Summary:
In 2001, he participated in the first Raid de Himalaya event, the world’s highest rally raid. Adrenaline junkies from the country's northern region are making a name for themselves by winning the toughest adventure sports tournaments across the globe.Hindol Basu meets the men and women who have defined...: First Indian woman to complete ultra-cycling championshipPreeti Saran, 35, is the first woman Super Randonneur or long-distance cyclist of Punjab. She had an arranged marriage and it was Rajiv who encouraged her to take up adventure sports. “I participated in the 200 Brevet des Randonneurs Mondiaux (BRM), which started from Hoshiarpur to Talwara and then back. That is no surprise, considering that the route took her through Khardung-La, the highest motorable road in the world..