DirTraction's, 'Battle @ Bukit Timah Mountain bike race' - What a battle it was!
Most certainly a weekend to remember as DirTraction's Battle @ Bukit Timah MTB race saw many new faces in each race category. Competitors and participants who had flocked to the trail, whether local or not, had a ball of a time either on the trail itself or under the comforting shade provided by the big Red Bull wigwam. It was by far the biggest turnout ever of mountain biking tribes, their supporters & spectators alike, at the Bukit Timah-Dairy farm Pass-Echo Valley area. We hit a total of 186 mountain bikers taking on one of our toughest mtb trails, with the largest category of 51 riders signing up for the Men's Senior A!
In the Mens Masters, Paul Moir from Australia took 1st place as leader of a group of 34 riders
The Mens Open race wasn't without excitement either as Junaidi Hashim (fresh from coming in 2nd in the Men's Open, 2weeks ago at the Masai-Johor MTB race in Malaysia) overtook Samuel Yang, who battled technical problems in the 2nd lap. Junaidi led the race all the way till the very end, defending his title as Men's Open Champion for the 1st race of the season. Both Junaidi & Samuel are peaking in fitness, in preparation for the year-end Southeast Asian Games in Thailand... All the best fellas. Do Singapore Proud!
In the Womens Open category, favorite wonder woman Athena Han (2006-2007 Singapore Women's National MTB Champion) came in 1st, leading from start to finish but with Angela Gray hot on her heels in 2nd place. 10 year old Sonia Chua - who was supposed to take part in the Kids Div C for 10-14yrs at the Adidas-Kids course - opted to do 2 laps of the grueling 7km cross-country loop to rub shoulders with her older mountain bike sistas'. She completed her first adult-category race winning herself a Podium finish! Girl power!
The Boys A and B and Mens Senior A and B category bikers had their share of torture, as they completed 2 laps of the extended BT-XC 7km loop, while the Kids C and D were testing their mountain biking skills at the Adidas kids course.
Congratulations to all the winners! At DirTraction events, no finisher goes home without a medal!
We'd like to give a big thank you to our sponsors and supporters:
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Stay tuned for more events in the coming month and also some information about the next up and coming race at Tampines!
Thanks for getting dirty with us over the weekend!
the DirTraction crew.
...'what would we do without Trails?!'
