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Some stats of the trip:

Duration : 21 days
Distance : 2373 kilometers
Maximum Speed : 55.5 km/hr on the slopes of Simhagad
Average Moving Speed : 15.2 km/hr
Maximum Distance covered in a day : 226 km, on Day 20, from Dhule to Kadodra (near Surat)
Minimum Distance covered in a day: 64 km, on Day 3, from Margoa to Panaji
Average Distance covered per day : 112 km

So did I actually reach Admadabad on the cycle ? Not completely on cycle. I had two and a half days left after seeing the Ajanta caves. And 600+ kilometers to be covered. I tried - but not with success. Note that I did 226 kms in a desperate attempt on Day 20! That is the highest distance I have ever travelled on a single day. In spite of that effort, I had 260 kms to cover on the final day. Honestly, cycling without sight seeing is no fun. So, I ended up hitchiking around 170 kms to reach Ahmadabad. This still rankles me sometimes…

I had carried a GPS receiver along. Move the mouse over the red dots to get a feel. Here is how the trip went from Mangalore to Ahmadabad:

And here is the altitude profile. Move the mouse over the red dots to get a feel. Mahabaleshwar was the highest point. The trip distance includes hitchhiking, so don’t get confused at the end of the graph