Indo Athletics Society organizes cycle tour from Pune to Shivneri
Agra. Indo Athletics Society organizes Pune-Shivneri-Pune 200 km cycle tour every year to commemorate Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s journey from Agra to Rajgarh. This year 575 cyclists participated. This was the fourth year of the journey. The riders on the route gave the message of environment and health in the society. A distance of 100 kilometers in a day was covered in five to six hours. On Saturday, September 2, the cycle journey started at six in the morning by showing the green flag from Moshi’s Godam Chowk. At this time Ajit Patil and IAS’s Ganesh Bhujbal were present.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj left Agra on 17 August 1666. The migration from Agra has great significance in history. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj left Agra on 17 August 1666. This year 356 years of this incident are being completed. They started from Agra and covered a distance of 1300 kilometers in thirteen days via Mathura, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gaya, Cuttack, Hyderabad, Malkhed, Vijaypur, Gokarna, Panhala and Rajgarh Fort and reached Rajgarh on 30 August. IAS founder member Gajanan Khaire said that we organize Pune to Shivneri ride every year to pay tribute to the bravery of this Maharaja.
Pune to Shivneri cycle route – Nashik Phata – Rajgurunagar – Manchar – Narayangaon – Shivneri. It was like this. All the cyclists went to Ozar for a stay after trekking at Lenyadri Ashtavinayak and completed the return journey on the same route the next day. This was said by IAS Shivneri Cycle Yatra chief Madan Shinde, Dadasaheb Nakhate, Prashant Tayde and Avinash Chougule. Whose special cooperation was there? Cooperation Giriraj Umrikar, Amit Pawar, Ramesh Mane, Sushil ji More, Shrikant Choudhary, Prateek Pawar, Sushil More, Shreyas Patil, Maruti Vidhate, Ajit Gore, Amit Pawar, Avinash Anushe, Pranay Kadu, Shrikant. Choudhary, Pradeep Tek, Prateek Pawar, Kailash Shet Tapkir, Prakash Kamble etc. played important roles. The IAS riders were welcomed by Hutatma Rajguru Cycle Club in Rajgurunagar, SAI Institute in Narayangaon and Shivneri Athletic Association. Masala milk was distributed to all by Shriraj Hotel Narayangaon.
