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Over Drive
Over Drive is a Japanese anime series which started airing in 2007. It is a story about the first Japanese cyclist to win the Tour de France.
The story is about Mikoto Shinozaki, who is a high school student, who accidentally takes up cycling, without any background in the sport, or any sport. He then works towards becoming the greatest cyclist in the world.
Read more about it out on Wikipedia.
You can find it here:
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Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia is a Japanese anime which was released in 2003. It follows the story of a professional Spanish cyclist, Pepe Benengeli, as he races the Vuelta a Espana in Andalusia.
This is the first Japanese anime to have been selected for the Cannes Film Festival. This is from the famous Studio Ghibli.
You can read more about it on Wikipedia.
Watch the trailer here:
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Week 96 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 3rd April 2022.
Club Stats. 1901 members collectively rode 101449 km in 2948 rides, climbing 541983 metres in 4625 hours!
The number of members are up by 20 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride more or less the same. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all constant.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 240 km during the week!
There were 5 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
1 rode a 600, 1 rode a 300, 15 rode at least a 200.
54 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
5 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
Jein Varghese from Kerala was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 982 km.
In second place is Balraj Singh Chauhan from Punjab who rode 918 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu. He rode 845 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten less competitive this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 149+ km…
Ishika Gupta from Delhi was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 381 km. She is 29th overall. She was second last week.
Next up is Simy Thomas from Kerala. Who rode an impressive 298 km. She is 61st overall.
Third is Su Yin Ong from Tamil Nadu who rode 289 km. She is 66th overall.
There are 9 women in the top 100 this week, 2 less than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Not a lot of big rides this week around the country.
Top spot goes to Balraj Singh Chauhan from Punjab for the longest ride. He did a 600 km long ride!
Next up is Agnivesh Patel from Uttar Pradesh having done a 322 km long ride.
Third is Vaseem from Tamil Nadu, who did a 285 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 54 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace. The top three remained unchanged.
Fastest of the lot is Mayank Tripathi from Canada who averaged an incredible 40.8 kmph over the week! He was fastest last week as well.
Second fastest for the week is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 38.1 kmph. He was second last week.
Third is Midhun George from Canada averaging 36.9 kmph over the week. He was third last week as well.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to Maharashtra, and two riders from Mizoram for the first time!
Climber of the week is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra having climbed 9763 metres.
Second is Jein Varghese from Kerala who climbed 7013 metres.
Third is RJ Mesak from Mizoram, who climbed 6219 metres during the week.
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Week 95 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 27th March 2022.
Club Stats. 1881 members collectively rode 105465 km in 2981 rides, climbing 555833 metres in 4847 hours!
The number of members are up by 17 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride more or less the same. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all constant.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 270 km during the week!
There were 8 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
2 rode 1200s, 8 rode a 300s, 34 rode at least a 200.
51 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
8 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1231 km.
In second place is Sujith from Kerala who rode 1214 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Utkarsh Verma from Uttar Pradesh. He rode 880 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten competitive. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 178+ km…
Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 1231 km. She is 1st overall.
Next up is Ishika Gupta from Delhi. Who rode an impressive 437 km. She is 26th overall.
Third is Thilaga Sekar from Tamil Nadu who rode 398 km. She is 35th overall.
There are 11 women in the top 100 this week, 3 less than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Brevets are happening around the country. Big Brevets.
Top spot goes to Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala for the longest ride. She did a 1221 km long ride!
Next up is Sujith from Kerala having done a 1214 km long ride.
Third is Mathew Tom from Kerala, who did a 714 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 51 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace. The top two switched places.
Fastest of the lot is Mayank Tripathi from Canada who averaged an incredible 40.9 kmph over the week! He was second fastest last week.
Second fastest for the week is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 40.9 kmph. He was first last two weeks.
Third is Midhun George from Canada averaging 38.4 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to Karnataka and a full everesting attempt.
Climber of the week is Jaya Prakash N from Karnataka having climbed 9769 metres. He went for a full everesting attempt.
Second is Sujith from Kerala who climbed 9125 metres.
Third is Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala, who climbed 8585 metres during the week.
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Week 94 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 20th March 2022.
Club Stats. 1864 members collectively rode 106600 km in 2943 rides, climbing 553277 metres in 4832 hours!
The number of members are up by 10 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride more or less the same. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all constant.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 257 km during the week!
There were 6 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
1 rode a 600, 22 rode at least a 200.
54 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
6 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 936 km.
