Congratulations to Kanwar Gill and Grinshina Chandran – for completing and setting the new Delhi-Mumbai tandem record for Mix Pair on Tandem – Dec 19-24 2020
They covered the 1458.55 KM in 5 days 8 hr 52 minutes for an average speed of 11.32 kph
| Date | distance km | meters climbing | start time | end time | riding time hr | riding time min | riding time sec | total moving time-hr | strava link |
| 2020-12-19 | 279.16 | 548 | 5:15 AM | 19:36 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 10.31 | https://www.strava.com/activities/4493262621 |
| 2020-12-20 | 235.6 | 448 | 5:15 AM | 17:33 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 9.25 | https://www.strava.com/activities/4495044191 |
| 2020-12-21 | 283 | 1097 | 5:15 AM | 17:48 | 10 | 42 | 3 | 10.70 | https://www.strava.com/activities/4499852763 |
| 2020-12-22 | 228.4 | 319 | 5:34 AM | 15:30 | 8 | 38 | 54 | 8.65 | https://www.strava.com/activities/4503464367 |
| 2020-12-23 | 242 | 469 | 5:18 AM | 15:51 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 8.86 | https://www.strava.com/activities/4511732794 |
| 2020-12-24 | 190.39 | 875 | 5:58 AM | 14:07 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 7.29 | https://www.strava.com/activities/4511741937 |
| Totals | 1458.55 | 55.06 | |||||||
| Total time | 5 day 8 hr 52 min | 128.87 | hrs | ||||||
| Total distance km | 1458.55 | km | |||||||
| Avg speed | 11.32 | kph |
G2G Dec 2020 Ride Report
6 Days of Tandem ride
Delhi to Mumbai, India Gate to Gateway of India
Day1: 19th Dec 2020 Delhi to Jaipur
Distance: 279.16km Elevation: 548m Start Time: 5:!5 AM Strava record links:
Kanwar: https://www.strava.com/activities/4493262621
Grinshina: https://www.strava.com/ activities/4490627957
The ride was flagged off from Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate at 5;15am for us the Tandem duo. Rest of the riders started later on. We rode through some of the beautiful sights of New Delhi, the embassies of various other nations, the Qutab Minar area, Mehrauli Archeological Park, Aravalli Biodiversity park, Sectors of Gurgoan and caught the Delhi Gurugram Expressway at 27km mark. From here on we went on till 100km mark when we stopped for Breakfast at 9:13am at Delhi 88 restaurant on the Expressway. After a 1/2hr break for breakfast, we rode till the 163.4km mark and took a short 10min break. At 205km mark we had a lunch break at Sharma Pavitra Bhojanalay. Post lunch we continued riding towards Jaipur, our hotel for night stay was Shivam Resort. We arrived at Shivam Resorts by 7.36pm having completed 279.16km for the day.
Day2: 20th Dec 2020 Jaipur to Bhilwara
Distance: 235.6km Elevation: 448m
Start Time: 5:!5 AM
Strava record links: Kanwar: https://www.strava.com/ activities/4495044191
Grinshina: https://www.strava.com/ activities/4494619365
Started at 5:15am as Day1. Had a tea break at 87km mark now after Kishangarh towards Bhilwara. This route passes through the rugged terrain of the Thar Desert. Rajasthan is all about the colours. People find ways to deck themselves up in the most colourful turbans and ghunghats. They also find ways to decorate the trucks on the highway! Highways are filled with little truck decoration shops! The scenery of Rajasthan is fascinating with Forts cut onto the rock faces.Small trucks made larger in capacity by extending using cloth. After starting 5:15am we passed through Hotel Jaipur Inn at 76.5km mark and then took a tea break at 87km mark at a small tea shop Ekta hotel. At 140km mark we took another 10min bio and snack break. We reached the Lunch point Hotel Raj Inn at 192km mark. We arrived at the destination for the day Ranbanka Heritage Resort in Bhilwara by 4:16p
Day3: 21th Dec 2020 Bhilwara to Ratanpur via Udaipur
Distance: 283km Elevation: 1097m Start Time: 5:!5 AM
Strava record links:
Kanwar : https://www.strava.com/activities/4499852763
Grinshina : https://www.strava.com/activities/4499719182
Day 3 was the toughest part of the this epic ride. It was full of rolling terrain, ghats and climbs, both distance and elevation gain is significant. We wore the Bangalore Randonneurs jersey for Good luck and did we get lucky! Started with a breakfast of Poha(savoury beaten rice) and eggs from the hotel. We passed through the Chittogarh toll at 31km. At 60km we took a break. The terrain was gentle rolling hills and some steep climbs closer to Udaipur and Ratanpur. At 178km mark we reached Club Mahindra. Since we were not hungry there we proceeded to complete 200km before taking a lunch break. Lunch was by a roadside dhaba called Shiva Dhaba at 205km mark. After a long 50mins lunch 1:50pm -2:40pm we continued riding towards Ratanpur.By 5:48pm at 283km mark we reached our night stay hotel – Hotel Royal Salute.
Day 4: 22nd Dec 2020
Ratanpur to Vadodara
Distance: 228.4km Elevation: 319m Start
Time: 5:34 AM
Strava record links:
Kanwar :https://www.strava.com/activities/4503464367
Grinshina : https://www.strava.com/activities/4503065625
Day 4 was a state crossing day from Rajasthan to Gujarat, this was where it started to get warmer. The thick layers are shed now and only the jersey is enough to stay warm. The terrain is greener in Gujarat where there are many rivers. We started at 5:34am post breakfast to cover about 230kms for the day. By now we got used to riding with minimal breaks for every 100km. So we kept with the trend and continued on day 4. At 126km mark we took our first break of 20mins at Ronak Singh Dhaba for snacks and restroom. At 166km and 188km the toll gate we took additional short restroom breaks. At 203km we were at Hotel Way Wait for lunch. Took a 35 minute break here. Then reached the final destination for the day Hotel Darshan at 3:30pm
Day 5: 23rd Dec 2020 Vadodara to Vapi
Distance: 242km Elevation: 469m Start Time: 5:18 AM
Strava record links:
Kanwar : https://www.strava.com/activities/4511732794
Grinshina : https://www.strava.com/activities/4507436325
We left hotel Darshan at 5:18am without breakfast as it was planned for later. We decided to have it along the way. Rode through various toll booth and passed through heavily industrialised localities around the highway. At the 100km mark we stopped at the Schmitten Chocolate factory and were thrilled to see a coffee shop with breakfast served. Spent around 25mins here from 9:10am. At 160km mark at Khanvel hotel we took the next break for snacks. At 204km we stopped for lunch at Peri Peri Chicken place from 1:15pm to 2:25pm. Arrived at the night stay hotel Royal Shelter in Vapi by 3:51pm
Day 6: 24th Dec 2020 Vapi to Mumbai
Distance: 190.39km Elevation: 875m Start Time: 5:58 AM
Strava record links:
Kanwar: https://www.strava.com/activities/4511741937
Grinshina: https://www.strava.com/activities/4511210630
We left hotel Royal Shelter at 5:58am post breakfast and took our first restroom break at 36km mark. A snack break at 100km Hotel Maxim from 10:00 – 10:20am and onward we rode towards Mumbai. Entry to Mumbai through Vapi is climb country. After traversing through highly congested traffic of Mumbai in the last 50kms, we arrived at the final destination Gateway of India by 2:07pm.
