“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!…
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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. …