Cycling Goa to Ooty through the Western Ghats is a pleasure. Especially if you ride the route in winter. I rode this scenic route self-supported on a Fuji Touring in Feb-Mar 2019. The route is a foodies’ delight! Cycling Goa to Ooty… Ultra Spice Race. An ultra cycle race conducted…
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What is the difference between a Road, MTB and Hybrid bike and which is the best for you?
You walk into a cycle shop to buy a bike and one of the first questions the shopkeeper asks you is whether you want a Road, MTB or Hybrid cycle. If you don’t know the answer to that, then this article is meant for you! Difference between Road, MTB and…
View More What is the difference between a Road, MTB and Hybrid bike and which is the best for you?Best Cycle Races in India for the Competitive Cyclist!
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…
View More Best Cycle Races in India for the Competitive Cyclist!London Edinburgh London: A first timer’s perspective!
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 YadavThe ATH KMP 100 Road 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…
View More The ATH KMP 100 Road RaceRacing On India’s First Bicycle Highway: Etawah to Agra
Racing On India’s First Bicycle Highway: Etawah to Agra A firsthand account of racing on India’s first bicycle highway! The Highway In the year 2016, the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh announced a plan to build a cycling highway in India between Etawah and Agra. Cycling highways might be…
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