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Updated On: 14 September, 2009 07:55 AM IST | | Nolan Pinto
Young and old alike, discovered the joys of cycling at an event to promote the activity in the city
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Young and old alike, discovered the joys of cycling at an event to promote the activity in the city
THE cycle was the great leveller yesterday as children and adults perched on bikes, waiting for the whistle to blow.
The event that saw participants riding 8 km on Bannerghatta Road was organised by motor adventure club 'Get It On' to inspire people to take to cycling once again.
Some of the children who took part were veryu00a0 young. Like eight-year-old Sanjana Ramesh and 10-year-old Mitresh Srikarunya, both from SKCH (CBSE).
Asked midway if they wanted to stop cycling and sit in the car, they said in unison, "No, we are doing it."
Fun time
Apart from the thrill of a challenge, some of them came for the sheer fun of it. Like Sanjith Prahas and Savithra Ramesh, both 10th graders in Sri Kumaran's Children's Home (CBSE).
But Sanjith said, "It's for fitness too," and immediately added with a smile: "But I am already fit."
Healthy habit
For some, cycling is about keeping good health and building stamina. According to Umesh A, a II PUC student, "Cycling is good for health especially in the mornings when the air is clean and cool," he says.
"I walk everyday for 45 minutes but cycling really brings out the fitness levels in me," says Bhuvaneswari S, a parent who accompanied one of the participants.
But many came because the city doesn't otherwise allow them to cycle freely on busy roads. "I had to pester my dad to allow me to come here today," said Vaikunt Prasad, a 10th grader in A V Education. "I just love the thrill of cycling on the main road."
THE cycle was the great leveller yesterday as children and adults perched on bikes, waiting for the whistle to blow.
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Proving a point: Participants pushing their way through city traffic before taking off on a quieter trail |
Some of the children who took part were veryu00a0 young. Like eight-year-old Sanjana Ramesh and 10-year-old Mitresh Srikarunya, both from SKCH (CBSE).
Asked midway if they wanted to stop cycling and sit in the car, they said in unison, "No, we are doing it."
Fun time
Apart from the thrill of a challenge, some of them came for the sheer fun of it. Like Sanjith Prahas and Savithra Ramesh, both 10th graders in Sri Kumaran's Children's Home (CBSE).
But Sanjith said, "It's for fitness too," and immediately added with a smile: "But I am already fit."
Healthy habit
For some, cycling is about keeping good health and building stamina. According to Umesh A, a II PUC student, "Cycling is good for health especially in the mornings when the air is clean and cool," he says.
"I walk everyday for 45 minutes but cycling really brings out the fitness levels in me," says Bhuvaneswari S, a parent who accompanied one of the participants.
But many came because the city doesn't otherwise allow them to cycle freely on busy roads. "I had to pester my dad to allow me to come here today," said Vaikunt Prasad, a 10th grader in A V Education. "I just love the thrill of cycling on the main road."
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Mitresh (10) and Sanjana (8), the youngest, taking a well-deserved breaku00a0 pics/Nolan Pinto Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
