Indore’s cyclist comes in 8th place in international cycling event ‘Tour de 100’ and tops Madhya Pradesh by completing an 11,000 kilometre ride with the fastest pace.
Indore’s cyclist comes in 8th place in international cycling event ‘Tour de 100’ and tops Madhya Pradesh by completing an 11,000 kilometre ride with the fastest pace.
Dr RB Singh, a cyclist, who has been cycling for more than 8 years, added this feather in his cap. Bringing laurels to the city, he is an inspiration to other cyclists in the city.
Indore is home to many cyclists, who have been building up their stamina for years. More than 44 such participants participated in the global event ‘Tour de 100’.
It was the third season of the International Cycling Challenge organized by the Cycling Club of France. The event lasted for four months and required vigorous training.
Out of a total of 4178 participants, about 44 participants from Madhya Pradesh participated, in which Dr. RB Singh from Indore finished 8th in the event by cycling 100 kms (total 11000 kms) every day for four months.
He stood in first place in state. The second position was also bagged by an Indori. Businessman Lokesh Trivedi secured the second position (31st global rank) by completing 7,537 kms in four months. MP’s third position was also secured by a cyclist in Indore named Sunil Solanki (67th global rank). He completed cycling for 6,306 kms.
The event was organised for 100 consecutive days, all the riders successfully completed the challenge of riding every day.
“It was an opportunity to show courage and enthusiasm to complete the challenge at 5 in the morning, regardless of the weather,” Singh said. He added that even when the temperature fell to 6 degrees, they could not give up.
Rider Mukesh Pathak, Dr Raju Keswani, and Dr Bharat Asati won the Diamond Medal in the event. Along with other riders Devendra Singh Thakur, Rakesh Kumar Singh, Mohit Tripathi, Rajesh Hirani and Praneet Udaygir won platinum medals.
Many others won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals as well. The riders after receiving their results on Saturday said, “We ride in groups and this spirit of taking everyone along while supporting each other brings success.”
Dr RB Singh, a cyclist, who has been cycling for more than 8 years, added this feather in his cap. Bringing laurels to the city, he is an inspiration to other cyclists in the city.
Indore is home to many cyclists, who have been building up their stamina for years. More than 44 such participants participated in the global event ‘Tour de 100’.
It was the third season of the International Cycling Challenge organized by the Cycling Club of France. The event lasted for four months and required vigorous training.
Out of a total of 4178 participants, about 44 participants from Madhya Pradesh participated, in which Dr. RB Singh from Indore finished 8th in the event by cycling 100 kms (total 11000 kms) every day for four months.
He stood in first place in state. The second position was also bagged by an Indori. Businessman Lokesh Trivedi secured the second position (31st global rank) by completing 7,537 kms in four months. MP’s third position was also secured by a cyclist in Indore named Sunil Solanki (67th global rank). He completed cycling for 6,306 kms.
The event was organised for 100 consecutive days, all the riders successfully completed the challenge of riding every day.
“It was an opportunity to show courage and enthusiasm to complete the challenge at 5 in the morning, regardless of the weather,” Singh said. He added that even when the temperature fell to 6 degrees, they could not give up.
Rider Mukesh Pathak, Dr Raju Keswani, and Dr Bharat Asati won the Diamond Medal in the event. Along with other riders Devendra Singh Thakur, Rakesh Kumar Singh, Mohit Tripathi, Rajesh Hirani and Praneet Udaygir won platinum medals.
Many others won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals as well. The riders after receiving their results on Saturday said, “We ride in groups and this spirit of taking everyone along while supporting each other brings success.”