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Cycle Sales up in Guwahati as well during the lockdown reports Guwahati Plus.
Week 11 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 16th August 2020.
Club Stats. 358 members collectively rode 41334 km in 1010 rides, climbing 207015 metres in 2004 hours!
The number of members are up by 22 as compared to last week. All the stats are up from last week as everyone rode their heart out on Independence Day! This is the first time that the CyclingMonks group crossed 1000 rides in a week and 2000 hours of riding.
Kudos to all these fantastic people…
Leaderboard: Overall
Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab was once again top of the charts. He has been in the first couple of positions for the last 7 weeks! He rode a mind boggling 1268 km, just 20 km less than last week.In second place is once again Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu who rode 912 km in the week. Once again he impressively clocked this mileage at an average speed of 30 kmph!
Third spot is taken by Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu. He rode 830 km. He did a whopping 400 km ride in 12 hours as part of the Irregulars Independence Day race.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
Among the women in the club, Pradnya Ajagar from Maharashtra was once again at the top and in 19th place overall, riding a massive 349 km this week.
In second place is Simmy Pardal from Uttarakhand, with 244 km under her belt for the week. She is 52nd overall.
In third place is Ketaki Agtey Sathe from Maharashtra, with 174 km to her name. She is 100th overall.
There are 3 women in the top 100 this week, up by 1 as compared to last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
This section of the leaderboard is the only one which sees a major shakeup every week. With the other’s more or less set in stone!
Top spot goes to Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did an incredible 405 km long ride!
Next up is Sudharshana DT from Karnataka having done a mammoth 307 km ride.
Third is Sagar Shirbhate from Maharashtra, who did a 201.5 km long ride. Just 600 metres more than the cyclist in 4th!
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at some serious pace…
Fastest of the lot is Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar who averaged an incredible 35.5 kmph.
Second fastest for the week is Anirudh Rangarajan from Maharashtra whose weekly average is 32.6 kmph.
Third is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu averaging 32.5 kmph over the week. Impressive considering his overall mileage.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu once again almost clean sweeps the top spots in the climbing category this week.
Climber of the week is Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu having climbed 5940 metres. An incredible amount. He is back at the top of the leaderboard.
Second is Joel Sundaram from Tamil Nadu. He climbed 4837 metres this week. He has been KOM on many weeks.
Third is Sam Solomon from Karnataka, he climbed 3568 metres during the week.
*In this category, only rides recorded on devices with barometers are eligible. Phone Strava is known to give wildly inaccurate altitude gain readings and therefore are not taken into account!
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Week 10 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 9th August 2020.
Club Stats. 334 members collectively rode 36202 km in 950 rides, climbing 176641 metres in 1684 hours!
The number of members are up by 19 as compared to last week. Total kilometres, rides, elevation gain and number of hours on the saddle have all gone down this week. In a large part this was due to the lockdown being enforced in many parts of the country as well as the monsoon wreaking havoc along the western coast.
Group target is to hit 1000 rides next week!
Leaderboard: Overall
Sumit Patil had stated that he would be gunning for the top spot in the overall mileage leaderboard this week. But he fell short by quite a few kilometres!
After a week away from the top, Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab was once again top of the charts. He has been in the first couple of positions for the last 6 weeks! He rode a mind boggling 1288 km.
In second place is new entrant in this spot Sumit Patil from Maharashtra who rode 841 km in the week. He couldn’t hit his target, but an impressive mileage nonetheless. He is training for his 24 hour Time Trial on the 15th of August.
Third spot is taken by Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu. He rode 755 km. His mileage has been consistent over the weeks, along with his average speed.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
Among the women in the club, Pradnya Ajagar from Maharashtra was back at the top and in 69th place overall, riding 176 km this week. Last week she was second.
In second place is new entrant to the club, Garima Takyar from Haryana, with 157 km under her belt for the week. She is 77th overall.
There are 2 women in the top 100 this week, down by 1 as compared to last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
This section of the leaderboard is the only one which sees a major shakeup every week. With the other’s more or less set in stone!
Top spot goes to Dheeraj Narsian from Delhi for the longest ride, doing a 220 km long ride!
Next up is Sumit Patil from Maharashtra having done a 200 km ride in his attempt to be top of the overall table.
Third is Sanjay Sharma from Rajasthan, who did a 171 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
Average speeds are UP this week. Sanjeev Ramki said he will take this position by storm and he did, in style! The top 3 have been riding at some serious pace…
Fastest of the lot is Sanjeev Ramki from Tamil Nadu who averaged an incredible 35.8 kmph.
Second fastest for the week is Garima Takyar from Haryana whose weekly average is 32.5 kmph.
Third is Sumit Patil from Maharashtra averaging 31.6 kmph over the week. Impressive considering his overall mileage.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu once again almost clean sweeps the top spots in the climbing category this week.
Climber of the week is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu having climbed 7062 metres. An incredible amount. He was third last week.
Second is Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu. He climbed 4112 metres this week. He was second last week as well.
Third is Anirudh Rangarajan from Maharashtra, he climbed 3729 metres during the week.
*In this category, only rides recorded on devices with barometers are eligible. Phone Strava is known to give wildly inaccurate altitude gain readings and therefore are not taken into account!
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Week 9 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 2nd August 2020.
Club Stats. 315 members collectively rode 36943 km in 998 rides, climbing 188185 metres in 1738 hours!
