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Tamil Nadu Cycling League
TCL is a CFI (Cycling Federation of India) backed bicycle league, which is open to all residents of Tamil Nadu.
It is racing which is held on motorsports race tracks.
The event organisers state:
“The Tamilnadu Cycling League (TCL) is the first racing League event in India to bring out the best cyclists of the country.”
You can check out more on their Instagram Page.
Week 117 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 28th August 2022.
Club Stats. 2372 members collectively rode 105117 km in 2972 rides, climbing 540466 metres in 4882 hours!
The number of members are up by 22 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.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 261 km during the week!
There were 6 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
7 rode 600s, 3 rode 400s, 4 rode 300s, 33 rode at least a 200.
57 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 13 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.
Jein Varghese from Kerala was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 805 km.
In second place is Rupesh Bali from Chandigarh who rode 794 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Ram Annamalai from Tamil Nadu. He rode 768 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten more competitive this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 181+ km…
Sreeja from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 652 km. She is 9th overall.
Next up is Swati Sablok from Maharashtra. Who rode an impressive 412 km. She is 29th overall.
Third is Misha Brar from Chandigarh who rode 411.8 km. She is 30th overall.
There are 17 women in the top 100 this week, 3 more than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Top spot goes to Abhilash Dhankar from Haryana for the longest ride. He did a 620 km long ride!
Next up is Arun Kumar Elangovan from Tamil Nadu having done a 613 km long ride.
Third is Sreeja from Tamil Nadu, who did a 611 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 57 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Kabir Rachure from Maharashtra who averaged an incredible 38.8 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Shruti Marathe from Maharashtra whose weekly average is a fantastic 37.2 kmph.
Third is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu averaging 37 kmph over the week. He was first last week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Ladakh!
Climber of the week is Rahul Paul from West Bengal having climbed 9616 metres.
Second is Utkarsh Verma from Uttar Pradesh who climbed 7579 metres.
Third is Jein Varghese from Kerala, who climbed 5745 metres during the week.
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Week 116 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 21st August 2022.
Club Stats. 2350 members collectively rode 118944 km in 3074 rides, climbing 613874 metres in 5587 hours!
The number of members are up by 21 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.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 271 km during the week!
There were 7 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
3 rode 600s, 3 rode 300s, 21 rode at least a 200.
46 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 14 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.
Utkarsh Verma from Uttar Pradesh was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 926 km.
In second place is Bhavesh Tayal from Telangana who rode 850 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Mohit Agarwal from Telangana. He rode 1133 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten more competitive this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 235+ km…
Vandana Dhavate from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 446 km. She is 22nd overall.
Next up is Malika Kalra from Punjab. Who rode an impressive 435 km. She is 24th overall.
Third is Hema Dhakad from Madhya Pradesh who rode 413 km. She is 28th overall.
There are 14 women in the top 100 this week, 7 less than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Top spot goes to Abhimanyu from Telangana for the longest ride. He did a 658 km long ride!
Next up is Mohit Agarwal from Telangana having done a 607 km long ride.
Third is Bhavesh Tayal from Telangana, who did a 606 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 46 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 38.8 kmph over the week! He was second last week.
Second fastest for the week is Garima Takyar from USA whose weekly average is a fantastic 34.6 kmph.
Third is Synclair D’Souza from Maharashtra averaging 34.2 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats of Kerala!
Climber of the week is Aby Kurian from Kerala having climbed 6045 metres.
Second is Biswadip Nag from West Bengal who climbed 5944 metres.
Third is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra, who climbed 5827 metres during the week.
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Week 115 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 14th August 2022.
Club Stats. 2329 members collectively rode 112347 km in 2813 rides, climbing 604400 metres in 5380 hours!
The number of members are up by 17 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.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 273 km during the week!
There were 9 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
3 rode 600s, 10 rode 400s, 32 rode at least a 200.
58 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.
Kirit Kokje from Maharashtra was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1198 km.
