NEW DELHI, June 8 -- This cyclone appeared on the West Coast, near the Arabian Sea, at Alibag in Raigad district of Maharashtra. The word Cyclone here is actually a corruption of Cycle On, which is what Sumit Patil (34) did on 20th May.
Sumit is an endurance cyclist who has scaled many summits. He has participated in numerous cycling events at home and abroad, including the prestigious Race Across America and the Paris-Brest-Paris brevet. He is the Limca Book record holder for riding from Manali (Himachal) to Khardung La (Ladakh), a distance of 511 km on treacherous mountain roads in just 72 hours. Indeed, Sumit has summitted the highest snow laden passes at 18000 ft altitude.
This time Sumit was cycling for money. No, not for himself. He...