Congratulations! Indian Army General Anil Puri completes 1200-km France’s oldest cycle race

News Bharati    26-Aug-2019
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Paris, August 26: Indian Army General Anil Puri became the first serving Lieutenant General officer to complete France’s oldest cycling event—1,200-km Paris-Brest-Paris circuit.


 

Lt Gen Puri, 56, completed the circuit on Thursday by cycling non-stop for around 90 hours from Rambouillet on the outskirts of Paris to the Brest military port on France’s western tip and back. Of the 367 participants from India, only around 80 could successfully complete the arduous trek while the rest dropped out midway.

On its Instagram’s account, the Indian Army posted the pictures congratulating Puri.

The 56 years old officer completed the circuit on Friday by cycling non-stop for 90 hours 35 minutes, without sleep.

Lt Gen Puri was among six army personnel from India who had secured berths at the event for having completed at least one 1,000-km non-stop cycling event during their respective careers.

 

More than 31,125 riders have managed to complete Paris-Brest-Paris Randonneur ever since the long-distance cycling event started in 1931.