BUKIT TIMAH MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL IN REVERSE / ANTI-CLOCKWISE

Sick of the same old race routes? Wondering where the next MTB race will be held? Well, in our attempts to bring you a more challenging MTB race season, we have just the special treat for you MTBing racing junkies out there - the Bukit Timah Mountain Bike Trail in reverse / anti-clockwise direction!

We have obtained the blessing of NParks to reverse the trail for a limited period only i.e. from Saturday 27 May (this Saturday) to Sunday 4 June 2006 (i.e. race day). By Saturday 27 May, direction signages should be up at the major entrances leading into the BT MTB trail.

We appreciate that there is slightly over a week of race practice time for you to familiarise yourself with the route. However, for those of you who have raced BT before, you should be rather familiar with the terrain - you just need to attempt it backwards, bearing in mind the steep uphills and downhills will now be reversed. And besides, no one will have any unfair advantage over anyone else (unless you have been secretly training BT in reverse).

On this note, please ride carefully over this period (especially this weekend) to allow time for bikers and other users to get used to this change. Your kind assistance is greatly appreciated in passing the word around so that everyone is aware of the directional change during the above period! We will be sending out notices to all the bikegroups and posting it on bike forums. Let's make this a safe and good change for the enjoyment of all using the biketrail.

If you do not see any signages at any entrances during this period, we would appreciate your informing us immediately. This could be due to a variety of reasons e.g. damage caused by weather, mischief etc.

Our trail maintenance crew have been in discussions for a more permanent reversal of direction (e.g. every 3 or 6 months) and are in the process of ironing out the details. We would appreciate any feedback concerning a long-term reversal of BT trail and will forward your suggestions to our crew. Kindly direct all suggestions and queries to mtb@cycling.org.sg.

SACA MOUNTAIN BIKE (XC) RACE 3

Date : Sunday 4 June 2006
Venue : Bukit Timah Mountain Bike Trail / Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (in reverse / anti-clockwise)
Meeting Point : Entrance to Start/Finish Area (Dairy Farm Pass / Echo Valley), via Diary Farm Road
(lane next to entrance of MOE Adventure) - Map

Poster:
http://www.cycling.org.sg/2006_event_archive/MTB/MTB3Poster(30%25).jpg

Registration Centres:
http://www.cycling.org.sg/contacts.htm
(please note change of registration centres)

Race Fees, Forms & other info:
http://www.cycling.org.sg/events_entry_forms_fees.htm