Exciting or dangerous? Videos of Seletar Mall's downmall cycling race raise eyebrows
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An overnight cycling race that took place at Seletar Mall in Sengkang last weekend has made quite a buzz on social media.While some expressed excitement over the Downmall Challenge — possibly the first of its kind in Singapore — others fretted over safetExciting or dangerous? Videos of Seletar Mall's downmall cycling race raise eyebrows
An overnight cycling race that took place at Seletar Mall in Sengkang last weekend has made quite a buzz on social media.While some expressed excitement over the Downmall Challenge — possibly the first of its kind in Singapore — others fretted over safety issues.On Sunday (March 1), Nasthasia Nadiah, who represented Singapore in cycling at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, shared a first-person view as she raced through the mall from level four to level one.In the clip of her practice run, she can be seen manoeuvring her YT Capra bike around traffic cones, going down escalators, and navigating tight corridors. At the finish line, she rode her bike up a ramp. The TikTok video, which has garnered over 570,000 views as of Tuesday, also attracted numerous comments.Some praised the event for being interesting, with one calling it «one of the coolest things in Singapore». Others hoped that bigger malls such as VivoCity and Suntec City would hold such events so cyclists can have larger race courses. Some expressed interest and asked how to participate in future editions of the event. Read more
