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Fun wiTh csc sporTs

inTeresT clubs aT
changi clubhouse

Come 29 November 2014, the CSC Cycling Club and CSC Running Club will be jointly organising an event titled Fun with
CSC Sports Interest Clubs, open exclusively to CSC Members. The event allows members to share their common interests of
cycling and running with other members and also tour the redeveloped Changi Clubhouse.

details: Sign up as a member of CSC Cycling Club at a special promotion fee
venue: Club CSC @ Changi, No. 2 Netheravon Road of $12 for the first year (usual is $24 per year) and get the following
date: Saturday, 29 November 2014 package worth more than $120:
time: 7.30am – 12pm • Welcome Gift
• $20 subsidy for purchase of a CSC cycling jersey
Registration fee is $5 per member. The fee includes the following: • Allowance for refreshments for weekly rides
• Goodie Bag • Free participation in one major CSC cycle event
• Option to participate in a fun 20km bike ride (to NSRCC) • Subsidised participation in overseas rides
or 7km Run (along Changi Coastal Road) starting at
Changi Clubhouse Sign up as a member of CSC Running Club at a special promotion fee
• Special Nasi Lemak buffet breakfast after ride/run of $5 for the first year (Usual Price: $10/year) and receive the
• Presentation and tour of redeveloped Changi Clubhouse following package worth more than $100:
• Lucky Draw • Welcome Gift
• $10 subsidy for purchase of a CSC running vest
Participants can also sign up to join the Sports Interest Clubs at a • Allowance for refreshments for weekly runs
special promotion package during the event. • Free participation in one major CSC
run event
free gifT
For enquiries and registration, please email Teo Rong Jie at
teorongjie@csc.sg or sports@csc.sg.

cscs cYcling Trip:
An Adve ntu re of a L ifeti me

a cycling trip that spans 12 days? This will be their longest trip yet. Planning was steep slopes. They also cycled as much aseep slopes. They also cycled as much as
st
game on! 17 courageous cyclists not easy: there was the task of fnding dates that possible during their free time to train their
will soon embrace their biggest ft everyones schedules. However, with much stamina and strengthen their muscles for the
challenge yet. slated to happen perseverance, they managed to do just that. The actual ride.
from 11 to 23 november 2014, cyclists will take the midnight fight. They will
the epochal event will bring the head over to Zhu Wei fishing Port to commence Paul Chan, Vice-chairman of CsC Cycling
cyclists to taiwan. there, they their ride. The plan will see them complete 80km Club, said, aside from the ride, we also look
will take on the countrys highest on the frst day, a starter that can make even forward to staying at the seaside resort at
roads and tough terrains. Breath- adventurous cyclists think twice! Kending, visiting the gigantic Pacif c ocean
taking landscapes await them and witnessing the Taiwaneses hospitality!
and they cannot wait to savour But this trip has unexpectedly attracted intrepid
the joys of a lifes milestone. participants: newcomer lim li fang, who just nothing is more rewarding than munching
started cycling this year and 77-year-old cyclist on Taiwanese foods after a long ride. With
john Cheng, who is still as ft as a fddle. john delicious cuisines such as pepper cakes and
The cycling trip is organised by the CsC advised cyclists his age who want to take on Mochi glutinous rice balls that are as soft
Cycling Club in association with the formosa similar challenges to keep ft and go for regular as marshmallows it certainly is going to be
lohas Cycling association which is tasked medical check-ups. a memorable feast!
with planning the routes and destinations
for the cyclists. The cyclists have to ready the road ahead The cyclists will fulfl their dream of
themselves for the heat, blustery wind and The 12-day trip will cover a total distance completing the 1,200km trip while keeping
terrible rainstorms. But more than anything, of 1,200km. The participants have already safety as a priority. let us wish them all the
they are anticipating an exciting ride and an conducted two training rides together to best for their upcoming trip! We cannot wait
adventure of a lifetime. acclimatise themselves to cycling uphill and on to hear about their experience.