Sargun-Sarojo/Chandigarh

Pankaj Raika won the 'Roat 4.0' cycling championship by securing first place in the men's 15-18 age group while Talwinder Randhawa emerged as the champion in the 18-40 age group.

Around 60 cyclists from the tricity participated in the championship organised on the basis of individual time trials in the 27 km stretch between Nada Sahib- Ramgarh by Cyclegarh on Sunday. Pankaj covered this distance in 37:05 minutes while Talwinder Randhawa in 36:19 minutes.

In the 15-18 age group, Gurasees (41:00) secured second place while Angelo (42:45) placed third place. In the 18-40 age group, Akshat Singh (36:53) got second place while Angad Singh (38:29) got third rank. In the Masters category 40-60 age group, Dr. KPS Oberoi (44:28) got first position while Gobind Dhanda (44:44) stood runner up. Anupinder Bevli (51:49) took third spot.

In the girls 15-18 age group, Yashita (49:16) won the title while Poonya Dutta (51:35) came second. Lakeesha Dhiman (56:10) got third place. In the 18-40 age group, Swati Sablok (47:05) won the race while in the Masters 40-60 age group, Amandeep Kaur (56:55) was the declared champion. Haroop Singh was honored as the youngest rider.

According to organiser Meesha Brar, the aim of organising the championship was to promote competitive cycling so that cyclists from Chandigarh can secure titles at the national level.