This Article is From Oct 13, 2018

Doctor Brothers To Cycle Across India To Spread Message Of Healthy Habits

During the journey, they will spread the message of 'Quit tobacco' and 'Khelo India'.

Doctor Brothers To Cycle Across India To Spread Message Of Healthy Habits

Dr Mahendra Mahajan and Dr Hitendra Mahajan also won Race Across America, considered to be the toughest.

Nashik:

Two doctor brothers and cyclists from Nashik will undertake a cycle journey between Srinagar and Kanyakumari in November to spread the message of healthy lifestyle habits.

The duo- Dr Mahendra Mahajan and Dr Hitendra Mahajan- who had in 2015 won the Race Across America (RAAM), considered to be the toughest, today said their 4,000-km long expedition would start on November 2.

"The expedition will begin from Srinagar's Lal Chowk. We will reach Kanyakumari in 12 days," they said. The duo will pass via Udhampur, Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Ambala, Delhi bypass, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Sagar, Chhindwada, Nagpur, Adilabad, Kamareddy, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Anantpur, Bengaluru, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari.

"During the journey, we will spread the message of 'Quit tobacco' and 'Khelo India'," they said adding that they would pass through 12 states and cover 350-400 kms of distance daily.

Six crew members will accompany them during the cycle tour in some vehicles, they said. 

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