to previous participants, but its success wasn’t seen as a sure thing in the run-up to the October 13-16 event. 

There were a few fears going into what was the eighth edition of the MTCM that it might struggle to maintain the momentum that it has steadily built each year since its inception in 2011 due to potentially lower participatory numbers. However, those worries proved to be unfounded as nearly 200 bike racers and the northern Thai capital put on another entertaining and memorable show. The concerns arose due to a late change of dates forced on the race organisers by the Thai cycling federation which put the MTCM into direct competition with the Hong Kong Cyclethon and brought it to within two weeks of the Tour de Kepri. But in a twist of fate, the forced date change may have turned out to be a blessing in disguise as a big cadre of Thai riders, who wouldn’t have been able to compete on the original October 20-23 dates, gave the race a distinct home flavour. Click here to read the full story.
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Specialized online store goes live in Singapore

10/7/2018

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​Singapore fans of Specialized will be happy to hear that the official online retail platform of the US cycling giant has just gone live at www.specialized.com/sg/en. While the Specialized Concept Store and Tay Junction have done a good job over the years of showcasing Specialized’s wares (and we’re sure they will continue to do so), they perhaps at times didn’t go far enough in terms of stocking the full range of Specialized products. Plus if you didn’t live near Ubi or Bukit Timah it meant a schelp!

Why not try out the new platform for yourself. Specialized Southeast Asia has given Flat Spoke Media a 15 percent discount code – ALAN15FF – to share to our readers that can be used until November 1, 2018. Happy shopping. www.specialized.com/sg/en

Read the full review of the new online platform by clicking on this link.

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Caputo, Tan take top honours as Tour de Kepri dazzles on debut

10/2/2018

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The Tour de Kepri, the latest creation in the Cycosports collection of cycling races, sprung into life last weekend, and at the end of three days of hot and hard action across a string of Indonesian islands, it was Paolo Caputo (Allied World Treknology) and Chelsie Tan (BikeLabz) who walked away as the tour king and queen with impressive wins in the Men’s and Women’s Open contests.

The three-day Tour de Kepri was the company's second foray into stage racing for Cycosports chief Kent McCallum and his team (they've put on three editions of the Tour of Phuket), and they pulled it off with aplomb despite the obvious logistical challenges they faced with moving 300+ cyclists around the Indonesian province of Riau Islands, or Kepri, which is an acronym derived from the Indonesian spelling, Kepulauan Riau. Click on this link to read the full race report.
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