NATIONAL DAY 2025 COMMEMORATIVE RIDE BY RAW EPICS
62 mountain bike enthusiasts gathered on Saturday at Bukit Timah’s challenging 7-kilometer trails to mark Singapore’s 60th National Day Birthday. The event – SG60BT Ride – a social ride rather than a competition, saw cyclists aim for a collective 60 laps, matching our island state’s birthday. Riders ranged in age from 13 to 74 years old, demonstrating the inclusiveness of this sport. At the end of the 5-hour event, participants had completed an amazing 110 laps, way exceeding the 60-lap target. This amounted to 770 kms ridden collectively on the tough and challenging MTB trails. Read on for some fun details of this memorable event.
A MEMORABLE RIDE TRADITION
National Day Rides are not unique events and had been organised as long as the cycling sport existed. This one, in particular, deserves a special mention because the event title sounds so good – SG60BT Ride. An initiative by Raw Epics‘ Wilson Low, it was supported by like-minded riding buddies like Yak Ru‘s Sunil Sharma, avid mountain biking veteran Chris Stott and a handful of enthusiasts.
A RIDE WITH FRIENDS
What started off as a simple idea of getting a few riding friends to collective accumulate a total of rides that matches the age of Singapore’s annual increment year of indepedence gradually gained traction and became close friends riding event.
This year, we see a total of 62 riders joining in the effort and achieving a total of 110 laps around Bukit Timah MTB Trail. Topping up the ride were the lots happy faces, a systematic recording of the laps ridden and an informal pot-luck mini party! From an informal ride, this ride session became a family event where some riders brought their family and pets!
Check out this summary video of this ride:
SPICED UP RIDE
To spice up the occasion, fellow participants also contributed incentives for outstanding riding efforts for Most Laps Male & Female, Most Laps Runner-up Male & Female and Best National Day Dress. For the “Finishers”, the first 45 riders were recognised for their involvement with special commemorative stickers.
And the winners are:
Most Number of Laps Winner – Male: Vaughn Tan
Most Number of Laps Runner-Up – Male: Sathya Simman
Most Number of Laps Winner – Female: Tsalina Phang
Most number of Laps Runner-Up – Female: Marie Petterson
Best Dressed: Elliot Tan
Big thanks to Bike Suite, That Exercise Doctor and Yak Ru
NEXT NATIONAL DAY RIDE!
Let’s look forward to the next National Day ride. This gathering highlights the strong community spirit within Singapore’s mountain biking scene, with experienced riders actively supporting newcomers. It’s an active, social way of being connected with like-minded people. Will we see this event getting grander next year? Let us know your opinion.
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Words by Chris Stott and Bikezilla
Photos by Sunil Sharma, Chris Stott, partipants of SG60BT Ride and Raw Epics
Special thanks to Raw Epics, Yak Ru, Bike Suite, That Exercise Doctor and all volunteers and participants for making this ride a success!
