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It is that time of the year again, when the best of the country descend in one place to push each other to the very end of their limits… and then some more.
The 2023 National Road Cycling Championship is being held in Vijayapur in Karnataka from the 9th of January to the 12th of January 2024.
Racing is divided over 4 days, starting with the Time Trials and ending with the Criterium races.
Below is the schedule, so that you can support your favourite riders and state!
We will be trying to get you as many updates from Ground Zero, thanks to all our friends who are at the location. So stay tuned for a lot more…
Category Race Format Distance in Kilometre Day 1 January 9th, Tuesday 7:30-13:30 Women Junior Individual Time Trial 20 Sub Junior Boys Individual Time Trial 20 Men’s Elite Individual Time Trial 40 Men’s Under-23 Individual Time Trial 40 14:00-17:30 Women’s Elite Individual Time Trial 30 Sub Junior Girls Individual Time Trial 15 Youth Boys Individual Time Trial 15 Youth Girls Individual Time Trial 10 Day 2 January 10th, Wednesday 7:30-13:30 Elite – Mixed Team Relay 60 Youth Boys Team Time Trial 20 Sub Junior Girls Team Time Trial 20 Men’s Under-23 Road Race 100 14:00-17:30 Men’s Junior Individual Time Trial 30 Women’s Junior Team Time Trial 30 Sub Junior Boys Team Time Trial 30 Youth Girls Team Time Trial 15 Day 3 January 11th, Thursday 7:00-13:30 Men’s Junior Team Time Trial 40 Men’s Elite Road Race 120 Women’s Junior Road Race 60 Sub Junior Boys Road Race 40 14:00-17:30 Women’s Elite Road Race 90 Sub Junior Girls Road Race 30 Day 4 January 12th, Friday 7:00-13:30 Men’s Junior Road Race 80 Men’s Elite Criterium Race 10 laps Women’s Elite Criterium Race 7 laps Quick Explainer
There are 5 race formats:
- Individual Time Trial (ITT): Where racers have to beat the clock and the rider who completes the distance in the least amount of time is declared the winner.
- Team Time Trial (TTT): Similar to the ITT, except 4 riders from a team (comprised of the state) together have to complete the course in the least amount of time.
- Team Relay: This is a relay format of racing, where the riders need to exchange a ‘baton’ to allow their teammate to proceed. To make it further interesting, the team of 4 are comprised of 2 female and 2 male riders.
- Road Race: Your classic mass start road race, where all the participants are flagged off simultaneously. The first rider across the finish line is the winner.
- Criterium Race: Crit racing popularised in USA, sees the races being held with multiple laps. Racers collect points on each lap and the one with the maximum amount of points at the end of the race is declared the winner.
Besides this, the races are divided by gender and age.
If you have any questions about the racing, drop in a message below. We will try our best to get back to you with the correct answer!
Till then you can enjoy reading about some of the recent National Road Cycling Champions:
Surya Thathu, Pranita Soman and Karen Marshall.
Thanks to Anirudh Chadha for helping us out with the schedule!
And the first day of racing begins!!!
Bike check and scrutiny being conducted before the start of the Individual Time Trials.
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Some amazing machines ready for action…</p>
Photos and Update: Anand V PattanashettiWarm Up in Progress
The weather looks good for a fine day of road racing and time trialing!
Photos and Update: Anand V Pattanashetti
All set… now just awaiting the Time Trialists!
We like the use of the foldie to film…
Photo and Update: Rahul Balakrishnan
And the results start trickling in from the first day of Time Trialling
Sub Junior Boys – Individual Time Trial
Women’s Junior – Individual Time Trial
Thanks to Imaad Sait for sharing the results.
The Women’s Elite Racers lined up and waiting to start their ITTs.
Photos and Update: Anand V Pattanashetti
More results coming in. This one from the big hitters!
Men’s Elite – Individual Time Trial
Men’s Under-23 – Individual Time Trial
Results Courtesy Imaad Sait
The Fastest Female Road Cyclists of India at the start of the Women’s Elite ITT
Photos and Update: Anand V Pattanashetti
The results from the first day continue to come in.
Sub-Junior Girls – Individual Time Trial
Results Courtesy Imaad Sait
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