total disappointment by vodafone team and DNA networks. very badly designed and organized. I appreciate the effort and intention behind the race but i saw at least 20 people injured during the race including my friend Vishal Rajani. here are a few things that i want to question.. 1. even after knowing the no. of participants registered why did they have to let go all the cyclists in one go ? there were so many inexperienced riders who were just riding recklessly which lead to series of accidents. 2. 3 sharp curves and loop of 8 laps (self counting) was really tedious. low pace riders were a big hurdle for serious cyclists. dint they have any other better location to host ? this event has definitely taken a huge budget to happen, could have been better. 3. when my friend met with an accident none of the volunteers/ambulance/first aid nothing was available. we literally had to go back to start point to get the ambulance. the doctors had no clue. they dint even make an attempt to push the patient inside ambulance and treat him at the nearest medical camp. 4. No local flavor of Bangalore or usage of Kannada in the whole of campaign. why did they have to get indian ocean who will not even sing 1 kannada song. i support all languages and respect every talent but is it unfair to ask for this when you do it in bangalore ? is there no talent in bangalore ??? if you think kannada is not cool enough plz shut shop your business here. 5. no space to relax or park the cycles after the race. Entry and exit was totally messed up with different people giving different instructions. 6. Plz involve RFL or TFN (tour of nilgiris) people for future races as DNA is not an expert in this arena and plz do not experiment with people. 7. there was a mail sent to few participants to collect their BIBS on feb 5th. almost 30 to 40 people turned up at kanteerava and nobody existed at the venue. its a sin to waste anybodys time on a weekday when he makes an effort to travel till there and go back again for the same work. every step is so tedious and unfriendly after a point. proof and victim of this mail Prajwal Ramdas. 8. Plz consider senior cyclists/ runners/ fitness experts for such events. The trainers from golds gym were talking nonsense when the mic was turned on when given to them just before the warm up session. 9. considering that this was the first time, you have managed to put up a good show. i have participated in more than 25 half marathon, 8 full marathons, 2 duathlon, 1 triathlon and 5 long distance cycling trips, so i am not complaining for the heck of it. its a very practical thought that i have noticed which is missing compared to other races. plz excuse me if i have hurt anybody through this comment. it is absolutely unintentional and plz accept my apologies in advance. cheers!!! congrats to all the riders who made it happen. bangalore rocks and our fitness talks :)
Posted on: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 07:09:41 +0000
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