{
  "id": 12329886,
  "title": "F1 driver Valtteri Bottas cycling 350km from KL to S'pore Grand Prix over 3 days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/f1-driver-valtteri-bottas-cycling-350km-from-kl-to-spore-grand-prix",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:54:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/valtteri-bottas-cycle-kl-singapore-f1-grand-prix/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cadillac Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas is embarking on a three-day cycling journey from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Singapore, covering a distance of approximately 350km. The 37-year-old Finnish racer is expected to complete the ride using a gravel race bicycle. A team spokesperson for Cadillac revealed that Bottas will take around three days to finish the journey, as reported by Reuters. In an Instagram story, Bottas was captured cycling through a dirt track at around 2am, noting that he completed 56.6km in 128 minutes, averaging a speed of 28km/h. Bottas is a known cyclist, having retired early from the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang on October 4 due to a spin into gravel on a wet track. Locals in Malaysia have reportedly spotted the F1 driver in public, with Bottas and another rider seen in Melaka at about 6pm on Monday, October 5, approximately 245km from Singapore. Bottas' Australian partner, Tiffany Cromwell, is also a professional road and gravel cyclist. The practice for the Singapore race begins on October 9, with media commitments on October 8.",
  "summary": "He retired early at the Bahrain Grand Prix held at Sepang on Oct. 4 after he spun into the gravel.",
  "key_points": [
    "Valtteri Bottas cycles 350km from KL to Singapore over 3 days.",
    "Finnish racer completes 56.6km in 128 minutes at 28km/h.",
    "Bottas and partner Tiffany Cromwell are professional cyclists."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}