OCBC Cycle’s new foldie bike race draws over 1,000

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There were also over 5,000 riders in the other two categories – the Sportive Ride (40km) and Straits Times Ride (20km).

Participants in the new foldie bike category of the OCBC Cycle being flagged off at the Singapore Sports Hub on May 12.

A few years ago, the couple had switched from riding a mountain bike to a foldie as Jasawirda felt that a smaller bike would suit them better as they are getting older. Jasawirda Wahid and his wife Widyawilis Selamat rode together at the OCBC Cycle for the second time, with their first being the inaugural edition in 2009. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

The event also attracted other foldie enthusiasts, such as civil servant Cynthia Heng, who has been riding since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cynthia Heng with her pink Brompton bike, riding in the new race category at the OCBC Cycle 2024. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAOSouth Korean Yu Jeong-hun had come to Singapore in 2019 to work as an engineer in the renewable energy sector and decided to take part in this event after reading about it while using i-banking services.

 

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