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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

MTB Racing

David Kumar: Rise of the Phoenix!

Avinash 01/12/2022 2 Comments himachalladakhmtbmtb shimlaraceracingtawang

In Conversation with David Kumar, an incredible mountain biker from Shimla. David recently won MTB Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, after getting side tracked for 2.5 years due to injury. He talks about the trials & tribulations of his tumultuous journey with injury to return to the top step of the…

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Travel

Winter Gran Fondo Ladakh: Snow Far, Snow Good!

Avinash 18/11/2022 11 Comments ladakhroad biketouringtravelwinter

The Winter Gran Fondo Ladakh is a Century ride in sub-zero temperatures at 3500 metres ASL in the beautiful land of Leh and is being held between the 7th to 12th March 2023. Get ready for an experience of a lifetime on your bicycle. Get ready to pedal your bike…

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Tour of Andaman 2022: Bonding with Nature…

Raj Kiran CA 12/11/2022 1 Comment tour of andamanstouringtravel

Ride Report from the Tour of Andaman 2022, where 25 riders rode around this gorgeous route crossing multiple islands on their bicycles… 2022 saw the third edition of the successful Tour of Andaman, and we at CyclingMonks are delighted to have been a part of this edition as well. Read…

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Cycling in Punjab: An Outsider’s Perspective…

Junaid Parvez 12/10/2022 2 Comments punjabroad biketouringtravel

What is it like to go cycling in Punjab? Junaid from Assam, who has been living and cycling in Punjab gives us an outsiders perspective of this incredible state… When we think about cycling as a lifestyle in India, we automatically think of Bangalore, Pune, Chennai and other big cities.…

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Cycling up Mana & Niti Pass with Shivangee!

Avinash 23/09/2022 1 Comment mtbtouringtraveluttarakhand

We go cycling up Mana Pass, Niti Pass, and Barahoti in Uttarakhand, along the Indo-China border with Shivangee Rana… Most of us grew up listening to tales of yore from our parents and grandparents. We would sit wide-eyed in amazement as we heard stories of a time, which are unfathomable.…

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London Edinburgh London 2022 with the Indian Contingent!

Avinash 17/09/2022 No Comments EdinburghlelLondonRandonneuringtravel

London Edinburgh London 2022 was a randonnée event in the United Kingdom organised by Audax UK. We speak to some of our friends from India to hear their experiences of riding this 1500+ km route! Grab a big mug of coffee (or other beverage of choice) and read the shenanigans…

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Travel

From Indian Coastal Cycling to Khardung La!

Avinash 03/08/2022 2 Comments goakarnatakakeralakonkanladakhmaharashtramtbtouringtravel

In Conversation with Milind Tambe, a Navy Veteran, who did the Indian Coastal Cycling expedition & then rode to Khardung La with friend and fellow cyclist, Shriram Kondhawekar… On the 5700 km coastal journey and 500 km mountain journey, Milind had a strong partner in crime in the form of…

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Mountain Love in Tirthan Valley!

Avinash 14/07/2022 3 Comments himachalhimalayasmtbtouringtravel

We go Cycling in Tirthan Valley with Mahathi and Archishman, as the duo take their mountain bikes and explore this corner of Himachal Pradesh this summer… Mahathi & Archishman go to Tirthan! Mahathi and Archishman first met in Chennai many years ago as they were doing their engineering in the…

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