SHIMLA,04.11.19-2nd Edition of Tour De Sanawar was organized on the 3rd of November 2019 at the prestigious Lawrence School Campus in Garkhal (Solan) . More than 100 riders from 7 schools participated in the said edition in the 3 categories.
The Second edition of Tour De sanawar had a theme of “Leaving behind cleaner air and better environment for future generations” Organised by Old Sanawrian association, Hero cycles and HASTPA the event was held in 3 categories. Open, Students (U18) and Elite.
Schools from Chandigarh , Shimla , Kasauli participated in the event .Student teams from Pinegrove , Vidya bhavan , St Johns , Lawrence School , St Mary’s , St Edwards Participated in the event . The youngest rider of the race was 9 years and the oldest was 60 years.The event was witnessed by the students of the school and attended by Host of dignitaries Justice Sh Rajiv Bhalla , Lt General Kulpreet Singh ,Sr Advocate Sanjeev Sharma teachers, head master Sh Vinay Panday of the school , Old sanawarians and Others.
The following are the results of the various Categories
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U 18
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Open Category
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Elite Category
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Boys
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Girls
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Men
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Women
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Men
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Women
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Pinegrove
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Sanawer
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Commander Navneet Nagi
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Sameera Auluck
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Ashish Sherpa
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Sarah
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Pinegrove
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Sanawer
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Lt Piyukesh Dubey
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Priya Dillon
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Akash Sherpa
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3
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Sanawer
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Sanawer
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Lt Lakhpati Lawaing
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Ruhi Sayal
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Atul Chauhan
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Ashish Sherpa from Shoghi riding for the hero action team took the overall win in the elite category and Sarah from Germany took the win in the Elite Girls.
The running trophy for the race was won by Sanawar and will be competed for in the coming editions.
The school also launched a cycling club with active support from Hero Cycles - the first of its kind in India within a school, which aims to make cycling a year round calendar activity for students in various age groups.
“Sanawer holds the potential to integrate schools across India and bring in the cycling culture in students across India. Tour De Sanawar is a showcase event which will eventually be replicated by other schools who want to promote this sport and cycling culture in the country. We are very keen to do inter school school championships for this wonderful ecofriendly sport which has tremendous potential to encourage a healthier fitter and greener planet and lifestyle. Its this generation of students who will create a difference in the coming years and its very important to take the message of cycling to them “Said Mohit Sood President HASTPA.