India’s Fitness Icon Milind Soman embarks on the 2nd edition of multi-city “Green Ride” with the Lifelong Freeride Cycle; stops over at Pune to spread the message of healthy and pollution free environment
Starting on 19th December 2022 from BKC ; Green Ride 2.0 from Mumbai to Mangalore will cover over 1400 kms across 10 cities in 8 days
Pune : India’s supermodel and fitness icon Milind Soman once again kicked off the “Green Ride” – a Multi-city campaign with the Lifelong Freeride Cycle on 19th December 2022 at Mumbai which will conclude on 26th December 2022. This is the second edition of Green Ride initiative launched by leading consumer durables firm, Lifelong Online Retail Private Limited. Milind Soman will solo cycle the Green Ride till Mangalore covering a total distance of over 1400 kms across 10 cities in 8 days. The cities covered enroute are; Mumbai, Pune, Karad, Kolhapur, Belgaon, Shegaon, Hirebennur, Tumkuru, Mysore, Mangalore.
Milind Soman is on a fitness mission spreading the message of fitness for all through his various initiatives; be it running or cycling. He has been associated with the Lifelong campaign earlier urging people to “Fight Lazy”, a movement urging everyone to fight their lazy selves and push themselves to be their fittest versions. The Green Ride is an initiative to create an awareness amongst people and to encourage them to keep our environment healthy and pollution free. Lifelong Freeride Cycle is a Shimano 21 speed geared cycle. The features include Disc Brakes and suspension for effortless Braking system built for ease of use and maintenance, and excellent braking power. Specially designed to provide proper braking control on all terrains.
Speaking on the 2nd edition of Green Ride, Fitness icon Milind Soman said, “Air pollution in India is on the rise causing a huge concern for anyone especially those who regularly exercise outdoors to lead a fit and healthy lifestyle. It’s our moral duty to keep our environment healthy and pollution free. Improving the air quality by undertaking greener and cleaner air initiatives must be prioritised. Everyone should be a part of such initiatives. Being a responsible citizen, I feel using cleaner mode of transport is a wise decision to reduce our carbon footprints. Moreover, it will be a good motivation to fight our lazy selves. I am excited for the 2nd edition of Green Ride and would like to urge everyone to use cleaner modes of transport like cycle not only to fight pollution but to fight our lazy selves as well.”
Bharat Kalia, Co-Founder, Lifelong Online Retail Pvt. Ltd., said. “We are so excited with the start of the second edition of the Green ride once again with Milind Soman. He is a great inspiration for all of us to stay healthy and active every day. This green ride initiative is a small step towards encouraging everyone to be conscious about our daily choices to reduce pollution. Also, the fight lazy campaign with Milind is a small push to be a fitter version of ourselves.”
Lifelong Online along with Milind are trying to create a movement that makes fitness mainstream. The multi-city cycling trail is a seamless fit for the whole movement with a message to keep your country pollution free by opting cleaner modes of transport. Fight lazy is simply about starting in the right direction and pushing yourself to be the fitter you.
Ather spokesperson, Ravneet Phokela, Chief Business Officer, Ather Energy says
“Electric vehicles are the single biggest hope for achieving a decarbonised world and faster adoption of EVs is the first step towards this goal. At Ather, we are proud to be pioneering the E2W movement in the country with our range of electric scooters and our widespread charging infrastructure. Each day, Ather users are riding more than 10 lakh kilometres saving 25,000 litres of petrol and 57.5 tonnes of C02. We are excited to partner with Green Ride 2.0 and Milind Soman to promote clean air and green energy. Milind’s zest for achieving the impossible while promoting a cause is what brings us together today.”
The first edition of Green Ride was launched in December 2021. Milind Soman completed a 1,000-km long bicycle journey from Mumbai to the national capital to raise awareness about air pollution. He cycled 150-km a day to promote the use of cleaner fuel and healthy lifestyle to tackle pollution.
