Mumbai-Pune cycle race completes 50 years

The 152-km cycle race, with the ghat-section posing most difficult challenge, is a recognised event of the Cycling Federation of India, said a media release from organisers - Maharashtra Cycling Association and Rashtrawadi Congress Party.

The entries for the annual race, restricted to male riders between 18 and 35 years of age, close on January 9, it added.