Mahitha Mohan Explained

Mahitha Mohan
Discipline:	Road, Track, MTB
Role:	Rider
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Mahitha Mohan is an Indian cyclist who has been national champion in multiple road, track, and mountain bike events.^[1] At the 2010 South Asian Games, she was the 50 km Mass Start gold medal winner.^[2] She was named India's best cyclist in 2010.

Biography

Mahitha Mohan started competitive cycling in 2002, at the age of 14, following her elder brother Santhanu into the sport. With the family living in Thodupuzha, a small town in Kerala, India, the nearest cycling track for training was located at Trivandrum, a more than 5-hour drive away.

Palmarès

2002

National Track Cycling Championship

Time Trial (Girls under 14)

Individual pursuit (Girls under 14)

2003

National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship

Mass Start (Girls under 16)

Mass Start (Girls under 18)

Time Trial (Girls under 16)

National Track Cycling Championship

Team pursuit (Girls under 18)

Team time trial (Girls under 18)

Individual pursuit (Girls under 16)

2004

National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship

Mass Start (Girls under 16)

Mass Start (Girls under 18)

Time Trial (Girls under 16)

National Track Cycling Championship

Team pursuit (Girls under 18)

Team time trial (Girls under 18)

2005

National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship

Mass Start (Girls under 18)

Time Trial (Girls under 18)

2006

National Track Cycling Championship (at Patiyala)

Olympic Sprint (Girls under 19)

Mass Start (Girls under 19)

Points race (Girls under 19)

Team pursuit (Girls under 19)

Team time trial (Girls under 19)

National Track Cycling Championship (at Bijapur)

Mass Start (Girls under 19)

Points race (Girls under 19)

Olympic Sprint (Girls under 19)

Team time trial (Girls under 19)

Points race (Women)

Team pursuit (Girls under 19)

National Road Cycling Championship

Mass Start (Girls under 19)

Time Trial (Girls under 19)

Team time trial (Women)

All India Inter University Cycling Championship

Mass Start

Time Trial

2007

National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship

Mass Start (Girls under 19)

National Games of India

Sprint

Olympic Team Sprint

National Track Cycling Championship

Points race (Women)

Points race (Girls under 19)

Scratch race (Girls under 19)

Time Trial (Girls under 19)

Olympic Team Sprint (Women)

Sprint (Women)

Time Trial (Women)

Team pursuit (Women)

Team time trial (Women)

National Road Cycling Championship

Mass Start (Girls under 19)

Team time trial (Women)

Time Trial (Women)

2008

All India Inter University Cycling Championship

Mass Start (Women)

Time Trial (Women)

Team pursuit (Women)

Team time trial (Women)

National Road Cycling Championship

Kriterium (Women)

Mass Start (Women)

Team time trial (Women)

2009

National Track Cycling Championship

Points race (Women)

Time Trial (Women)

Olympic Sprint (Women)

Sprint (Women)

Team pursuit (Women)

Team time trial (Women)

All India Inter University Cycling Championship

Mass Start (Women)

Time Trial (Women)

Team time trial (Women)

Team pursuit

2010

South Asian Games

Mass Start 50 km

Team time trial

Notes and References

Web site: Mahitha Mohan ends on a high with three gold in cycling. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928094243/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-23/national-games-2011/28625875_1_three-gold-gold-medals-silver-and-bronze. dead. 28 September 2013. Press Trust of India. 23 February 2011. The Times of India. 9 May 2014.
Web site: Good haul by Indian contingent. Sabanayakan. S.. The Hindu. 2 February 2010 . 9 May 2014.