In second place is Jein Varghese from Kerala who rode 784 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Karthirirajan Vardharajan from Tamil Nadu. He rode 780 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten even more competitive. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 200+ km…
Rajikrishna R Nair from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 736 km. She is 6th overall.
Next up is Naazia Farhein from Tamil Nadu. Who rode an impressive 597 km. She was second last two weeks and is 10th overall.
Third is Roopali Beri from Punjab who rode 336 km. She is 47th overall.
There are 14 women in the top 100 this week, 1 more than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Brevets are happening around the country.
Top spot goes to Rajikrishna R Nair from Telangana for the longest ride. He did a 609 km long ride!
Next up is Suresh Subbaiah from Karnataka having done a 592 km long ride.
Third is Naazia Farhein from Tamil Nadu, who did a 405 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 54 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 41.4 kmph over the week! He was fastest last two weeks as well.
Second fastest for the week is Mayank Tripathi from Canada whose weekly average is a fantastic 38.9 kmph.
Third is Saikrishna from Tamil Nadu averaging 38.9 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to Maharashtra and a full everesting attempt.
Climber of the week is Kirit Kokje from Maharashtra having climbed 9282 metres. He went for a full everesting attempt.
Second is RJ Mesak from Mizoram who climbed 8830 metres.
Third is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra, who climbed 8675 metres during the week.
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Week 93 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 13th March 2022.
Club Stats. 1854 members collectively rode 110603 km in 3122 rides, climbing 549114 metres in 5177 hours!
The number of members are up by 14 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 266 km during the week!
There were 4 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
1 rode a 600, 12 rode 300s, 22 rode at least a 200.
56 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.
Jein Varghese from Kerala was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1111 km.
In second place is Shiva Swaroop from Telangana who rode 910 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Mrudul K from Kerala. He rode 760 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten even more competitive. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 202+ km…
Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 344 km. She is 53rd overall.
Next up is Naazia Farhein from Tamil Nadu. Who rode an impressive 316 km. She was second last week and is 62nd overall.
Third is Damanpreet Kaur Romana from Punjab who rode 312 km. She was first last week and is 65th overall.
There are 13 women in the top 100 this week, 4 less than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Brevets are happening around the country.
Top spot goes to Hasan Parviz from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 605 km long ride!
Next up is Pro Prathamm from Uttar Pradesh having done a 404 km long ride.
Third is Shiva Swaroop from Telangana, who did a 360 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 41.5 kmph over the week! He was fastest last week as well.
Second fastest for the week is Rayhan Dastur from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 41.1 kmph.
Third is Vivek Chaddha from Delhi averaging 37.3 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to Maharashtra!
Climber of the week is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra having climbed 7844 metres. He was KOM last week as well.
Second is RJ Mesak from Mizoram who climbed 7146 metres.
Third is Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu, who climbed 5885 metres during the week.
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Week 92 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 6th March 2022.
Club Stats. 1840 members collectively rode 104303 km in 3011 rides, climbing 517215 metres in 4866 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.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 270 km during the week!
There were 5 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
4 rode 600s, 57 rode at least a 200.
54 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
5 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
Dhanajai from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 862 km.
In second place is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu who rode 861 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Mrudul K from Kerala. He rode 740 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten even more competitive. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 202+ km…
Damanpreet Kaur Romana from Punjab was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 394 km. She is 32nd overall.
Next up is Rohini Bhamare from Maharashtra. Who rode an impressive 390 km. She is 33rd overall.
Third is Naazia Farhein from Tamil Nadu who rode 340 km. She is 49th overall.
There are 17 women in the top 100 this week, 3 more than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Brevets are happening around the country. BIG Brevets!
Top spot goes to Karhikeyan Jayagopal from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 613 km long ride!
Next up is Vijay Krish from Tamil Nadu having done a 610 km long ride as well.
Third is Siddharth Horee from Karnataka, who did a 607 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 54 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Ashwin Govindasamy from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 41.1 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Mayank Tripathi from Canada whose weekly average is a fantastic 40.2 kmph.
Third is Saikrishna from Tamil Nadu averaging 38.8 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to Maharashtra!
Climber of the week is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra having climbed 7292 metres.
Second is Nh Nandu from Karnataka who climbed 6331 metres.
Third is Gaurav Negi from Himachal Pradesh, who climbed 6088 metres during the week.
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Week 91 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 27th February 2022.
Club Stats. 1823 members collectively rode 120803 km in 3122 rides, climbing 579081 metres in 5548 hours!
The number of members are up by 25 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 328 km during the week!
There were 20 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
3 rode 1000s, 15 rode 600s, 57 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
20 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
Vaseem from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1305 km.
