vivek kadu
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The Ride which I lived and not just Finished
As a cyclist it was one of my dream to do long expedition on cycle. My past experiences of Cycle expeditions were pune to goa, pune to Amravati(M.S) ,pune to Akkalkot etc. I was thinking about Kanyakumari ride from long time and it's was one of my dream. My work location is pune but due to covid time I was working from my hometown Amravati Maharashtra. Fortunately in December-21 about 75 members from my club planned pune to Kanyakumari ride via coastal road and I was also part of that ride but due to some urgency I missed this event. It was still in my mind for Kanyakumari cycle expedition and finally I managed leaves from my office and convinced my family for solo ride .It's always good to do such long expedition with group but it was difficult to manage group on same time, As its not possible to manage leaves for every one on same time .I asked few friends if anyone is interested and then finally started solo ride .My leaves were approved and plan was ready, now just it was time to leave from home and implement plan. As per my plan decided to finish this expedition before summer, so accordingly started on 19th Feb 2022. I do cycle regularly, So my practice was going good but dong a solo ride needs lot of mental stability which I managed somehow. Being solo and considering safety and to avoid body fatigue, planned to do daily max 170 kms on an average and as per the plan stays and distances were decided.
Below are the Daily Distances covered and destination for Stay
Day 1 Amravati -Adilabad 216 kms
Day 2 Adilabad - kamareddy 203 kms .100 kms forest area
Day 3 Kamareddy - Shadnagar 189 kms
Day 4 Shadnagar - Kurnool 163 kms
Day 5 Kurnool- Penukonda 221 kms
Day 6 Penukonda - Bengaluru 162 kms
Day 7 Bengaluru to Dharmapuri 163 kms
Day 8 Dharmapuri- karur 173 kms
Day 9 Karur- Madurai 147 kms
Day 10 Madurai - Tirunelveli 160 kms
Day 11 Tirunelveli- Kanyakumari 87 kms
Things carried and packed before start :
Some Do's and Don't and General Practice followed during Ride .
Complete Strava Activity of Amravati to Kanyakumari one way ride
Day 1: Amravati -Adilabad 216 kms :
So finally day has arrived and as per schedule I started my cycle expedition by visiting our famous Amba Devi temple Amravati. It was mid of Feb and summer was about to start but luckily climate was cloudy on that day when I started .Around 12 PM managed to reach Yuvatmal . Amravati Yuvatmal is 2 lane single road but road was good with lot of trees on both sides, So ride was not that much difficult . In Yuvatmal visited to old Dutta mandir (Temple) followed by lunch and then started my journey ahead after taking few mins of break. Veg thali which I ordered was very good and yummy .My todays destination was Pandharkawada which was approx. 70 kms from Yuvatmal, So by taking some small breaks I managed to reach Pandharkawada by 5:30 pm and from there I connected on NH 44 .As per plan my halt destination was the same but as I reached earlier so planned to do more 50 kms and reached at Adilabad. For Adilabad city we have to go 3 kms inside from NH44, So around 8:30 pm I reached Adilabad and booked one Descent room(800 Rs ) in new Krishna Lodge near bus stand .My stay was good, So i got settled at hotel with my cycle and then had bath became fresh and ate biryani .
Adilabad is famous for its rich cultivation of cotton. Hence, Adilabad is also referred as "White Gold City".
Amba Devi Temple of Amravati
Bhakti Dham Temple Amravati
Samrudhi Expressway Near Amravati Yuvatmal District Boarder
This is Shankuntala Narrow Guage Line from Yuvatmal to Achalpur built in 1903 and now it's not functional .Purpose of this route was to transport cotton from Vidharbha region by connecting this line to main station murtizapur and then transport to Mumbai and then to Manchester during British time.
