Bottas begins planned 350km ride from Sepang to Singapore

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Valtteri Bottas has begun a planned 350km cycle from Sepang to Singapore rather than fly between back-to-back Formula 1 rounds. GPBeat reports that he covered 56.6km on the first stage and 161.91km on Monday’s second stage; he aims to reach Singapore in time for Thursday’s mandatory media commitments.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · 06 Oct 2026, 08:21 · 1 min

Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas began a planned 350km bike ride from Sepang to Singapore on Sunday evening, choosing to cycle rather than fly between back-to-back Grands Prix.

A few hours earlier, he had spun in the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, held at Sepang.

RacingNews365 Nederland reported, citing Bottas’s Strava account, that the first stage from the circuit to Port Dickson covered 56.6km in two hours and eight minutes. On Monday’s second stage, he spent nearly six hours riding and covered 161.91km.

Much of the route is off-road and on gravel, and Bottas is riding with his partner, professional cyclist Tiffany Cromwell. Cycling has become one of his main pursuits away from F1; he co-founded the gravel events FNLD GRVL in Finland and RADL GRVL in Australia.

Bottas qualified for the 2026 Gravel World Championships after finishing in the top five of his age category in the UCI Gravel World Series. The championships fall on the same weekend as the Singapore Grand Prix, so he will be unable to take up his place.

Motorsport.com reports that Bottas plans to complete the journey in stages and aims to reach Singapore in time for Thursday’s mandatory media commitments.

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