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SPortS Civil ServiCe Club 09
csc
cycling cluB
Rides off to
T aiwan
the CSC Cycling Club Paul recapped, We started from Taipei on 17 An eight-seater MPV driven by Ah Liang acted
took their adventures November, heading southwards along the west as our support vehicle, carrying our repair kits/
equipment, luggage, isotonic drinks, energy bars
coast to Pingtung County. From there, we headed
farther! Vice Chairman northwards along the beautiful east coast and and fruits for our refreshment. Ah Liang also
back to Taipei.
doubled up as a professional photographer and
of CSC Cycling Club each participant was given a DVD after the trip.
paul Chan, along with A typical day started with a sumptuous breakfast The bikes that we used were sponsored by the
manufacturer of Rikulau Bicycles. They were
at a three-star hotel, followed by a brief ng at
Richard Goh and Annie 8am and some light stretching before we began 10-speed road bikes with f at handle bars.
Shu, participated in a our journey. The average distance per day was The weather in November is dry and cool in most
around 100km and we rode at an average speed
950km cycling tour last of 28km/h. Every day, we would end our rides parts of Taiwan. It ranges from 17 to 25 degree
Celsius. It was such a memorable and wonderful
before 5pm.
november. in a tie-up trip that we plan to organise another one this year
with the taiwans Formosa Two very experienced cyclists James and Qiao- so that more cyclists can have the opportunity to
Ba from the FLCA took us to various attractions.
experience it themselves.
lohas Cycling Association The main cities and towns we visited included:
(FlCA). twelve other Zhunan; Yuanlin; Chiayi; Tainan; Kaohsiung; We intend to extend the trip to 12 days, an
estimate of 1,200km, just enough for us to cover
Sichongxi; Zhiben; Ruisui; Hualien; Jiaoxi; and of
cyclists from taiwan also course Taipei City. Some of the beautiful places the southern and northern tips of the island.
of interest included: Guanyinshan National Scenic
The dates will be from 11 November to 23
joined the trio for the Area; Yongan Seafood Centre; Anping Historical November 2014.
nine-day trip. Town; Kaohsiung Night Market; Dapeng Bay If you are interested, please contact Paul at
National Scenic Area; the padi f eld at Taitung
County; the hot spring resorts along the east CKL1@hdb.gov.sg.
coast; the scenic and gigantic Pacif c Ocean; and
the 10km climb towards Pinglin. The trip is open to CSC members only.
