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Asia's multi-stage proving ground
Tour of Nilgiris crosses the Western Ghats over seven days: tea plantations, forest corridors, and mountain roads with technical descents. The 108 km Sultan Bathery-to-Ooty stage is the defining test — 2,821 m of gain in one day — before three Ooty-based loop stages close out the tour, demanding the pacing discipline to still be climbing well on day six.
For the rider bringing eight focused weeks and four to six hours a week, this plan combines sustained climbing work efficiently, with the weekly longer ride developing the back-to-back-day durability a multi-day tour requires.
INSIDE THE TIME-CRUNCHED PLAN — 4–6 HR/WK
Includes zone-tailored structured rides for your devices, built-in strength with video walkthroughs, heat protocols for when your race calls for them, peloton skills workouts, and nutrition and hydration guidance.
The Complete Tour of Nilgiris Guide — the training, the tactics, the gear and race day, explained simply and clearly: what to do, when to do it, and why it works.
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