OCBC Cycling Day 2010

It's 4.45am in the morning. I have problems opening up my eyes on the cab on the way to F1 pit.... My eyes widened when I take a glance out of the cab's window. There were cyclists all well-equiped, cycling towards ECP. I bet a 100 bucks that we are heading the same place and joining the same event - OCBC Cycling Day 2010, 40-km Challenge.

The Challenge flagged off at 6am. It might be due to the early timing of the race or OCBC might have prayed for the good weather, weather was awesome with minimum sun and no rain. The 40-km was finished in a much easier mode.

I'm not familiar with the route, especially at ECP's service road, whereby there's lots of humps... slow down quite a bit on that long stretch of road. When I finally turned into the park itself.... I feel that I could fly. Practice does help and familiarity does plays a part too. The other part that I slowed down was probably at the up and down slopes at shenton. I keep telling myself, "it's ending soon. press on!" Along the route, I seen some girls cheering, "WOW.... YOU ARE DOING GREAT! YOU CAN DO IT! GO! GO! GO! WOW...." Honestly speaking, I did feel like I was cycling faster with their encouragement! Haha... Thanks girls, Great Job! Maybe also due to the fact that most people around you are cycling at a fast speed, so I feel the urged to go faster too.

I'm proud to share my results, though it's far from the Champion... but I'd done my best, and this is the best timing that I'd gotten so far.


This is the 2nd year NUSCO had joined the race. It's a pity that I didn't join them last year. I believed we all had fun and we promised to joined the challenge again should OCBC organize it again next yr.