Away in 

 

 

 

Malaysia this week so reduced opportunities for training.  Three rides this week, Fri, Sat, and Sun.

Sat, I again undertook the early Joyriders Mandai loop followed by the Changi mass group ride and managed to convince Nick (and Charlie for part) to join me on a reverse Kranji.  Shortly after leaving the East Coast, the skies look extremely menacing.  The run down the busy Keppel Flyover was a tough one as the wind was awesome.

 

 10k later, on leaving the flyover, the heavens opened and we were forced to seek shelter in a bus stop.  It was 20 mins before we finally decided to continue our ride, rather than give up.  We were glad that we did as 20 mins later and the sun was out again.  A quick pit stop for ‘Crunchies’, thanks Nick, and we were soon spinning through a sunny Kranji jungle.

 

 5K before the end of this 160K ride, Nick having just turned off for home, I was almost knocked off my bike! A white Toyota drew up beside me, pulled ahead and then, without indicating, turned left in front of me, just missing my front wheel and forcing me to brake from 30kmh.

 

 Fuming, I chased the car 100m up the side road and through the security gates of her apartment complex, shouting and protesting all the way.  I managed to pull up alongside the car and bashed heavily on the side window.  The apartment security team came running up to see who this mad man was!  Reluctantly the woman got out of her car, held out her hands, shrugged her shoulders and said ‘I didn’t hit you!’.  Strong words were exchanged but the woman didn’t care and wasn’t the slightest bit sorry.  She hadn’t hit me and hadn’t seen me, so what was the problem – unbelievable!

 

 I cycled home still fuming, wishing that I’d insisted on filing a police report.

 

 

Sundays ride started well but Sam (my son) who joined the ride and was struggling today so we cruised to the breakfast rendezvous where he devoured 2 helpings of roti prata, 3 drinks and a bowlful and fruit before everything was Ok with the world again!

 

Fri  29th May    Joyriders – Fri run                            49km      1.47hrs   28kmh

Sat 30th May    Joyriders – Mandai, Changi, Kranji       158km    5.31hrs   29kmh

Sun 31st May    Joyriders – Sun breakfast run            76km      2.42hrs   28kmh

Have a good week

Chris

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