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INDIA'S only complete annual Mountain Bike and Bmx Event !
Press Release ( 21 - 8 - 2007 )

RIDE2026, a pioneering bicycle organization from Pune, had their annual Mountain Bike and BMX Race and stunt competition on Sunday 19th of August 2007. The event was held at Club Solaris, North Main Road, Koregaon Park, Pune. This event saw a total of 34 riders coming in from Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Baroda. The race was flagged off by Shri Jayant Pawar. The first race of the day was the Beginners and Experts BMX Race which was held on a specially created track which had ramps and obstacles in it. This was followed by the Mountain Bike Race after which there was a Stunts Demonstration by the RIDE2026 TEAM. The spectators then moved to a large viewing area where the BMX FREESTYLE competition was held. This competition brought in a lot of applause from the spectators as the riders performed various mind boggling tricks on their BMX Bikes. The main highlight of the event was a jump performed by Pune RIDE2026 TEAM Rider VinayKumar Menon from a 15 feet drop on to a landing ramp. The riders also competed against each other by jumping over 240 cans of Red Bull Energy Drink. Rahul Mulani who heads the BMX division of Ride2026 educated the riders about the right techniques. There was also a performance by Pune based 'Gravity Warriors' Motorcycle Stunt Team. In all, this event was a big success and the organizers achieved a part of their aim of promoting the 2 bicycle related sports of Mountain Biking and BMX in India. This event was innovatively conceptualized by the HEAD of RIDE2026 Sami Makki. The event was greatly supported by CLUB SOLARIS, RED BULL and RAJU's TECH SUPPORT. Even though these sports do not receive the right support from Bicycle Companies, RIDE2026 is continuously striving to promote these into mainstream sports.

Sami Makki

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