NEW DELHI: The second edition of “Saksham Pedal Delhi”, India’s premier cyclothon, is all set to happen in the national capital on Sunday, IANS reports.
This is a Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) initiative as the event will be supported by oil and gas companies in the state. The event will be organized by DoIT sports Management Private Limited, the sports company founded by serial entrepreneur Radha Kapoor Khanna.
DoIT owns the Dabang Delhi sports franchise in the Pro Kabaddi League and manages some of the top sportspersons in the country such as Virender Sehwag, Mahesh Bhupathi, Geeta and Babita Phogat.
Scheduled to be flagged off from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Saksham Pedal Delhi will see participation from India’s finest elite athletes and amateur riders who will be competing for a prize money fund of Rs 1 million. Bollywood actress Disha Patani will be the face of the event and cycle along with particpants.
In line with the objective of last year’s edition, Saksham Pedal Delhi 2018 will aim to profess the importance of socio-environmental consciousness by promoting cycling, both as a lifestyle and as an alternate means of commute, especially for shorter distances for day to day activities such as cycling to work, riding to nearby places etc.
“The first edition of India’s premier cyclothon received an overwhelming response from both amateur cyclists and cycling enthusiasts alike.”
“It was truly fantastic to see more than 5,000 participants or superheroes, as we like to call them, I am confident that the second edition of Saksham Pedal Delhi will only be bigger and better,” Khanna was quoted as saying to IANS.
