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INTERVIEW: WILFRED (TOUR DE CURE) · 987 The Shock Circuit

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  Speaker 1: We just had like a 5-minute long chat exclusive on
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  Speaker 1: TikTok Live. We want to welcome someone who's been a
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  Speaker 1: very passionate endurance athlete for a very, very long time.
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  Speaker 1: Wilfred's journey has taken him all around the world, as
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  Speaker 1: we have learned over the past few minutes. And how
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  Speaker 1: about cycling from Singapore to KL and back to Singapore
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  Speaker 1: again for a good cause. Tour de Cure as they
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  Speaker 1: call it. Say hello to Wilfred in the studio.
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  Speaker 1: Welcome. Good morning. Good morning. This is definitely not early
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  Speaker 1: for you, right? Uh,
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  Speaker 2: no, this is OK. This is
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  Speaker 1: normal.
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  Speaker 2: I wouldn't say middle of the day, but it's, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: it's still morning.
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  Speaker 1: What time do you usually wake up here in Singapore
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  Speaker 1: to cycle roads before it gets busy?
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  Speaker 2: Uh, I mean, enjoy the roads, nice and quiet.
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  Speaker 2: And before the the heat really kicks in, I think
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  Speaker 2: you would have to get up probably about, uh, you know,
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  Speaker 2: 4 or 5 a.m., but uh I do a school
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  Speaker 2: drop-off as well in the morning. So if I do
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  Speaker 2: my training, it will be before that. So uh
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  Speaker 1: yeah. So sometimes when I actually drive into work and
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  Speaker 1: it's already very early, like 5-ish in the morning, right?
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  Speaker 1: I noticed some people already cycling. You might be one
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  Speaker 1: of them.
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  Speaker 2: It could be you.
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  Speaker 1: It could be you. OK, so thank you for making
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  Speaker 1: the time to come on down. I know tomorrow is
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  Speaker 1: going to be a big day for you. That's where
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  Speaker 1: you really kick off. Can you tell us a bit
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  Speaker 1: more about what you're doing with uh Twitter?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. So, um, Tour the Cure is a,
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  Speaker 2: is an Australian cancer research foundation that was founded in 2007.
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  Speaker 2: They do a, a fundraising mainly just for cancer research.
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  Speaker 2: And uh one of my teammates, uh, Jimmy, that will
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  Speaker 2: be joining me tomorrow on that uh big, big ride, um,
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  Speaker 2: he has joined one of their events last year. He
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  Speaker 2: wanted to do that again this year, but due to
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  Speaker 2: work commitments, he couldn't really make it.
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  Speaker 2: Um, and I have, um, you know, sort of now
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  Speaker 2: an extra motivation to join this event because my uncle
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  Speaker 2: is diagnosed with both, uh, prostate cancer and, and lung cancer.
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  Speaker 2: Jimmy's dad is also undergoing chemo as we speak. So,
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  Speaker 2: we wanted to do something and we wanted to organize
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  Speaker 2: our own sort of event and, um, Tour de Cure
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  Speaker 2: was very supportive as well of us organizing our own
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  Speaker 2: fundraising event. So we're gonna cycle from Singapore to KL
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  Speaker 2: KL back to Singapore.
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  Speaker 2: Uh, in 2 days, so it's 450 kilometers each day.
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  Speaker 1: I don't know if that's their priority. I'm not sure
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  Speaker 1: if food is
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  Speaker 1: priority at this point.
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  Speaker 2: Food will be, I mean, we have to think about
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  Speaker 2: our hydration and and refuel and there'll be definitely a
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  Speaker 2: lot of stops, so we'll try and make some good pace.
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  Speaker 2: That's why we start really early in the morning as well,
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  Speaker 2: and ride a lot in the, in the morning before
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  Speaker 2: the the sun comes up.
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  Speaker 2: Um, but yeah, we really wanted to do something for our,
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  Speaker 2: our family members and I'm pretty sure that everyone in this,
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  Speaker 2: in this studio, but, you know, that you know, would
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  Speaker 2: have somebody that has been impacted by cancer. Hopefully through
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  Speaker 2: raising a lot of funds, and I think we're currently
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  Speaker 2: at about $6500. We're trying to get to $20,000. Um.
