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Vivitt is a Business owner & entrepreneur, based in Hubli. A Diligent planner and thinker, he has done & hosted many marathons. He established his interest in crewing for cyclists when he & Amit Samarth, both crewed Ms. Seana Hogan, a 60-year-old cyclist, at RAAM 2016. RAAM is said to be one of the toughest races in the world primarily for its stringent rules & regulations. The very next year in 2017, Vivitt became the Crew Chief for Amit at RAAM 2017 where Amit became the first Indian in his first attempt to finish this race in 37 years of RAAM history. Vivitt then went on to become a crucial part in all of the rides and world records created by Dr. Amit Samarth. Having seen the toughness of this sport, learning the tricks of the trade, and how a long-distance race actually functions, he is the Race Director at Race Across India. With profound experience, he was enroute with all the riders, making sure the race was followed with WUCA Standards which ultimately elevated this race to a professional level Ultracycling championship. He was on a 24×7 long spree to make this race a grand success.
Dilip is a retired IT professional from Oman. He’s currently living in Nagpur and works diligently to promote cycling in various events in and around Nagpur, is a cyclist himself. He achieved the Super Randonneurs badge , completed the BRM 1000 kms & Cycle yatra of 2600 Km recently. He has had hands-on experience in crewing Dr. Amit Samarth being a Crew Member for Ride Across India Golden Quadrilateral Feb 2021. WUCA official for Mission Zero Mile (MZM 1.0 Delhi to Nagpur) Nov 2021. He then became the Crewing Chief for Mission Zero Mile (MZM 2.0 – Chennai to Nagpur ) in March 2022. He also then went on to become Crew Chief for his fellow cyclist friends for the Deccan Cliffhanger Race. With Race Across India, Dilip was responsible for Time Station Management and Marshalling. He is the only organising member to have travelled 20,000 kms in total including Recee of the entire route from Kashmir to Kanyakumari , making sure to note all the loopholes along the way. He hand-picked his team of Time Station Managers and Marshalls and with that, He also travelled on route with riders to facilitate their journey and help them achieve this goal of 3651 kms inside cut off time. “Ice- Man” as widely known, handled all sorts of storms with the coolest, most calm way possible including coming up with the accurate tagline for the race “IndianOil Race Across India ?? Dream it ! Believe it ! Achieve it !”
Youngest organising member, Arushi is a working professional based in Nagpur. Her passion is storytelling and engaging with people. Her best work was witnessed on the road during Ride Across India – Golden Quadrilateral alongside Amit Samarth riding 6000 km to raise funds for Lok Biradari Prakalp. She loves to facilitate a dream and through her informal and quirky style of communication, she can keep audiences engaged throughout the process. She is the Chief Publicity Officer at Race Across India. During the race, she was heading the social media team where her team followed each rider carefully in close interaction which was showcased on social media in the most engaging and fun way. Moments of vulnerability were also captured which made audiences feel a part of every rider’s journey. She happened to tap each rider’s best side during the race and also motivated them towards the end to finish with the biggest smiles for their fan following on the internet.
Mukul is a Fitness Enthusiast, professionally an Architect and manages her sports businesses in Nagpur, along with her husband Dr. Amit Samarth. She’s been a consistent supporter of all of Amit’s endeavours since the very beginning and continues to do so with her expertise in branding and event management . With her massive experience in hosting short cycling races, marathons, and Triathlons & also crewing Amit in all his UltraCycling world records, she is the Creative Head at Race Across India. She ideated and managed the riders experience throughout the race which was superbly grand. A race with such grandeur is brought about when there is personal touch and emotion attached to making the rider feel special, with the vision to create a lifetime memory for them and their crew members.
Grown to be a well-known UltraCycling athlete being a finisher of Race Across America (2017), RedBull Trans-Siberian (2018), holding WUCA recognised World records with Ride Across India Golden Quadrilateral 6000 km in 13 days 9 hours, Delhi to Nagpur 1035 km in 39 hours, Chennai to Nagpur 1131 km in 44 hours record time. Apart from his personal accolades, he personally trains individuals at his fitness academy of 400+ members, Miles n Milers, based in Nagpur, for competitive races and triathlons, out of which 7 riders who trained under him participated in Race Across India and finished it with flying colours in the first edition. His true idea of success goes beyond his own achievements, and that is to ultimately elevate the cycling community in India, to build such a huge platform for cycling that each individual watching this race can increase their capacity to cycle longer distances and ultimately feel invincible.
Race Across India | India’s Longest Ultra-Cycling Race
- 43, Sahakar Nagar, Khamla, Nagpur-440025
- raceacrossindia@gmail.com
- +91 99 7569 8505
- +91 99028 81580
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