Luo claims 2017 women’s ITT nationals but men’s race washed out

Singapore’s best racers against the clock gathered at the Seletar North Link circuit on Sunday for the 2017 OCBC Cycle National Road Time Trial Championships, and while most of the new national ITT champions were determined, none were crowned and the main contest for the Men’s Open was cancelled as a short but violent storm swept through the venue late in the morning.

Singapore’s best racers against the clock gathered at the Seletar North Link circuit on Sunday for the 2017 OCBC Cycle National Road Championships, and while most of the new national ITT champions were found, none were crowned as a short but violent storm swept through the area forcing the cancellation of the Men’s Open race and the postponement of the awards ceremony.

The Women’s Open contest was also affected, being called off mid-race as the storm fired out barbs of lightning directly above the racecourse. But with all of the women having completed three laps of the 6.25km circuit out of a scheduled four before the cancellation, the decision was made to settle the contest on the times at the three-quarter mark, with Luo Yiwei (Singapore NTS) emerging as the new national champion.

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