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  Speaker 2: We can raise a lot of funds for, for cancer
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  Speaker 2: research and hopefully in the future, help a lot of
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  Speaker 2: people try and kick out this um this terrible disease.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I, I will say that, uh, when I
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  Speaker 1: knew about this, and I just want to give a
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  Speaker 1: big shout out to our friends who are MG who
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  Speaker 1: are one of your sponsors as well and I think,
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  Speaker 1: I believe they will definitely have people there cheering you
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  Speaker 1: on at the start line, at the finish line and everything. Um,
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  Speaker 1: I want to
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  Speaker 1: Some love to my dad who actually went through cancer
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  Speaker 1: treatments just over the last couple of years. It's not easy,
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  Speaker 1: but beyond the person dealing with it, it is also
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  Speaker 1: about the people around that person and the caregivers. So
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  Speaker 1: what would you say, like, aside from the person going
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  Speaker 1: through this terrible disease, do you want to say anything
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  Speaker 1: to the caregivers out there?
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  Speaker 1: I think,
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  Speaker 2: I mean, a massive thanks to everyone that is involved
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  Speaker 2: in trying to help people through this journey. I think
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  Speaker 2: it's not easy. Um, of course, you know, it's, you know,
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  Speaker 2: you have the doctors that help you, you have the nurses,
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  Speaker 2: you have the caretakers, you have, um, all those good
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  Speaker 2: people trying to do the best they can to, to
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  Speaker 2: help people and support the people. I think the other
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  Speaker 2: really important thing for me as well, as you can
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  Speaker 2: see on my arm as well, um, the tattoo Jia
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  Speaker 2: obviously it stands for family. Family, I think is also very,
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  Speaker 2: very important and
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  Speaker 2: I think what we've seen through this journey, um, MG
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  Speaker 2: has stepped up really in a big way um to
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  Speaker 2: help us um and through the Eurocast Group as well,
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  Speaker 2: but I think the other really uh big um support
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  Speaker 2: for us, I guess, is, is the, the wider family
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  Speaker 2: and the wider community. Pretty much everyone has, has, has
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  Speaker 2: um backed us as well and, and specializes come in
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  Speaker 2: a big way.
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  Speaker 2: To support us. They've been a long, longtime sponsor of
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  Speaker 2: the team. Um, but they've really gone over and beyond
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  Speaker 2: to try and help out, make sure we have all the,
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  Speaker 2: the needs and the, you know, supplies and the support
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  Speaker 2: that we need in the car. If anything goes wrong, we,
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  Speaker 2: we have support. Um, so, yeah, I think, you know,
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  Speaker 2: not just the caretakers, but family as well is very important.
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  Speaker 2: It's the pillar, right? It's the people you lean on
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  Speaker 2: and the
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  Speaker 2: They probably feel very helpless. It's a, it's a, you know, you,
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  Speaker 2: you wanna do something but you don't know what you
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  Speaker 2: can do. And that's I think one of the things that, that, um,
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  Speaker 2: I think I've realized now through this journey and trying
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  Speaker 2: to raise funds is the, the community is just so, um,
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  Speaker 2: touching and important, right? So I think, yeah, massive thanks
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  Speaker 2: to everyone that's been involved because
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  Speaker 2: Without them, it wouldn't have been possible.
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  Speaker 1: What's the packing because firstly, I perspire a lot. So
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  Speaker 1: I think when I run, I got loads of electrolytes
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  Speaker 1: and my gels and how do you keep your passport
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  Speaker 1: dry?
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  Speaker 2: I think that one will be as soon as we
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  Speaker 2: cross the border, chuck it in the car so we
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  Speaker 2: don't have it with us, yeah, it's it's a massive car,
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  Speaker 2: so we have a lot of uh um extra gear there,
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  Speaker 2: but I think.
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  Speaker 2: So my teammate Jimmy, he's a, he's a, yeah, he
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  Speaker 2: sweats profusely, so he needs a lot of extra jerseys
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  Speaker 2: and a lot of extra bibs, but we have a
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  Speaker 2: lot of extra jerseys yeah.
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  Speaker 1: I mean,
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  Speaker 2: a lot of sun protection, yeah, yeah. So like I said, right,
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  Speaker 2: I love the sun but it doesn't love me back
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  Speaker 2: in the same way, so I need to wear a
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  Speaker 2: lot of sun protection, but um, so we'll have a
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  Speaker 2: lot of extra.
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  Speaker 2: Uh, long sleeve, uh, gear as well, so our current, um, um,
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  Speaker 2: jersey sponsor is Attea, which is an Australian brand. They
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  Speaker 2: obviously take their sun protections very seriously.
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  Speaker 2: And they've also been really good in sending us additional
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  Speaker 2: jerseys to wear with with long sleeves specifically made for
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  Speaker 2: the the heat in Malaysia and Singapore. So that's been
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  Speaker 2: also fantastic and obviously that will help us a lot
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  Speaker 2: on the
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  Speaker 1: way. I mean, since we're on the topic of gear, right,
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  Speaker 1: Joakim and I were just having this conversation yesterday. How
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  Speaker 1: do you stay on the bike for so long? Is
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  Speaker 1: it not uncomfortable? I know you probably have your special,
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  Speaker 1: you know, cushions your gear, your hamstrings, your, how do
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  Speaker 1: you do it?
