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Week 160 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 25th June 2023.
Club Stats. 2943 members collectively rode 118529 km in 3154 rides, climbing 657445 metres in 5561 hours!
The number of members are up by 17 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride less. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all down.
8 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
15 rode 600s and 39 rode at least a 200.
55 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 19 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
7 riders averaged more than 100 km a day! RAAM hit…
Kabir Rachure from Maharashtra was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1472 km. He was racing across America!
In second place is Gopaal Agaarwal from Uttar Pradesh who rode 1177 km in the week. He was first last week.
Third spot is taken by MSK Sreenivasan from Tamil Nadu. He rode 859 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten easier this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 180+ km…
There are 10 women in the top 100 this week, 1 less than last week.
Gareema Shankar from Delhi was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 695 km. She is 10th overall.
Next up is Vandana Dhavate from Telangana. Who rode an impressive 414 km. She is 46th overall. She was first last weekend.
Third is Sophia NJ from Kerala who rode 332 km. She is 71st overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
A slew of 600 rides coming in from Tamil Nadu this week.
Top spot goes to Aariyan Sree from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 649 km long ride!
Next up is Naina Mohamad from Tamil Nadu having done a 636 km long ride.
Third is J Gopinath from Andaman & Nicobar, who did a 622 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 5 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Raj Kumar from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 37.4 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Mukesh Ayyappan from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 36.2 kmph.
Third is Aravindh Panneerchelvam from Tamil Nadu averaging 36.1 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Gopinath Kattaian from Tamil Nadu having climbed 15115 metres.
Second is Kabir Rachure from Maharashtra who climbed 14928 metres.
Third is RJ Mesak from Mizoram, who climbed 13414 metres during the week. He was second last week.
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Week 159 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 18th June 2023.
Club Stats. 2926 members collectively rode 121999 km in 3307 rides, climbing 703979 metres in 5709 hours!
The number of members are up by 16 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride less. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all down.
6 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
19 rode 300s and 30 rode at least a 200.
62 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 15 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
5 riders averaged more than 100 km a day! The top 2 remained unchanged…
Gopaal Agaarwal from Uttar Pradesh was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 970 km. He was second last week.
In second place is Rupesh Bali from Chandigarh who rode 788 km in the week. He was first last week.
Third spot is taken by DPK Freeman from Rajasthan. He rode 778 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 205+ km…
There are 11 women in the top 100 this week, 1 less than last week.
Vandana Dhavate from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 466 km. She is 16th overall.
Next up is Sonu Malhotra. Who rode an impressive 455 km. She is 20th overall.
Third is Damanpreet Kaur Romana from Punjab who rode 429 km. She is 24th overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
A slew of 300 rides coming in from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu this week.
Top spot goes to Raghavendra Bysani from Karnataka for the longest ride. He did a 329 km long ride!
Next up is Heyram Kruthik from Karnataka having done a 322 km long ride.
Third is Gopinath Kattaian from Tamil Nadu, who did a 308 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 62 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Hemendra Upadhyay from Karnataka who averaged an incredible 36.7 kmph over the week! He was third last week.
Second fastest for the week is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 35.8 kmph.
Third is Joel Sundaram from Karnataka averaging 35.4 kmph over the week. He was second last week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Himalayas of Uttarakhand!
Climber of the week is DPK Freeman from Rajasthan having climbed 11767 metres.
Second is RJ Mesak from Mizoram who climbed 9970 metres. He was second last week as well.
Third is Neel Shivakumar from Karnataka, who climbed 8998 metres during the week. He was first last week.
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Week 158 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 11th June 2023.
Club Stats. 2910 members collectively rode 138929 km in 3789 rides, climbing 763853 metres in 6473 hours!
The number of members are up by 0 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride more. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all up.
2 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
1 rode a 600 and 47 rode at least a 200.
69 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 18 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
2 riders averaged more than 100 km a day!
Rupesh Bali from Chandigarh was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 798 km. He was second last week.
In second place is Gopaal Agarwal from Uttar Pradesh who rode 735 km in the week. He was first last week.
Third spot is taken by Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu. He rode 676 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 234+ km…
There are 12 women in the top 100 this week, 1 more than last week.
Bhavana Dwivedi from Maharashtra was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 500 km. She is 17th overall.
Next up is Gareema Shankar from Delhi. Who rode an impressive 424 km. She is 31st overall. She was third last week.
Third is Mukta Muley from Maharashtra who rode 392 km. She is 41st overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
The heat has taken a toll on long rides this week! Maharashtra made a clean sweep of the top 3.
Top spot goes to Vibhav Shinde from Maharashtra for the longest ride. He did a 605 km long ride!
Next up is Unmesh Ahluwalia from Maharashtra having done a 500 km long ride.
Third is Arnav Vakhria from Maharashtra, who did a 404 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 69 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Tenzin Kunchok from Uttar Pradesh who averaged an incredible 39 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Joel Sundaram from Karnataka whose weekly average is a fantastic 37.5 kmph. He was second fastest last week as well.
