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Over
7,000 participate in Mumbai Cyclothon
Sunday February 13, 2011 09:49:33 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: More than
7,000 people participated in the 'Mumbai Cyclothon - Tour de
Mumbai 2011' here Sunday, two days after the Nashik leg of the
race.
The second edition of the cyclothon kicked off from Bandra
Reclamation near the Bandra-Worli Sealink here in the morning and
it saw Maharashtra Public Works Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and
several television personalities take to cycles.
Several children aged 8-13 also took part in the three-kilometre
‘Kids Race'.
Apart from the 'Elite International Men' race, which covered a
distance of 104 km, the other categories included the 14-km
'Corporate Challenge Ride' and the 12-km 'Green Ride'.
The total prize money of Rs.500,000 will be distributed among the
top 20 winners of the cyclothon.
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