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  Speaker 2: A lot of, a lot of uh chamois cream, so
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  Speaker 2: that one will be very much uh helping as well.
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  Speaker 2: I brought in a few extra tubes.
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  Speaker 1: Is it do runners use that too?
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  Speaker 1: Runners,
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  Speaker 2: runners, cyclists, they know the drill. It's yeah, but that
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  Speaker 2: one will have to be replenished quite a bit, yeah.
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  Speaker 1: And I
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  Speaker 1: want to ask another fun question. You know, I think
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  Speaker 1: for people who are doing high rocks and 2 times
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  Speaker 1: this weekend, you would know that when you train, you
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  Speaker 1: invest so much in your jerseys and running shoes. Wilfred,
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  Speaker 1: how much have you invested in your bike so far already?
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  Speaker 2: Uh, well, actually, a big shout out to Specialized. They, uh, again,
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  Speaker 2: they are one of our big sponsors and they, um,
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  Speaker 2: asked me what bike am I gonna use and the
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  Speaker 2: bike that I have is, um, is slightly older model.
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  Speaker 2: I still love that bike a lot. Um, but I
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  Speaker 2: guess it was, it would be a bit of a
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  Speaker 2: harsh ride because it's really a race-specific bike. So for
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  Speaker 2: that long journey, uh, probably not ideal. So, um, they
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  Speaker 2: quickly said, what about we get you a brand spanking
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  Speaker 2: new bike and spec it as, to make it as
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  Speaker 2: comfortable for you as possible.
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  Speaker 2: Um, which is a, it's a specialized Rube SL8, which
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  Speaker 2: is one of the newest models that they have. Um, and, um, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: that's been amazing and, and one of the good things
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  Speaker 2: as well is that, I'll be using that on the,
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  Speaker 2: I'll be using that on the ride and then after
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  Speaker 2: the ride, we'll be, um, or specialized we'll help sell
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  Speaker 2: that off and part of the proceeds will go to
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  Speaker 2: the charity as well. So
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  Speaker 1: it's it's a very great,
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  Speaker 2: but uh,
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  Speaker 1: yeah. So you've received the bike. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I've ridden it a bit, so I rode some miles
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  Speaker 2: making sure that it's comfortable.
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  Speaker 2: Uh, you know, the, the worst thing you can do,
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  Speaker 2: like any runner or any endurance athlete will say is, oh,
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  Speaker 2: use new stuff just
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  Speaker 1: before the race. It's a big no,
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  Speaker 1: no, I
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  Speaker 2: had
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  Speaker 1: to,
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  Speaker 2: had to, I had to use it. So I went
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  Speaker 2: for a longish ride on, on Sunday on the bike
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  Speaker 2: and it's been really, really good. I think it will
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  Speaker 2: help a lot on this journey.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, and it's a beautiful bike as well. So for
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  Speaker 2: anyone who is listening or seeing it in in some
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  Speaker 2: of the footage in the coming days, if they're really keen,
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  Speaker 2: go to the, go to the store and have a
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  Speaker 2: look once it's, uh, once we finish the ride, and, um,
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  Speaker 2: and it will be available, but it's a, yeah, it's
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  Speaker 2: a great bike. I
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  Speaker 1: can feel that actually, you know, your reaction when you
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  Speaker 1: open up the bike or actually saw it for the
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  Speaker 1: first time might be very different from the reaction you're
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  Speaker 1: giving us on air right now. You might have been
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  Speaker 1: like a small like,
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  Speaker 1: oh, this is so cool
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  Speaker 2: like a kid in the candy store.
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  Speaker 1: If I buy a new pair of running shoes, I
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  Speaker 1: will sniff it like.
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  Speaker 1: You will sniff your showcase. Thank you for letting us
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  Speaker 1: know that you can sniff your running shoe and it's
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  Speaker 1: brand new because after the first run, that's it. Please don't, yeah. OK,
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  Speaker 1: so take us to um the event starting tomorrow. How's
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  Speaker 1: it gonna be like? Lead us through it and then
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  Speaker 1: how do we support as people who may not be
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  Speaker 1: able to be physically there. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: exactly. So, uh, I mean, again, uh, the MG has
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  Speaker 2: been really good in providing the follow vehicle with all
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  Speaker 2: the needs that we, that we need on this, on
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  Speaker 2: this journey.
