Tour de Punjab Cycle Race to be staged from March 22
- March 19, 2015, 10:54 am
- Breaking News
- 67 Views
HQ City Report
QUETTA: Balochistan cycling team will take wholehearted part in the forthcoming Tour de Punjab Cycle Race slated to be staged from March 22-27, 2015.
According to the General Secretary of Balochistan Cycling Association (BCA) and the senior Associate Secretary of the Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF), Gul Muhammad Kakar, final team of the province for participation in the national level cycling event would be selected through selection committee.
The committee comprises Munir Baig, Sher Muhammad, Abdul Wahid Kasi, Arbab Nasarullah, Nazar Muhammad and Sanaullah.
He mentioned that the Tour de Punjab Cycle Race would cover a distance of 902 kilometer. There would be six stages in the race with first stage starting from Rahim Yar Khan.
The cyclists would cover the distance of some 192 kilometers between Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalpur in the first stage. The second stage would be between Bahawalpur and Multan to be held on March 23. The cyclists would cover distance of 110 kilometers. Similarly, the third stage would be between Multan and Sahiwal encompassing 165 kilometers.
The fourth stage of the race would be completed between Sahiwal to Lahore covering 160 kilometers with the fifth stage to be done from Lahore to Gujrat. The cyclists would cover distance of 115 kilometers in the second last stage of the race.
In the end, the last phase of 157 kilometers would be between Gujrat to Rawalpindi.
Gul Muhammad Kakar expressed the hope that the provincial cyclists would demonstrate an excellent performance in the cycling event.
Needless to mention here is that the race is being organized by the Pakistan Cycling Federation.
