Cycling in the Tropics – There was trouble ahead!
Cycling in the Tropics – There was trouble ahead!
Spent two days in bed this week dosed up to the eyeballs but by the end of the week, all was right with the world again and I managed to get out for a short 50K session early Friday morning.
Saturday, to be honest, I probably did too much too early as I wasn’t fully recovered. The last 20k of my 160k ride was a real struggle. It was particularly hot this weekend though – 34 deg and I don’t think I drank enough.
The TTC fundraiser Murli and I (sorry Michele and Alison) organised went really well last night (Sat). We managed to raise $2,850 – a great Singapore result for a charity based back in the UK. A huge thanks to Joyce and the Joyriders who attended and assisted on the night and a special thanks to the three Singapore bike shops, Swiss Valley (2 cycle shirts), Rodalink (3 pairs of sunglasses) and Bike Boutique (4 $100 service vouchers) who donated for the raffle and auction.
I hope to get out a few more times this week (there’s a 200k trip into Malaysia planned for Saturday) but the following week, my last full week in Singers before I leave for the UK, I’ll be in KL all week. That’s when my bike is booked in for its service. New tyres went on earlier today – the Continental GP4000s tyres that I replaced had done over 10,000km and still have life left in them, thoroughly recommended.
Looking through my stats – since the end of Dec when I bought my new bike and started to log my rides, I’ve undertaken separate rides covering a total of 7100km, I don’t think that I’ll hit the 8000 before the start of the TTC but I guess it will be close.
Fri 3rd July Joyriders Fri 52km 1.52hrs 28kmh
Sat 4th July Mandai loop, Changi, Kranji 124km 5.24hrs 30kmh
Have a great week
Chris