Pune, Jan. 21 -- : The Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026 delivered exactly what its billing promised: a bruising examination of endurance, teamwork and nerve.
The Maratha Heritage Circuit, stretching 105.3 kilometres across Pune district, took the race deep into a landscape shaped by forts, steep gradients and unforgiving descents.
Starting from the Ladies Club in Camp at 12:30 pm and finishing along Sinhagad Road at Nanded City, the stage was designed to stretch the peloton physically and mentally.
At the end of another relentless afternoon, it was once again Luke Mudgway of Li Ning Star, China (02:31:49), who stood tallest. Having claimed Stage One, Mudgway doubled down on his authority by winning the Maratha Heritage Circuit and retaining th...