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Pune-Pandharpur Cycle Wari 2026 sees record participation of 2,350 cyclists

Pune-Pandharpur Cycle Wari 2026 sees record participation of 2,350 cyclists

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THE 10th Pune-Pandharpur Cycle Wari concluded on Saturday with a record 2350 cyclists completing the 235-km journey from Dehu to Pandharpur. Organised by the Indo Athletics Society, the ride began before dawn at Gatha Mandir in Dehu, and passed through Nigdi, Nashik Phata, Hadapsar, Uruli Kanchan, Bhigwan, Indapur, and Tembhurni before reaching Pandharpur. Historic turnout Participation reached an all-time high this year, with cyclists from several states joining the Wari. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Indian cyclists to look out for

Indian cyclists to look out for

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India’s top cyclists are currently competing at the 2026 Asian Track Cycling Championships, which is being held at the Tagaytay City Velodrome in the Philippines from March 25 to 31. The Indian contingent is chasing its first senior medal after three years, after having two consecutive medalless outings at the continental showdown. This year, the competition has much more importance for India, as this is probably the last chance for the cyclists to showcase their potential ahead of Asian Games selections. Leading the Indian contingent in the Philippines is once again the trio of Ronaldo Singh, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo and Celestina from Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Celestina has been on a continuous rise in the women’s sprint category and impressed on the opening day, leading the women’s team sprint to a new national record alongside Triyasha Paul and Keerthi. On the second day, David Beckham also had a good outing, reaching the final of the men’s Keirin ahead of former world medalist Shinji Nakano of Japan. Although he missed out on India’s first-ever Keirin medal, …

Why top cyclists carry women’s stockings, safety pins and kitchen funnels | Sport-others News

Why top cyclists carry women’s stockings, safety pins and kitchen funnels | Sport-others News

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“Hahahaha, we are all crossdressers, and like to stay cool,” guffaws a senior support staff of a Spanish cycling team, as he pulls out a wad of women’s stockings. Pre-race team tents at cycling’s Pune Grand Tour, see hectic activity with mechanics fussing over bikes with fancy tool kits. But sport’s typical improvisations and last-minute hacks are unavoidable, and teams travel with paraphernalia which is straight out of a novelty shop: women’s stockings, thin ankle socks and safety pins. There’s also kitchen funnels and zealously guarded tags with riding symbology for maps that crunch race strategy into a 1 inch X 4 inch sticker. But first, the rolls of women’s beige stockings. Massive plastic carry bags deliver ice cubes to each of the 30 team tents. This ice is then chucked into the stockings and fashioned into ice bags that are dunked into the back of the jersey, below the neck, for typically hot racing days. “It keeps the cyclists cool and women’s stockings are best suited for their material because the ice stays intact …

Two unlikely cyclists star in Pune: Manav Sarda from bhujia city of Bikaner and Sainbayar of mountainous Mongolia | Sport-others News

Two unlikely cyclists star in Pune: Manav Sarda from bhujia city of Bikaner and Sainbayar of mountainous Mongolia | Sport-others News

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In a sport that consistently logs winners from Europe and the Tasman Antipodes New Zealand and Australia, Asians are fewer in numbers, and find it tough to break through. Even so, pro cycling teams from China, Malaysia, Korea and Thailand, are attempting to find a toehold at cycling’s Pune Grand Tour. The same impediments of genetics, cycling culture and sheer exposure stop Asians from acing the long road race of cycling. But two Asians have smashed conventions – in their own distinct ways – bagging attention. Jambalhamts Sainbayar is a pioneer from Mongolia, who has been finishing with the orange jersey (best Asian finisher) on all three completed days of the UCI 2.2 event at Pune, and racing for 11 years now, currently with one of Spain’s top teams Burgos Burpellet. Mongolia is hardly ever on the pro-sport map of the world, but the 29-year-old started a trend that was astonishing for his compatriots that it led to an explosion of expressive cycling (speeding) in the sport. “Mongolia mostly has just wrestling, judo and pistol …

Why cyclists put on nasal strips, as important a part of cyclist’s gear as the helmet and shades | Sport-others News

Why cyclists put on nasal strips, as important a part of cyclist’s gear as the helmet and shades | Sport-others News

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Riders at the Pune Grand Tour have a face-care routine though it’s not powdering of their noses. Right before they step out of their tents, riders get busy with slathering or spraying sunscreen on their arms. And looking into their mobile phone mirrors to locate the exact spot on the nose bridge to tape on a ‘nasal strip’. Nasal strips have leapt on to other sports, but their predominance amongst road cyclists is pretty high. Enzo Fuentes of Pro Cycling Team says getting onto a professional cycling set-up solved two of his issues: breathing correctly when cycling, and disturbed sleep. His teammates from Andorra joke that he sought out the strips because they informed him he snored. But the rider says it’s essentially to clear nasal pathways and regulate breathing. “I started using them two years ago after joining the Pro Cycling team. It’s also to ensure I’m breathing right when I sleep,” he says. A bunch of Spanish, French, Dutch and Belgian teams here travel with a box of nasal strips, which are stuck …

