Congratulations to Sukhdarshan Singh and Megha Jain for setting the Point-to-Point record from Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab to Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, Ayodhaya ,U.P. – India. The categories are Mixed, 50-59 age-group, Standard Tandem bike
Riders Narrative Summary
The record attempt is “City-to-City Cycle Challenge: the scenic route from the heart of Punjab Golden temple to the spiritual city of Ayodhya. Ram mandir
We are team of two me Sukhdarshan singh lead rider and Megha Jain my Co rider
the ride started on April 29, 2024 at the exact time 12:12 am.
This event was began from outside the parking area of golden temple
At the start line of the event the weather was so pleasant. Our energy was at peak to make a new record and to do something unique which was never happened before and the aroma of environment is very positive by seeing the us in jerseys with all equipped gears people gather their to click some pictures with us and to give good wishes for our goal for the event .even the police officials were on duty they also shows a interest to know the motive of this record and to collect some pictures as memories
For this ride our main equipment is cycle and we use multiple equipment’s which can help us technically to record this event stats
The cycle computer we use is garmin 530 which is connected with cadence and speed sensor and for the safe side both riders used individual watches for record the whole ride with heart rate and all stats along with this we used all necessary gears like helmet/ goggles/ rear lights / front lights /
During this ride we had a simple rich food theory . Which is lighter in weight but sufficient to full fill need of energy like for carbs we have boiled potato or sweet potato / veggies rice / breads for fiber and calories we have different type salad and juices like sugar cake juice / mix fruit juice / dates sandwichs / for energy we have ice cream/ chocolates / protein bars / cookies and to keep hydrated we have lots for water some times mixed with Ors or gulucone d sachets
The hardest part is the flyovers we covered near about 400 bridges and the hot weather because the temperature goes upto 38 degree in day time and we also faced harsh head wind that is the toughest thing on a long journey
I am a runner since 1979 and also done SR series and ultra (1000)km on bicycle certified by audax club Persian during my events . I met megha Jain my Co rider and both of us wanted to do something unique and different. So we choose tendom bicycle to attempt for this record . Megha Jain is also very passionate rider with so many cycling and running achievements in past .
The ride was very unique starting from golden temple, Amritsar to Shree Ram Janambhoomi mandir / Ayodhya which no has done before . It was a challenging ride which led to our self improvement in cycling
In this ride their is Nthg like unusual happened . we just had faced little daily routine ride challenges
the ride ended at Naya Ghat parking near Lata Chowk in Ayodhya at 7:37 am on May 3, 2024.