From 3rd February until 18th March 2020, I will be taking on the epic challenge of cycling 4,500km across the entire length of India. Starting on the very southernmost tip in the city of Kanyakumari, I will end up 45 days later in Kashmir, almost in the foothills of the Himalayas! My goal is to …
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Today was bittersweet. Sweet because today we passed the 4,000 km mark and because I was able to smash my personal best that I achieved yesterday of 3 hours 59 minutes with…
Day 39 done! I’m obviously very very pleased that I broke the four hour barrier for the first time. The roads were pretty good for most…
The route today was direct from Delhi to Karnal and the conditions were pretty good. It was a bit overcast, so the sunflower was a little bit droopy, but there was…
So, Delhi decided to smile on me this morning and the sun was shining from first moment. Today’s ride took us on, basically from New Delhi out…
Another day done, so that’s 36 days, 3,600 km. It was a difficult day even though I was on the excellent Yamuna Expressway as I had my first full on head wind…
My name is Sachin Mali and I am writing today’s blog. I am a professional physiotherapist, specialising in muscular, skeletal and sports injuries. Right now I’m working…
The warm clothes from Delhi did not arrive a moment too soon as this morning was cold. For the first 75 km, in other words for most of today, I cycled in winter socks, winter gloves…
Another day done but it wasn’t a very nice day. Today was unpleasant and I mean that with some massive British understatement…
I feel slightly bad (but not too bad) that one of the highlights of the day was leaving Hardoi. I really did not warm to that town. I needed to…
Lucknow is mostly a beautiful city and for the first 5 km or so we were able to see some of its wonderful sights. There were in particular some amazing…
So today feels like a real milestone. So, what is it about today distance that’s so important? 1. 3,000 km completed…
It was a good day today but it’s always more of a challenge when it’s a loop. We’re in Kanpur which is an industrial town and one thing it is famous for is…
Day 28 done which is great and today is 1st March so that feels significant. I’ve been on the road now with the team for exactly 4 weeks and that is a long time to be doing some…
Another day done, so that’s 2,700 km. It was pretty flat, the wind was pretty favourable for me and the road was good for most of it. There were, however, some…
Day 26 done and that makes the total 2,600 km. I’m knackered as it was a long day. The cycling part was long as we had breaks doing various things…
Another day done and a landmark. Day 25, 2,500 km done, 2,000 km to go. That feels nice and it also feels nice that we’re in the religiously important city of Varanasi…
Day 24 is done, which is a relief as usual. The first 6 km of the day, coming out of Rewa, were very difficult as it was cold and the roads were terrible. I can’t even…
I had a taste of proper exhaustion today. I guess it was probably after I pushed myself yesterday and I didn’t sleep well last night. So today was tough and…
I’m really pleased that another day is done. I’m really close to the halfway mark after reaching 2,200 km today. Tomorrow I will be exactly at the halfway mark so that will be certainly something to celebrate…
Cycling for Widows 2020