Mahitha Mohan is an Indian cyclist who has been national champion in multiple road, track, and mountain bike events.[1] At the 2010 South Asian Games, she was the 50 km Mass Start gold medal winner.[2] She was named India's best cyclist in 2010.

Mahitha Mohan
Team information
DisciplineRoad, Track, MTB
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's road cycling
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka 50 km Mass Start
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Team time trial CR

Biography

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Mahitha Mohan started competitive cycling in 2002, at the age of 14, following her elder brother Santhanu into the sport. With the family living in Thodupuzha, a small town in Kerala, India, the nearest cycling track for training was located at Trivandrum, a more than 5-hour drive away.

Palmarès

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2002
National Track Cycling Championship
  Time Trial (Girls under 14)
  Individual pursuit (Girls under 14)
2003
National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship
  Mass Start (Girls under 16)
  Mass Start (Girls under 18)
  Time Trial (Girls under 16)
National Track Cycling Championship
  Team pursuit (Girls under 18)
  Team time trial (Girls under 18)
  Individual pursuit (Girls under 16)
2004
National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship
  Mass Start (Girls under 16)
  Mass Start (Girls under 18)
  Time Trial (Girls under 16)
National Track Cycling Championship
  Team pursuit (Girls under 18)
  Team time trial (Girls under 18)
2005
National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship
  Mass Start (Girls under 18)
  Time Trial (Girls under 18)
2006
National Track Cycling Championship (at Patiyala)
  Olympic Sprint (Girls under 19)
  Mass Start (Girls under 19)
  Points race (Girls under 19)
  Team pursuit (Girls under 19)
  Team time trial (Girls under 19)
National Track Cycling Championship (at Bijapur)
  Mass Start (Girls under 19)
  Points race (Girls under 19)
  Olympic Sprint (Girls under 19)
  Team time trial (Girls under 19)
  Points race (Women)
  Team pursuit (Girls under 19)
National Road Cycling Championship
  Mass Start (Girls under 19)
  Time Trial (Girls under 19)
  Team time trial (Women)
All India Inter University Cycling Championship
  Mass Start
  Time Trial
2007
National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship
  Mass Start (Girls under 19)
National Games of India
  Sprint
  Olympic Team Sprint
National Track Cycling Championship
  Points race (Women)
  Points race (Girls under 19)
  Scratch race (Girls under 19)
  Time Trial (Girls under 19)
  Olympic Team Sprint (Women)
  Sprint (Women)
  Time Trial (Women)
  Team pursuit (Women)
  Team time trial (Women)
National Road Cycling Championship
  Mass Start (Girls under 19)
  Team time trial (Women)
  Time Trial (Women)
2008
All India Inter University Cycling Championship
  Mass Start (Women)
  Time Trial (Women)
  Team pursuit (Women)
  Team time trial (Women)
National Road Cycling Championship
  Kriterium (Women)
  Mass Start (Women)
  Team time trial (Women)
2009
National Track Cycling Championship
  Points race (Women)
  Time Trial (Women)
  Olympic Sprint (Women)
  Sprint (Women)
  Team pursuit (Women)
  Team time trial (Women)
All India Inter University Cycling Championship
  Mass Start (Women)
  Time Trial (Women)
  Team time trial (Women)
  Team pursuit
2010
South Asian Games
  Mass Start 50 km
   Team time trial

References

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  1. ^ "Mahitha Mohan ends on a high with three gold in cycling". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ^ Sabanayakan, S. (2 February 2010). "Good haul by Indian contingent". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 May 2014.