Race reports, training insights, gear guides and stories from the ultra-cycling world — written by Bharat and fellow riders.
14 articles · 4 categories“Pain is an indication for introspection and correction; It is never a reason for shying away from the target.”— Bharat Pannu
Bharat Pannu
On the TEDx stage I told a hall full of students the only arithmetic that got me across America: never ride 5,000 kilometres. Ride 25. Then ride 25 again. The full lessons of RAAM 2024.
Bharat Pannu
I found my calling at thirty-three, on a borrowed sort of enthusiasm and a mountain bike I had no business riding the way I did. The full story — from a Raleigh in Jammu to the Armed Forces Cup.
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People assume ultra-races are won on the climbs. In my experience they are won and lost at the stomach. How I fuel across thousands of kilometres.
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Race-day fuelling gets the glory, but the everyday plate builds the engine. What an ultra-cyclist eats when no one is watching.
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Somewhere around 1,750 km a race stops being about fitness. What carries you the rest of the way is the mind — pain, rationed sleep, and the long dark.
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My name is the one on the certificate. The record belongs to a team whose names you never see on it. Inside the Team Pannu machine.
Bharat Pannu
To race long distances in India is to race in several countries at once — a freezing pass by morning, suffocating heat by night. Riding the extremes.
Guest · Adventure
The very first time you do something is the time you truly do it for yourself. Every subsequent time becomes for something or someone else. A long-standing Nandi Hills dream, finally ridden.
Guest · Journey
The intervening night of June 22/23 was different in more ways than one. Instead of the cool confines of home, I was out under the hot and muggy Delhi sky — and it was only the beginning.
Guest · Race Report
Ultra distance races in India are rare. Accentuated by the Covid crisis, finding a decent race to set targets around had become harder than the race itself. Until Ultra Spice.
Bharat · Gear & Health
In every race, saddle sores were the enemy. They stopped me sitting comfortably and cost me time. Here's how I systematically solved the most common problem in ultra-cycling.
Bharat · Inspiration
You can tell your coach the goal you've set, but the path has to be set by them. Every world record has names behind it that never appear on the certificate.
Bharat · Training
A fit rider winning races looks effortless from the outside. Here's what the weekend looks like when you're training for RAAM — the meals, the mileage, the discipline, the rest.
Have a race story, training insight, or cycling adventure worth sharing? Team Pannu welcomes guest contributions from riders at every level.
Beyond the records, Bharat is a TEDx speaker who shares the mindset behind ultra-endurance — discipline, resilience and the belief that it is never too late to start. Available for keynotes, corporate sessions and motivational talks.
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