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Bottas gets certificate after 419km bicycle trek to Singapore

KUALA LUMPUR: Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas received a “certificate of completion” after finishing a four-day, 419.67km cycling journey from Sepang to Singapore on Wednesday.

Bottas gets certificate after 419km bicycle trek to Singapore

Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas completed a 419.67km cycling journey from Sepang to Singapore, receiving a certificate of completion at The Ritz-Carlton, Millennia Singapore. The four-day trek, which followed an early exit from the Bahrain Grand Prix, saw Bottas cycling through Malaysian roads, gravel trails, and Melaka's Jonker Street.

He shared daily updates of his ride on social media, encountering monkeys and navigating trails at night. Bottas finished the journey in time for Thursday's pre-race media activities, with the first practice session scheduled for Friday.

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