“You are strong, you are fresh, you deserve to be here” The sweat was pouring down in buckets. The legs began to tingle with the early signs of cramps. Every muscle in the body was being recruited in moving the bike forward. But, the face did not give away any signs of pain. “You are strong, you are fresh, you deserve to be here”, he repeated the chant in his mind for the hundredth time as he took his 80kg body climbing up the Anmod Ghat with a couple of 50kg climbers!
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Tour of Thekkady! A Beautiful Brute of a Race! GranFondo in Kerala!
The brain was unable to process the contrast of the beauty in front of my eyes and brutality that the beautiful terrain was putting me through. Sweat… Read more “Tour of Thekkady! A Beautiful Brute of a Race! GranFondo in Kerala!”
Weather Gods Play Dice! Kodanadu View Point – TFN 2024 – Day 7!
Foggy, windy and cold. Sunny, bright and warm. Clear blue skies with spectacular white cotton clouds. Gusty, misty and zero visibility. The weather gods kept playing dice… Read more “Weather Gods Play Dice! Kodanadu View Point – TFN 2024 – Day 7!”
From Coffee Country to Tea Estates – The Queen of Hills – Ooty Beckons! TFN 2024 – Day 4!
“It doesn’t get easier. You just go faster.” Greg Lemond, Tour de France champion from yesteryears. When it comes to hills, I think, it neither gets easier… Read more “From Coffee Country to Tea Estates – The Queen of Hills – Ooty Beckons! TFN 2024 – Day 4!”
From Bone Rattling Coorg to Butter Smooth Wayanad! TFN 2024 – Day 3!
Many things in life are uncertain. Foggy mornings in Coorg, this time of the year, potholed roads and amazing scenic beauty do not fall in that category.… Read more “From Bone Rattling Coorg to Butter Smooth Wayanad! TFN 2024 – Day 3!”
Epic End to Mae Hong Son Challenge – Day 8 – Pai to Chiang Mai!
The final day of Mae Hong Son Challenge is planned to be a 129km ride from Pai to Chiang Mai with a 2000m of elevation gain. That… Read more “Epic End to Mae Hong Son Challenge – Day 8 – Pai to Chiang Mai!”
The Ethereal Beauty of Valparai! Day 7 – TFN 2023!
10 Years On TFN for The Man Who Lives Up to His Name! In 2012, Anand Kapoor happened to know about a shorter form of Tour of… Read more “The Ethereal Beauty of Valparai! Day 7 – TFN 2023!”
The Elusive Beauty of Valparai – Day 6 – TFN 2023
College Roomies Reunite At TFN after 20 Years! Rahul Nair had a terrible roommate in his grad school at the University of Maryland. To escape the headache,… Read more “The Elusive Beauty of Valparai – Day 6 – TFN 2023”
Fly Down The Hill! Ooty to Coimbatore! Day 5 – TFN 2023!
Oops! Spoke Too Soon! Sandeep Bhushan from Gurgaon got a few of his friends excited about doing the Tour of Nilgiris and had them agree to sign… Read more “Fly Down The Hill! Ooty to Coimbatore! Day 5 – TFN 2023!”
A Daring Move and the Legs to Back it up! Oldies and their Race Strategies at the BBCh Hassan Express Race! – May 2023!
I was taking a long pull at the front and just started to go to the back of the group to recover. It was 20km to finish!… Read more “A Daring Move and the Legs to Back it up! Oldies and their Race Strategies at the BBCh Hassan Express Race! – May 2023!”