First real ride as a Baroudeur & already tarnishing the cc’s name! Thought we’d head into Gardens By The Bay for a coffee. Unbeknown to me, you can’t ride your bike around there! I was chased around by a local woman wielding her camera tripod at me (and I quote) for “breaking the law!”
Not perturbed by the mad local woman, I headed up the ramps following my nose to the coffee shop…low & behold she had taken the escalator to block me off. Arms outstretched with tripod fully extended to block my route she began screaming for a park officer & telling me “no ride bike, no ride bike, law breaker, law breaker!” I’m not joking. I suckered her into thinking I was stopping, the tripod came down, then inside my head I could hear the inner me screaming FULL GAS FULL GAS FULL GAS! In an instant I was past her and arriving at the finish line to be congratulated with a cafe latte.
Really sorry if this has caused an embarrassment to the Baroudeurs or sullied the good name of the cc. I am usually a law abiding citizen…except when I need a coffee. No doubt I’ll be back in London soon riding with you guys following my deportation.
Words by Glenn Jeffrey
This diplomatic incident can be overlooked in the light of the panache with which arrest was avoided.
To be perfect, this story would have had the old lady jumping onto a moped and giving chase, Bond style, through the streets of Singapore. You might have shaken her off through a busy market, stalls overturned etc before escaping, full gas, across some rooftops…
Nice one Glenn, clearly you’re doing Queen and country proud! CCTV footage reveals your heroics here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-dsjhuZfu8
Probably unrelated, but my cousin called from SG to say that his mum was out on her daily neighbourhood-watch the other day. When all of a sudden, she was chased by a man in Liquigas team bibs. She would normally have been prepared to fly-kick her assailant off his bike, but was distracted by the ‘super-hero’ like ‘B’ emblazoned on his chest and his muscular torso. She thought it was Mr. Craig himself. My aunt, traumatised!
Oh well, welcome to the club.
Cheers for the support, I could tell you about the neighbourhood watch incident the other day, but then I’d have to kill you! Suffice to say, it’s so bloody hot here, I often do go for a stroll in just my bib shorts…it’s enough to traumatise anyone! Even the dog walks on the opposite side of the road.