MC's Cycling Diary

Date: 28 July 2018 Total distance: 169 Kilometers Start Time: 5:25 am Return Time: 3:15 pm With: - Altitude Profile: Koramangala - Bannerghatta - Muninagara Dam - Harohalli - Sathanur - Harohalli - Koramangala Couple of weeks had passed and I was itching to get back on the saddle. It's been over 2 months since I have looked up for places to ride to. As usual, the places which are far off are the ones which are appealing, however, I was not very confident of being able to ride long distances since I have not recovered from the GOH ride as yet. What looked feasible was an under 100 kilometer ride and was thinking of locations within that range. Shashidhar K C recommended Muninagara Dam, a search for this place, it was only a 34 kilometer ride one way. It was ideal as it would be a relaxed ride and would be bordering the Bannerghatta Forest which made it an interesting ride. I would take a call on riding further based on how I felt after getting to Munina

Date: 14 July 2018 - 17 July 2018 Total distance: 1,214 Kilometers Start Time: 6:00 am 14 July 2018 Return Time:  8:45 pm 17 July 2018 With: Various riders Altitude Profile: The Preparation Phase: Getting the Body Ready The brevet calendar of Bangalore Randonneurs had been finalised and published in October 2017, the signature event in the calendar being the 1,200 kilometer brevet. Named Gates of Heaven, this 1,200 kilometer ride is touted as one of the most difficult rides in Bangalore if not in the country. It has an elevation gain of 13,000 meters including 3 hills and lots of rolling terrain. Climbing being my Achilles heel I had to put in significant work to be able to crack this ride. 8 months for the ride seemed like sufficient time for me to progress from having ridden 600 kilometers brevet to 1,200 kilometers brevet. The first step was to get used to riding a distance over 1,000 kilometer and I tried my hand at the Kittur Express (Ban