All who have signed up will get full refunds. Mass ride participants can take part in virtual ride formats for free.

Singapore, 17 April 2025 – OCBC Cycle 2025 will be converted to a pure virtual ride format. Given the scale of OCBC Cycle, massive security resources are required for the event’s road closures to ensure the security and safety of all event participants and other road users. During the weekend of 3 and 4 May 2025, such resources will be limited.

All participants, including those who have signed up for the 100km Virtual Ride and Round Island Virtual Ride, will get full refunds by end of May 2025. Mass ride participants can take part in the virtual rides for free. The OCBC Cycle Speedway Open Championship will be cancelled due to the race format.

The Sportive Ride (40km), The Foldie Ride by Brompton (40km), The Straits Times Ride (20km) and Mighty Savers^® Kids Ride will be converted to The Sportive VR (40km), The Foldie Ride VR by Brompton (40km), The Straits Times VR (20km), and Mighty Savers^® Kids VR (5km or 1km). All virtual rides must be completed by 2 June 2025.

All participants can collect the event pack at the Visitor Centre, Singapore Sports Hub, on 2 to 4 May 2025. After the completion of the virtual rides, participants will receive their event medals by mail.

We have closed registration for the event. All contests and promotions will proceed. Prizes for all winners will be given out.

Why we are going virtual

The event cannot be rescheduled as adequate space at the Singapore Sports Hub is not available on any other weekends of 2025. The option to move OCBC Cycle to another venue was also explored. Today, there is no other suitable venue that can accommodate long distance cycling city routes for as many as 7,000 cyclists.

How will the Virtual Rides work

Introduced in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, the Virtual Ride concept is not new and has been on-going for the past 4 years. From 3 May to 2 June 2025, participants of The Sportive VR (40km), The Foldie VR by Brompton (40km), The Straits Times VR (20km), and Mighty Savers^® Kids VR (5km or 1km) who cycle the full distance at one go anywhere safe, whether indoors or outdoors will be considered to have completed the event. There is no change to the requirements for Round Island Virtual Ride, where participants need to compete a cycling route around the island within one ride.

Those who signed up for the 100km Virtual Ride can continue to complete their distance within four rides.

To show proof of the completion of the virtual ride, the participant has to use a fitness tracker or a workout app on a smartphone that can record the ride details. The ride details must be submitted to the organiser by 2 June 2025.

Once the participant’s virtual ride distance is completed and proof of timing is received by the organiser, an event medal will be mailed to the participant (refer to Annexe A to C on how to submit ride records).

Participants can download an electronic copy of the event certificate from the event website after their submitted virtual ride details are verified.

Annexe A – Guide for the Sportive VR (40km), the Straits Times VR (20km), the Foldie VR by Brompton (40km) and Mighty Savers^® Kids VR (5km or 1km)

Annexe B – Guide for 100km Virtual Ride

Annexe C – Guide for Round Island Virtual Ride