In second place is Nayan from Gujarat who rode 1143 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Jein Varghese from Kerala. He rode 905 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten more competitive this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 194+ km…
Agrima Sandhu from Haryana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 347 km. She is 63rd overall.
Next up is Damanpreet Kaur Romana from Punjab. Who rode an impressive 337 km. She is 65th overall.
Third is Swati Sablok from Maharashtra who rode 301 km. She is 83rd overall. She was third last week as well.
There are 21 women in the top 100 this week, 7 more than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Some BIG rides coming in from Karnataka.
Top spot goes to Murali Iyer from Karnataka for the longest ride. He did a 620 km long ride!
Next up is Natesh Muthanna from Karnataka having done a 611 km long ride.
Third is Shain from Kerala, who did a 608 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 58 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 38.8 kmph over the week! He was second last week.
Second fastest for the week is Yajat Gulati from Delhi whose weekly average is a fantastic 36.8 kmph.
Third is Jineesh Kumar from USA averaging 35 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to United Kingdom!
Climber of the week is Kirit Kokje from Maharashtra having climbed 12484 metres.
Second is Nayan from Gujarat who climbed 11479 metres.
Third is Abhinav Rawat from Uttarakhand, who climbed 6802 metres during the week.
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Week 114 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 7th August 2022.
Club Stats. 2312 members collectively rode 103210 km in 2899 rides, climbing 548307 metres in 4843 hours!
The number of members are up by 26 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.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 249 km during the week!
There were 2 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
3 rode 500s, 4 rode 400s, 19 rode at least a 200.
44 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 8 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.
Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 823 km.
In second place is Jein Varghese from Kerala who rode 755 km in the week. He was second last week as well.
Third spot is taken by Sharath Devaiah from Karnataka. He rode 684 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten more competitive this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 219+ km…
Hema Dhakad from Madhya Pradesh was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 613 km. She is 8th overall.
Next up is Misha Brar from Chandigarh. Who rode an impressive 471 km. She is 18th overall.
Third is Swati Sablok from Maharashtra who rode 285 km. She is 74th overall.
There are 14 women in the top 100 this week, 8 less than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Some BIG rides coming in from Tamil Nadu.
Top spot goes to Ganesh Raj Gunasekar from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 570 km long ride!
Next up is Dhananjayan from Tamil Nadu having done a 562 km long ride.
Third is Gopikrishnan Kesavan from Tamil Nadu, who did a 561 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 44 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Synclair D’Souza from Maharashtra who averaged an incredible 40.6 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 39.3 kmph.
Third is Sandeep Pillai from Maharashtra averaging 35.6 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the state of West Bengal!
Climber of the week is Biswadip Nag from West Bengal having climbed 6385 metres.
Second is Ganesh R from Karnataka who climbed 5324 metres.
Third is Nithin Kumar from Karnataka, who climbed 5324 metres during the week.
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Week 113 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 31st July 2022.
Club Stats. 2286 members collectively rode 110328 km in 3071 rides, climbing 571190 metres in 5248 hours!
The number of members are up by 13 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.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 271 km during the week!
There were 3 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
4 rode 600s, 3 rode 400s, 18 rode at least a 200.
55 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 9 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.
Mrudul K from Kerala was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1567 km.
In second place is Jein Varghese from Kerala who rode 1402 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Moideenkutty VC from Kerala. He rode 1116 km.
Excellent by the boys from Kerala!
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten more competitive this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 255+ km…
Megha Jain from Punjab was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 423 km. She is 24th overall.
Next up is Malika Kalra from Chandigarh. Who rode an impressive 388 km. She is 39th overall.
Third is Ishika Gupta from Delhi who rode 361 km. She is 47th overall.
There are 22 women in the top 100 this week, 5 more than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Some BIG rides coming in from Tamil Nadu.
Top spot goes to Benedict Charles from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 607.6 km long ride!
