‘Tour of Nilgiris’ cycle expedition begins in Ooty

UDHAGAMANDALAM: In a two-day cycling expedition in the Nilgiris, 15 cyclists pedaled from Ooty to Kodanadu and returned to Ooty, covering a distance of 93km, on Friday. On Saturday, 16 cyclists will pedal from Ooty to

Manjoor

and back covering a distance of 113km. Started in 2007, the event sees its 10th edition with 128 cyclists, including 8 women, taking part in the whole expedition of cycling starting from Bengaluru and crossing Mysore and other places. The event is organised by Tour of Nilgiris (TfN).

Alexi Grewal

, an Olympic gold medalist in road cycling in 1984, Lt Col Dr

Srinivas Gokulnath

, India’s first RAAM finisher (Race Across

America

– 5,000km in 11 days, 18 hours), and Naveen John, a national road race champion, are among others who are participating in TfN-2017.

According to

Badrinath V Sastry

, assistant tour director, TfN-2017, the cycling expedition is a bid to cultivate the culture of cycling amongst the masses. “We have been taking several initiatives to promote cycling culture. Tour of Nilgiris (TfN) is our flagship event and we are celebrating a decade of this event this year,” he said.

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