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    Foothills MTB Challenge 2025: Photo Feature

    Photo feature and race report from the Foothills MTB Challenge 2025 held in Uttarakhand from 12th to 14th April… Foothills MTB Challenge 2025 The Himalayan foothills once again echoed with the whirr of mountain bike tyres and the roar of encouragement as the 3rd edition of the Foothills MTB Challenge…

    admin 25/04/2025 No Comments
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    A Guide To Cycling Through Spiti

    Are you planning a cycle ride through Spiti. This Guide to cycling through Spiti will make your life easy. Wondering what kind of bike to take, what to carry, where to stay etc. Fear not, we have it all covered! The first question is: What bike? The first option is…

    Avinash 02/04/2025 9 Comments
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    Start your cycle life, injury free!

    When we love something we tend to give it all we got. Cycling included. We tend to push without realising our limits, which leads to injury. Taking a few precautions goes a long way in helping prevent cycling injuries. The beauty of cycling is that until and unless you fall…

    Avinash 15/03/2025 5 Comments
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    Pedal Pedal Pedal… Ad Infinitum: In Conversation with Samidha Patel, Guinness World Record Holder

    We are in conversation with 17-year-old Samidha Patel from Vadodara who recently set the fastest time on a cycle from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and earning herself a Guinness World Record! In an aspirational middle-class India, the first response to anything cycling-related is met with a certain level of bafflement, disdain,…

    Sirus Libeiro 23/07/2024 2 Comments
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    Through the Indian Monsoons: One Pedal Stroke at a Time!

    Apprehensive about riding in the rain? Then this guide to cycling in the monsoons in India is for you, learn to ride, maintain and enjoy your ride! The arrival of the monsoon brings a welcome respite from the scorching Indian summer. For many of us, the joy of seeing the…

    Avinash 12/06/2024 No Comments
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A Guide To Cycling Through Spiti

Avinash 02/04/2025 9 Comments

Start your cycle life, injury free!

Avinash 15/03/2025 5 Comments

Through the Indian Monsoons: One Pedal Stroke at a Time!

Avinash 12/06/2024 No Comments
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Commuting on your cycle in India. Safely!

Avinash 14/05/2024 6 Comments

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    CyclingMonks Jersey in Frozen Lahaul

    Avinash 07/04/2022 No Comments
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    World Bicycle Day 2021

    Avinash 03/06/2021 6 Comments
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    Uttarakhand: Elation in Elevation

    Avinash 03/04/2021 No Comments
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    Blitzing through Shimla with Ashish Sherpa

    Avinash 20/07/2020 1 Comment
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    Part Drei: Mumbai to Kanpur

    Avinash 04/07/2020 No Comments
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    Episode 2: Goa to Kanpur

    Avinash 19/06/2020 No Comments

Travel

90 Days Cycling in the Himalayas: Day 3

Avinash 01/11/2018 5 Comments mtbspititouringtravel

Blog from the 3rd day of the 90 days cycle ride in the Himalayas. This day saw the cycles going from Nankheri to Taklech along the Old Hindustan Tibet road. Day 3 Nankhari to Taklech It was a day of ups and downs. A big up and then down all…

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Official Launch of Cycling Monks

admin 30/10/2018 2 Comments

CyclingMonks.com was officially launched by the Chief Guest of the event, Padmashri Dr Giriraj Kishore, in the presence of friends and well-wishers. The website is a platform to showcase quality content from every aspect of cycling in the Indian scene. Cycling is growing in popularity across the country in every…

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Travel

90 Days Cycling in the Himalayas: Day 2

Avinash 26/10/2018 3 Comments himalayasmtbspititouringtravel

The second day’s blog from the 90 day cycle ride in the Himalayas spanning Spiti, Zanskar, Batalik, Ladakh, Nubra, Shyok, Hanle and Tso Moriri. Day 2 Narkanda to Nankhari On the second morning of our ride we woke to fluffy white clouds enveloping the town of Narkanda. Seeing the constant…

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90 Days Cycling in the Himalayas: Day 0 and 1!

Avinash 26/10/2018 10 Comments mtbtouringtravel

The start of the 90 day cycle ride around the Himalayas, covering Spiti, Zanskar, Batalik, Ladakh, Nubra, Shyok, Hanle and Tso Moriri.  Riding in Ladakh has been a long time dream for me. I didn’t want to do a piecemeal fortnight ride, which is the norm. I wanted to ride…

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MTB Racing

MTB Shimla 2017 Race: A First Timer’s Perspective

Avinash 25/10/2018 3 Comments athmtbmtb shimlarace

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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The ATH KMP 100 Road Race

Avinash 25/10/2018 1 Comment athdelhiraceroad bikeroad race

Race report from the ATH KMP 100 Road Race held on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway on the outskirts of Delhi. My first road race and it was as a spectator and motorcycle marshal. My motorcycle had the photographer as pillion as we rushed from the peloton, to the breakaway to those…

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Travel

Cycling in Spiti: A Beginner’s Perspective of Touring!

Avinash 24/10/2018 2 Comments mtbspititouringtravel

PEDAL FAT BOY, PEDAL! A beginner’s tale of cycling in Spiti from September 2012. “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow the mountain down”. These words from a children’s fable came to mind when I loaded my cycle onto the train headed for Kalka. I was gung-ho and prepared…

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MTB Racing

ATH ‘Teekling the Top’: MTB Race

Avinash 23/10/2018 1 Comment athdelhimtbrace

A race report from ATH’s Teekling The Top. The MTB race was held in Teekli Village near Gurgaon in March 2017. The Prelude Cycling is pretty darn addictive and from the time I bought my new (slightly used!) 29er, I have been enjoying hitting the dirt, sometimes harder than intended!…

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