Sunday, August 9, 2020
Saturday, August 8, 2020
Pinky Jha , Bicycle Mayor Ahmedabad: Virtual Everesting
“FIENDISHLY SIMPLE, YET BRUTALLY HARD.
The concept of Everesting is fiendishly simple: Pick any hill, anywhere in the world
and complete repeats of it in a single activity until you climb 8,848m –
the equivalent height of Mt Everest. Complete the challenge on a bike, on foot, or online,
and you’ll find your name in the Hall of Fame, alongside the best climbers in the world.
Murshid K V: The first Malayali to ride thrice in 12 hours the Jebel Jais Mountain in UAE
UAE ലെ തന്നെ ഏറ്റവും ഉയരം കൂടിയ മലനിരകളായ ജബൽ ജൈസ് (6345ft) 12 മണിക്കൂർ കൊണ്ട് 3 തവണ സൈക്കിളിൽ കയറി ഇറങ്ങി റെക്കോർഡ് നേട്ടം സ്വന്തം ആക്കിയിരിക്കുകയാണ് ഈ ചങ്ങരംകുളംകാരന്.
ഈ നേട്ടം കൈവരിക്കുന്ന ആദ്യ മലയാളി കൂടെ ആണ് മുര്ഷിദ് കെ. വി.
Kerala Riders UAE ,DXB riders എന്നി ക്ലബ്ബുകളുടെ പിന്തുണയോടെ ആണ് മുര്ഷിദ് കെ. വി. ഈ നേട്ടം കൈവരിച്ചത്.
Pinky Jha, Bicycle Mayor Ahmedabad: Virtual Race Across America(VRAAM)
This 40 year old homemaker never rode a bike until 5 years ago. She just finished the 12 day virtual The 60 in four days. By doing multiple days at a time finished the course first..
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Atop the’ vEverest’
PINKY Jha, the unassuming but strong-willed mother-of-two caught our attention when she finished the 12-stage,12-day ’The 60’ of the Virtual Race Across America (VRAAM) in just four days. Two months hence, the 40-year-old has achieved another feat. Jha is now the first cyclist from the country to finish the 10,000m climb in Everesting or vEveresting- a cycling challenge where the rider has to ascend 8.848 m (the height of Mount Everest). It took her a total of 46 hours and 40 mins to complete 445 km. Jha – who credits her success to her team that ensured she was well-fed and up to accomplish the difficult task at hand – also revealed that she had to start all over again after reaching 1,800m.”If my application hadn’t failed, the actual race time would have been a lot lesser than recorder.” We say say, Ms. Jha, congratulations on a job well done!
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Race Across America RAAM, the World’s Toughest Bicycle Race since 1982,was held in a virtual format in 2020 , kicked off on june 18 with the VRAAM: The World’s First – And Largest – Virtual Ultra-Cycling. The VRAM ran from June 16-28, 2020.
World’s First – And Largest – Virtual Ultra-Cycling. The VRAM ran from June 16-28, 2020.
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Accidentally saw this in FB. About an year ago...
If school students turn up in front of your doorstep asking if you are in possession of worn-out cycles, do not get surprised. They are on a mission, taking part in a mammoth green initiative - the ‘Cycle Brigade’ being launched by the city corporation. This Onam vacation, students will go bicycle hunting in their localities. Worn-out cycles will be given a facelift as part of the project and will be used in schools. This is just one among the many initiatives of the Cycle Brigade project.
Picture membership cards via which the students will get to use a bicycle throughout the academic year. More such unique initiatives are being launched by the corporation to transform the district into a cycling hub. “The idea is to bring back the culture of cycling to the city. Earlier, we had outlets which would rent out bicycles at very affordable rates. There was a thriving bicycle culture here. With this project, we will have enough cycles to lend out, and students without any means to buy bicycles will be offered with an option to cycle,” said a corporation official.
Mayor V K Prasanth appealed to the public to donate their worn-out bicycles to corresponding health circles after which the bicycles will be repaired and donated to the Cycle Brigade team. The project of the corporation is being implemented by the city-based cycling club Indus Cycling Embassy (ICE). As part of the Cycle Brigade, cycling clubs will be formed in all government schools. “A wide range of programmes will be held to promote cycling amongst the student community. There will be regular rides for students, cycling repair workshops will be conducted in schools, cycle-themed cinemas will be screened in schools and the cycle train concept will be implemented, whereby students will commute to school together, in cycles, joining from their locations.
“The idea is to bring the student community into the fold of cycling,” said Prakash P Gopinath, bicycle mayor of the city and founder of ICE. “It is a wild idea we are experimenting with. To turn Thiruvananthapuram into a bicycle capital of the country,” he said.
The city will also get its own junior bicycle mayor by the end of December. “We will also select a junior bicycle mayor once the Cycle Brigade gets active. The junior bicycle mayor will be a senior student and will be elected by the students. They will be tasked with promoting cycling amongst the student community,” he added.
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Rules and Regulations:
⚠️ Helmet is mandatory,
No Helmet No Ride.
⚠️ Keep Social Distance and
Avoid Group Ride.
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⚠️ Upload your activity
with in the time frame.
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