title: Mahitha Mohan
text: # 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
  