By Tanveer Rashid Magrey & Tahir Ibn Manzoor
In the wee hours of the summer season in Kashmir, a bevvy of youth is spotted on the Narbal- Tangmarg stretch of Srinagar – Gulmarg highway. Lycra-clad and heads strapped with protective helmets, this group of young “cycling professionals” pedal almost 80 km daily as part of their “routine practice”.
A sturdy youth in his mid-twenties is one among this lot who sweat it out on the black tarmac in summers. He often enjoys the adrenaline-fuelled races to keep himself going while tasting success since he was quite young. He is none other than—Mohammad Akbar Khan, an acclaimed cyclist, who has many feathers to his hat. Cut above the rest, this young man has had a considerable impact on the cycling landscape of Kashmir.
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