Reached in Yuvatmal
Veg Thali opposite Datta Mandir
Very Old Datta Mandir of Yuavatmal
15 Minutes of Power Nap taken in this temple
Way Towards Pandharkawada passes through Tipeshwar Forest
Egg Birynani After Finishing first days Ride
Day 2 Adilabad - kamareddy 203 kms
It was decided to start ride early morning but I got up late and due to that started by 7 am .Before leaving from Adilabad i saw very good snacks point for Idali /wada , so grabbed idali wada.Taste of idli was good specially the white chutney was awesome .Adilabad is 3/4 kms inside NH 44, So I came on highway and headed towards kamareddy as this was my second days halt destination.Once I left adilabad and crossed 2/3 kms then complete area was forest area for about 100 kms ,so there were many big ups and down on the road which was surprise for me,Thank God the I ate breakfast early .Somehow I crossed all these climbs and forest area on low gear and managed to cover 100 kms. Now it was afternoon time and I was hungry, So had full meals somewhere on dhaba .Meal was good and enough for me. Now I started by journey by taking some rest and sufficient water on the way and managed to reach kamareddy by 8:30 pm. Kamareddy Is 4/5 kms inside NH 44.I booked Descent room there and had egg biryani and ended by day 2 of ride at Kamareddy...
Idli Wada Bonda and Puri Bhaji
Chutneys with Idli Wada
Came near Entrance/exit Gate of Adilabad
Kawal Tiger Reserve after Adilabad
I was hungry but no big hotel around due to forest region, luckily I got Mirchi Pakoda and egg pakoda centre in between.
Mirchi Pakoda
Egg Pakoda/Bonda
Full Rice Meals
Egg Biryani @ Kamareddy
Day 3:Kamareddy - Shadnagar 189 kms
On Day 3 i started my ride at 7 am by having a tea and small piece of one muffins from one of the bakery outside kamareddy .This city is district place and its 4/5 kms inside NH 77, so u have to come outside on highway for next journey.As per information I got from local about the road, so till hydrabad road are good and there is hardly forest area.From Kamareddy Hydrabad is approx 120 kms , so I managed to reach hydrabad by 12:30 pm. Now before reaching hydrabad I crossed outer ring road and from that ring road we can go to karnool and no need to go inside city.But the problem of that road is no 2 wheeler or cycle allowed on that road ,so I have crossed entire city and went to other end of city and from there I connected to karnool road.My today's destination was shadnagar around 50 kms from Hydrabad.Almost for me it took 5 pm to leave hydrabad city and then entered on Karnool highway.On the way I crossed Statue of Equality but as it was delayed,so I can not go to actual place .Even u can see Statue from main road. Around 8:30 pm I reached at shadnagar.Shadnagar is on main highway only so easily I got hotel near by.Finished my dinner once I got settled at room and completed my day 3 of solo Ride .
Paddy Farms on the way
Komatpally Forest before Hydrabad .Its only 20-25 kms forest area on the way
Feeling Thursty so lets have fresh Coconut water
Tank Bund,Hydrabad
Tank Bund ,Hydrabad
Entrance Gate for Statue of Equality .Statue is 5/6 kms inside from main entrance.
As a cyclist it was one of my dream to do long expedition on cycle. My past experiences of Cycle expeditions were pune to goa, pune to Amravati(M.S) ,pune to Akkalkot etc. I was thinking about Kanyakumari ride from long time and it's was one of my dream. My work location is pune but due to covid time I was working from my hometown Amravati Maharashtra. Fortunately in December-21 about 75 members from my club planned pune to Kanyakumari ride via coastal road and I was also part of that ride but due to some urgency I missed this event. It was still in my mind for Kanyakumari cycle expedition and finally I managed leaves from my office and convinced my family for solo ride .It's always good to do such long expedition with group but it was difficult to manage group on same time, As its not possible to manage leaves for every one on same time .I asked few friends if anyone is interested and then finally started solo ride .My leaves were approved and plan was ready, now just it was time to leave from home and implement plan. As per my plan decided to finish this expedition before summer, so accordingly started on 19th Feb 2022. I do cycle regularly, So my practice was going good but dong a solo ride needs lot of mental stability which I managed somehow. Being solo and considering safety and to avoid body fatigue, planned to do daily max 170 kms on an average and as per the plan stays and distances were decided.
