Bekal 1200

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...