A pandemic year that, for Bharat, turned into the most productive stretch of his career.
Menon's year-end long read revisits 2020 through the experiences of several Indian endurance athletes. For Bharat, it is the story of a year that began with a cancelled RAAM and turned, unexpectedly, into a remarkable run of distance cycling.
The third place at Virtual RAAM, Menon writes, sent Bharat into the rest of the year with momentum and good energy — carrying him through the Hoodoo 500 in the US and then two Indian record rides, Leh–Manali and the Golden Quadrilateral, whose details were submitted to Guinness for ratification. It is a fitting retrospective on the season that reshaped his standing in the sport.
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