Billimoria finished second in the category classification race that was held in challenging conditions in Hyderabad on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It was a crazy race for category classification which meant I was participating in the toughest category -- Senior Men 2 -- with more than 10 others. To finish second in 42+ degrees Celsius at 1 pm in the Hyderabad heat was very challenging. Had difficulty in breathing because of how dry it was,\" said Billimoria in a release on Tuesday, adding that they had to cycle at 32km average speed regardless of the conditions to make it to the podium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The classification competition involved cycling for an 18 km time trial as part of the 1st National Para Road Cycling Championship 2025 organised by the Telangana Cycling Association.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Basavaraj T. Horaddi of Karnataka finished first with a final time of 31:46:560 minutes, Huafrid Billimoria was second with 34:12:434 and Pravin Kumar of Bihar came third with a time of 36:16:432 minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was a difficult race for Billimoria as he was bedridden for nearly the whole of 2024 with a rare autoimmune disorder. He just had four months of training including learning how to walk, because of his ailment, and only one month of cycling-centric training.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Things became even more challenging as the race, which was supposed to start at 9 am, got off only at 1 pm because of circumstances beyond anyone\u2019s control. To compound his troubles, Billimoria had to participate after only four-and-half hours of sleep, loose motions on and off for the entire month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Dystonia was really bad with heatstroke and only water and ice saving my life,\" he said in his release.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Things became even more challenging as the race, which was supposed to start at 9 am, got off only at 1 pm because of circumstances beyond anyone\u2019s control. To compound his troubles, Billimoria had to participate after only four-and-half hours of sleep, loose motions on and off for the entire month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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