The launch was presided over by Mr. Venky Rajagopal, Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Terrain, Mr. Kailash S, Head Marketing, T. I Cycles of India, Mr. Rohit Kuttappa Chief Executive Officer, ChooseMyBicycle.com and Mr K R Capt. J Shankar Srinivas, Sr. General Manager Communications, PR and External Affairs, ISUZU Motors India Pvt. Ltd where the Champions Sportive Series Shield and Jerseys were unveiled.
10th August 2017 saw the official launch of one of India’s most exciting cycling events – The Champions Sportive Series, India’s first ever multi-city cycling championship, conducted across 8 cities with a grand finale in Delhi later this year.
When speaking about the event, Mr. Venky Rajagopal, Chairman and MD of Indian Terrain said, “Indian Terrain believes in a lifestyle which has well-being and fitness as integral to the persona of our consumer. In pursuing this belief, we are partnering with Choose My Bicycle to sponsor the ‘Champions Sportive Series’, and we believe that this will spread the awareness of the sport for both fitness and doing our bit to reduce our community’s carbon footprint.”
Being a major visionary in the cycling revolution in India, Mr. Kailash S, Head Marketing T.I Cycles said, “Montra’s vision is to make performance cycling accessible to all. Through the Champions Sportive event, we want to create a platform for amateur cyclists to experience competitive cycling.”
Speaking about the occasion, Mr Rohit Kuttappa, Chief Executive Officer, ChooseMyBicycle.com said, “The growth of cycling as a sport over the years has been phenomenal. We consider The Champions Sportive Series as the ideal platform for motivated amateur cyclists across India to part-take in this 8 City cycling championship, towards the endeavour of positioning cycling as a mainstream sport for all.”
Capt. J. Shankar Srinivas, Sr. General Manager Communications, PR and External Affairs, Isuzu Motors India said, “Fitness is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle and this trend is fast catching up in India. Cycling has taken a lead in the minds of health-conscious people. Cycling is not only a good fitness pastime, but is equally reflective of an adventurous outdoor attitude to explore nature. The Isuzu D-Max V-Cross is a vehicle that complements this attitude of adventure and outdoor and more importantly to travel the unbeaten path. We are happy to be associated with this event as an AUV partner.”
About the Champions Sportive Series
The Champions Sportive Series is a competitive cycling event for amateur cyclists held across 8 cities in India. The event format is split into two parts comprising of a competitive leg (100 km race) and a non-competitive event (50 km ride). The top three winners (Men and Women) from the competitive leg from each city, will get a chance to compete at ‘The Champions Sportive Series- Grand Finale’ in Delhi, against the winners from all 8 cities. The event will be conducted in line with international sportive standards, and will boast of the best safety and ride measures across the routes.
The individual city events are open to amateur and semi-professional men and women cyclists, who will compete to be named champions in their respective cities. These winners will then have a shot at the Champions Sportive Grand Finale, to be crowned the Top Amateur Cyclist in the country.
The Schedule:
- Silicon Valley Sportive (Bengaluru) - 20th August 2017
- Aravalli Sportive (Gurgaon) - 27th August 2017
- Grand Delhi Sportive (Delhi) - 3rd September 2017
- Golconda Sportive (Hyderabad) - 10th September 2017
- Seven Islands Sportive (Mumbai) - 17th September 2017
- Deccan Sportive (Pune) – 24th September 2017
- Indus Valley Sportive (Chandigarh) – 8th October 2017
- Madras Superstar Sportive (Chennai) – 15th October 2017
- Champions Sportive (Grand Finale, Delhi) – 5th Novemebr 2018
Conclusion
We are excited about this, and hope that you are too. For further details, and information about The Indian Terrain Champions Sportive, visit www.championssportive.com
