Pune Grand Tour: Veteran actor Nana Patekar flagged off Stage 1 of the Pune Grand Tour on Tuesday. The Mulshi–Maval Miles stage starts at TCS Circle in Hinjewadi Phase 3, covering 87.2 km with 828 metres of elevation, testing riders’ endurance and strategy.
The Pune Grand Tour 2026, India’s first UCI 2.2 continental multi-stage road race, began Monday with a prologue from Goodluck Chowk near Deccan Gymkhana and features international and Indian riders competing over five days.
Before the start, the Indian Development Team—Sachin Desai, Niraj Kumar, Vivaan Sapru, Manav Sarda, Chirag Sehgal, and Akshar Tyagi, completed the signing-in ceremony and shared their experience of yesterday’s prologue trial stage amid cheering crowds.
Before the start, the Indian Development Team and the Indian National Team completed the signing-in ceremony and shared their experiences from yesterday’s prologue trial stage amid cheering crowds.
The Indian Development Team consists of Sachin Desai, Niraj Kumar, Vivaan Sapru, Manav Sarda, Chirag Sehgal, and Akshar Tyagi.
The Indian National Team features Naveen John (Karnataka), Sahil Kumar (Haryana), Dinesh Kumar (Rourkela), Harshveer Singh Sekhon (Punjab), Vishwajeet Singh (Punjab), and Surya Thathu (Maharashtra), forming India’s top national squad for the landmark race.
Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026 is India’s first-ever UCI 2.2 category multi-stage, five-day Continental Cycling Race for Men, marking a milestone in India’s global professional cycling presence. The 437-km route spans the Deccan Plateau and Sahyadri Ranges, featuring 171 elite riders from 29 teams across 35 countries.
Organized by Pune District Administration and the Government of Maharashtra under the Cycling Federation of India, the race blends sporting excellence with Pune’s cultural heritage, historic landmarks, and rural tourism across 9 talukas and 150 villages.
