The final day of the Great Malnad Challenge was an easy ceremonial ride to Kundapura. After having spent 6 days in the Western Ghats, climbing and descending… Read more “Great Malnad Challenge 2019: Day 7: Beach Party in Kundapura!”
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Great Malnad Challenge 2019 – Day 6: King of Kundadri!
King of Kundadri! Essence of GMC! The route of the penultimate day of the Great Malnad Challenge was a microcosm of the tour itself in a way.… Read more “Great Malnad Challenge 2019 – Day 6: King of Kundadri!”
Great Malnad Challenge 2019 – Day 5: Kalasa to Agumbe!
Kudremukh Endurance! After an epic day riding around Kalasa on day 4, the longest day on the tour was on offer today. The ride from Kalasa to… Read more “Great Malnad Challenge 2019 – Day 5: Kalasa to Agumbe!”
Great Malnad Challenge 2019! Day 4: Kalasa loop!
Kalasa Loop! Kalasa is a temple town in Chikkamagaluru district that is famous for it’s Kalaseswara Temple. Today was supposed to be a short and easier loop… Read more “Great Malnad Challenge 2019! Day 4: Kalasa loop!”
Great Malnad Challenge 2019- Day 3: Mudigere to Kalasa!
Meditative in Mudigere! Our stay in Mudigere was in a homestay that was situated in a valley surrounded by hills all around. We had zero network coverage… Read more “Great Malnad Challenge 2019- Day 3: Mudigere to Kalasa!”
Great Malnad Challenge! Day 2: Hethur to Mudigere
Malnad Challenge And The GMC Advantage! GMC being an MTB event in the Western Ghats, has the unique advantage that no route/road is out of bounds. The… Read more “Great Malnad Challenge! Day 2: Hethur to Mudigere”
Great Malnad Challenge 2019- Day 1 : Madikeri to Hethur
The Magical Malnad! 10th Edition of Great Malnad Challenge kicked off today in Madikeri. GMC is an MTB tour that takes the riders through some of the… Read more “Great Malnad Challenge 2019- Day 1 : Madikeri to Hethur”
Tour De Bintan 2019!
Tour of Bintan 2018 left me inspired to get better and come back stronger. I gave myself until 2020 to go back to Bintan since I already… Read more “Tour De Bintan 2019!”
Tour of Nilgiris – 2018 – Jungle Safari – Kalpetta to HD Kote!
All Good Things Must Come to An End! It is time to wrap up another awesome tour with a short ride from Kalpetta to HD Kote via… Read more “Tour of Nilgiris – 2018 – Jungle Safari – Kalpetta to HD Kote!”
Tour of Nilgiris – 2018 – It’s All Down Hill – Riding into Kalpetta!
After riding in the cycling heaven around Ooty, none of us were expecting the ride into Kalpetta to be as beautiful as it was! A Buttersmooth Descent!… Read more “Tour of Nilgiris – 2018 – It’s All Down Hill – Riding into Kalpetta!”