Nilgiris cycling expedition in December

The 10th edition of "Tour of Nilgiris" (TfN), a cycling expedition, to be held in December this year will see cyclists pedalling over 1000-kms across the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.
This year's TfN is significant for the fact that 2017 marks the 200th anniversary of the invention of the cycle.
The annual flagship event of RideACycle Foundation (RAC-F) is scheduled between December 10 and 17, during which the selected riders will pedal across Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Starting from Bengaluru, the cyclists will travel through Mysuru, Madikeri, Sultan Bathery, Udhagamandalam (Ooty) and finish the tour by riding back to Mysuru, a release said today.

The participants would get to ride through amazing terrains including plains, mountains, coffee and tea plantations and three wild life sanctuaries.
Registration for the tour will open on May 1 and this year's edition is dedicated to celebrating a decade of "TfN's Cycling Nirvana" and to "Experience Nature through Cycle" in the Nilgiris and RAC-F has a maximum of 120 rider slots.
From among the registered cyclists, RAC-F will shortlist riders based on their cycling profile and fitness to ensure that the chosen cyclists endure pedaling across some of the most difficult terrains in the Western Ghats.
"The Tour of Nilgiris has come a long way and we are keen to make the 10th edition a memorable event as it also coincides with the 200th year of the cycle's invention," RAC co-founder Deepak Majipatil, said in the release.