Mahitha Mohan
# Mahitha Mohan

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

## Biography

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

### 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