Below are the Daily Distances covered and destination for Stay
Day 1 Amravati -Adilabad 216 kms
Day 2 Adilabad - kamareddy 203 kms .100 kms forest area
Day 3 Kamareddy - Shadnagar 189 kms
Day 4 Shadnagar - Kurnool 163 kms
Day 5 Kurnool- Penukonda 221 kms
Day 6 Penukonda - Bengaluru 162 kms
Day 7 Bengaluru to Dharmapuri 163 kms
Day 8 Dharmapuri- karur 173 kms
Day 9 Karur- Madurai 147 kms
Day 10 Madurai - Tirunelveli 160 kms
Day 11 Tirunelveli- Kanyakumari 87 kms
Things carried and packed before start :
- 1 Gel padded cycling short 1 Cycling jersey - I used to wash these things daily once i reach to destination and hence managed on single set of Jersey and Gel short
- Cycling helmate
- 1 whistle - Its helpful when some vehicle comes from wrong side
- Elastic belt to tie language bag to cycle carrier
- Helmate torch which Blink both side ie front and rear
- Head torch with fixed arrangement on handlebar
- Cycling double frame bag to keep tools.
- Extra cycle tube, puncture repair kit and Allen key
- 2 sports jersey
- 1 Lower, short pant
- Basic medicines includes muscle pain tablets, move spray, tablets in case fever
- Shaving kit and body wash
- Dipper rash cream, Vaseline or parachute oil to avoid Chafing and Saddle Sores.Daily Before start of ride I used to apply parachute oil to avoid saddle sores.
Some Do's and Don't and General Practice followed during Ride .
- Always be calm and don't get tempered in any kind of situation
- Don't argue with anyone on the way though you are right because your on diff. State and away from home,So try to be listing mode and accept the things.
- Keep 100 % concentration on road while Riding because we don't know who will come from wrong side.
- Follow all traffic rule and no excuse to that.
- Always be happy while Riding and keep talking with Locals as there are many people on the way who are curious about your mission.
- Avoid negative minded people and try to be aways from them or ignore .
- Daily wear whistle on your neck while you dress up.
- My target for hydration was petrol pump ,so where I saw good water cooler on petrol pump I used that drinking water to stay hydrated because you have to consume lot of water and how many time you will purchase water bottles.
- Always when you go for urine remove ur goggles and check the colour which should not be yellow or dark .
- Reconfirm the things it may be for stay/ Restuarant/ direction etc .
- If you don't know Tamil then don't try to take any risk and stick with your plan. It's not risk always but you will end up with wasting your time as u don't know Tamil and not all Local will understand Hindi or English
- Apply Parachute oil before wearing Gel short which avoid saddle sores.
- Maximum Ride I have done on NH44 till destination, So for some stay locations we have to go few kms away from NH 44 and only few town like Karur on highway.
- Bus stand area was my target for stay location and yes I managed to find good stay with avg charges.
- Try to take powernap and breaks whenever needed and never ever stress your ride beyond your capacity to avoid impact on next day.
- Being solo ride try to listen your favorite songs or region specific songs Say I used to listen some Tamil songs from Bombay and Roja etc e.g few songs by K.S Chitra.It will relax you.Here if u don't understand any Tamil song then you be more curious to understand will listen more and more and this is not the case with the songs which u understand .
- Stay within last white line while travelling on Highways and never try to overtake.
Complete Strava Activity of Amravati to Kanyakumari one way ride
Day 1: Amravati -Adilabad 216 kms :
So finally day has arrived and as per schedule I started my cycle expedition by visiting our famous Amba Devi temple Amravati. It was mid of Feb and summer was about to start but luckily climate was cloudy on that day when I started .Around 12 PM managed to reach Yuvatmal . Amravati Yuvatmal is 2 lane single road but road was good with lot of trees on both sides, So ride was not that much difficult . In Yuvatmal visited to old Dutta mandir (Temple) followed by lunch and then started my journey ahead after taking few mins of break. Veg thali which I ordered was very good and yummy .My todays destination was Pandharkawada which was approx. 70 kms from Yuvatmal, So by taking some small breaks I managed to reach Pandharkawada by 5:30 pm and from there I connected on NH 44 .As per plan my halt destination was the same but as I reached earlier so planned to do more 50 kms and reached at Adilabad. For Adilabad city we have to go 3 kms inside from NH44, So around 8:30 pm I reached Adilabad and booked one Descent room(800 Rs ) in new Krishna Lodge near bus stand .My stay was good, So i got settled at hotel with my cycle and then had bath became fresh and ate biryani .
