Chun Tan grabs national title with fourth
Chen wins women's crown as Chen withdraws
The Singapore National Mountain Bike Championship returned to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, with a new extended race course of 7km featuring longish singletrack, technical sections and fire trails.
Hong Chun Tan took his second Singapore cross country mountain biking crown after a five years break. The elite men’s race, contested under wet and muddy conditions, showed the depth of CannAsia-Cannondale team, which took a clean sweep of the top three positions with foreign riders Tim Wilkins, Shahrom Abdullah and Fraser Morrison, while THC Racing’s Tan rode to a strong fourth place finish and the national title.
Bernice Chen (L&T Cycle) and Lynda Scott (Hammer/Carmichael/Maverick) were the only two finishers in the open women’s race. Scott took control of the race at the technical section, leaving Chen and Priscilla Chen to fight out for the national title. Priscilla was forced to withdraw from the race after a strong first lap with respiratory problems, allowing Bernice to cruise to win the national champion title.
Defending champion Joshua Png retained his crown with a strong ride, piping Daniel Koh to the line with a strong and calculated ride in the last 50 metres. The pair raced neck-and-neck for the entire race, gaining almost five minutes over the chasing group of Ivan Tay (Team Conticomponents) and Ryan Chan (PICO-BikeLabz).
Thing were a lot clearer for the masters race with Richard Sinclair (Cannasia-Cannondale) riding a commanding race out front and won the race with a six minute winning margin over the eventual national champion Alvin Lim (Eclipse Sports). Roslan bin Ahmad, the defending champion, couldn't match the blistering pace in the wet today, and finished in seventh.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Tim Wilkins (GBr) Cannasia-Cannondale | 1:44:25 |
2 | Shahrom Abdullah (Mas) Malakoff Mona-Vie Canonodale C | 0:09:14 |
3 | Fraser Morrison (GBr) | 0:16:33 |
4 | Tan Hong Chun (Sin) Thc Racing | 0:16:55 |
5 | Tim Clarsen (Aus) Cannasia-Cannondale | 0:21:01 |
6 | Mohd Khaniz Omar (Sin) Swissvalley | 0:23:27 |
7 | Villalba Nody (Phi) Philmofo | 0:34:33 |
DNS | Wong Shew Mien (Mas) Chapter 2 Cycle | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Muhd Irwin Bin Salam (Sin) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Cas Brentjens (Ned) Anza Cycling | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Hensby (Aus) Cannasia-Cannondale | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jung Jens Oliver (Ger) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alastair Cullen (Irl) Anza | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chad Giardina (USA) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tan Yeow Chung (Sin) Pico-Bikelabz | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Erdem Ozgul (Sin) Anza | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Lee (Sin) Loreal/Fuji Bikes | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Frankie Phang Ting Khoon (Mas) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Angelito Paca (Sin) Crestpursuit - Philmofo | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lynda Scott (Aus) Hammer/Carmichael/Maverick | 1:57:22 |
2 | Yandi Bernice Chen (Sin) L & T | 0:12:35 |
DNF | Priscilla Chen (Sin) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Joshua Png Zhi Jie (Sin) | 1:31:40 |
2 | Koh Jun Jie Daniel (Sin) | 0:00:14 |
3 | Ivan Tay Chin Seng (Sin) Team Conticomponents | 0:07:00 |
4 | Ryan Chan (Sin) Pico-Bikelabz | 0:07:06 |
5 | Matthias Yong Zhan Ang (Sin) | 0:07:37 |
DNS | Tan En Yao (Sin) River Valley High School | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Richard Sinclair (Aus) Cannasia Mona Vie Cannondale A | 1:25:02 |
2 | Alvin Lim (Sin) Eclipse Sport | 0:06:03 |
3 | Lorenzo Francia Salonga (Phi) Team Conticomponents | 0:13:20 |
4 | Ng Kim Kwee (Sin) | 0:13:50 |
5 | Richard Burrell Paine (Aus) | 0:14:44 |
6 | Morten Hansen (Den) Team Singapore Five-O | 0:17:06 |
7 | Roslan Bin Ahmad (Sin) Team Vertical | 0:19:12 |
8 | Craig Harvey Sheppard (NZl) Cannasia | 0:20:20 |
9 | Andrew R Bell (Aus) Anza | 0:21:40 |
10 | Michael David Linke (Aus) Team Absolut | 0:25:49 |
11 | Victor Young (GBr) Team Maverick | 0:26:15 |
12 | Lee Yung Ming (Sin) | 0:27:06 |
13 | Henry Ong (Sin) Abc | 0:39:53 |
14 | Arnel Gonzales Gonong (Phi) Padyak Pinoy@Sg | 1:01:18 |
DNS | Loh Ching Soo (Mas) Five-0 | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Adli Bin Md Dahalan (Mas) Peloton2K | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Muhd Yusoff | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alan Stewart Gordon (GBr) Anza | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Masayoshi Yamamoto (Jpn) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mohamed Norsuhaimee (Sin) Team Cycle Craft | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
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