16-year-old Kedar Patel studying in 11th grade of Ambe School, Manjalpur, bagged gold in the 26th National Road Cycling Championship organized by The Cycling Federation of India at Kurukshetra in Haryana from 25th to 28th November. It is the first-ever gold medal for Vadodara in the geared cycle category. He fought tooth and nail till the last with close to 80 participants. The race ended with the exciting sprint finish where Kedar showed his exceptional skill and strength by covering the distance of 40 km in 59 minutes & 12 seconds with an average speed of 40.5 km/hr. He won a silver medal in the state championship organized by Gujarat Cycling Association and got selected for the State team. Two other participants from Vadodara Riddhi Kadam (in Women Elite Category) and Vrushti Patel (Girls Youth category, under 14) also got selected to represent the state at the National l

Author-Shlok Talati