Sudhir's 24 hour effort

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r.venka...@gmail.com

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Oct 17, 2010, 10:43:27 AM10/17/10
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What a ride? After a few ten thousand kms training on mtb for quite some years now.... The tall man, 7 feet + when unfolded, got an amazing roadbike specially manufactured for his size, and custom built it with the best of the components available (durace, 105 et. al)....

So, saturday 5 pm was the historic moment, when Sudhir started his 24 hour attempt from ccd. Anita, reena, anke, sandeep n myself started along. The idea was to do multiple laps on airport road till morning and then attempt nandi.

Within 1 km, sudhir was no where to be seen. He started off at some crazy pace, while we all were doing some leisure paced ride till about 25 kms before turning back. We reached ccd at 8ish (50 kms done) to meet sudhir, only to realize that he had a crash. Thankfully, no bones were damaged. I had to leave, but the rest of the gang continued supporting him till about 1 am.

Anita, reena and self completed 100 kms for the day. After anita, reena n sandeep left, Thammaiah came in his car at around 2 am to stick around with sudhir. This was the phase when he required support the most, the lights on the road were turned off, and Thammaiah did an awesome job of driving at the right pace and not bumping into him, for about 5 hours.....

Then came Nalla (and Sachin) for the nandi climb bit. Sudhir did the first climb in 36m20sec, after 14+ hours on the saddle!!!!!!!!! Did the next one and took a break for breakfast. By this time, he did tire a bit (to prove that he is still a human) and took a power nap on his third climb.

By the time he finished the third lap, Suma joined in. So, it was now Nalla and Suma supporting Sudhir as he fought cramps. This was his first ride on a roadbike, and his hands were a bit paining. By around 2, Nalla had to leave and Suma continued her support....

Meanwhile, Reena, anita n me had assembled at ccd by 3.30 and we started our ride to meet Sudhir. (I was on my bike today). It was indeed a proud moment for us, cheering Sudhir as he averaged 30kmph in the last 10 kms.... Taking the uphills as strong as ever, sprinting.... What a sight!

Close to 400 kms done, and Sudhir insisted on riding back home.... We all bonked, and stayed back at ccd indulging in high-calorie snacks on Sudhir's behalf! :)

Hats off Sudhir.... We had outsourced the riding part on behalf of the team to you, and you are exceeding our expectations :P

PS: congrats and special thanks to all supporters and riders... As a team, we have clocked close to 1000 kms (combined mileage) in these two days!!!
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Akshay Prabhu

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Oct 17, 2010, 10:55:41 AM10/17/10
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Well done guys. Keep the spirit up!!!

Sudhir P

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Oct 17, 2010, 10:56:26 AM10/17/10
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Had to take a zillion breaks tweaking the bike, stretching back and arms etc, cos of not getting used to the new position. Hope to be 'one with the bike' before ultraBOB so that i can minimise the breaks

-sud

p.s: zzzzzzzzzz


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Rohan Kini

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Oct 17, 2010, 11:00:44 AM10/17/10
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Wow .. 

Sudhir, hope your all ok !



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manjula...@gmail.com

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Oct 17, 2010, 11:06:59 AM10/17/10
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Sudhir,

Super feat ! Hatsoff !
I am sure you will ace ultrabob !

Regards,
Manjula

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From: Sudhir P <sudhirp...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:26:26 +0530
Subject: Re: [BBC] Sudhir's 24 hour effort

Barani Dharan

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Oct 17, 2010, 11:15:15 AM10/17/10
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Terrific sudhir. Hats off to you .

On 10/17/10, manjula...@gmail.com <manjula...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sudhir,
>
> Super feat ! Hatsoff !
> I am sure you will ace ultrabob !
>
> Regards,
> Manjula
> Please excuse the curt mail and typos as I am sending from my Blackberry !
>

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Abhilesh Gupta

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Oct 17, 2010, 11:18:28 AM10/17/10
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Amazing !! Well done Sudhir !!
Cheers !!
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Mr.69

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Oct 17, 2010, 11:33:43 AM10/17/10
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Fantastic job man, well done, we are all super proud!
Great to see so much organised support, I really think this is a
perfect example of what a great community we've got going here.
Wish you a super Ultra BOB race partner, I myself will most likely be
doing the kiddies version (BCB) so won't be up against you, don't have
the mental strength you have displayed. Am in awe!
Best
Vivek
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Yogesh N. Rao

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Oct 17, 2010, 11:38:39 AM10/17/10
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Sud is as humble and modest as he is tall. Great job buddy! We all at BBC are proud of you. You are in good shape for UltraBob and PBP!