Next up is Ben Lawrence J from Tamil Nadu having done a 607.5 km long ride.
Third is Saravana Thangavel from Tamil Nadu, who did a 605 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 55 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 39.4 kmph over the week! He was second last week.
Second fastest for the week is Mayank Tripathi from Canada whose weekly average is a fantastic 38.6 kmph.
Third is Sharath Devaiah from Karnataka averaging 37.2 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the state of Kerala!
Climber of the week is Mrudul K from Kerala having climbed 7445 metres.
Second is Jein Varghese from Kerala who climbed 7385 metres.
Third is Prince from Assam, who climbed 6410 metres during the week.
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Week 112 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 24th July 2022.
Club Stats. 2273 members collectively rode 101193 km in 2947 rides, climbing 528602 metres in 4846 hours!
The number of members are up by 22 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.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 253 km during the week!
There was 1 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
4 rode 400s, 13 rode at least a 200.
55 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 5 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
1 rider averaged more than 100 km a day.
Atchut Yalavarthi from Telangana was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1014 km.
In second place is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu who rode 698 km in the week. He was third last week.
Third spot is taken by Varun Kamath from Karnataka. He rode 689 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten more competitive this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 205+ km…
Lavanya Reddy from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 569 km. She is 7th overall.
Next up is Vandana Dhavate from Telangana. Who rode an impressive 499 km. She is 17th overall.
Third is Meghana Ghatge from Gujarat who rode 410 km. She is 29th overall.
There are 17 women in the top 100 this week, same as last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Some BIG rides coming in from Kerala and Gujarat.
Top spot goes to Vysakh R from Kerala for the longest ride. He did a 416 km long ride!
Next up is Shain from Kerala having done a 412 km long ride.
Third is Meghana Ghatge from Gujarat, who did a 410 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 55 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Aniket Jagtap from Maharashtra who averaged an incredible 41.7 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 39.4 kmph. He was second last two weeks.
Third is Srivatsan Sridhar from Tamil Nadu averaging 36.5 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats surrounding Satara!
Climber of the week is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra having climbed 10206 metres.
Second is Vibhav Shinde from Maharashtra who climbed 5170 metres.
Third is Bhandari G from Uttarakhand, who climbed 4639 metres during the week.
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Week 111 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 17th July 2022.
Club Stats. 2251 members collectively rode 100760 km in 2730 rides, climbing 554695 metres in 4772 hours!
The number of members are up by 21 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.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 256 km during the week!
There were 4 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
5 rode 600s and 7 rode 400s, 33 rode at least a 200.
45 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 17 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. After a long time we see a lady top the charts.
Swati Sablok from Maharashtra was top of the charts. She rode an incredible 769 km.
In second place is Prathap Pandian from Tamil Nadu who rode 761 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu. He rode 735 km. He was first last week.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten more competitive this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 196+ km…
Swati Sablok from Maharashtra was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 769 km. She is 1st overall.
Next up is Lena Elizabeth Korah from Kerala. Who rode an impressive 289 km. She is 82nd overall.
Third is Ishika Gupta from Delhi who rode 287 km. She is 84th overall.
There are 17 women in the top 100 this week, 3 less than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Some BIG rides coming in from different parts of the country.
Top spot goes to Anand from Karnataka for the longest ride. He did a 616 km long ride!
Next up is Prathap Pandian from Tamil Nadu having done a 612 km long ride.
Third is SKD from Karnataka, who did a 604 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 45 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Saikrishna from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 41 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 40.3 kmph. He was second last week.
Third is Aniket Jagtap from Maharashtra averaging 38.3 kmph over the week. He was first last week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to Odisha and Eastern Ghats for the first time!
Climber of the week is Sambit Supriya Dash from Odisha having climbed 8136 metres.
Second is Biswadip Nag from West Bengal who climbed 7909 metres.
Third is Rahul Paul from West Bengal, who climbed 7221 metres during the week.
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