It was a hot humid day where we had to do a lot of hanging around due to our actual lack of knowledge for the race and sponsorship commitments.
It was an enjoyable day, and although we had no idea what was going on. people watching seemed to fill in the day quite nicely.
There was all sorts of racing from 10 year old kids, to folding bikes, to fixed wheel bikes and it was run very slickly.
Our race started at 3pm. The heat of the day and it took its toll on us. The race was only just over 60km but by the end we were all very taxed.
The team for the race was James Williamson, Roman Van Uden, Daniel Barry and I.
Like all asian races i have encountered, aggressive racing was the order of the day. Something we at PBR enjoy alot!
All of the boys were remarkably strong for having just stepped off the plane and after relentless attacks Roman, Dan and I got in the break that stuck, leaving Jimmy to cover the break.
I tried to attack the break on the last lap but a few digs my with 600m to go it was obvious a sprint was on the cards. Things didn't go our way and we learnt a lot from the situation we were placed in.
Dan sprinted to third. Our top result for the day. James also managed to ride away solo from the other riders and finished between us and the second group. All four in the top ten! not a bad way to start but we learnt asians can be fast. VERY fast!
Along with prize money Dan won tickets to the Formula one race in a months time!
Next up for me is the OCBC criterium on the 2nd of March. I got 5th last year so im looking forward to another great weekend in Singapore!
Highlight for the day was watching an R35 GT-R Nissan Skyline go around the race track afterwards though!
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