India's noted ultra cyclist Dr Amit Samarth is embarking on a journey 'Ride Across India 6,000 km cycling expedition on the golden quadrilateral of India from February 15.
Dr Samarth is the only cyclist in Asia who has completed two longest cycling races in the world including Race Across America (RAAM) and Trans Siberian Extreme (TSE). Addressing media persons on Saturday at SJAN office about his new expedition Samarth who is the brand ambassador for Scott Sports India said he will out to ride his bicycle for 14 consecutive days covering the golden quadrilateral (Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata-Mumbai) a distance of 6,000 within a period of 14 days. " The main objective behind this expedition is to raise funds for a sport project of 'Lok Biradari' by Dr Prakash Amte. The ride will start from Gateway of India in Mumbai and will also culminate in Mumbai. It will take through hills, mountains and valleys".
DrSamarth said beating the extreme weather conditions like cold in northern regions and heat in the southern he will pass through more than 85 major towns and cities. Samarth has also claimed that this ride will probably the first of its kind in India as it will be tracked live via satellite on the specially built website. The website will not only have the location of Dr Samarth but will also be having live update on is heart rate, core temperature, pedal power, muscle oxygen among others. Dr Samarth will be accompanied by Jeetendra Nayak (crew director), Vivitt Walwe, Anand Fiske, Mukul Samarth, Raj Mahadik, Arushi Nayak, Ravindra Paranjape, Ashwin Mokashi, Bhavesh Patre, Dilip Warkad, Dr Sudhir Baldota, Manish Bhati, Rishi Sehgal, Sachin Shirbavikar, Sheetal Kolhe, Dr Shreehas Bardapurkar, Arham Shiekh, Anirudh Pandya, Milind Pariwakam in the entire 6000 km cycling on Golden Quadrilateral.Rotary Club of Nagpur Downtown is supporting Ride Across India and coordinating support from all the Rotary Clubs across India. Sumatibai Pandurang Dev Memorial Charitable Trust has also extended its support to Ride Across India. District governor of Rotary Club of Nagpur Downtown Shabbir Shakir, crew director Jeetendra Nayak, Nikhil Sutaria, Anand Fiske, Mukul Samarth,Ritu Jain and others were present at the press conference.