600 km brevet (606 reallyy) done in 36:55, 33 minutes faster than my last year’s timing. Goal was 36 hours, punctures slowed it. But heck, it was a great ride. By successfully completing this, I became a Super Randonneur (SR) this year. Yay! A on-the-dot start at 0700 on a wonderful Saturday morning, cutting through the city, arriving at the busy Kanakapura road and off we went. A nice non-stop ride to Sathanur approx 70kms,…
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Fourteen Poets 400 brevet 2014
“What is more interesting than a brevet with a hill climb? Obviously, a brevet with two climbs.” Trust IISc Randonneurs to spice up the ride! Karthikeyan, Vijay and Sandeep at the start. And 13 cyclists. A nice clear cool FRI night. 10pm start from IISc Gymkhana. Bone rattling start. Smooth and easy ride via Sankey, Infantry, Cubbon and Brigade. Onto Hosur road, busy at 11pm! Karnataka border arch shows up – Yey, off we go!…
Kolhapur 1200 brevet
I was awake before the alarm clock rang at 3:15am on THU the Eleventh of July. The excitement, tension and the slight fear was palpable. It was the longest brevet I was embarking, titled the ‘No-hype 1200’. After an hour I was ready, rode to the start point, the Khoday’s on Kanakapura road, a good 19km from my house. Bike check done, brevet card signed, cue card handed over by Chidambaran, eight of us are all…
Fourteen Poets 400 Brevet 2013
Enjoyed the Fourteen Poets 400km brevet, my first one with hill climbs. Completed it with 1:20 hours to spare. Hill climbing was a breeze, the village roads turned out to be the most difficult as there were no roads! In detail now… Started on Friday @2200 with Mahesh Kumar and Parag Patankar from IISc Gymkhana jostling the BLR traffic for about an hour only to encounter a bunch of trucks blocking the entry at Hosur. …
Belgaum 1000km brevet
Delighted to post that I completed the 1000km brevet (Bangalore-Belgaum-Bangalore) successfully with about 7.5 hours to spare. Ride started at 1600 hours THU, commencing with Rain God blessing us with a big shower as soon we left the start point at MG road! After couple of hours, rain ceased, and when the ride suddenly became rough, I realised that I had a flat. Fixed the puncture by replacing the tube at 2230 on the highway…