The number of guys doing insane distances appears to have gone up to the point where Samim is no longer feeling lonely :-)

Dipankar Paul

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Oct 17, 2010, 11:40:42 AM10/17/10
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Gr8 Work Sudhir!! First ride on a Road bike and u did 400 + !! Thats Terrific !!! Wish u have all the miles possible in this world :)

Cheers!!!!

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Chidambaran Subramanian

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Oct 17, 2010, 11:40:54 AM10/17/10
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In the community of Bangalore bikers, Sudhir P stands tall (Had to say this before Manjula :))

Chiddu

manjula...@gmail.com

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Oct 17, 2010, 11:51:36 AM10/17/10
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True about sudhir,

Chidu,ok, you beat me to it, but your word play is barely tallerable, any lower it would be talleban; -

manjula

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From: Chidambaran Subramanian <chi...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:10:54 +0530
Subject: Re: [BBC] Sudhir's 24 hour effort

Pradeep B V

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Oct 17, 2010, 12:01:50 PM10/17/10
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Awesome, stuff. Congratulations for the effort and the nice team work .. 

Georg Leuzinger

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Oct 17, 2010, 11:42:47 AM10/17/10
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Hi sudhir,
congrats to you, really awesome, i admire your resolution and mental strength , goes without saying what physical fitness this requires, hats off!
myself I started riding today again after 3 weeks rest because of my leg infection (cellulitis) that hindered me from riding all this time. rode from home to nandi with vivek and 11 Am on arrival back in vasanthnagar felt so spent it was not funny, had probably my slowest ever Nandi timing and found it super tough!
while riding out after CDD Vivek told me about your plans, hoped to see you on the road and then saw you where i did not expect you, desce3nding form nandi while I was struggling up ...!
wanted to shout: he sudhir, now for sure  you got a new bike !but your were gone like the wind!
great man , and kudos to the cl warrior t eam !
Georg


George

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Oct 17, 2010, 10:05:46 PM10/17/10
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What an amazing 24 hours!

Did he not sleep at all the whole time?

I can't imagine riding for 24 hours.

Sudhir truly sounds like a Superman - he would definitely deserve the "S" on costume.


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George

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Oct 17, 2010, 10:07:52 PM10/17/10
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Hi Sudhir,,

How many KM did you cover in 24 hours?


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Sampath Herga

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Oct 17, 2010, 10:10:29 PM10/17/10
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Sud,
 
amazing that you did a 24hr ride literally the first day you got your road bike! really awesome!! the UltraBOB is going to be real fun this year.. and kudos to the others for giving you such nice company.
 
Sampath.

knmurthy

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Oct 18, 2010, 1:23:37 AM10/18/10
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Sudhir,
Phenomenal effort man keep it up
Murthy

On Oct 18, 7:10 am, Sampath Herga <sampat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sud,
>
> amazing that you did a 24hr ride literally the first day you got your road
> bike! really awesome!! the UltraBOB is going to be real fun this year.. and
> kudos to the others for giving you such nice company.
>
> Sampath.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Georg Leuzinger <gk.l...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi sudhir,
> > congrats to you, really awesome, i admire your resolution and mental
> > strength , goes without saying what physical fitness this requires, hats
> > off!
> > myself I started riding today again after 3 weeks rest because of my leg
> > infection (cellulitis) that hindered me from riding all this time. rode from
> > home to nandi with vivek and 11 Am on arrival back in vasanthnagar felt so
> > spent it was not funny, had probably my slowest ever Nandi timing and found
> > it super tough!
> > while riding out after CDD Vivek told me about your plans, hoped to see you
> > on the road and then saw you where i did not expect you, desce3nding form
> > nandi while I was struggling up ...!
> > wanted to shout: he sudhir, now for sure  you got a new bike !but your were
> > gone like the wind!
> > great man , and kudos to the cl warrior t eam !
> > Georg
>
> >> > > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comformore details
>
> >> > --
> >> > ================================
> >> > Sudhir.P
> >> > Cycling team:http://www.facebook.com/cleatedwarriors
> >> > Blog :http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com
> >> > Photoblog :http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com
> >> > Comic strip:http://ktpdq.blogspot.com
>
> >> > I do not suffer from insanity......
> >> > I enjoy it!
> >> > ================================
>
> >> --
> >> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?
> >> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details
>
> > --
> > biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> > are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?
> > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Sudhir P

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Oct 18, 2010, 1:28:52 AM10/18/10
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Thanks everyone....And i wouldnt have dared to do all this if it werent for the inspiration i have dawn from others here... Truly, i am a biker built and nurtured by BBC

An it would've been hell if it werent for all the awesome support i got from the Cleated warriors team mates and others during the ride.....

