Vinod Punamiya

Vinod Punamiya is a 53-year-old former professional cyclist from India. On 20 February 2011 he claimed to have cycled a distance of 1485 km from India Gate, New Delhi to Gateway of India, Mumbai in 31 hours on bicycle. New Delhi is India's capital and Mumbai, a city on its western coast in the Indian state of Maharashtra. He used an Italian cycle 'Organ', for this ride. Punamiya averaged 47.90 km per hour over a distance of 1485 km.[1][2]

Practice for the ride

For this ride Punamiya did daily runs of 500 to 600 km.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Press Trust of India (2011-02-20). "Delhi to Mumbai in 31-hrs, on bicycle". IBNLive. Global Broadcast News (GBN)-Turner International (Turner). Retrieved 2011-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Cyclist Vinod Punamiya rides from Delhi to Mumbai in 31 hours, eight minutes". Prime Look. Channel24India Pvt .Limited. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
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