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The latest from the Tamilnadu Run 2017. The first two days of the Tamilnadu Run Rickshaw Challenge 2017 were a great success. Here is organizer Princely with his recap of days 3 + 4: Tamilnadu Run Day 3 It was overcast climate in Chennai with occasional drizzles on the Monday morning of Tamilnadu Run 2017. Team...Read More

Here’s what happened on Days 1 and 2 of the Tamilnadu Run 2017.     The Tamilnadu Run Rickshaw Challenge 2017 is underway! Here is organizer Princely’s personal report from the first two days:   Tamilnadu Run 2017 Day 1     Welcome back to you all, to yet another edition of the fantastic, super...Read More

The Tamilnadu Run Rickshaw Challenge 2017 begins this weekend.  The Tamilnadu Run Rickshaw Challenge 2017 kicks off in Chennai on October 14th, beginning a week of adventure through one of India’s most beautiful provinces. Teams, when they aren’t grappling with their rickshaws, navigating India’s roads and making new friends, will be treated to majestic nature, historic...Read More

Introducing the Desert Gypsies.     We love hearing what Rickshaw Challenge teams think of the experience, after the event. And so we’re happy that Mumbai Xpress team the Desert Gypsies answered our questions about their time in India. Here are their great answers (accompanied by fantastic emoji usage), plus some photos of them on the event....Read More

The latest collection of photos from the Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenge.     On the Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenge, we loved how the teams made friends, and the participants creativity when it came to spotting humorous signs. That wasn’t all the silliness though: here are some of our favourite other funny moments captured in photos....Read More

Let’s remember our favourite moments from the Mumbai Xpress 2017.     The Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenge was a lot of fun, and we’ve already recapped stories from the first day to the last. Now it’s time to look back at our absolute favourite photos and stories from the trip! To begin… teams posing with signs....Read More

The Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenge 2017 is off to a great start.   Another August means another Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenge, which crosses Southern India from Mumbai to Chennai. It’s the longest rickshaw challenge, and there’s so much to see. With such a distance to travel, it’s important that participants get their rickshaw driving skills...Read More

The Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run is underway, with participants undergoing training in Chennai.     Once more, Chennai is the location of a very special spectacle. The Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2017 has kicked off from Tamil Nadu’s capital. Twenty teams from 10 countries and 46 participants overall will compete for the victory in the...Read More

December is Chennai’s month of music, where musicians (and fans!) come from all across India (and beyond!) for the “Madras Music Season”.     Music is one of the unique treasures of India, with a style and culture unlike anywhere else of earth. For those who want a taste of Indian classic music, Chennai’s month...Read More

Nothing lasts forever and neither does the Rickshaw Challenge Tamil Nadu Run 2016. After a week full of crazy and wild adventures, our eleven teams from all over the world have returned to the starting point in Chennai for – all safe and sound, with an abundance of stories to tell about their rickshaw adventure....Read More