Bengaluru, Nov. 27 -- India talks about being a rising sporting nation, yet its cyclists remain a pale shadow on the international stage.
Fifteen years of advocacy, infrastructure tweaks, and corporate events have not suddenly made Indian roads Europe-like, nor produced podium-topping athletes. And yet, there is reason for cautious optimism.
Cycling Federation of India (CFI) Secretary General Maninder Pal Singh does not mince words. "We are not where Europe is," he says, and he is right. Cities have begun to think of cycling beyond leisure, adding tracks, improving policing at events, and permitting community rides. Initiatives like Fit India and 'Sundays on Cycles' carry the federation's imprint, but the real test is performance, not par...