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TRIVANDRUM BIKERS CLUB

TRIVANDRUM

Registration closes on: 30-Dec-2020 at 09:00 hours

Ride Responsible: Ajith S | Ajithpotty@gmail.com

TBC PBP200 - Poovar Balaramapuram Punalur

Start Time: 05:41

Starting Point
Sports Hub, Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium

Route Map:
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/977517

This is an AIR approved Brevets de Randonneurs Mondiaux (BRM) sanctioned by ACP.

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Trivandrum Bikers Club’s randonneuring season opener for 2020 – 21 takes inspiration from its illustrious namesake that runs every 4 years. But that’s where the similarities end! While the illustrious original runs a grueling 1200 kms to be done in 90 hours, TBC’s PBP 200 is not so grueling and is a mere 200 kms and 2600 m elevation that needs to be done in 13.5 hrs.

The PBP 200 takes the riders across the verdant landscape of Kerala, and starts at the Sportshub in Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium in the heart of Trivandrum City. The ride commences at 5.30 am and the riders ride to Poovar, a quaint seaside town that owes its name to Marthanda Varma, who while on the run and hiding from his enemies, reached this place in an autumn and saw a river (Aar) covered with flowers (Poo) and hence the name ‘Poovar’.

30 kms from the start point, Poovar is at the estuary of the river Neyyar and is also home to a large swathe of mangroves, and is an idyllic one day stopover for tourists, with its languid river flowing into the Arabian Sea. The nearby beach is an idyllic haven where one can catch some sun on the golden sands.

From Poovar, the riders ride 14 kms to Balaramapuram, which is famous for its Handlooms. This dusty old-world town takes its name from the Travancore Maharaja, His Highness Balaramavarma, who converted the town and its surroundings into an agro-based industrial belt. Paddy cultivation, weaving, coconut farming, oil extraction were the major activities of the local population in those days. Balaramapuram Handlooms are a unique work of art that is a product of the traditional way of weaving cloth and known for its intricate & extra warp and weft.

From Balaramapuram, the ride winds its way through the typical rolling terrain of Kerala, to finally reach Punalur, the gateway to the Shenduruny / Thenmala segment of the Western Ghats. Punalur is famous for its Hanging Bridge, the Punalur Suspension Bridge. Supposed to be Kerala’s oldest motorable bridge, this bridge was built by the British in 1877 and reminds one of the London Bridge.

Nestling on the banks of the River Kallada and on the foothills of the Western Ghats, Punalur is also interestingly, one of Kerala’s hottest places during the summers and also one of its coldest midlands place during the winters. Punalur is home to the now defunct Punalur Paper Mills that was established in the 1850s, signifying the advent of the industrial revolution in Kerala. In time, Punalur became an important trading outpost and a transport hub between Kerala and Tamilnadu.

Steeped in history, Punalur traces its origins to the Stone age and the discovery of remains from the Mesolithic period proves that the Shenduruny River Valley Civilization was one of the oldest river valley civilizations in India dating even before the Indus Valley Civilization.

At Punalur, the PBP 200 makes its turnaround, and one realizes that you are just 71 kms away from the finish point at Sports Hub. This 71 kms homestretch retraces the route to Punalur through lush greenery that most of Kerala is famous for. PBP 200 provides one with a vivid sampling of History and Heritage, setting our world renowned Handlooms up against the natural beauty of Kerala and its sun, sand and the hills. A sweet 200 kms green ride, that the faster riders can complete in sub 10 hrs while the rookie could accomplish this in around 13 hours of riding. It just depends on how one gains during the flats and downhills of the route and conserves and maintains oneself during the climbs and the rolling terrains. All in all, PBP 200 will be a fun ride with its challenges and life lessons. Come, experience the thrill of PBP 200.

https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/2801406127

#	Subscriber Name	Rider Number	Fee	Medal	Result	Club	Seq No
1	Geevan Lal	15416	Yes	No	12h 56m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	1
2	Jidhin M L	16659	Yes	Yes	12h 59m	Independent India	2
3	Syam Kumar MR	15913	Yes	Yes	10h 55m	Independent India	3
4	Nithin Sr	16318	Yes	No	12h 15m	Independent India	4
5	Arun VR	15456	Yes	Yes	12h 41m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	5
6	Nithin Suresh	16282	Yes	No	12h 23m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	6
7	Gokul Madhusudhanan	16560	Yes	Yes	12h 16m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	7
8	Sam Vinod R	16683	Yes	No	10h 28m	Independent India	8
9	Jopu Zachariah	16623	Yes	No	12h 31m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	9
10	Sarath Chandran	16293	Yes	Yes	11h 41m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	10
11	Yadu Gopan S	12533	Yes	No	13h 06m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	11
12	Rupak Divakaran	16724	Yes	Yes	11h 41m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	12
13	Pret Joseph	6424	Yes	No	DNF	Trivandrum Bikers Club	13
14	Ajayan Pillai	6419	Yes	Yes	12h 02m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	14
15	Vinod Narayan	6421	Yes	Yes	12h 02m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	15
16	Kamesh K H	11194	Yes	Yes	12h 02m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	16
17	Ramakrishnan Ap	7634	Yes	No	12h 15m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	17
18	Shibil Jose	16736	Yes	Yes	12h 08m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	18
19	Amith Rajeev	16658	Yes	No	DNF	Independent India	19
20	Ajo John	16564	Yes	Yes	12h 35m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	20
21	Vipinlal Vijayan Vimalamma	13653	Yes	Yes	10h 22m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	21
22	Prajin Chandran	16747	Yes	No	DNS	Trivandrum Bikers Club	22
23	Gautham Ag	16746	Yes	No	12h 29m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	23
24	Hari Sanker	16806	Yes	No	11h 45m	Independent India	24
25	Sarath V.r	16808	Yes	No	11h 50m	Independent India	25
26	Saiju D S	16809	Yes	Yes	11h 50m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	26
27	Aakash Sivasankar TCC	16810	Yes	No	11h 50m	Independent India	27
28	Sreeja S Arun	16824T	Yes	Yes	12h 41m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	28
29	Zoja Ziya	16760	Yes	No	10h 30m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	29
30	Jomy Francis	12912	Yes	No	13h 03m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	30
31	Sreenath Lekshmi Narayanan	14122	Yes	Yes	11h 20m	Nellai Randonneurs	31
32	Arun Ak	13870	Yes	No	11h 07m	Independent India	32
33	Suresh Sam Chandy	10569	Yes	Yes	10h 51m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	33
34	Krishnan Nair Padmakumar	16895	Yes	Yes	08h 50m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	34
35	Sreenivas KV	6457	Yes	Yes	13h 06m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	35
36	Archana Sr	16857	Yes	Yes	12h 05m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	36
37	Ranjith Murali	10487	Yes	No	10h 14m	Independent India	37
38	Ramana Jv	16953	Yes	Yes	12h 17m	Independent India	38
39	Venkitachalam Renganathan	10822	Yes	No	DNF	Trivandrum Bikers Club	39
40	Subhash K.s	9935	Yes	No	12h 51m	Independent India	40
41	Praveen Babu	16973	Yes	Yes	12h 05m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	41
42	Vishnu Prasad	5919	Yes	No	13h 06m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	42
43	Jiny Francis	17036	Yes	No	13h 03m	Trivandrum Bikers Club	43

YTC=Yet to Confirm, DNS=Did Not Start, DNF=Did Not Finish, LF=Late Finish