@Georg: Good to hear u r back on the saddle again.... U looked strong enough on the climb

@george: i slept a net amount of ~ 1hr broken into power naps of 10 mins, half an hr etc...
The rest of the break time went into tweaking my saddle position, handlebar position etc. (as my bike had just arrived, and i couldnt test it on a long ride before that)... Lot of stretching breaks, as all the riding in the wrong position totally screwed my back and wrists.... And of course, the post-fall clean up and mending wounds and bike break

Rode 372 km in the 24 hrs... The 400 km that venkat has mistakenly put there is including the riding i did to and from the start point (which would be ~ an added hour)

-sud
p.s: For those of u who r wondering why i did this on a fresh new bike instead of waiting to get used to it.... the bike was supposed to be here long ago, in fact months ago! and if all went as i had visioned, i would've done a 250+ km ride already on it... All the 250 km training rides happened on my mtb instead.... Doing this ride next week would've kept it too close to ultrabob for optimum recovery.... So just somehow tucked the ride in.

Sudhindra

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Oct 18, 2010, 1:41:37 AM10/18/10
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Stupendous Sudhir....Joining the league of some extraordinary bikers
in BBC.....I am sure you would be a force to reckon in the Ultra
BOB ...GO sudhir GO..
> > On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Georg Leuzinger <gk.l...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> Hi sudhir,
> >> congrats to you, really awesome, i admire your resolution and mental
> >> strength , goes without saying what physical fitness this requires, hats
> >> off!
> >> myself I started riding today again after 3 weeks rest because of my leg
> >> infection (cellulitis) that hindered me from riding all this time. rode from
> >> home to nandi with vivek and 11 Am on arrival back in vasanthnagar felt so
> >> spent it was not funny, had probably my slowest ever Nandi timing and found
> >> it super tough!
> >> while riding out after CDD Vivek told me about your plans, hoped to see
> >> you on the road and then saw you where i did not expect you, desce3nding
> >> form nandi while I was struggling up ...!
> >> wanted to shout: he sudhir, now for sure  you got a new bike !but your
> >> were gone like the wind!
> >> great man , and kudos to the cl warrior t eam !
> >> Georg
>
> >>> > > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comformore details
>
> >>> > --
> >>> > ================================
> >>> > Sudhir.P
> >>> > Cycling team:http://www.facebook.com/cleatedwarriors
> >>> > Blog :http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com
> >>> > Photoblog :http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com
> >>> > Comic strip:http://ktpdq.blogspot.com
>
> >>> > I do not suffer from insanity......
> >>> > I enjoy it!
> >>> > ================================
>
> >>> --
> >>> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >>> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?
> >>> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details
>
> >> --
> >> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?
> >> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details
>
> >  --
> > biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> > are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?
> > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details
>
> --
> ================================
> Sudhir.P
> Cycling team:http://www.facebook.com/cleatedwarriors
> Blog :http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com
> Photoblog :http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com
> Comic strip:http://ktpdq.blogspot.com
>
> I do not suffer from insanity......
> I enjoy it!
> ================================- Hide quoted text -

Shankar

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Oct 18, 2010, 2:00:05 AM10/18/10
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Just wow man! Congrats on the great feat and the new awesome bike :)

Regards,
Shankar
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From: Sudhir P


On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Sampath Herga <samp...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sud,
>
> amazing that you did a 24hr ride literally the first day you got your road
> bike! really awesome!! the UltraBOB is going to be real fun this year.. and
> kudos to the others for giving you such nice company.
>
> Sampath.
>

>>> > > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > ================================
>>> > Sudhir.P
>>> > Cycling team:http://www.facebook.com/cleatedwarriors
>>> > Blog :http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com
>>> > Photoblog :http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com
>>> > Comic strip:http://ktpdq.blogspot.com
>>> >
>>> > I do not suffer from insanity......
>>> > I enjoy it!

>>> > ================================
>>>
>>> --
>>> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>>>
>>> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

>>> Visit www.bangalorebicyclechampionships.com for more details


>>>
>>
>> --
>> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>>
>> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

>> Visit www.bangalorebicyclechampionships.com for more details


>>
>
> --
> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> Visit www.bangalorebicyclechampionships.com for more details
>

--
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Sudhir.P
Cycling team: http://www.facebook.com/cleatedwarriors
Blog : http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com
Photoblog : http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com
Comic strip: http://ktpdq.blogspot.com

I do not suffer from insanity......
I enjoy it!

