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PANAJI
Eleven riders from the State are attempting a 1200km Brevet de Randonneur Mondiaux (BRM) from Goa to Kanyakumari within 90 hours. The ride is being conducted by Tri Goa Foundation.
Starting on Thursday, January 24 at Mashem, South Goa, the riders were to pass through the cities of Karwar, Yellapur, Chitradurga, Bengaluru, Dindigul, Madurai to reach Kanyakumari on the night of January 27. The names of the riders are Kunaal Malhotra, Dr. Vishwajit Faldesai, Sukumar Shetty, Jaganath Hede, Lazarus Noronha, Vivek Ferrao, Sunil Kumar Verma, Venuvardhan Reddy, Daegal Godinho, Nilesh Hegu and Glenn DeSilva.
Randonneuring is a long-distance cycling sport with its origins in Italy and France. In randonneuring, riders attempt courses of 200 km or more, passing through predetermined “controls” (checkpoints) every few tens of kilometres. Riders aim to complete the course within specified time limits, and receive equal recognition regardless of their finishing order.
Riders may travel in groups or alone as they wish, and are expected to be self-sufficient between controls. A randonneuring event is called a randonnée or (BRM) brevet, and a rider who has completed a 200 km event is called a randonneur.
Riders completing 200 km, 300 km, 400 km & 600 km is a calendar year are called Super Randonneurs.
Randonneuring events must be undertaken within set time limits. There is some regional variation in these, but the following list is typical: 200 kilometres (120 mi) “ 13.5 hours, 300 kilometres (190 mi) “ 20 hours, 400 kilometres (250 mi) “ 27 hours, 600 kilometres (370 mi) “ 40 hours, 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) “ 75 hours, 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) “ 90 hours.
Tri Goa Foundation is affiliated to Audax Club Parisien (ACP), France and Audax India Randonneurs (AIR) and conducts brevets in Goa. Tri Goa will be conducting 50 km, 100 km, 200 km, 300 km and 400 km brevet on February 3 from Margao.
Riders across India are expected to participate in the upcoming BRMs; for further enquiries contact: Rajesh Malhotra on 7720882228 or email [email protected].
