OCBC Cycle returns in May with first full-scale event since 2019
Ammiel Jr Wan
OCBC Cycle – the largest mass cycling event in Singapore – will return to its full in-person format in the first weekend of May.
The last time the annual event was held in its full-scale version was 2019, with events in the last three editions limited due to Covid-19 restrictions. This year, as OCBC Cycle marks its 15th anniversary, the organisers are expecting 7,000 cyclists to participate, up from the 2,000 participants in 2022.
Speaking at the launch of registrations at orchardgateway on Tuesday (Feb 7), Sport Singapore chief executive Lim Teck Yin hailed OCBC Cycle as “a key event that cycling enthusiasts, competitive or recreational, look forward to every year”.
OCBC Bank group CEO Helen Wong said: “Over the past 15 years, OCBC Cycle has given cyclists and the community a fun and healthy platform to bond. It has also grown to become an integral part of the ecosystem for the development of the sport in Singapore.”
There are two new categories this year – the 500 km Virtual Ride and the Indoor Ride by Shimano. Two new sponsors – Samsung and Decathlon – came on board this year as Friends of OCBC Cycle.
Companies can compete in two familiar categories – the corporate challenge in the Sportive 40 km Ride, and the Speedway Corporate Championships.
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The Sportive 40 km ride features the return of a scenic course, with cyclists able to once again race past landmarks like the Singapore Flyer and Gardens by the Bay, and finish at the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang.
Teams participating in the Corporate Challenge have to form groups of at least 10 people, with rankings based on the total course distance covered by each team.
Teams of four can compete in the Speedway Corporate Championships, racing for 10 laps along a 1 km-long circuit in a relay format, with each pair covering five laps.
In all, this year’s OCBC Cycle features eight events, comprising five in-person closed-road events, a virtual endurance event (100 km and 500 km rides) and two indoor rides.
Registration is now open and those who sign up before the early-bird deadline of Mar 7 stand to win prizes such as a Brompton bicycle worth S$4,555. More details on the May 6-7 event can be found at www.ocbccycle.com.
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