The Cycling Club Of Baroda 400 BRM on 24-Dec-2016

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About the Event

Mastana Mehsana 400 rev1 VIEW ROUTE Start Time: 06:15 Starting PointMalhar Point, Old Padra Road, Baroda Route Map:https://www.strava.com/routes/7224133 Additional Information:https://www.cyclingbaroda.com/https://www.facebook.com/cyclingbaroda/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1291015527628708/

The BRM starts from Malhar Point on Old Padra Road and riders will proceed north towards Chakli circle and past Ambedkar circle. Stay right at the fork in the road at Trident mall and proceed towards Fatehgunj via Genda circle and Shastri bridge. After descending Shastri bridge, stay left of the new bridge under construction and take a left turn onto New Chhani road / Nizampura Main Road. Continue straight until you reach the highway leading to Ahmedabad via NH-8 / SH-188 / NH-228. Keep riding this main highway which will connect you to Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel Ring Road. Take LEFT at the Aslali circle and go on to SP Ring Road. First Control Point is at Decathlon, Applewoods (bike shop) on SP Ring Road. You will get refreshments at CP and there is a hotel next to Decathlon where you can have lunch as well. Ride marshal will also be available at CP to stamp your brevet card before you head towards Mehsana. You will next ride towards Gandhinagar via SP Ring Road (clock-wise) and turn left at Vaishnodevi circle towards Gandhinagar. Then you will take exit towards Mehsana before you reach Gandhinagar. You will continue riding on SH-41 till you reach Mehsana. The turn-around point in Mehsana is at Darshan Restaurant. Ride Marshal will stamp your brevet card here. You will ride back to Baroda via the same route. The finish point will be unmanned at the Axis Bank ATM, Alien Complex on the New Chhani Road, Baroda where you must swipe your debit card to mark your arrival time at finish point. This route is fairly flat with no major climbs except the bridges & flyovers on the highway. As this route is via national & state highways, the road conditions are expected to be good & clean with plenty of establishments along the highway for hydration / rest breaks and purchase refreshments. There will be no tree cover on the national highway.