Third is Hemendra Upadhyay from Karnataka averaging 36.7 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats of Karnataka!
Climber of the week is Neel Shivakumar from Karnataka having climbed 8738 metres.
Second is RJ Mesak from Mizoram who climbed 7120 metres. He was first last week.
Third is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra, who climbed 5795 metres during the week.
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Week 157 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 4th June 2023.
Club Stats. 2910 members collectively rode 138929 km in 3789 rides, climbing 763853 metres in 6473 hours!
The number of members are up by 12 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride more. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all up.
7 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
1 rode a 600 and 47 rode at least a 200.
69 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 18 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
6 riders averaged more than 100 km a day! The top 3 remained unchanged, though the order got shaken up.
Gopaal Agaarwal from Uttar Pradesh was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 965 km. He was first last two weeks as well.
In second place is Rupesh Bali from Chandigarh who rode 925 km in the week. He was third last week.
Third spot is taken by MSK Sreenivasan from Tamil Nadu. He rode 804 km. He was second last week.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 219+ km…
There are 11 women in the top 100 this week, 1 more than last week.
Vandana Dhavate from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 442 km. She is 25th overall. She was first last two weeks as well.
Next up is Naureen Shabnam from Maharashtra. Who rode an impressive 432 km. She is 28th overall.
Third is Gareema Shankar from Delhi who rode 363 km. She is 49th overall. She was second last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
World Bicycle Day was celebrated with looooong rides!
Top spot goes to DB from Gujarat for the longest ride. He did a 611 km long ride!
Next up is Sachin Nemade from Maharashtra having done a 459 km long ride.
Third is Deerendra CR from Karnataka, who did a 404 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 69 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 35.2 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Joel Sundaram from Karnataka whose weekly average is a fantastic 35 kmph.
Third is Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu averaging 34.3 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to Mizoram!
Climber of the week is RJ Mesak from Mizoram having climbed 8798 metres.
Second is Puia from Mizoram who climbed 7359 metres.
Third is Saurabh Negi from Uttarakhand, who climbed 6565 metres during the week.
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The fourth poll on Instagram we held was to find out the level of ‘After Sales Service’ that cyclists enjoy in India.
After selling a bicycle or an accessory to a customer, how good is the industry at looking after its customer.
Here’s what people had to say:
This poll had a much smaller number of voters as compared to the previous polls. Around 200 people voted.
Taking into account the good review of the community, the majority of cyclists are happy with the service they receive.
Which is incredible, because people who are dissatisfied are generally those who vote in larger numbers.
A small pat on the back for the Indian Bicycle Industry!
If you liked these polls, please fill out our COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE INDIAN CYCLING COMMUNITY. It will take you only 5 minutes.
The third poll results are quite surprising!
We asked the community what kind of cyclist label do they most identify with. And shockingly, the results are:
38% of the cyclists polled consider themselves to be racers. That is quite incredible, because in cycling circles, anybody will tell you, that it is much more difficult to get people to attend a race, than attend a cyclothon.
32% of those who voted ride for purely fitness and recreation reasons. They are riding either to get healthier or to socialise, or both.
Surprisingly, only 23% said they consider themselves randonneurs. Even though you will find much larger groups of participants at randonneuring events than racing events.
Unsurprisingly, only 7% consider their primary bicycle usage to be commuting. Considering the urban road infrastructure we have in most Indian cities, this is along expected lines. Better pubic infrastructure would be required, along with more hospitable office spaces, before we can see this group of cyclists swelling in numbers.
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The Second Instagram Poll we conducted asked:
“Which city do you believe is the cycling capital of India?”
The results:
Instagram polls are limited to four options, and the four options given were, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune and Delhi/ NCR. Since we felt that these 4 cities would be vying for the top spot. There was an option for people to type out the name of any other city in India they feel deserves this designation.
Unsurprisingly, these 4 cities got most votes. One of the reasons could also be, that people find it easier to vote, than to type out a city name.
As per the CyclingMonks community, Bengaluru deserves to be called the ‘Cycling Capital of India’. It polled more than double the votes of second placed Pune. With Chennai and Delhi in a close 3rd and 4th.
Shockingly (or not!), not a single member even mentioned the city of Mumbai. Surprising considering the size of the city and the number of cyclists who reside and ride there.
We also got single votes for many Indian cities. We did not add any city which received only 1 vote, to reduce the clutter.
Did you find this fun Instagram poll interesting and informative? Share it with your friends if you did so!
Week 156 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 28th May 2023.
Club Stats. 2898 members collectively rode 119651 km in 3446 rides, climbing 659714 metres in 5509 hours!
The number of members are up by 8 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride the same. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all constant.
4 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
8 rode 400s and 19 rode at least a 200.
63 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 12 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
4 riders averaged more than 100 km a day! The top 3 remained unchanged, though the order got shaken up.