The number of members are up by 18 as compared to last week.Total kilometres, rides and number of hours on the saddle are all up in comparison. Elevation gained has gone down marginally…
Leaderboard: Overall
Top of the charts is for the first time Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu clocking 879 km. His total mileage is impressive, but what is even more impressive is the fact that he also has the longest ride to his name. Even more incredibly, he has clocked this insane mileage at a mouth frothing 30 kmph! Hats off to this incredible gentleman…
In second place is last week’s topper SR Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab who rode 870 km in the week. He is just marginally behind Subu. Impressively he has been amongst the top spots for the last 5 weeks…
Third spot is taken by Rahul Nalawade from Maharasthra. He rode 694 km.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
Among the women in the club, Simmy Pardal from Uttarakhand was back at the top and in 65th place overall riding 204 km this week. Last week she was third.
In second place is Pradnya Ajagar from Maharashtra, with 187 km under her belt for the week. She is 70th overall.
Third is Krithi Cheeki Buki from Tamil Nadu having ridden 144 km this week. She is 100th overall.
There are a total of 3 women in the top 100 this week, down by 1 as compared to last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
This section of the leaderboard is the only one which sees a major shakeup every week. With the other’s more or less set in stone! This is the first time in a long time, that no one has ridden a 200+ km ride…
Top spot goes to Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride, doing a 168 km long ride!
Next up is Hemabh Choudhary from Assam having done a 160 km ride.
Third is Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab, who did a 153,2 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
Average speeds are down this week.
Fastest of the lot is Manav Chandwani from Gujarat who averaged 30.9 kmph.
Second fastest for the week is Sam Solomon from Karnataka whose weekly average is 30.6 kmph.
Third is Tarun Kumar from Maharashtra averaging 30.3 kmph over the week.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu once again clean sweeps the top spots in the climbing category this week.
Climber of the week is once again Joel Sundaram from Tamil Nadu having climbed 6474 metres.
Second is Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu. He climbed 6089 metres this week.
Third is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu, he climbed 3999 metres during the week.
*In this category, only rides recorded on devices with barometers are eligible. Phone Strava is known to give wildly inaccurate altitude gain readings and therefore are not taken into account!
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The Everesting record fell twice since then. First it was taken by Spanish great, Alberto Contador and then again by a little known Irish cyclist named, Ronan McLaughlin.
Contador dethroned: Irish cyclist breaks Everesting record by 20 minutes
In the third and final video, the journey continues from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh on a cycle.
The previous video in this series ended in Alibag, while this picks up from there in a ferry ride to Mumbai before pedal power reemerged all the way to Kanpur.
The journey ended just a couple of days before the nationwide lockdown which was enforced due to the global pandemic.
This is the second part in the VLog series of cycling from Goa to Kanpur, covering 2300 km in 18 days, solo.
Part Deux sees the pedals turning from Malwan to Alibag, along the Konkan Coast. With all the fish curry, vada pav and mango orchards it offers. The route provides some exceptionally scenic vistas.
The road condition is for the most part good enough to fly on your road bike, if you are of the disposition!
The food is excellent, provided you enjoy seafood. The people are affable once they get comfortable with you. The riding is extraordinary, with lots of small steep climbs.
The heat and humidity can be oppressive for those who aren’t used to it. The stretch from Goa to Mumbai along the Konkan Coast is worth cycling at least once…Recommended!
Week 8 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 26th July 2020.
Club Stats. 297 members collectively rode 35044 km in 916 rides, climbing 188979 metres in 1677 hours!
The number of members are up compared to last week. As compared to last week, total kilometres, rides, climbing and number of hours on the saddle are all up.
Leaderboard: Overall
Top of the charts is ONCE AGAIN Super Randonneur Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab clocking 965 km. This is the fourth successive week that he has topped the distance charts. This week he rode less than last week, but still an incredible number!
In second place once again is Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu who rode 875 km in the week. This is the second week in succession that he is in second spot.
Third spot is taken by Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu. He rode 765 km.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
Among the women in the club, Rajlaxmi Teli from Maharashtra was back at the top and in 28th place overall riding 303 km this week. Last week she was third.
In second place is Ketaki Agtey-Sathe from Maharashtra, with 208 km under her belt for the week. She is 64th overall.
Third is Simmy Pardal from Uttarakhand having ridden 182 km this week. She is 78th overall.
There are a total of 4 women in the top 100 this week, same as last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
This section of the leaderboard is the only one which sees a major shakeup every week. With the other’s more or less set in stone! But you need to ride upwards of 200 km to be in the top 3.
Top spot goes to Vishal Pareek from Rajasthan for the longest ride, doing a 206.8 km long ride!
Next up is Mr. Unknown (that’s his name!) from Chandigarh having done a 206.2 km ride, just 600 metres less than the top spot. Almost exactly like how last week played out.
Third is Mohammed Fazil from Karnataka, who did a 200.2 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
Fastest of the lot is Manigandan T from Karnataka who did a fast paced century ride, averaging 32.5 kmph.
Second fastest for the is Sanjeev Ramki from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is 32.1 kmph. Last week he was the fastest.
Third is Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar averaging 31.3 kmph over the week.
Shivam Singh had a Strava error, which has warped his average speed, so his data is not being taken into account.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu once again takes top spot in the climbing category this week.
Climber of the week is Joel Sundaram from Tamil Nadu having climbed 6986 metres. This is after Ooty being under lockdown over the weekend!
Second is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu, he was top guy last week. He has been accumulating climbing metres on Zwift. He climbed 6434 metres this week.
Third is Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu, he climbed 4890 metres during the week.
*In this category, only rides recorded on devices with barometers are eligible. Phone Strava is known to give wildly inaccurate altitude gain readings and therefore are not taken into account!
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details not available for ultra bob.. can u plz share
As far as we know, that race has been discontinued, which is why the link is not working.
Foreign media also covering the spurt in the popularity of cycling in India:
