NARBAL
Adil Teli, a Budgam cyclist who holds the record for K2K, a rare feat he achieved in March 2021.
Aiming at breaking the Guinness World Record (GWR) of the fastest K2K(Kashmir to Kanyakumari) journey, Adil Teli, 23, pedalled the nearly 3,600 km journey in just eight days, 1 hour and 37 minutes. He lives in Narbal, in the city periphery.
Adil started from Srinagar on March 22, at 7:30 am and reached his destination on March 30 around 9 am. His last major record was cycling 440-km Srinagar –Leh distance – all hilly and hugely high altitude, in 26.30 hours. GWR is yet to certify the record as Teli is in the process of submitting his evidence. A Nasik resident, Om Mahajan, 17, holds the GWR record of covering K2K in eight days, 7 hours and 38 minutes. He said he cycled on NH-44 20 hours a day despite high temperature and humid conditions. He was accompanied by an 8-member team including a physiotherapist, a nutritionist, a mechanic and a camera crew. Abraq Agro, one of Kashmir’s controlled-atmosphere storage facility sponsored his journey.