Life won't be easy for either the riders or the crowd that would come to watch the cyclists with the action now shifting from the cool and cozy environs of the IG Velodrome to the scorching, topsy-turvy and arduous BIC Formula One track.
The best of riders from Asia will realise for the first time what it takes to racing on a F1 track and the taste of an arduous course earmarked for them in the Hero Asian Cycling Championship.
The continental championship would not only give them medals, but also the vital points which will help them lay a strong foundation towards qualifying for the Rio Olympics in 2016.
For the Indians, who ended the track challenge with their best ever showing in the championship -- they finished a creditable ninth in the medals table with two silver and two bronze -- the new test at the BIC would serve as a good experience, besides providing a chance to rub shoulders with the best in business.