Mangalore: 1,900 cyclists descend on streets to promote fitness
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Dec 8: Nearly 2,000 cylists on Sunday December 8 descended on city streets to participate in the seventh BSA Hercules Rx Life Cycle Rally-2013 which was flagged off at Lady Hilll here.
The rally was organized by Rx Life fitness centre located at Mannagudda. Susanth, regional manager of Ti Cycles of India, Chennai, inaugurated the rally.
The cyclists were divided into Group Roadeos, flagged off by joint managing director of Jyoti Laboratories Ltd K Ullas Kamath and Nitte University Chancellor N Vinay Hegde; Group Hercules, flagged off by Shriram Chits vice-president Vijay Simha and S Mukund Kamath of Ideal Ice Cream Group; Group Little Flowers, flagged off by Ti Cycles Karnataka area sales manager Arun Kumar and regional manager of Shriram Chits Dinakar B S; and Group Lady Bird flagged off by Jyoti Cycle partner Badrinath Nayak and Corportation Bank DCM D M Majumdar.
Inaugurating the rally, Susanth lauded the organizers and said that such events are required to keep oneself fit and active, and that the rally would especially help children hone their skills at riding.
The rally that started at Lady Hill passed through Kottara, Kulur and back to Kottara and then through Malemar, Derebail, Bejai and culminated at Bharath Mall, covering a distance of 18 km.
More than 1,900 cyclists took part in the rally.
At the end of the rally five participants were given lucky rider prizes and 300 others won consolation prizes. Over 200 youngsters from Youth Hostels Association of India, Team Mangalore, and Sicasa Mangalore volunteered and worked for the success of the rally.
83-year-old Ramachandra Rao was one of the oldest participants.