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Bekal 1200

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Western Ghats at Agumbe 2025 Edition (1st edition of this ride) 27 February 2025 to 2 March 2025 Distance: 1,206 kilometers Allotted time: 90 hours Time taken: 87 hours 48 minutes Start time: 27 February 2025, 6:00 am Finish time: 2 March 2025 9:48 pm Altitude Profile: “It’s not about how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa Bekal 1200 (1,200 Kilometer Brevet): The 1 st edition of the Bekal 1200 was scheduled on 23 January 2025. A new 1,200-kilometre route by Bangalore Randonneurs with over 10,000 metres of elevation gain in the Western Ghats of Karnataka and Kerala along the Arabian sea coastal belt. Route: Bekal 1200 route has steep climbs in the Western Ghats, drastic temperature changes and remote terrain which makes this a challenging route. A test of the climbing and descending skills along with the endurance required to face the coastal heat and the dip in temp...

1001 Miglia Green Reverse 2024

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PC: Chandana Puttalingaiah "The 1001 Miglia Italia has two lives. The first is the adventure, hard, engaging. The second is the story. When you finish pedalling, the adventure ends. The story, however, begins and is immortal" - excerpt from the ride material provided by the organiser. 2024 Edition (this is the 7 th edition of this ride) 16 August 2024 to 22 August 2024 Distance: 1,630 kilometrs Start time: 16 August 2024, 7:38 pm Finish time: 22 August 2024 3:21 am Time taken: 127 hours 43 minutes Allotted time: 134 hours Altitude Profile: 1001 Miglia Green Reverse (1,600 Kilometre Brevet): As the name reads, this is a 1,001-mile (Miglia = mile) ride through the beautiful landscapes and medieval towns in Central Italy across the Italian Apennines.  It was being held every 2 years with the first edition being held in 2006, however, since 2016 this has become a once in 4 years event, with the 2024 edition being the 7 th edition of this ride. The ride is touted as th...