Adilabad is famous for its rich cultivation of cotton. Hence, Adilabad is also referred as "White Gold City".
Amba Devi Temple of Amravati
Bhakti Dham Temple Amravati
Samrudhi Expressway Near Amravati Yuvatmal District Boarder
This is Shankuntala Narrow Guage Line from Yuvatmal to Achalpur built in 1903 and now it's not functional .Purpose of this route was to transport cotton from Vidharbha region by connecting this line to main station murtizapur and then transport to Mumbai and then to Manchester during British time.
Reached in Yuvatmal
Veg Thali opposite Datta Mandir
Very Old Datta Mandir of Yuavatmal
15 Minutes of Power Nap taken in this temple
Way Towards Pandharkawada passes through Tipeshwar Forest
Egg Birynani After Finishing first days Ride
Day 2 Adilabad - kamareddy 203 kms
It was decided to start ride early morning but I got up late and due to that started by 7 am .Before leaving from Adilabad i saw very good snacks point for Idali /wada , so grabbed idali wada.Taste of idli was good specially the white chutney was awesome .Adilabad is 3/4 kms inside NH 44, So I came on highway and headed towards kamareddy as this was my second days halt destination.Once I left adilabad and crossed 2/3 kms then complete area was forest area for about 100 kms ,so there were many big ups and down on the road which was surprise for me,Thank God the I ate breakfast early .Somehow I crossed all these climbs and forest area on low gear and managed to cover 100 kms. Now it was afternoon time and I was hungry, So had full meals somewhere on dhaba .Meal was good and enough for me. Now I started by journey by taking some rest and sufficient water on the way and managed to reach kamareddy by 8:30 pm. Kamareddy Is 4/5 kms inside NH 44.I booked Descent room there and had egg biryani and ended by day 2 of ride at Kamareddy...
Idli Wada Bonda and Puri Bhaji
Chutneys with Idli Wada
Came near Entrance/exit Gate of Adilabad
Kawal Tiger Reserve after Adilabad
I was hungry but no big hotel around due to forest region, luckily I got Mirchi Pakoda and egg pakoda centre in between.
Mirchi Pakoda
Egg Pakoda/Bonda
Full Rice Meals
Egg Biryani @ Kamareddy
Day 3:Kamareddy - Shadnagar 189 kms
On Day 3 i started my ride at 7 am by having a tea and small piece of one muffins from one of the bakery outside kamareddy .This city is district place and its 4/5 kms inside NH 77, so u have to come outside on highway for next journey.As per information I got from local about the road, so till hydrabad road are good and there is hardly forest area.From Kamareddy Hydrabad is approx 120 kms , so I managed to reach hydrabad by 12:30 pm. Now before reaching hydrabad I crossed outer ring road and from that ring road we can go to karnool and no need to go inside city.But the problem of that road is no 2 wheeler or cycle allowed on that road ,so I have crossed entire city and went to other end of city and from there I connected to karnool road.My today's destination was shadnagar around 50 kms from Hydrabad.Almost for me it took 5 pm to leave hydrabad city and then entered on Karnool highway.On the way I crossed Statue of Equality but as it was delayed,so I can not go to actual place .Even u can see Statue from main road. Around 8:30 pm I reached at shadnagar.Shadnagar is on main highway only so easily I got hotel near by.Finished my dinner once I got settled at room and completed my day 3 of solo Ride .
Paddy Farms on the way
Komatpally Forest before Hydrabad .Its only 20-25 kms forest area on the way
Feeling Thursty so lets have fresh Coconut water
Tank Bund,Hydrabad
Tank Bund ,Hydrabad
Entrance Gate for Statue of Equality .Statue is 5/6 kms inside from main entrance.
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