May 2013 Gollahalli 55
The Ride
This month's populaire is an easy ride of 55km to Gollahalli, a small village northwest of Bangalore. The route heads out via pipeline road towards Hessarghatta, but then turns west, running along the Nelamangala railway line, then looping back via Gollahalli and Hessaghatta. Like a brevet, this populaire is a completely self-supported ride to be completed in a fixed time. A populaire is usually of a distance less than 200K. Note that brevets and populaires are not competitive rides.
Ride Summary
Date: May 11 2013 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
Riders MUST bring a printed copy of the cue sheet (see below), failing which they will not be allowed to start.
Since this is a daylight ride, the following rules are relaxed for this ride:
- You do not need to wear a reflective vest.
- You need not possess front or rear lights. If you do, however, they must meet the regulations.
Registration Information
You can register online using the Brevet Manager website.
Online registrations are free. Online registrations will close automatically on May 10, 2013, 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.
For a GPX you can analyze, see this attachment.
Please note map and GPX are provided for convenience only. The cue-sheet is the only official route guide.
Cue-sheet
The cue sheet is available here as html. There are photos of two important turnoffs attached there.
There is a PDF version for A4 size printing also.
Riders are expected to bring their OWN copy of the cue sheet. Riders who come to the start without their own copy of the cue sheet will not be allowed to start.
Results
Cumulative statistics:
Total number of registrants : 43Riders started : 23 (53%)Riders who completed : 13 (56%)Did not finish (DNF) : 12 (21%)The detailed results are available here
Credits
Ride Director :- Abhijit
Control Volunteers :- Abhijit, Bharath, Karthik, Nirmal, Pankaj