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  Speaker 2: It's amazing. So we'll flag off and start at 3 a.m.,
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  Speaker 2: which is a bit early. So for those that can't join,
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  Speaker 2: no worries. Yeah, yes, please, yes, please. So we start
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  Speaker 2: at 3 a.m., um, uh, from the MG showroom at
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  Speaker 2: Langy Road, um, and, uh Alexandra. So then hopefully we
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  Speaker 2: get to the border at, uh, at, you know, in
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  Speaker 2: about 40, 45 minutes to an hour's time, um, and then, uh,
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  Speaker 2: hopefully get as many miles in before the sun.
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  Speaker 2: Comes out, so hopefully by about midday we'll be at
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  Speaker 2: uh Malacca, hopefully, um, we'll be stopping over there at
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  Speaker 2: the at the MG showroom as well, so that'll be
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  Speaker 2: nice to refuel, uh, recharge the car because it's an
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  Speaker 2: electric car, so we need some more juice. We need
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  Speaker 2: to refuel as well, so we get some meal and
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  Speaker 2: uh and uh yeah, we can drink some uh some
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  Speaker 2: um some isotonic, electrolytes, etc. and then we're on our
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  Speaker 2: way to uh to KL and then um at the hopefully.
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  Speaker 2: Evening time we'll arrive, then the morning after we'll be
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  Speaker 2: uh leaving again about 4 a.m. to uh again beat
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  Speaker 2: the traffic, beat the heat, uh, and then make our
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  Speaker 2: way to, to Singapore will be
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  Speaker 1: streamed,
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  Speaker 2: I think, uh, you know, there'll be some shots on
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  Speaker 2: our uh SG Mavericks or the Mavericks my team. They will,
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  Speaker 2: they will do some jersey.
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  Speaker 2: We'll do some, uh, some footage, uh, I think, um,
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  Speaker 2: the Eurocast group and both MG also probably have some
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  Speaker 2: shots here and there. Lovely, um, and, um, I'll take
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  Speaker 2: my Apple Air tag as well so we have a
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  Speaker 2: live location we can share and say, hey, this is where, where,
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  Speaker 2: where they are now and how they're going.
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  Speaker 1: This might be a question for me it's the weekend,
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  Speaker 1: it might be quite jammed at the Causeway.
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  Speaker 1: Because
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  Speaker 1: it's a long weekend, Singapore. I think they're leaving at
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  Speaker 1: an early enough
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  Speaker 1: timing.
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  Speaker 2: It's early enough on Thursday because Thursday is still a
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  Speaker 2: school day and a work day, so I think it's OK.
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  Speaker 2: And then Friday on the way back in should still
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  Speaker 2: be OK because everybody wants to go out.
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  Speaker 1: OK,
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  Speaker 1: so tell us, how can we help you?
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  Speaker 1: with the fundraising, for example, you said you have a
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  Speaker 1: goal of $20,000. Is there a site you can
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  Speaker 1: share with us?
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  Speaker 2: We
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  Speaker 1: have a link
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  Speaker 2: uh that uh I, uh, I will share as well
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  Speaker 2: where people can donate. It's super easy. I think it's
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  Speaker 2: probably one of the best user experiences that I've ever seen.
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  Speaker 2: It's 3 clicks and you, you can donate. You don't
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  Speaker 2: have to even think about the currency because it's an
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  Speaker 2: Australian charity, but you don't have to think about it.
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  Speaker 2: You put $100 Sing dollars, it will do everything else
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  Speaker 2: for you.
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  Speaker 2: Um, so it's very easy. That link can be shared, uh,
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  Speaker 2: and we'll be sharing that across our journey as well,
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  Speaker 2: so people can hopefully donate as much as possible and,
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  Speaker 2: and support this great cause.
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  Speaker 1: Nice. Really hope that you achieve everything you want to achieve,
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  Speaker 1: maybe even, um, surpass $20,000 out there. Fingers crossed. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for doing what you're doing and a big shout
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  Speaker 1: out to your key sponsors, Specialized, our friends over at
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  Speaker 1: MG Eurocars as well.
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  Speaker 1: And many, many more I'm sure that are coming on
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  Speaker 1: board to partner. Anything else? Last words that you want
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  Speaker 1: to add in before we let you go on your
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  Speaker 1: two-day long journey?
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  Speaker 2: Uh, no, just thanks everyone for their support. Really, really
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  Speaker 2: appreciate it and uh yeah, let's make this a big
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  Speaker 2: community event and and get behind this. So yeah, thanks
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  Speaker 1: for thanks for you guys for
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  Speaker 1: having me.
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  Speaker 2: All the best.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you sending you love.