Gopaal Agaarwal from Uttar Pradesh was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 998 km. He was first last week as well.
In second place is MSK Sreenivasan from Tamil Nadu who rode 806 km in the week. He was third last week.
Third spot is taken by Rupesh Bali from Chandigarh. He rode 773 km. He was second last week.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 204+ km…
There are 10 women in the top 100 this week, 4 less than last week.
Vandana Dhavate from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 410 km. She is 46th overall. She was first last week as well.
Next up is Gareema Shankar from Delhi. Who rode an impressive 386 km. She is 57th overall. She was second last week as well.
Third is Sheetal Chhetri from West Bengal who rode 338 km. She is 72nd overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Summer’s here and the Tamil Nadu lads are back to doing looooong rides!
Top spot goes to Hari Raju from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 417 km long ride!
Next up is Saravana Pandiyan from Tamil Nadu having done a 428 km long ride.
Third is Jagadesh Badiga from Tamil Nadu, who did a 406 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 63 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Tenzin Kunchok from Uttar Pradesh who averaged an incredible 38.2 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Vibhav Shinde from Maharashtra whose weekly average is a fantastic 36.5 kmph.
Third is Tijan Wilson from Uttar Pradesh averaging 35.8 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra having climbed 8203 metres. He was second last week.
Second is Sagar Shirbhate from Maharashtra who climbed 6166 metres.
Third is Ganesh R from Karnataka, who climbed 6161 metres during the week.
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Week 155 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 21st May 2023.
Club Stats. 2890 members collectively rode 119651 km in 3446 rides, climbing 659714 metres in 5509 hours!
The number of members are up by 13 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride less. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all down.
3 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
2 rode 500s and 14 rode at least a 200.
78 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 15 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
3 riders averaged more than 100 km a day! The top 3 remained unchanged, though the order got shaken up.
Gopaal Agaarwal from Uttar Pradesh was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 836 km. He was second last week.
In second place is Rupesh Bali from Chandigarh who rode 771 km in the week. He was first last week.
Third spot is taken by MSK Sreenivasan from Tamil Nadu. He rode 755 km. He was third last week as well.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 213+ km…
There are 14 women in the top 100 this week, 1 less than last week.
Vandana Dhavate from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 366.3 km. She is 39th overall.
Next up is Gareema Shankar from Delhi. Who rode an impressive 366.1 km. She is 40th overall.
Third is Devmitra P from Kerala who rode 346 km. She is 52nd overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Summer’s here and nobody is doing looooong rides anymore!
Top spot goes to Gopikrishnan Kesavan from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 574 km long ride!
Next up is Gopinath Kattaian from Tamil Nadu having done a 563 km long ride.
Third is Aditya Gupta from Delhi, who did a 300 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 78 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Ashley Moras from Gujarat who averaged an incredible 38.4 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Tijan Wilson from Uttar Pradesh whose weekly average is a fantastic 38.1 kmph.
Third is Denil Lobo from Karnataka averaging 37.8 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Himalayas!
Climber of the week is Jasprit Paul from Himachal Pradesh having climbed 7498 metres.
Second is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra who climbed 6839 metres.
Third is Anil Gurung from Uttarakhand, who climbed 5344 metres during the week.
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Week 154 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 14th May 2023.
Club Stats. 2877 members collectively rode 126265 km in 3568 rides, climbing 658327 metres in 5827 hours!
The number of members are up by 6 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride more. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all up.
4 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
1 rode a 300 and 16 rode at least a 200.
68 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 6 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
4 riders averaged more than 100 km a day!
Rupesh Bali from Chandigarh was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 972 km. He was first last week as well.
In second place is Gopaal Agaarwal from Uttar Pradesh who rode 950 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by MSK Sreenivasan from Tamil Nadu. He rode 728 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten tougherthis week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 249+ km…
There are 15 women in the top 100 this week, 7 more than last week.
Megha Jain from Punjab was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 600 km. She is 8th overall.
Next up is Miruthula Gopu from Tamil Nadu. Who rode an impressive 356 km. She is 45th overall.
Third is Rohini Bhamare from Maharashtra who rode 309 km. She is 76th overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Summer’s here and nobody is doing looooong rides anymore!
Top spot goes to Vibhav Shinde from Maharashtra for the longest ride. He did a 302 km long ride!
Next up is Ramkrishna Patel from Madhya Pradesh having done a 267 km long ride.
Third is Koushik Saha from Maharashtra, who did a 254 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 68 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Andrew Raistrick from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 36.4 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Sanjeev Ramki from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 35.4 kmph.
Third is Tenzin Kunchok from Uttar Pradesh averaging 34.8 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra having climbed 7054 metres.
Second is Jayaprakash Narayanasamy from Karnataka who climbed 6420 metres.
Third is Gopaal Agaarwal from Uttar Pradesh, who climbed 5970 metres during the week.
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