Cycling more than 320km back to Singapore from Malaysia may sound like an impossible challenge to most people (this writer included), but not for Chen Hanwei.
The 55-year-old Mediacorp actor was part of Mediacorp’s celebrity charity cycling relay show Pedal On For Love, which was a whopping 5,000km journey.
The relay route started in Kunming, China, and spanned six countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Malaysia. The journey took 70 days and was completed through the combined efforts of 11 artistes, including Tay Ping Hui, Elvin Ng, Felicia Chin and Chen Hanwei, who took on the final leg of the journey.
Chen crossed the finishing line at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS) school in Pasir Ris on Aug 19. He was welcomed home by most of his relay mates.
The actor shared that his journey also had a very personal pitstop. He started cycling from Selangor and stopped in Johor Bahru along the way to pay respects to his late mother, who passed away in July last year, he said in an interview with Zaobao.sg.
“The most beautiful view was really the journey home. I cycled back to see my mum,” he said.
The on-site reporter also noticed that Chen’s shoelaces were faintly stained with blood while his knees were wounded.
