pune citys cycling buffs have not been happier in a long time they are ready and prepped for a sunday morning of cycling fun in a vehiclefree zone and a host of other activities like zumba and street soccer courtesy the cycling carnival of raahein to be held in kalyaninagar today from 630am most see the carnival as a nice break from routine sundays spent on the couch with heaps of junk food preeti jain a teacher by profession will come to the carnival along with her son and husband it will be a healthy way to spend a sunday besides when sundays are spent at home all members end up doing their personal chores leaving little scope for quality time with family cycling outside together however will ensure that we all spend time with one another instead of doing personal chores she said pooja bothara a boutique owner who will participate in the carnival along with her husband and son cannot wait for all that the carnival has to offer we like indulging in sports we usually go for treks but thought that cycling with people will be so much more fun the carnival has other attractions like zumba which will add in some extra punch in fact such events should happen every sunday so that cyclists can enjoy a vehiclefree road otherwise i would never allow my son to ride the bicycle alone on the road amidst so much traffic working professional vinay vaswani will participate in the carnival along with his fouryearold son supporting the cause of a clean and green pune i really like the idea around which this carnival revolves the usp of this event is reduction in pollution and securing a green environment for posterity one of the ways to reduce pollution in the city is to build cycle tracks and promote cycling the carnival popularizes this line of thought hence my participation said vaswani adding that a publicprivate partnership should ensue to develop dedicated cycling tracks or cycling gardens in the city for cyclists sonia khandelwal a housewife in vimannagar would participate in the carnival along with her son who is currently preparing for his final exams my son loves cycling but nowadays children are so busy with studies that they cannot take out time for extracurricular activities the carnival is a golden opportunity for us to act out our passion for cycling i am even making my son study extra for his exams a day before the carnival so that he can enjoy the event without any compunction said the 39yearold who too will put on some cycling gear to indulge in the sport she loved as a child the best part she says is participants being given bicycles on a usereturn basis we stay in vimannagar and would have found it impossible to cycle all the way to kalyaninagar in traffic to participate in the carnival now we can take the car to the venue and later get bicycles on a