Lt Col Bharat Pannu has created a new Guinness World Record in ultra-cycling, traversing from India West to East in the shortest time on a cycle. The event which was planned as part of ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ celebrations, started on 17th Oct 2021 at 0715 hrs from Koteshwar, Gujarat and covered a total distance of 3800 kms to reach Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh on 26 Oct 21. The record journey was covered in 9 days via Jaipur, Agra, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Siliguri and Tezpur. The earlier record was by Naresh Kumar by cycling 11 days and 21 hr.


A graduate from AIT, Pune and a serving officer in the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineer (EME) of the Indian Army, he is extremely passionate about cycling and has to his credit two World Records in ultra-cycling.

In December 1971, the Indian Armed Forces secured a decisive and historic victory over Pakistan thereby liberating East Pakistan and leading to the creation of Bangladesh. This ride was planned as part of ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ celebrations organised by the Indian Army to commemorate the victory against Pakistan in 1971.