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NEWSCSC CYCLING CLUB April
NEWS The month of April is associated Management Committee has two
with the Goddess of Love and its female representatives out of the
Thank you for devoting your entire adult life for Singapore. THANK YOU MR LEE birthstone is Diamond — the girls’ nine serving on the committee.
best friend. It is therefore fitting Sandra Loke is our Secretary
that we have a special feature on and Lim Li Fang is a Committee
our CSC Ladies in this issue. Member. They have gone on some
trips that even our men dare not
There was a time when girls undertake. We salute them and
were forbidden to ride a bike. hope others will join them and
It was considered unfeminine explore our wonderful world of
for a number of reasons. With cycling.
the advent of technology, new
materials, design and of course One big advantage for ladies is
better informed and more that they need not worry about
liberal parents, gender biasness escorts and getting their hands
associated with cycling is a thing dirty. Gallant young men (and old
of the past. Bike design and attire ones too) are ever ready to come
are almost similar for males and to their rescue. Whenever there
females. Even in performance the is a puncture or breakdown, there
ladies do not fall short. Some can will always be someone eager to
even outdo the men and deflate lend a helping hand, sometimes
their egos. even competing to show off their
skills. During those long-distance
Of the 45 members who joined and overnight rides, some men will
the Club recently, almost even go out of their way to help
25% of them are females. Our the ladies with their load!
A tribute in not Splendour in the Grass
so many words
L to R: Sandra, Anna, Brenda, Cheng Suan on their recent ride to Tanjung
“LIFE IS BETTER SHORT AND Sutera in Sedili Besar.
FULL THAN LONG AND
DISMAL.” ccIaafnny,towouoe!!
“There is no point owning challenging pursuits like jogging,
a decrepit body, with daily walking, rollerblading and of
deterioration making it ever course cycling.
more expensive to stay alive”.
These were statements made by To honour him for his vision and
our Founding Father Mr Lee Kuan sacrifices, members of CSC Cycling
Yew at the Fifth Asian-Pacific Club, together with their friends
Congress of Cardiology Delegates from Bikers 21 and EzyRiders,
Dinner in 1972. traversed the entire Singapore from
Changi Point to Tuas on Saturday,
His life was long and far from dismal 28 March 2015, and stopped over at
as he believed in maintaining good Marina Barrage to pay tribute and
health and physical fitness and remember his legacy.
exercising daily. He walked, jogged,
swam, golfed and even cycled One of the cyclists thanked him
almost daily. for his vision in turning Singapore
into a garden city with park
The Chief Gardener of Singapore connectors that cyclists can enjoy.
even turned our city into a
garden so that we can have a There is nothing we can do to
premise to relax and participate repay our Founding Father for his
in wholesome outdoor activities lifetime of sacrifices and for giving
and keep fit. Reserved drainage us the Singapore that we have
land along rivers and canals were today. We can however honour
turned into park connectors for him and unite as one nation to
the fitness buffs to engage in more continue furthering his dream.
