Good advice for the long-distance bike racer

Shower time: Cyclists celebrating by cooling off in the water shower from a fire engine after completing the ride. Photo: The Star/LO TERN CHERN

On a 138km ride across Penang, Kedah and Perak, the greatest challenges are not just stamina, but also water and heat.

MY wife Maryati and I had been looking forward to a cycling event which was to take us over 138km across the three states of Penang, Kedah and Perak. Coupled with a side-trip to Penang island for some scrumptious food, this was too good to pass over.