Nashik Boy Sets Record After Cycling 3,600 KM In 8 Days From Kashmir To Kanyakumari

Om Mahajan turns 18 in December, but he already holds the new record for the fastest bicycle journey across India, as per a report in PTI.?

Om hails from Nashik, Maharashtra. He rode 3600 km from Srinagar to Kanyakumari on a bicycle in just eight days, seven hours and 38 minutes.?

"I was always into cycling, but it was more about sprinting. I began to dream of endurance cycling and taking part in the Race Across America (RAAM) after the lockdown began," he said.?

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"About six months ago, I began training for the qualifier ride for RAAM which was to happen in November," he added.?

However, instead of the standard 600-km qualifier, Om decided to do a "Race Across India".?

He began from Srinagar a week back, braved the MP heavy rains southern heat and then made it to his destination.?

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The current Guinness Book record for the fastest bicycle ride from Srinagar to Kanyakumari belongs to Mahendra Mahajan who is his uncle.?

But it was recently broken by Lt Col Bharat Pannu, who did it in eight days and nine hours. However, it is not yet entered in the Guinness Book.?

Om's target was that record.?