MC's Cycling Diary

Date: 2 June 2018 Total distance: 483 Kilometers Start Time: 5:15 am 2 June 20188 Return Time: 8:00 pm 3 June 2018 With: Mohan Subramanyam, Parthasarathi Mahakud, Raju Sundharam Altitude Profile: Koramangala - Harohalli - Anchetty - Hogenakkal - Mecheri - Salem - Yercaud - Salem - Krishnagiri - Koramangala Mohan Sir planned for a weekend ride and plotted a tough route. The route comprised of rolling terrain followed by the climb to Yercaud and Yelagiri before getting back to Bangalore. The ride on the highway had been minimized and we would be riding on interior roads which made this ride very interesting. The total distance was 600 kilometers and the plan was to complete the ride in 40 hours. The start time was set as 5:00 am on Saturday and finish by 9:00 pm on Sunday. Four of us assembled at Silk Board junction at 5:00 am. Mohan Sir, Parthasarathi and I were riding MTB's and Raju was riding a road bike. The start was slightly delayed and we s...

Date: 26 May 2018 Total distance: 202 Kilometers Start Time: 5:30 am Return Time: 4:00 pm With: - Altitude Profile: Kanteerava Stadium - Manchanabele - Magadi - Huliyurdurga - Kunigal - Hebbur - Nelamangala - Kanteerava Stadium A new route was announced for the 200 kilometer brevet. I was keen on riding the route since it had the added incentive of completing my second SR of the 2017-18 season. The route was passing through interior roads most of the time and will be spending very little time on the highway. Can't ask for more than to have a ride on countryside roads and having a good and peaceful ride on Saturday. Bangalore had been receiving a lot of pre-monsoon showers and the day before the ride was no different. It rained for most of the evening and the night. There were a lot of messages circulating that a storm was expected on the day of the ride. Queries regarding additional time in case of rains were struck down by the organise...