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Chaitanya Velhal DC Award

Named after Chaitanya Velhal - who is the first person to successfully finish Deccan Cliffhanger SOLO three times... and to have done them all with a podium place!

Eligibility Criteria

Presented to each racer who finishes TheDeccan Cliffhanger three times in the Solo Crew Supported Category (age 18-49) in a span of six attempts.

Awardees

AW001

Chaitanya Velhal

Deccan Cliffhanger 2nd Edition (2014)

Position-

1

Racing Time-

26:46:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 3rd Edition (2015)

Position-

2

Racing Time-

25:48:24

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 6th Edition (2018)

Position-

2

Racing Time-

24:14:57

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

AW002

Sumit Patil

Deccan Cliffhanger 2nd Edition (2014)

Position-

6

Racing Time-

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

Finish

Deccan Cliffhanger 3rd Edition (2015)

Position-

13

Racing Time-

36:04:12

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

Finish

Deccan Cliffhanger 7th Edition (2019)

Position-

21

Racing Time-

37:08:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

Finish

AW003

Vijay Kale

Deccan Cliffhanger 4th Edition (2016)

Position-

18

Racing Time-

37:36:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

Finish

Deccan Cliffhanger 5th Edition (2017)

Position-

4

Racing Time-

29:46:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 11th Edition (2024)

Position-

8

Racing Time-

36:34:27

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

AW004

Sundaram Narayanan

Deccan Cliffhanger 1st Edition (2014)

Position-

5

Racing Time-

31:31:54

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 4th Edition (2016)

Position-

5

Racing Time-

29:10:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 6th Edition (2018)

Position-

7

Racing Time-

28:51:39

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

AW005

Rahul Zanjurne

Deccan Cliffhanger 4th Edition (2016)

Position-

19

Racing Time-

38:00:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

Finish

Deccan Cliffhanger 5th Edition (2017)

Position-

17

Racing Time-

38:13:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

Finish

Deccan Cliffhanger 6th Edition (2018)

Position-

15

Racing Time-

33:24:38

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

Finish

AW006

Kabir Rachure

Deccan Cliffhanger 4th Edition (2016)

Position-

11

Racing Time-

32:33:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

Finish

Deccan Cliffhanger 5th Edition (2017)

Position-

3

Racing Time-

28:50:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 6th Edition (2018)

Position-

3

Racing Time-

24:17:46

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

AW007

Kabir Rachure

Deccan Cliffhanger 7th Edition (2019)

Position-

1

Racing Time-

24:41:49

Solo Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 8th Edition (2021)

Position-

1

Racing Time-

22:51:44

Solo Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 9th Edition (2022)

Position-

1

Racing Time-

22:32:50

Solo Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

AW010

Koken Uzuntas

Deccan Cliffhanger 5th Edition (2017)

Position-

9

Racing Time-

30:40:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 6th Edition (2018)

Position-

4

Racing Time-

24:33:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 9th Edition (2022)

Position-

3

Racing Time-

28:41:00

Solo Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

Finish

AW011

Purushrut Khilari

Deccan Cliffhanger 8th Edition (2021)

Position-

12

Racing Time-

31:19:38

Solo Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 10th Edition (2023)

Position-

2

Racing Time-

28:07:19

Solo Self Supported Men 18-49 Cut off- 37 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 12th Edition (2025)

Position-

2

Racing Time-

31:28:00

Solo Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

AW012

Priya Ranjan

Deccan Cliffhanger 9th Edition (2022)

Position-

14

Racing Time-

32:34:46

Solo RQ Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

Finish

Deccan Cliffhanger 10th Edition (2023)

Position-

16

Racing Time-

31:54:20

Solo Crew Supported Men 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

Deccan Cliffhanger 11th Edition (2024)

Position-

2

Racing Time-

29:01:13

Solo RQ Men - 18-49 Cut off- 32 hours

Status-

RAAM Qualified

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