Originally posted as ‘Exhilarating descent for mountain bikers’ in Life section of Bangkok Post 17/05/2012. Article by Pongpet Mekloy (Freewheel Bangkok) A meeting on Sunday afternoon may not sound exciting to everybody. But for almost 80 downhill mountain bikers from across the country, the meeting last Sunday at Khao Yai Da in Rayong made their [...]
Stage 1 – Bangkok (7km Time Trial) Stage 1 of this year’s Tour of Friendship (R1) took place on Utayan Road near Mahidol University, West of Bangkok. The 7 kilometer circuit saw individual and team competitors from Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Thailand. Individual racers were released in 30-second intervals to tackle the 7 [...]
Originally posted as ‘New track sends Hua Hin downhill’ in Life section of Bangkok Post 26/04/2012. Article by Pongpet Mekloy (Freewheel Bangkok) I went to Hua Hin again last Saturday. And like my two previous trips there, the beach and those hip restaurants and fashion outlets that the seaside resort town is famous for were [...]
Why Cycle? Always needing to get around but don’t own a car? It can be frustrating using public transport – expensive, crowded, and it leaves you at the mercy of how on-time or regular the transport method you’re opting for happens to be at the time. Well, you don’t have to rely on a bus, [...]
Originally posted as ‘Divine intervention’ in Life section of Bangkok Post 19/04/2012. Article by Pongpet Mekloy (Freewheel Bangkok) Months ago I wrote in this column about Park 53, one of Bangkok’s few playgrounds for mountain bikers who enjoy dirt jumping. Today I have both good and bad news about it. The bad news first…the dirt [...]
Originally posted as ‘Top Bicycle Rides in Bangkok’ in City Living section of BK Magazine 5/04/2012. Article by BK staff Itinerary Maps For detailed Google maps of all the routes covered in this feature, visit http://g.co/maps/pdmf2 Route 1 – 12km Benjakitti Park to Khao San Road: City Biking at its Finest The vibe: This city [...]
Stage 1 (Chiang Rai-Chiang Saen) Translated and edited from original source – http://www.thaicycling.or.th “Beach” Juthatip Maneephan, the star rider of Thailand’s national team A, has grabbed five of the seven awards given on the first stage of this year’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Cup Women’s Tour of Thailand. The first stage of the women’s race [...]
Originally posted as ‘Discover a New Side of Thailand on Your Bike’ in Life & Times section of Jakarta Globe 1/04/2012. Article by Mick Elmore Seven hours and 90 kilometers into Laos, and cyclists are nearing the top of the day’s third steep climb. The bicycles are crawling, but the riders are smiling as they [...]
Originally posted as ‘Riding it softly into Specialized zone’ in Sport section of Hindustan Times 30/03/2012. Article by Sharmistha Chaudhuri “Dreams really do come true…” sang Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz. But when dreams become a reality, how does one express oneself? “I had a dream but what has happened is beyond imagination,” [...]
Prologue (Chiang Rai) Translated and edited from original source – http://www.thaicycling.or.th Thais took best place amongst ASEAN riders while Australian is in yellow. Chiang Rai (1 April 2012), The Thailand national team led by Phuchong Sai-Udomsin, the number one Thai rider, began the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Cup Tour of Thailand 2012 with a tremendous [...]
Originally posted as ‘The flight path’ in Life section of Bangkok Post 29/03/2012. Article by Saritdet Marukatat Suvarnabhumi Airport has more to offer than planes, shops and frustrated passengers queueing at the immigration counters. When the airport in Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan, was built to replace the ageing Don Mueang, it was set to [...]
Originally posted as ‘Phuket Lifestyle: Those other bikers heading to Phuket’ in Lifestyle section of Phuket Gazette 28/03/2012. Article by Marc Mulloy PHUKET: With Big Bike Week just around the corner it is good to remember that Phuket also attracts the pedal- powered variety of biker thanks to Siam Bike Tours run by avid cyclist [...]
Originally posted as ‘Tinker Bell to the rescue’ in Life section of Bangkok Post 22/03/2012. Article by Pongpet Mekloy (Freewheel Bangkok) Downhill mountain biking may not sound like a healthy thing to do for a middle-aged man. But a lot of downhillers I’ve met are 40 and over. We’re no Peter Pans, that fairy tale [...]
Originally posted as ‘Creature (dis)comforts of going solo’ in Life section of Bangkok Post 15/03/2012. Article by Pongpet Mekloy (Freewheel Bangkok) Before I took up mountain biking about a decade ago, trekking was my passion. I’d been to quite a number of natural sites across the Kingdom and knew that some would be fun destinations [...]
Program : Cycling for Education Date : Sunday, April 1, 2012 Location : Thongphaphum to Surat Thani Donsak Pier On April 1, 2012 Baan Dada will have a cycling fund raising event. There are 28 children who would like to participate in the ride from Thongphaphum to Surat Thani, a southern province of Thailand, for [...]
The historic and world-renowned Bridge over the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi Thailand was the backdrop to this year’s Amarin Outdoor Unlimited River Kwai Trophy International adventure race. An all-new course for 2012 made use of the area’s scenic valley farmlands and surrounding mountains. The annual race, held this year on Saturday March 10th, drew over [...]
Originally posted as ‘Decent diversion’ in Life section of Bangkok Post 2/03/2012. Article by Suchart C Vanitchakorn Green World Foundation celebrates china jubilee with pedal power. It felt so good to be able to cycle beyond the “No Bicycle” sign in Lumpini Park without being stopped by a guard last Saturday evening. And it wasn’t just [...]
