Ride Report to Chikka Tirupathi
Ecity Cyclers
had on Saturday to Chikka Thirupthi.
Got back from work at 3 on Saturday morning and slept for a while
since I had to reach the Hosa Road junction only at 6:30. Had a hard
time waking up and had to really drag my self out of bed, which was at
5:45. Barely managed to leave home, when Sandip called and asked if I
was up and ready to go for the ride.
I cycled from E-City and had a hard time reaching Hosa Road as the
visibility on the roads was close to zero. No complaints on the ride
though, I enjoyed every minute of it. The chill weather really wakes
you up and by the time I reached Hosa Road I was all peped up for the
ride.
Sandip joined my at the Hosa Road juction and from there we cycled up
to the Sarjapur Road junction (near Wipro Gate). We stopped to have
tea as we had to wait till Vimal arrived. He joined us in a couple of
minutes and the three of us rode down Sarjapur road towards Decathlon.
We stopped at Decathlon as Sandip had a friend working at Decathlon
who wanted to join us. This guy (sorry I don't recollect his name),
joined us on his Road Bike (We were on our MTBs).
Together the 4 of us rode off to Sarjapur past Dommarandra. At
Sarjapur, the guy from Decathlon had to take a diviation as the roads
were pretty bad and he didn't want to ruin his Road Bike. So, the
three of us rode from there to Chikka Thirupathi. The roads were
awesome after Sarjapur. The traffic was a bare minimum and there is a
lot of greenery on either side of the road. Quite a few gradual
inclines, but nothing that really makes you sweat.
We reached Chikka Thirupathi at 9 and since we were all ravenous, we
had a scrumptious breakfast of Idly, Poori and Bondas (everything
tastes yummy when you are tired and hungry!!). With that ritual
complete, we decided that since we came this far, we might as well
visit the temple.
The temple is nothing to write home about. A small place which was all
garishly painted. We payed our respects to the diety and headed back
home at 10:30.
The ride back was a little hard as the Sun was up in its full glory
and was draining the energy out of me. We three rode together till
Dommasandra and from there I turned left and took the road to
Chandapura. Cycled another 13-14 kms and reached home at 1:30 in the
afternoon.
We rode a total of 79.6Kms and I was thrilled that I could make it
back so fast (keeping in mind my fitness level!!).
Waiting impatiently for my next ride guys.
Snehal Sekhar
Ecity Cyclers
Burn Fat not Fuel.
On Nov 17, 9:40 pm, Ecity Cyclers <ecitycycl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey, its been pretty long since we cycled as a group. How about a ride
> to Chikka Tirupathi this Saturday the 19th.
> This 50-60 km route (depending on your approach) combines cycling and
> a bit of sightseeing as well.
> Meeting Point: Decathlon on Sarjapur Road.
> From Decathlon we continue beyond Sarjapur and take a left on NH 207
> to reach Chikka Tirupati.
> Me and Sandeep will start from E-City and come via Chandapura and meet
> you guys at Decathlon.
> Start Time: 6;00AM from E-City and will reach Decathlon by 7:00AM.
> Contact Sandeep, Vimal or me to confirm if you are coming.
> And, thanks Sandeep for getting me back on track....was getting to be
> a bit too lazy these past couple of months.
>
> Snehal Sekhar
> 9845683261
> Burn Fat not Fuel
Sameer
village just before Chikka Tirupathi. I too was on an MTB......and
this was also my first 75+ kms ride. Cheers, Sameer.
anilk...@gmail.com
Good one.....congrats on your 75+ kms ride.....enjoyed reading it!!!!!
Anil s kadsur
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