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Bottas bikes Malaysia-to-Singapore for heat acclimatization

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC · How we work

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Bottas Bikes Malaysia-Singapore

Valtteri Bottas rode a bicycle from Malaysia to Singapore after the Bahrain Grand Prix.
He covered 56.6 km on 4 Oct, 161.9 km on 5 Oct, and 161 km on 6 Oct.
During the ride he reported snakes, a cobra, a python, lizards, dogs and cows.
He arrived in Singapore on 7 Oct, ahead of media duties on 8 Oct, citing heat acclimatization for the 9-11 Oct GP.

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Bottas Skips Gravel

Valtteri Bottas has zero points this season, sitting 22nd after 16 races with eight DNFs.
He qualified for the UCI Gravel World Championships with a fifth-place in Czech race but will miss it for Singapore.
After losing his Sauber seat in 2025, Bottas was a Mercedes reserve before signing with Cadillac for 2026.

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Bottas Bikes Malaysia-Singapore

Valtteri Bottas rode a bicycle from Malaysia to Singapore after the Bahrain Grand Prix.
He covered 56.6 km on 4 Oct, 161.9 km on 5 Oct, and 161 km on 6 Oct.
During the ride he reported snakes, a cobra, a python, lizards, dogs and cows.
He arrived in Singapore on 7 Oct, ahead of media duties on 8 Oct, citing heat acclimatization for the 9-11 Oct GP.

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