First-of-its-kind ultra cycling race Kashmir to Kanyakumari !

 

Srinagar : A new chapter in the sport of ultra cycling will be written as Asia’s longest cycle race, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, will be flagged off on Wednesday.

“This is the first-of-its-kind race in not only India but in Asia, which will cover a distance of 3655 kilometres from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,” director of the ultra cycling project, Jitendra Nayak, told reporters here.

The race has been accorded the status of Asian Ultracycling Championship by the World Ultracycling Association (WUCA), Nayak said.