Great Malnad Challenge

Tour of Nilgiris 2019 : Day 3 – Chikkamagalur to Kushalnagara!

An easy day in the saddle yesterday, on Day 2 of TFN is followed by three back to back epic days. First of those was today’s ride… Read more “Tour of Nilgiris 2019 : Day 3 – Chikkamagalur to Kushalnagara!”

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!”

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!”

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!”

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!”

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!”

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”

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”