Ten cyclists to represent Singapore at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia in May 2023
Group photo of Team Singapore (Cycling) for the Cambodia SEA Games (From left to right, Back Row: Yeo Boon Kiak, Darren Lim, Tong Khoon Fung, Calvin Sim, Adrian Ng & Junaidi Hashim. Front Row: Chelsie Tan, Arfan Bin Faisal, Luo Yi Wei and Faye Foo) PHOTO: SINGAPORE CYCLING FEDERATION
14 April 2023, Singapore – The Singapore Cycling Federation (SCF) today announced the national cycling team line-up for the upcoming Cambodia Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, happening from 5 - 17 May 2023.
There are a total of 10 cyclists representing Team Singapore at the SEA Games (6 men and 4 women) and a support crew of 6 members including the team manager, 3 coaches, 1 mechanic and 1 soigneur.
Group photo of Team Singapore (Cycling) for the Cambodia SEA Games (From left to right: Shayne Bannan, Yeo Boon Kiak, Darren Lim, Tong Khoon Fung, Arfan Bin Faisal, Calvin Sim, Chelsie Tan, Faye Foo, Luo Yi Wei, Adrian Ng and Junaidi Hashim) PHOTO: SINGAPORE CYCLING FEDERATION
Riyadh Hakim Bin Lukman, 25 - Men Cross County Olympic (XCO), Men Eliminate (XCE), Men Individual Mass Start, Men Criterium
Yeo Boon Kiak, 35 - Men Individual Mass Start, Men Criterium
Darren Lim Zhen Yu, 25 - Men Individual Mass Start
Tong Khoon Fung, 21 - Men Individual Mass Start, Men Criterium
Calvin Sim Teck Kwang, 34 - Men Individual Mass Start, Men Criterium
Arfan Bin Faisal, 23 - Men Individual Mass Start
Chelsie Tan Wei Shi, 33 - Women Criterium, Women Individual Mass Start
Luo Yiwei, 33 - Women Criterium, Women Individual Mass Start
Elizabeth Liau Le Min, 21 - Women Criterium, Women Individual Mass Start
Foo Xiao Faye, 39 - Women Criterium, Women Individual Mass Start
National cyclist and SEA Games debutant Faye Foo speaks at the press conference. PHOTO: SINGAPORE CYCLING FEDERATION
There will be four road cycling events at the SEA Games:
Men Criterium, Women Criterium, Men Individual Mass Start, Women Individual Mass Start
A criterium is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit with the length of each lap or circuit ranging from 400m to 10km. For road cycling mass start events, competitors typically ride a longer distance compared to criteriums over a longer fixed course. Criteriums are short and intensive races, while mass start events are comparatively longer and endurance-based.
National Cyclist Yeo Boon Kiak, Bronze Medallist in the Road Criterium at last year's Vietnam SEA Games speaks at the press conference. PHOTO: SINGAPORE CYCLING FEDERATION
Team Manager, Coaches and Supporting Crew
Shayne Bannan Team Manager
Adrian Ng Coach (Road)
Mark Chadwick Coach (Road)
Junaidi Hashim Coach (MTB)
Mohd Faizal B Abd Wahab, Mechanic
Muhammad Badrul Hakimi Bin Hamid, Soigneur
Dr Hing Siong Chen, SCF President and chef de mission for Team Singapore for the 32nd Southeast Asia (SEA) Games, speaks at the press conference. PHOTO: SINGAPORE CYCLING FEDERATION
All of the six male riders are scheduled to participate in the Men Individual Mass Start event and all of the four female riders are scheduled to participate in the Women Individual Mass Start event.
For Faye Foo, a mother of two, this will be her maiden participation in the SEA Games. She said: “I am grateful and thankful for the opportunity that SCF has given me from the start, it truly made all the sacrifices, sweat and tears from training worthwhile.”
Shayne Bannan, High Performance Director, SCF and Team Manager for the SEA Games Cycling Team, talks about the process that national cyclists go through as they prepare for the SEA Games. PHOTO: SINGAPORE CYCLING FEDERATION
“Our riders’ training and preparation for the SEA Games commenced soon after the conclusion of the last SEA Games held in Vietnam in May last year and, will conclude with a final training camp in Chiangmai, Thailand from 16 April to 6 May 2023. Our team is
motivated and ready and we are all looking forward to cheer them on to do their best!" said Dr Hing Siong Chen, President, Singapore Cycling Federation.
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