Gollahalli 55

Date: Oct 13 2012 06:00 AM -- Registration formalities start at 05:30AM Start: Indian Institute of Science Gymkhana Gate, Yeshwantpur End: Indian Institute of Science Centenary Gate, New BEL Road Distance: 55km Time limit: 3 hours 40 mins Please note that the road between Mariamma Circle in Malleshwaram and C N R Rao Circle is under construction. Please approach via Mekhri Circle if you're coming from South Bangalore.There is no provision for parking at the start point at IISc. If you are bringing your vehicle please make appropriate arrangements.

The ride is open to all cyclists regardless of their affiliation.

Online registration for the populaires is FREE.

However, if you register on the spot at the venue, a surcharge of INR 50 will be applied since we'd like to minimize the inconvenience of handling on-the-spot registrations.

Rules and Regulations

Please read the rules and regulations for a randonnée. If you are new to randonneuring please see this informative page: Your First Randonnée

Since this is a daylight ride, the following rules are relaxed for this ride:

1. You do not need to wear a reflective vest.
2. You need not possess front or rear lights. If you do, however, they must meet the regulations.

Registration Information

You can register online using RRBM.

Online registrations are free. Online registrations will close automatically on Oct 11, 2012, 6PM.

You will need to sign a waiver at the start, if you haven't done so already.

You can see the current list of registrants here.

Please note on-the-spot registrations at the venue will attract a surcharge of INR 50 since we'd like to minimize the inconvenience of handling on-the-spot registrations.

Route

Surface: Roads are in good condition for most of the route. The last part of pipeline road (~0.5 km) is a gravel road. A small section (at about 17km from the start) is a hard packed mud road. Please ride carefully, especially if it has rained.

Traffic: All roads have very low traffic, however the state highway at Gollahally has fast moving vehicles.

Terrain: The route has very gentle gradients. The elevation profile generated from the GPX by utrack.crempa.net is shown below.