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The History

	The Early Days \| Singapore Cycling Scene, 1960s \| Our Brands in the 1960s Singapore Cycling Scene, 1960s Gap Circuit Dover Road, left into Clementi Road, left into Pasir Panjang, left into South Bouna Vista Road, left into Ayer Rajah Road, right into North Bouna Vista Road, left into Dover Road and finish. Below is an account with images courtesy of Mr Gordon Claughton: The main racing in 1961-63 was mass start on a 10km circuit. The start was on Dover Road, wide and quiet mainly used by the nearby Army Barracks. Start time was always 7am and usually each corner had a policeman on duty. The timekeeper was Alan Johnson from Singapore Polytechnic. After the events, Kian Hong supplied soft drinks and the finish-line banner. Sometimes tea and ginger was bought at the hawker at the corner of Dover and Clementi. Dover Road


	The circuit turned then left on to Clementi Road		Another view of Clementi Road

	After Clementi a turn left onto Pasir Panjang		then left on South Buona Vista Road known as the Gap

	Down to left on Ayer rajah Road right to North Buona Vista Rd and then left to Dover Road for the final sprint		to the finish line
	Hawker stall at the corner of Dover and Clementi Tour of Singapore, 1962 Route: The event started and finished in Shenton Way via Pasir Panjang, Clementi Road, Bukit Timah Road, Mandai Road, Thomson Road, Yio Chu Kang Road, Upper Serangoon Road, Tampines Road, turn right at Changi, left at Bedok corner, East Coast Road, Merdeka Bridge to finish.


	Peleton Taken on Upper Serangoon Road, between Yio Chu Kang and Tampines Road		Breakaway by Kadir and Peter Moir, about to be caught by a bunch on the Yio Chu Kang Road at the junction of Jalan Kayu

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