Women cyclists to lead CISF’s Vande Mataram Coastal Cyclothon 2026

Women cyclists to lead CISF’s Vande Mataram Coastal Cyclothon 2026

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The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will roll out the second edition of its ambitious `Vande Mataram Coastal Cyclothon 2026` from January 28, aiming to strengthen coastal security awareness while promoting fitness, discipline and national unity. Speaking on the sidelines of preparations in Goa, N Prakash Reddy, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Airport Sector, Western Zone, said the cyclothon will see strong participation from women personnel across both coasts. “There will be 65 female personnel covering both the West and East coasts, starting on 28th January. The West Coast leg will begin at Lakhpat Fort in Gujarat, covering Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, and will culminate in Kerala on 21st February with the final event,” Reddy said. He added that the East Coast journey will start from Haldia in West Bengal, pass through Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, and also conclude in Kerala, with both routes converging in Kochi. The pan-India cyclothon, spanning nearly 6,500 kilometres over 25 days, will pass through nine coastal states and feature 10 mega events along …

Pune Grand Tour: Cyclists gear up for the unknown — a climb before end of second stage | Sport-others News

Pune Grand Tour: Cyclists gear up for the unknown — a climb before end of second stage | Sport-others News

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Professional cyclists notice funny details. Like, afternoon heat spikes of the ostensible January winter and how the “good” grey asphalt feels under the wheels. But what they will most feel in the sinews of every straining muscle at India’s biggest international road cycling event, the Pune Grand Tour, is how a road stretch from Kondhanpur to Khadakwasla lake brutally ascends, testing their lung capacity on an up-climb. As the pro cycling caravan heads into race days in the city, all the buzz among riders is about Day 2 when Pune will exert their gasping breath. “After riding hard through the day, there’s a climb just 15 kms from the end of the second stage, that has a 10 percent steep upward incline which is whoa,” says the Netherlands team director Maint Berkenbosch, with a mock wince and whistle, indicating a wickedly curated gradient challenge for all international riders. In true Marathi style, the winner of that day will unofficially get crowned “Ghaatancha Raja” (King of Climbs). Frenchman Pierre Chartier, on a specialised S18 bike, poetically …

Should be stopped immediately: Kuki outfit warns against cyclist’s peace expedition in Kangpokpi

Should be stopped immediately: Kuki outfit warns against cyclist’s peace expedition in Kangpokpi

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CRPF personnel deployed at Gamgiphai, the Inter-State check post border after the recent violence in different districts, in Kangpokpi/Imphal West. File | Photo Credit: ANI A Kuki outfit has warned a transgender social activist from the Meitei community, who has cycled more than 2,300 km to spread the message of peace, against visiting Manipur‘s Kangpokpi district. Malem Thongam embarked on her ‘Cycling for Manipur Peace’ expedition from the Qutub Minar in Delhi on October 2, 2025. She reached the Naga-dominated Senapati district on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) after pedalling more than 2,300 km through various States, and is scheduled to cycle through Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi on Friday (December19, 2025) before ending the expedition in Imphal. In a statement, the Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU) said it “would like to draw immediate attention of the authority concerned regarding the proposed cycling for crossing Kangpokpi district by Malem Thongam, provoking tension in the name of Manipur peace on December 19, 2025. It should be stopped immediately”. It said if any untoward incidents happen when she crosses Kangpokpi district, …

2 French Cyclists Follow Google Maps To Go To Nepal, Get Stranded In Bareilly

2 French Cyclists Follow Google Maps To Go To Nepal, Get Stranded In Bareilly

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Bareilly: Two French tourists cycling from Delhi to Kathmandu got lost and reached near Churaili Dam here, police said on Friday. The two were spotted by some villagers cycling at night and taken to Churaili police outpost. Police lodged the cyclists at the village Pradhan’s house for the night and sent them on their way on Friday with route instructions. Baheri Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh said French citizens Brian Jacques Gilbert and Sebastian Francois Gabriel had come to Delhi from France by flight on January 7. “They had to go to Kathmandu in Nepal via Tanakpur from Pilibhit. Both foreigners were waylaid by Google Maps in the dark. The app showed them a shortcut via Baheri in Bareilly, due to which they got lost and reached Churaili Dam,” the CO said. “When the villagers saw both the foreigners roaming on bicycles on a deserted road at 11 pm Thursday, they could not understand their language. To avoid any incident with the two foreigners, they took both of them to the Churaili police outpost,” Singh …

Six Indian cyclists qualify for World Track Cycling Championships

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In a historic moment for Indian cycling, six Indian cyclists have booked their berth for the upcoming World Track Cycling Championships in Denmark. The Indian team for World Championships will have six riders with four in sprint and two in endurance. The event is scheduled from 16th to 20th October in Ballerup Super Arena, Denmark. Ronaldo Singh, Esow Alben, Rojit Singh, and David Beckham will represent India in the sprint while Harshveer Sekhon and Meenakshi in the endurance events. This for the first time that there will be Indian cyclists in the endurance category making it a historic moment. “It is indeed a historic moment. Our cyclists have qualified through the points accumulated via the world rankings. For the first time, we will have endurance riders as the sprinters have played at World Championships before,” Rahul Kumar, one of the cycling coaches of the Indian team told The Bridge over a phone call. “It will be a huge opportunity for our cyclists to show their talent in front of the world,” he added further. Indian …