================================

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Sriram Karra

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Oct 18, 2010, 2:23:40 AM10/18/10
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Dude, the epic report sent from your blackberry should be hailed as much as the Sudhir's ride itself!

Shree Kumar

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Oct 18, 2010, 2:55:51 AM10/18/10
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Super, Sudhir !

Looking at the number of people who have been doing these 24 hr rides, I can only ask, "Who is next" ? :-)

Cheers
-- Shree

Chidambaran Subramanian

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Oct 18, 2010, 3:40:09 AM10/18/10
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Or , whats next !

Dipankar Paul

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Oct 18, 2010, 4:00:36 AM10/18/10
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Good Question Chiddu!! Same has been bugging me for quite some time !!


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meetbadri

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Oct 18, 2010, 4:43:23 AM10/18/10
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Fantastic.. stupendous... amazing.. unbelievable.. all this not for
the ride but for your confidence to sit on a new bike , in a new
position for a long time that you haven't done on your long time buddy
mtb..
I can't even imagine if one can think something like this on the first
day of the bike. But no doubts on you as I have gained much reading
your blogs ( roasteed neutrons stuck first time I read it ) , watching
you ride and achieve distances. Hope not much worries about the fall..
and wish you a super fast recovery for yet another wonderful ride of
the season .. UltraBOB..

I got to know that Sudhir was trying a 24 hr ride but could not find
any details on the start / end points or the loop on BBC or BZ.. Tried
refreshing the whole night on Sat, thinking of a ride in the morning
and slept in the day :)

cheers,
Badri


Sudhir P

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Oct 18, 2010, 4:59:53 AM10/18/10
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I didnt want to go public on this, cos i was not sure if i would be able to do it....

I had requested all cleated warriors to maintain a low profile on this as well

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deepakvrao

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Oct 18, 2010, 5:12:39 AM10/18/10
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Already congratulated you on DM, but let me do it again. Amazing feat
of endurance and determination.
> > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

Chidambaran Subramanian

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Oct 18, 2010, 5:31:48 AM10/18/10
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I know you tried to maintain a low profile, but I guess you hunched head and shoulders above the traffic :)

Chiddu

Sudhir P

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Oct 18, 2010, 5:42:24 AM10/18/10
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lol chidu.

And thanks again doc :)

Mayank, the team jazz is what made it happen, and was the fun part too

deepakvrao

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Oct 18, 2010, 6:31:58 AM10/18/10
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I think somewhere [lose track of different fora now], I had said -
inhuman or insane.

Just noticed that your sig answers that very clearly - LOL

On Oct 18, 2:42 pm, Sudhir P <sudhirpalli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> lol chidu.
>
> And thanks again doc :)
>
> Mayank, the team jazz is what made it happen, and was the fun part too
>
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Chidambaran Subramanian
> <chi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > I know you tried to maintain a low profile, but I guess you hunched head
> > and shoulders above the traffic :)
>
> > Chiddu
>
> > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Sudhir P <sudhirpalli...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> I didnt want to go public on this, cos i was not sure if i would be able
> >> to do it....
>
> >> I had requested all cleated warriors to maintain a low profile on this as
> >> well
>
> >> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 2:13 PM, meetbadri <meetba...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> Fantastic.. stupendous... amazing.. unbelievable..  all this not for
> >>> the ride but for your confidence to sit on a new bike , in a new
> >>> position for a long time that you haven't done on your long time buddy
> >>> mtb..
> >>> I can't even imagine if one can think something like this on the first
> >>> day of the bike. But no doubts on you as I have gained much reading
> >>> your blogs ( roasteed neutrons stuck first time I read it ) , watching
> >>> you ride and achieve distances. Hope not much worries about the fall..
> >>> and wish you a super fast recovery for yet another wonderful ride of
> >>> the season .. UltraBOB..
>
> >>> I got to know that Sudhir was trying a 24 hr ride but could not find
> >>> any details on the start / end points or the loop on BBC or BZ.. Tried
> >>> refreshing the whole night on Sat, thinking of a ride in the morning
> >>> and slept in the day :)
>
> >>> cheers,
> >>> Badri
>
> >>> --
> >>> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >>> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?
> >>> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details
>
> >> --
> >>  ================================
> >> Sudhir.P
> >> Cycling team:http://www.facebook.com/cleatedwarriors
> >> Blog :http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com
> >> Photoblog :http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com
> >> Comic strip:http://ktpdq.blogspot.com
>
> >> I do not suffer from insanity......
> >> I enjoy it!
> >> ================================
>
> >> --
> >> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?
> >> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

Sameer Shisodia

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Oct 18, 2010, 6:43:45 AM10/18/10
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Sud,

Not that I need to (since I'm anyhow looking up to u all the time), but I bow before thee.
The first TFN was easier with u as a riding buddy, and you've come a long long way since!
Have miles and miles of fun on the roadbike.