In second place is Varun Vignesh from Tamil Nadu who rode 1239 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Kirit Kokje from Maharashtra. He rode 1175 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten even more competitive. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 230+ km…
Priyanka Agarwal from Haryana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 840 km. She is 7th overall.
Next up is Rajikrishna Nair from Telangana. Who rode an impressive 788 km. She is 13th overall. She was first last week.
Third is Naazia Farhein from Tamil Nadu who rode 693 km. She is 22nd overall.
There are 14 women in the top 100 this week, 3 more than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Brevets are happening around the country. BIG Brevets!
Top spot goes to Vaseem from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 1198 km long ride!
Next up is Varun Vignesh from Tamil Nadu having done a 1186 km long ride as well.
Third is Rahul Paul from West Bengal, who did a 1040 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 57 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Ravishankar Natesan from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 38.3 kmph over the week! He was second last week.
Second fastest for the week is Ashwin Anthony from Chhattisgarh whose weekly average is a fantastic 35.7 kmph.
Third is Manav Dewan from Delhi averaging 35.7 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to Tamil Nadu!
Climber of the week is Vaseem from Tamil Nadu having climbed 9665 metres.
Second is Kirit Kokje from Maharashtra who climbed 9131 metres.
Third is Varun Vignesh from Tamil Nadu, who climbed 8129 metres during the week.
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Week 90 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 20th February 2022.
Club Stats. 1798 members collectively rode 111719 km in 3068 rides, climbing 570163 metres in 5123 hours!
The number of members are up by 12 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 291 km during the week!
There were 6 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
3 rode 600s, 37 rode at least a 200.
50 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.
Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 861 km.
In second place is Mrudul K from Kerala who rode 823 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Jignesh Agrawal from Gujarat. He rode 822 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten even more competitive. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 205+ km…
Rajikrishna Nair from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 668 km. She is 7th overall. She has been at the top for the last three weeks.
Next up is Swati Sablok from Punjab. Who rode an impressive 607 km. She is 15th overall.
Third is Megha Jain from Punjab who rode 451 km. She is 34th overall. She was second last week.
There are 11 women in the top 100 this week, 2 more than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Brevets are happening around the country.
Top spot goes to Swati Sablok from Punjab for the longest ride. She did a 607 km long ride!
Next up is Jignesh Agrawal from Gujarat having done a 603.8 km long ride as well.
Third is Varun Jain from Chandigarh, who did a 603.7 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 50 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Mayank Tripathi from Canada who averaged an incredible 39.5 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Ravishankar Natesan from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 35.7 kmph. He was third last week.
Third is Vivek Chadha from Delhi averaging 35.2 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 8198 metres.
Second is Vivek Deshmukh from Maharashtra who climbed 7557 metres.
Third is Mrudul K from Kerala, who climbed 5606 metres during the week.
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Week 89 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 13th February 2022.
Club Stats. 1786 members collectively rode 117602 km in 3106 rides, climbing 588236 metres in 5445 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 307 km during the week!
There were 9 who averaged more than 100 km a day!
2 rode 1200s, 4 rode 600s, 46 rode at least a 200.
52 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
9 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
Jaya Prakash N from Karnataka was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1346 km.
In second place is Arun Kumaraswamy from Tamil Nadu who rode 1264 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Utkarsh Verma from Uttar Pradesh. He rode 883 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten even more competitive. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 167+ km…
Rajikrishna Nair from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 654 km. She is 11th overall. She has been at the top for the last two weeks.
Next up is Megha Jain from Punjab. Who rode an impressive 469 km. She is 33rd overall.
Third is Vidhya Hari from Karnataka who rode 412 km. She is 52nd overall.
There are 9 women in the top 100 this week, 7 less than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Brevets are happening around the country.
Top spot goes to Jaya Prakash N from Karnataka for the longest ride. He did a 1207 km long ride!
Next up is Arun Kumarasamy from Tamil Nadu having done a 1200 km long ride as well.
Third is Mukul Aggarwal from Delhi, who did a 692 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 52 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Hemings from Karnataka who averaged an incredible 38.3 kmph over the week! He was second fastest last week.
Second fastest for the week is Aravindh Panneerchelvam from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is a fantastic 37.1 kmph.
Third is Ravishankar Natesan from Tamil Nadu averaging 34.9 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to those riding in Karnataka!
Climber of the week is Arun Kumarasamy from Tamil Nadu having climbed 16885 metres.
Second is Jaya Prakash N from Karnataka who climbed 13757 metres.
Third is Eldhose Emson from Kerala, who climbed 7648 metres during the week.
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