History of Para Cycling Federation of Singapore (PCFS)
The Para Cycling Federation of Singapore (PCFS) was formerly known as the Handcycling Association of Singapore (HAS). The organisation was formed in early 2007, by members of the Spinal Cord Injury Support Group Singapore, comprising of survivors of spinal cord injury, and the rehab professionals at Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Centre. Then, it was just an informal gathering to handcycle at Yio Chu Kang Stadium on Saturday mornings. Its mission was to get more disabled persons into sports as a meaningful and beneficial activity for overall health and well-being.
With the inclusion of other categories of para cyclists, we were subsequently renamed the Para Cycling Federation of Singapore (PCFS) in July 2017 to reflect the diversity of cycling options available.
Christian Stauffer took over as President in 2016. He was the PCFS Head Coach between 2014 and 2018.
6 March: Handcycling Association of Singapore (HAS) Junior and Development teams participated in the NTU Bike Rally at the F1 Pit.
6 August: Handcycling Association of Singapore (HAS) Junior and Development teams participated in the first Singapore National Para Games at the Singapore Sports School.
21 August: The Handcycling Association of Singapore (HAS) Development team competed in its own wave at the Seletar Aerospace Park Criterium.
2 October: Amanda, Naren, Iskandar and Subbu from our Development team took part in the prestigious OCBC Cycle 2016 Sportive Ride.
Proudly represented by Zi Xuan, Owen Lee, Zi Yong and Ryan Choo, the junior team from the Handcycling Association of Singapore (HAS) demonstrated their hand cycling skills before their schoolmates and guests gave the sport a try.
ROMP 16 was a youth sports carnival organised by the W.A.D! Club.
26 March: Jointly organised with Cycosports and in partnership with the Singapore Disability Sports Council as well as the Singapore Cycling Federation, the Championship and Invitationals were held within the URA-CFS Share the Road Criterium. We had the pleasure of hosting Team Malaysia, who showed strong capabilities in all disciplines.
PCFS Juniors Team joined the OCBC-NParks Ride Safe Programme Share The Track event.
HAS was renamed Para Cycling Federation of Singapore (PCFS) in July 2017 as the organisation expanded to encompass all forms of para cycling.
Aims:
- To create awareness of para cycling as a sport that can improve the overall physical and mental well- being of people with disabilities or special needs.
- To provide an interactive, and a supportive, environment for the participants to share life experiences and build friendships.
- To provide people with special needs a platform for social interaction through para cycling, by actively promoting grassroots development and community outreach programs.
- To make para cycling a part of the local, regional, national and global cycling community.
- To train and develop an elite para cycling team for participation in major regional, and international games.
