Dec 2013: KGF 300 BRM
The Ride
The Kolar Gold Fields region may not have nuggets of gold anymore, but it does have significant nuggets of history.The second brevet of the 2013/2014 season, the Kolar Gold Fields 300km BRM takes you through some ancient and important towns in the Kolar Gold Fields region near Bangalore. It then crosses into the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh travelling a beautiful road from Venkatagirikota before entering Tamil Nadu. We then trace the Palar river to Vaniyambadi, before returning via NH-46 in the shadow of the Yelagiri hills and NH-7 to Bangalore via Krishnagiri. This is an ACP-sanctioned brevet ride, and must be completely self-supported. The ride must be finished within 20 hours, but note that it is not a competitive ride.Ride Summary
Date: December 14, 2013, 6 AM Start: M G Road Metro Station End: Silk Board Junction on the Outer Ring Road Distance: 315 km Time limit: 20 hours The ride is open to all cyclists regardless of their affiliation.
Rules and Regulations
Please read the rules and regulations for a randonnée.
Lights and reflective jackets are compulsory for this brevet. You will not be allowed to start without them.
The rider must return his/her brevet card to the organizers at the end of the brevet for their ride to be homologated. Riders completing the brevet successfully can opt for a medal from ACP, for which a separate medal fee. Cards and medals will be returned after a few months.
Registration Information
Registration is mandatory and must be done online. The registration fee is Rs 200, which must be paid by online transfer. Payment details will be provided during the registration process. You will also need to sign a waiver at the start. On-the-spot registrations will NOT be allowed.
Registrations will open shortly. Watch this page or the Bangalore Brevets Facebook page for updates.
To register click HERE.
Registrations will close automatically on 12-12-2013. You can see a list of all registrations so far.
If you have been assigned a jersey number by BrevetMgr for any previous ride you should use that number. Please see the registration FAQs.
Riders completing the brevet successfully can opt for a medal from ACP, for which a separate medal fee of INR 450 must be paid at the end of the ride.
Route information
Please see the KGF 300 Route page for details and draft cue sheet.
Results
The detailed results can be see on BrevetMgr.
Cumulative statistics:
Total number of registrants : 25 Riders started : 21 (84 %)
Riders who completed : 18 (86 %)
Did not finish (DNF) : 3 (14 %)Credits
Route and Map: Sandeep, Sreepathi
Photo Credit: Sandeep
Pre-ride: Kalpesh, Sandeep
End control: Sandeep, Kalpesh
Organizer: Hari Krishna Malladi
