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''Blitz'' was associated with organising India's longest cycle race on the occasion of Nehru's 100th birth | ''Blitz'' was associated with organising India's longest cycle race on the occasion of Nehru's 100th birth anniversary—called the ''Blitz''-Nehru Integration Tour of India—which was meant to be done on the lines of the Tour de France or Giro or La Vuelta. It had a top prize of Rs 100,000—then a substantial amount. The 10-day nine-stage 1,442 km held in 1989 from Mumbai-New Delhi, it has been claimed, "still remains India's greatest, longest and toughest stage cycle."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rodrigues|first=Mario|date=2019-11-04|title=On 30th anniversary, India's greatest cycle race remembered|url=https://sportslounge.co.in/on-30th-anniversary-indias-greatest-cycle-race-remembered/|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Sports Lounge|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
==Film magazine== | ==Film magazine== | ||
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