Tour de India explained

Tour de India
Date:December 15
Region:Mumbai, Delh, Jaipur, Shrinagar
Ambassadors:Salman Khan, John Abraham
Localnames:Cyclothon
Nickname:Cyclothon India
Discipline:Road
Competition:Professional
Type:Stage race (Grand Tour)
Organiser:ID Sports
Key People:Dr. Akil Khan
(Chairman - Id Sports)[1]
First:2012
Number:2 (2013)
Intl:yes

Tour de India was a three city cycling event that was held in India. The first edition took place in 2012 in Mumbai, Srinagar & Delhi, and in 2013 the races were held in Mumbai, Jaipur and Delhi. Having received an affiliation from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI),[2] the cycling event had cyclists participating from India and abroad. The event was brought to India by Dr. Akil Khan, and was sponsored by Godrej Eon from the first edition.

Vaibhav Vinay Maloo was the managing director of Tour de India in 2013.[3] During his term, he tied up with University of Cambridge students to come and do a study on their operational model, and came up with ways to promote cycling as a sport in India.[4]

2013 winners

Mumbai

Half Cyclothon

Delhi

Half Cyclothon

Jaipur

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . id-sports.co.in.
  2. Web site: UCI recognises Tour de India 2013. November 30, 2013. www.thehindu.com.
  3. Web site: Godrej Eon Tour De India - 2013 - About Us. tourdeindia.asia.
  4. Web site: Cambridge Executive MBA team takes up cycling - News & insight. 6 March 2015.