Hyderabad Bicycling Club - Media Coverage

Media Coverage

The activity of the club and its members have been regularly covered in the media. Following are few of the mentions:

• Pedal Power: You & I magazine published this article in its issue #52, January 2009 edition on page #54. This article summarized the activities of the group and talked about its unique existence.

• Pedalling away to heart’s content: The national daily newspaper, The Hindu, published an article in its main paper on the 2nd page, on February 19, 2009. This led to a lot of new riders joining the club.

• Cycling for the cause of environment: The Hindu newspaper also published an article about Shrenik Rao, a member of the club, who cycled across the length of India, for the cause of environment.

• Reachout Hyderabad had an article published on the Hyderabad Cyclathon

• Happy Roadies: Hyderabad Cyclathon held to promote cycling in Hyderabad had pictures of the club members published on the daily newspaper, The Deccan Chronicle, on its second last page.

• Cross-Country Cycling race: The first ever cross-country cycling race conducted by HBC in Hyderabad had an article and pictures of the race and club members published on the daily newspaper, The Deccan Chronicle's primary supplement Hyderabad Chronicle, on its front page.

• Eenadu cover story: The local Telugu daily Eenadu had a cover story about the club activities. Publishing of this story resulted in a huge influx of cycling enthusiasts joining the club in a short span of time.

• ODE coverage: Monthly magazine, Of Distinct Expressions (ODE), had a main article published in their April issue citing the club and its members. It elaborated on the club's activities, its aims and achievements.

• Cool techies cycle to work: The English daily’s primary supplement, Hyderabad Chronicle, had an article covering the members of the club on its front page.

• Pedal Power: The main article in Sunday portion of the paper covered a story about all the existing bicycling clubs in India. HBC, its organizer and its activities were mentioned in the article.

• Ride with the wind: The information site covered a main page article on the existence of club in Hyderabad and elaborated on its activities.

• A healthy toast to freedom: An article about the freedom ride preparation by HBC members in Hyderabad.

• Eenadu story of Narsapur ride: The local Telugu daily Eenadu had a story about the club members maiden ride to Narsapur forests in the Medak district which covered a loop of 100 km.