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Week 164 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 23rd July 2023.
Club Stats. 2990 members collectively rode 126018 km in 3101 rides, climbing 650525 metres in 5835 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.
14 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
35 rode 400s and 70 rode at least a 200.
67 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 16 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
14 riders averaged more than 100 km a day!
KSK Senthil from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1057 km.
In second place is Rupesh Bali from Chandigarh who rode 1017 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu. He rode 888 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 258+ km…
There are 8 women in the top 100 this week, 1 less than last week.
Pradnya Bhadagar from Maharashtra was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 567 km. She is 21st overall.
Next up is Miruthula Gopu from Tamil Nadu. Who rode an impressive 485 km. She is 39th overall. She was second last week as well.
Third is Megha Jain from Punjab who rode 404 km. She is 67th overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
400s galore from across the country.
Top spot goes to Krishnan TP from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 408 km long ride!
Next up is Raghav Kharche from Maharashtra having done a 407.5 km long ride.
Third is Siddharth Ranjana from Maharashtra, who did a 407.5 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 67 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Tijan Wilson from Uttar Pradesh who averaged an incredible 38.2 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 37.6 kmph.
Third is Aashish Massy from Uttar Pradesh averaging 36.6 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Santosh Bijur from Maharashtra having climbed 6425 metres.
Second is John K Sunny from Kerala who climbed 5626 metres.
Third is Rajiv J from Karnataka, who climbed 5573 metres during the week.
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Hi Jeff
If you are shifting to Delhi/ Gurgaon and looking for cyclists in the city, we suggest to get in touch with Delhi Velo and Aravalli Trail Hunters. The former is a group of road cyclists and the latter mountain/ gravel riders.
We had written about ATH previously. You can check out more about them in the links below:
You can get in touch with ATH on their Facebook group and ping them to get notified about their regular rides here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/621897397894768/
We suggest bringing all your bikes! Because you never know which form of cycling you would prefer here in India. As road cycling on Indian roads is not always easy for people who are used to traffic in the western world.
Living in Delhi also means that you are close to the Himalayas, and you can hop into your car and head there for a weekend of riding. Which is far more relaxing than riding in Delhi’s mad traffic!
Hope this helps
Week 163 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 16th July 2023.
Club Stats. 2978 members collectively rode 72710 km in 2392 rides, climbing 360989 metres in 3368 hours!
The number of members are up by 24 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.
9 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
1 rode a 1000 and 29 rode at least a 200.
67 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 28 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
8 riders averaged more than 100 km a day!
Vidyasagar G from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1032 km.
In second place is Anand from Karnataka who rode 860 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Samad Hanbal from Karnataka. He rode 815 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 218+ km…
There are 9 women in the top 100 this week, 3 less than last week.
Vandana Dhavate from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 666 km. She is 15th overall. She was second last week.
Next up is Miruthula Gopu from Tamil Nadu. Who rode an impressive 463 km. She is 38th overall.
Third is Swati Sablok from Punjab who rode 403 km. She is 48th overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
A solitary 1000 coming in from Tamil Nadu this week.
Top spot goes to Vidyasagar G from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 1012 km long ride!
Next up is Heyram Kruthik from Karnataka having done a 637 km long ride.
Third is Raghavendra Bysani from Karnataka, who did a 627 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 67 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Kabir Rachure from Maharashtra who averaged an incredible 39.7 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Adhi from Kerala whose weekly average is a fantastic 36.9 kmph.
Third is Synclair Dsouza from Maharashtra averaging 36.3 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Anand from Karnataka having climbed 7651 metres.
Second is Arun Sivanesan from Karnataka who climbed 7329 metres.
Third is Samad Hanbal from Karnataka, who climbed 7242 metres during the week.
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Week 162 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 9th July 2023.
Club Stats. 2954 members collectively rode 109439 km in 2925 rides, climbing 566323 metres in 5156 hours!
The number of members are up by 9 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.
9 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
1 rode a 400 and 25 rode at least a 200.
62 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 16 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
9 riders averaged more than 100 km a day!
Josh Haleb James from Telangana was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1561.7 km.
In second place is Josses Jude James from Telangana who rode 1561.6 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Albi Varghese from Telangana. He rode 1496 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 233+ km…
There are 12 women in the top 100 this week, 5 more than last week.
Rekha S from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 682 km. She is 11th overall. She was second last week.
Next up is Vandana Dhavate from Telangana. Who rode an impressive 517 km. She is 20th overall. She was first last week.
Third is Kamala R from Karnataka who rode 405 km. She is 35th overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
A solitary 400 coming in from Telangana this week.
Top spot goes to Vandana Dhavate from Telangana for the longest ride. She did a 417 km long ride!
Next up is Yogesh Bhat from Maharashtra having done a 310 km long ride.
Third is KSK from Tamil Nadu, who did a 303 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 62 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Vibhav Shinde from Maharashtra who averaged an incredible 36.1 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Joel Sundaram from Karnataka whose weekly average is a fantastic 34.7 kmph. He was third last week.
Third is Vivek Chadha from Delhi averaging 34.5 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Neel Shivakumar from Karnataka having climbed 8327metres. He was first last week as well.
Second is Hitesh Sablok from Haryana who climbed 6578 metres.
Third is Soma Sekhar Raichur from Telangana, who climbed 6309 metres during the week.
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Week 161 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 2nd July 2023.
Club Stats. 2945 members collectively rode 116013 km in 3032 rides, climbing 644012 metres in 5461 hours!
The number of members are up by 2 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.
7 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
16 rode 400s and 42 rode at least a 200.
52 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 24 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!
MSK Sreenivasan from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 980 km. He was third last week.
In second place is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu who rode 869 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Gopaal Agaarwal from Uttar Pradesh. He rode 795 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten easier this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 165+ km…
There are 7 women in the top 100 this week, 3 less than last week.
Vandana Dhavate from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 566 km. She is 16th overall. She was second last week.
Next up is Rekha S from Telangana. Who rode an impressive 427 km. She is 37th overall.
Third is Lavanya Rajan from Tamil Nadu who rode 253 km.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
A slew of 400 rides coming in from Karnataka this week.
Top spot goes to Heyram Kruthik from Karnataka for the longest ride. He did a 419 km long ride!
Next up is Raghavendra Bysani from Karnataka having done a 411 km long ride.
Third is Arun Sivanesan from Karnataka, who did a 405 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 52 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Anirudh Chadha from Delhi who averaged an incredible 35.2 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 35 kmph.
Third is Joel Sundaram from Karnataka averaging 34.7 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Neel Shivakumar from Karnataka having climbed 7323 metres.
Second is RJ Mesak from Mizoram who climbed 6757 metres. He was third last week.
Third is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra, who climbed 6096 metres during the week.
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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.
