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F1 star strips down for nearly-naked bike ride
Yes, it was already expected that the headline would feature Valtteri Bottas the moment you clicked on it. He has a penchant for both flaunting his physique and cycling, so it’s not surprising that he combined the two again recently, just like he did last year. Bottas participated in the ‘Budgy Beach Shakeout Ride,’ an event during RADL GRVL, Australia’s top gravel cycling event in which he has an interest. He started the week by taking a group of riders from GRVL Corner to Glenelg Beach for a swim, all of them dressed in beach attire, with many opting for just budgy smugglers, or as they are known outside Australia, Speedos. Bottas, along with his partner Tiffany Cromwell, were among the participants in the subsequent gravel racing. Despite finishing second in the men’s category of the 64km ‘Red Course,’ he was outraced by three junior riders, placing him as the second fastest adult but fifth overall. Vince Bascombe from Western Australia claimed victory by a considerable margin, outpacing Bottas and the youngsters who surpassed the F1 driver. Bottas is expected to return to Europe for private shakedown testing with his team in Barcelona next week, likely in more conventional attire.
