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Rondy keeps his cool to win Singapore Duathlon

11/30/2015

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Guillame Rondy and Yiwei Luo left the rest trailing in their wakes as they triumphed at the 2015 Civil Service Club Singapore Duathlon on a hot and sunny morning last Saturday at the East Coast Park.

With national titles up for grabs for the fastest Singaporeans, Luo’s win also saw her crowned National Duathlon Champion, while the men’s National Duathlon Champion was Adrian Ng.

Read the full race report here at www.singaporeduathlon.com


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Specialized Compaq floor pump removes pressure from travel

11/26/2015

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Reports of carbon frames and components being damaged by floor pumps stuffed inside bike boxes are fairly common and their shape and bulk also makes it difficult to fit these essential travel items into all but the largest of suitcases. Some airlines allow passengers to carry floor pumps on as hand luggage, but the yes/no decision is often made at the whim of the ground staff. Industry giant Specialized has come up with a solution in the shape of the Air Tool Compak Floor Pump. It’s lightweight, simple to assemble and most importantly, fully functional.

Read the full product review here on www.cycleasia.com.

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Big-screen version of Armstrong saga doesn’t match real-life drama

11/19/2015

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It was inevitable that the Lance Armstrong story would find its way to Hollywood. The classic rise-and-fall tale of an American hero is perfect material for a blockbuster, but it was perhaps also inevitable that the film now hitting big screens around the world, The Program, would be a bit of a let down for cycling fans.

That’s not to say The Program was a complete lemon. It gets the basic narrative right, the cinematic cycling scenes are fairly realistic and the dramatisation of the actual doping procedures, needles and all, is intriguing, but it is no cinematic masterpiece.

Click here to read the full review of The Program on www.cycleasia.com.


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Coney Island reveals off-road treasure

11/13/2015

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When new cycling routes open up in the little red land-starved dot that is Singapore, it’s cause for celebration, even if the roads/trails in question only cover a small area. Such is the case with the off-road circuit on Coney Island, a tiny wooded isle that sits off the Punggol area of northeastern Singapore.

Also known by its Malay name of Pulau Serangoon, the island was only re-opened to the public last month when it was relaunched with some fanfare as the Coney Island Park.

Read the full story here on www.cycleasia.com.


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Cyclocross is coming to Singapore

11/5/2015

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Think cyclocross and images of cold, muddy Belgian mornings spring to mind, not the heat and humidity of the tropics. But think again because cyclocross is coming to Singapore in the shape of Jungle Cross, an exciting new event set for the fields of Turf City on November 10.

And why not? It’s actually surprising that nobody’s thought about it before. Singapore has rain and mud in spades and surely it’s got to be more fun riding around an off-road obstacle course when it’s not cold and miserable.

Read the full Jungle Cross preview here on cycleasia.com.

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Taiwan KOM Challenge as epic as advertised

11/3/2015

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I like to climb. Even as a kid with my old five-speed Raleigh racer I always preferred the wind-swept hills of central Scotland hills to the flats. And since buying my first proper road bike in 2005 after moving to Singapore and becoming completely besotted with the sport of cycling, I’ve made almost annual trips to France to take on the classic cols of the Alps and Pyrenees.

Asia too has many epic climbs and I’ve enjoyed getting to know many of them over the years, but up until four days ago I’d somehow avoided Mount Hehuan, one of the highest peaks in Taiwan that in just a few short years has attained legendary status, in large part thanks to it hosting the Taiwan KOM Challenge.

Read Alan Grant's account of the Taiwan KOM here.


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