Tour of Nilgiris
By: Randal G Bernard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TadEJG_NYE&feature=player_embedded
If you are an avid cyclist, then you need to go for a very long ride once in a way. Then if you love the Tours (de France, d'Italia and de Espana), you will also want to experience some sort of a tour on you own. Be it a one day 200km ride or a two day 300km ride. Cos tour life is just different. As a rider or as a support staff working at the Feeding Stations or on the route; all will have a great experience, meet new friends and most of all - have fun. Open to Road, off-road and hybrid bikes.
The Tour of Nilgiris is always an 8 day sporting event from 16 to 23 December, covering almost 1000 kms. There are no prizes, cos every one is a winner. You spend every night in a different hotel, and share the room with a different person almost every time, you ride every day on a different road, you make new friends and you cant put a price to that. Whats more - you see nature at the right pace, have elephanats pass by, and you can stop when you want and have photos taken, smile pls :-)
Try the Tour of Nilgiris http://www.tourofnilgiris.com/
Note: Also has some mountains that you can climb.