Valtteri Bottas reveals lizard-leaping, python-dodging cycling exploits on epic ride

• Cadillac driver rode between Malaysia and Singapore

• Four-day trip helped him acclimatise for Singapore GP

Valtteri Bottas has revealed the details of an incident-packed 418km bike ride including encounters with snakes, being chased by dogs and the eerie atmosphere of riding through the jungle at night as the Cadillac driver cycled between Malaysia and Singapore this week.

The 37-year-old is a keen cyclist and after a suggestion from his girlfriend, the Australian Olympic cyclist Tiffany Cromwell, he decided to take on the challenge of riding from the last round in Sepang near Kuala Lumpur to this weekend’s grand prix on the street circuit in Singapore, under his own steam.

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Source: Guardian Sport