Rgds,
Sameer


On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Chidambaran Subramanian <chi...@gmail.com> wrote:
I know you tried to maintain a low profile, but I guess you hunched head and shoulders above the traffic :)

Chiddu


On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Sudhir P <sudhirp...@gmail.com> wrote:
I didnt want to go public on this, cos i was not sure if i would be able to do it....

I
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Sudhir P

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Oct 18, 2010, 8:04:53 AM10/18/10
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George Joseph

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Oct 18, 2010, 10:25:26 AM10/18/10
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So many kms did you cover in 24 hours?

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Nadana Sigamani

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Oct 18, 2010, 10:33:05 AM10/18/10
to Sudhir P, Chidambaran Subramanian, meetbadri, Bangalore Bikers Club
Sudhir,

You truly proved the following :
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an
indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi"
Truly, it is your indomitable will that took you through the 24hrs,
where many others would have given up.
Also a big cheer for all those support riders who selflessly gave him
company, without whom, the ride would have been that much more
difficult.

All in all, great people to hang around with in BBCh.

Siga

badrinath V

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Oct 18, 2010, 12:05:27 PM10/18/10
to Nadana Sigamani, Sudhir P, Chidambaran Subramanian, Bangalore Bikers Club
Took it ultra slow, and just concentrated on following Nalla's line..... 
 
Actually, I was searching the whole blog to check what did Nalla tell :)) that moticated you so much .. Later realized that you followed him while riding ...  :)))
 
The twisted ribbon thing was a bit scary to imagine....
 
hope the bike did not take much beating on fall ... Eagerly waiting for the blog on the custoime-made bike ..
cheers,
Badri

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Regards,
Badri

NOTHING IS PERMANENT IN THIS WICKED WORLD - NOT EVEN OUR TROUBLES"- Charlie Chaplin

Nalla P Konar

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Oct 18, 2010, 12:55:03 PM10/18/10
to badrinath V, Nadana Sigamani, Sudhir P, Chidambaran Subramanian, Bangalore Bikers Club
LOL badri.. i can understand the confusion now.

Here is my ride report.
I was with Sudhir from 5.40 am till 1.45 pm yesterday. Started riding from Nandi turnoff and caught up with him at base.
Climbed Nandi thrice with him.. i am very bad at hill climbing and the first climb was infact my first one without taking a break during climbing. I took 37 min and 19 seconds (my personal best till date) to climb and believe it or not.. Sudhir did it in one minute lesser !! Boy.. all that even after riding for 12 + hrs and some 250kms !! I was totally inspired.

Did 2nd climb attempt immediately in about 39 mins (including 2 short breaks which i was forced to take to pick up my goggles which fell down thanks to my idea of keeping it in Salman Khan's Dabangg style i.e. hooking at back of collar)

Had breakfast and attempted third one in a slow pace and biking next to Sud. By now almost all the RFL folks were gone. Did all the descends slowly than my usual ones to stay just in front of Sudhir.

Believe it or not, Sudhir always managed to reach the top Arch before me in all the 3 attempts.. i will be struggling.. huffing and puffing to take the lesser steeper outer edge of climb (even if its wrong lane of the road) and Sud will just take the steeper correct side of the road and zoom off :)

Riding next to Sudhir was really inspirational for me.. i would have never dreamt of doing 3 nandi climbs in day !! Thanks to Sudhir, i finally broke my mental barrier and did climb non-stop :) Understood the significance of maintaining the rhythm. Its much easier to keep going than to break and board the bike again.

Thanks to cleated warrior teammates for support and planning. Thanks to Sachin and Ramesh for riding alongwith us during 2nd climb.
Met Mr 69, Georg, Siva too.

Thanks to RFL folks to cheer us, glad to watch so many strong runners doing multiple trips.. Met Neera after long time.. she did two climbs.. she was running really strong.

So proud to be a BBC member... all you bikers who do multiple climbs and that too in time of 20s are just awesome.

Rgds,
Nalla.
Member of Cleated Warriors - Bangalore Bicycle racing team
Visit http://www.facebook.com/cleatedwarriors for more details

Nitin Dahra

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Oct 19, 2010, 7:40:34 AM10/19/10
to Nalla P Konar, badrinath V, Nadana Sigamani, Sudhir P, Chidambaran Subramanian, Bangalore Bikers Club
Exceptional effort Sudhir! Keep it up!
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