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Kanyakumari

Classic Run
Teams used all their creativity to “pimp” their ‘shaws.     The Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2018 is over and all we’re left with is fantastic memories — but, luckily, there are lots of memories still left to share! One popular part of the Classic Run is the makeover challenge, when teams have a chance to...
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Day 10 was the final day of the Classic Run Rickshaw Challenge 2018.     It had been great fun but sadly the Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2018 had to end eventually! After heading south on Day 9, the final day saw teams briefly travel north again. The final destination was Trivandrum, capital of Kerala,...
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More fun on the Classic Run!     After a fantastic day of Pongal festivities near Tuticorin, the Classic Run Rickshaw Challenge headed out onto the road again. The cities in our sights for Days 8 and 9 were Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari, and there was plenty of Tamilnadu still to explore. Here’s Princely, organiser of the Classic Run,...
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Rickshaw Challenge
  The Classic Run visits 8 fascinating cities.     It’s almost time for the Classic Run Rickshaw Challenge, with this year’s event set to start on December 28th in Chennai, making it the perfect way to spend the New Year. On the teams’ 950km rickshaw odyssey, they’ll see an incredible range of cities, brimming...
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From temples to hidden beaches, while the GamingZion Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2015 might not have followed the classic tourist route, but we have seen some amazing sites along the way, either from the backseat of a rickshaw or on our stops along the way. We drove deep into the heart of Tamil Nadu, which...
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Thiruvananthapuram, usually known by its colonial name Trivandrum for obvious reasons, sports the title name of being Kerala’s capital city. It’s also one of India’s oldest cities, with evidence pointing to its existence as far back as 1000BC. This is a place that couples the energy of a state capital with Kerala’s laid back attitude,...
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With the Indian Autorickshaw Challenge, Aravind Bremanandam has built a brand around the humble tuk tuk. Pitted roads. Desert sands. Hilly terrain. Hairpin bends. The Budapest to Bamako rally (also called ‘The Great African Run’) tests driving skills. For most participants, this annual trans-Saharan rally is an addiction. But no amount of e xperience seems to...
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By the end of this month, autos from the city will take off on a 1000-km rally into the heart of the south Deft and tough, autorickshaws of the city have helped us see through several travails. They have withstood bumpy roads, speed breakers and traffic jams. This time around, they are all geared up...
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