Tour de India was a three city cycling event that was held in India. The first edition took place in 2012 in Mumbai, Srinagar & Delhi, and in 2013 the races were held in Mumbai, Jaipur and Delhi. Having received an affiliation from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI),[1] the cycling event had cyclists participating from India and abroad. The event was brought to India by Dr. Akil Khan, and was sponsored by Godrej Eon from the first edition.
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 15 |
| Region | Mumbai, Delh, Jaipur, Shrinagar |
| Local name(s) | Cyclothon (in Hindi) |
| Nickname(s) | Cyclothon India |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | Professional |
| Type | Stage race (Grand Tour) |
| Organiser | ID Sports |
| Web site | tourdeindia |
| History | |
| First edition | 2012 |
| Editions | 2 (2013) |
Vaibhav Vinay Maloo was the managing director of Tour de India in 2013.[2] During his term, he tied up with University of Cambridge students to come and do a study on their operational model, and came up with ways to promote cycling as a sport in India.[3]
2013 winners
editMumbai
edit- Full Cyclothon - Husen Ajij Korabu
- Champions of Cyclothon (Seniors) - Sudhakar Balakrishna Rane
- Half Cyclothon
- Road Men - Adil Niazi
- Hybrid Men - Kiran Shedge
- Hybrid Women - Meena Barot
Delhi
edit- Champions of Cyclothon (Children) - Nidhi Sharma
- Half Cyclothon
- Road Men - Navneet
- Hybrid Men - Tanveer Alam
- Hybrid Women - Deepakshi Vasudeva
Jaipur
edit- Green Cyclothon
- Champions of Cyclothon
- International
References
edit- ^ "UCI recognises Tour de India 2013". November 30, 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Godrej Eon Tour De India - 2013 - About Us". tourdeindia.asia.
- ^ "Cambridge Executive MBA team takes up cycling - News & insight". 6 March 2015.
External links
edit- http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/john-abraham-becomes-brand-ambassador-tour-india-2013-183000530.html Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Tour de India Official Trailer- YouTube Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine