Mountain Biking has hit the biggest and baddest mountains in the world. Tenzin Jampel from Leh, tells us about the culture of mountain biking in Ladakh. Mountain Biking in Ladakh Cycling has been growing at an exponential pace in India, but all the disciplines of cycling aren’t expanding equally in…
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You really want to race your cycle and are wondering which are the best cycle races in India? Search no more, we have put together a list of some of the best cycling races that the country currently has to offer! Cycle Races in India One of the best ways…
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MTB Himalaya is one of the premier mountain bike races in India. Considered to be the toughest in the country and one amongst the world as well. The race has been conducted every year since 2005 and has seen top participants from around the world. The gruelling race offers unmatched…
View More MTB Himalaya Sufferfest with Prateek Thakur!
Race report from season finale of Aravalli Trailhunters: Meet the Force. The MTB race was held in Gurgaon on the 2nd of December. In the first week of November Gautam Chima from Aravalli Trailhunters called me up and told me they needed a hand with the season finale in December.…
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The London Edinburgh London is one of the most well known brevets across the globe. Second only to the mother of them all, Paris Brest Paris. Sayi Rama Krishna speaks to CyclingMonks about his experience of participating in this gruelling bicycle event. LEL, as it is popularly known, is held…
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For an outsider looking in, cyclists are one and the same. Crazy people perched on a tiny saddle, pushing away on those pedals. Yet, there are a bazillion different genres of pushing those pedals. Randonneuring in India has picked up significantly in the last few years, with a brevet being…
View More Riding a 1400 km brevet with Nitin Yadav
Cycling in India has grown by giant pedal strokes. Every metro city in the country has colourfully attired cyclists out on weekends in large numbers. Yet, the most popular genre that has caught on with recreational cyclists is randonneuring, followed distantly by travellers and a spec on this already small…
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Thinking about participating in the MTB Shimla race? Don’t know what to expect? Read on to know a first timer’s experience of riding in the MTB Shimla 2017. Why Race? Often during a MotoGP race you hear the commentator saying that the rider coming third has the best seat in…
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