Dr. Amit Samarth, India's leading ultra-cyclist, the founder of ProHealth Foundation and Miles and Milers Sports Academy, has completed some of the most challenging bicycle rides in the world, like the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme- the world's longest bicycle race (9100 Kms) and the Race Across America (5000Kms) in the past. He is now gearing up for yet another noble initiative to make Nagpur a cycling city.

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Amit will ride non-stop from the Lighthouse, Marina beach, Chennai to the Zero Mile in Nagpur. During this ride, he will cover 1131 Kms in the fastest possible time. Amit will attempt to set a world record with this ride as this will be a non-stop ride with no breaks. The only time he would take a break will be to change clothes or his cycle.

He has already created a record by cycling from India Gate in Delhi to the Zero Mile in Nagpur. During this ride, he covered a total of 1000 Kms in the fastest possible time also World UltraCycling Record in February 2021, by cycling 6000 km on the Golden Quadrilateral Highway of India in 13 days 9 hrs and 50 mins and had also raised 9 lac rupees for Lok Biradari Prakalp headed by Padmashri Dr. Prakash Amte.

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The ride has been sanctioned by the sports official governing body, the World Ultra-cycling Association. The ride will be tracked live with the help of satellite tracking technology and GPS and live-streamed on the official website. Amit will be accompanied by a team of professional team members who have been crewing him for multiple ultra-cycling rides.

Our main motive for this mission is to cultivate interest in people who are a part of the sport and people who can admire hard work, resilience, and dedication.

Amit, an Endurance Sports Entrepreneur, is a director of ProHealth Foundation and Miles N Milers Endurance Sports Academy. He has completed MBBS from Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, and a master's in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Schools of Public Health.

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Some of the most significant achievements of Amit:

Ride Across India 2021- 6000 Kms- World Record for riding the Golden Quadrilateral Highway Network of India in fastest possible time (13 days and 9 hours).
1st Asian to complete Red Bull Trans Siberian Extreme - World’s longest Bicycle Race Distance 9100 Kms- 25 days.
1st Indian to finish the Race across America (Solo) in his 1st attempt- World’s Toughest Bicycle Race Distance 5000 Kms- 11days 21 hours.
1st person from Central India to complete IRONMAN- Most difficult one-day sporting event in the world. Amit has successfully completed 16 half-Ironman events and 1 full Ironman.
Winner of Deccan Cliffhanger Race 2017.

The ride will start on 27th November, 2021 and conclude on 28 November 2021. The entire journey will be documented using live tracking, video and photographs. A complete documentary will also be produced and will be publicly available to watch.

Funds raised during this ride will be donated to Pro-Health Foundation. Pro-Health Foundation is a registered not-for-profit entity that works to promote cycling.

Dr Amit Samarth will donate this amount to Pro-Health Foundation and the organisation will utilise your funds for the India Pedals Initiative which aims to make Nagpur a cycling city. The campaign aims to get more people to adopt a zero carbon emission mode of transport and a healthy way of life. Funds will be utilised to operate a secretariat to manage the campaign and carry out promotional activities. The campaign will work with various stakeholders such as citizens, Nagpur Municipality, Smart and Sustainable City Development (NSSCDCL), the Nagpur Metro (Mahametro), Mayor’s office, District collector, Divisional Commissioner, Municipal Commissioner, various civic authorities such as Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assemblies, Corporator’s, other cycling groups/clubs, shopping malls, corporates etc with the following objectives:

Policy advocacy to promote cycling
Create cycling friendly infrastructure
Create and foster a network of like mind organisations that can work towards making Nagpur a cycling city
Increase awareness
Improve safety on roads
Make Nagpur a role model for other cities.
Collaborate and share knowledge with other cities to make them more cycling friendly

Your contribution will make this initiative a big success. Please donate and share this campaign with your friends and family, remember, every share can bring a couple more donations