Tampines Bike Park was formerly located in the eastern part of

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, in the

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Regional Centre. Just one-kilometre away from

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, the entrance of the park and the parking lot are located along Tampines Avenue 9 at the junction of Tampines Avenue 7. In May 2013, it was reported that the Tampines Bike Park will be cleared for development into a new town, less than 3 years after it was presented to Singaporeans as a legacy of the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore. It closed in 2014.

History

Situated on a 60-hectare site in 2006 by mountain-biking organisation DirTraction and the contractor company RMC Pte Ltd, the current Mountain Bike trail is ten-kilometre long and offers several climbs as well as a challenging contour line rides. The trail hosted the

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in 2007, involving more than 260 participants from

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, the

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and Singapore. The trail system is being upgraded to make it even more technically challenging, and in 2008, the bike park hosted BikeAsia100, a 100km mountain biking marathon race, and subsequently

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in 2009 with its marquee event, a 100km night mountain biking marathon race, one of the first around the region. These mountain biking marathon event attracted riders from the region, bringing close to 700 participants in the 2009 edition. The BMX portion of the park is currently used for dirt jumping by BMX enthusiasts. It is being developed into a full-scaled BMX race track for local community use and to host major international events. The start and finish areas of the mountain bike and BMX courses in the bike park will be adjacent to one another, allowing the spectators the best possible view of both events.

2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Tampines Bike Park was used as a competition venue for

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(BMX and Mountain Bike) during the

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

. Speaking of the Tampines Bike Park as well as numerous venues and facilities that were specially built for the Youth Olympics, then Minister for Community Development, Dr

Vivian Balakrishnan Vivian Balakrishnan ( ta, விவியன் பாலகிருஷ்ணன்; born 1961) is a Singaporean politician, diplomat and former ophthalmologist who has been serving in the Cabinet as Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2015. A m ...

, assured Singaporeans that there'll be no white elephants after the Youth Olympics were over as local athletes, sportsmen and weekend sports enthusiasts can use the facilities. However, less than 3 years after the inaugural Youth Olympics in 2010, the HDB announced in May 2013 that earthworks had begun at the Tampines Bike Park to clear it for a new town instead.

Closure

The Tampines Bike Park was closed as to make way for the future developments of the future Tampines North New Town, which will be an extension of the existing

Tampines New Town Tampines () is the Regional centre (Singapore), regional centre of the East Region, Singapore, East Region of Singapore. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous Planning Areas of Singapore, ...

. The Bike Park had its last day of operations on the 14 September 2014. Plans for a new BMX track to replace the one in Tampines is currently undergoing discussion and planning. The Tampines Bike Park then officially closes on the 17 September 2014.

Notes and references

External links

Singapore Mountain Bike Carnival

DirTraction
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