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Sri Chinmoy Cycling Challenge 2018

By Vandaniya Maksimovic
19 April

 

Events:

  • International Month of Cycling - June 2018: 264 cyclists participated in 25 countries around the world and cycled together 95,000 kilometers.
  • 27-Hour Cycling Relay, August 10/11, 2018:   In honour of Sri Chinmoy's 87th birthday anniversary.

 

For information on events, contact Vandaniya at [email protected]

 

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International Month of Cycling - June 2019

By Vandaniya Maksimovic
11 June

Sri Chinmoy Cycling Challenge

 

Take part in a global 30-day Cycling Challenge that stretches over the month of June. Ride together with friends on all continents! Have fun and stay healthy!

For the past seven years, this event has given cyclists around the world opportunity to join together in a oneness-project and get joy from following each other's progress. In June last year 264 participants cycled 95,000 km.

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Sri Chinmoy Cycling Challenge: International Month of Cycling 2019. Poster by Hrishikesh, Bulgaria.

The rules are very simple - during the month of June you can ride wherever you like, with whomever you like. Ride in a soulful and joyful consciousness and be healthy and happy!

Send your name, place where you cycled and the distance crossed to Vandaniya, Zurich, by email ([email protected]) or skype (dejan_maksimovic). You can send results daily, weekly or the total distance at the end. Results are posted on this page and updated as they arrive.

 

 

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27-Hour Cycling August 2019

By Vandaniya Maksimovic
16 February

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Propositions:
 

The cycling takes place non-stop

from     18:00    on Friday,         09 August 2019
to          21:00    on Saturday,    10 August 2019

During these 27 hours (use local time in your country) you can ride bicycle wherever you want, as much as you want, individually or with friends, even on your stationary bicycle at home, if you have no time to go out. You need not ride all 27 hours, join any time and cycle as long as you feel inspired.

If you have enough cyclist-friends, you can organize relay-cycling covering all 27 hours.

Please measure (or estimate) the distance you crossed and send your full name, place where you cycled and distance you crossed to Vandaniya, Zurich per email: [email protected].

 

Results:
 

Results - 27-Hour Cycling Relay, 9/10 August 2019 (pdf) - 116 participants in 20 countries on four continents cycled together 6,118 kilometers.

Two teams were organized in Europe and each team relay-cycled all 27 hours. Cyclists accepted responsibility to cycle during one hour of the day, then cycled more outside that hour if they found it enjoyable.

Team BLUE:

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Team RED:

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Photo gallery:

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Adriano cycled 300km in 11 hours 17 minutes (personal best) around his city Sao Jose dos Campos in Brasil.

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Adriano's bicycle and watch at the end of his cycling adventure.

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Sao Jose dos Campos (Brasil) as the evening-peace sets in.

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Prasannateyu cycled 180 km as part of an Ironman-distance triathlon in Nagyatad, Hungary.

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Prasannateyu preparing for the start of eXtremeMan, Nagyatad, Hungary.

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While competing in eXtremeMan, Prasannateyu was also covering the hour 12:00-13:00 for Team RED.

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Varsneya (113 km) and Deeptaksha (346 km, longest distance cycled in this year's 27-Hour Cycling), cycled around Zurich, Switzerland.

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Igor cycled 244 km in Chisinau, Moldova and sent this photo of cloud-play in the sky.

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Nikhad cycled in Edipsos, Greece.

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Amur, Team RED, 01:00-02:00, cycled in Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Stefan, Team BLUE, 12:00-13:00, Dietikon, Switzerland.

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Ilvaka, Team BLUE, 06:00-07:00, Munich, Germany.

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Group photo of Swiss cyclists after the end of 27-Hour event in Schlieren.

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Marta, Team RED, 18:00-19:00, cycled in Gyor, Hungary.

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Andrej, Nikita and Mahasatya, Team BLUE, cycling in Schlieren, Switzerland.

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Shuna, Team RED, 18:00-19:00, cycled in Budapest, Hungary. 

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Marija cycled for Team RED (19:00-20:00) in Nis, Serbia.

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Toyesa, Team RED (20:00-21:00), Zagreb, Croatia.

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Nastya and Shashvatee, Team RED, 21:00-22:00, cycled in Oslo, Norway.

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Biljana, Team RED, 22:00-23:00, cycled in Zrenjanin, Serbia.

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Vera, Team RED, 23:00-24:00, Zrenjanin, Serbia.

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Baridhi, Team BLUE, 09:00-10:00, Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Hrishikesh, Team BLUE, 13:00-14:00, Sofia, Bulgaria. Hrishikesh cycled 189 km.

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Parliament building in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo by Hrishikesh.

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Fountain in the night, Sofia, Bulgaria, photo by Hrishikesh.

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Kedar from Zurich, Switzerland cycled 165 km.

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Oksana, Ratuja and Kushali cycled in Moscow, Russia.

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Moscow was rainy and windy almost the whole day. Oksana and Ratuja having fun in spite of weather. 

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Devarupi, Team RED, 05:00-06:00, Curonian Lagoon, Lithuania. At sunrise.

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Devarupi on her sunrise-ride.

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Eshana, Team RED, 07:00-08:00, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Eshana and Celana cyled together in the pouring rain.

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Vasanti, Team BLUE, 08:00-09:00, from Heidelberg, cycled along Neckar river.

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Birds on Neckar, photo by Vasanti.

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Bridge over Neckar and Heidelberg Castle, photo by Vasanti.

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Jovana, Team RED, 09:00-10:00, cycled outside Nis, Serbia. Met a turtle on the way.

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Kallol, Team RED, 10:00-11:00, cycled in forests near Heidelberg, Germany.

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Dany, Team BLUE, 11:00-12:00, Nancy, France.

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Taponidhi, Team RED, 11:00-12:00, cycled in Gyor, Hungary.

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Namitabha, Team RED, 13:00-14:00, made a long route from Nis to Vlasina lake (Serbia) and back. Namitabha cycled 214 km.

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Aleksandra, Team RED, 15:00-16:00, cycled in Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Martina, Team BLUE, 18:00-19:00, just outside Belgrade, Serbia.

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Krzysztof, Team RED, 19:00-20:00, near Warsaw, Poland.

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Ashcharjya, Team BLUE, 10:00-11:00, Paris, France.

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Dina, Team BLUE, 05:00-06:00, Montpellier, France.

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Jayasalini and Alakananda, Team RED, 20:00-21:00, Paris, France.

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Keyarie, Team BLUE, 10:00-11:00, Montpellier, France.

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Luisa, Team RED, 15:00-16:00, Nancy, France.

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Mena, Team Blue, 07:00-08:00, cycled near Nancy, France.

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Ratna, Team RED, 14:00-15:00, cycled in Paris, France.

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Uchita from Novi Sad, Serbia, sent this photo from her 55 km ride.

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Vandaniya, Team BLUE, 212 km total, cycled in Schlieren, Switzerland.

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Last hour has started. Sunset over a sunflower field, photo by Vandaniya. See you next year ...

 

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