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Week 14 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 6th September 2020.
Club Stats. 399 members collectively rode 42956 km in 1140 rides, climbing 239622 metres in 2033 hours!
The number of members are up by 17 as compared to last week. The week saw more than a 1000 rides again and 2000+ hours of saddle time. All the stats were up marginally in comparison to last week. Good mileage by club members!
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 10 weeks! He rode 1385 km. Almost 200 km a day.
In second place is once again Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu who rode 863 km in the week. Once again he impressively clocked this mileage at an average speed of almost 30 kmph!
Third spot is taken by Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar. He rode 610 km.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
Riya Khatkar from Chandigarh was top of the charts this week. Riding a commendable 256 km. She is 51st overall.
Next up is Garima Takyar from Haryana. Who not only rode 210 km, but also did it at am amazing pace. She is 71st overall.
Third is Kavitha Narayan from Karnataka, who rode 202 km. Making sure that all three top women were riding 200+ km. Incredible performances. She is 78th overall.
There are 5 women in the top 100 this week, up by 5 in comparison 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 Kapil Sharma from Maharashtra for the longest ride. He did a mind boggling 508.5 km long ride!
Next up is Raikom Enghi from Assam having done a mammoth 321.8 km ride.
Third is Manmohan Singh from Punjab, who did a 226.6 km long ride.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at some impressive pace…
Fastest of the lot is the super cool, Garima Takyar from Haryana who averaged an incredible 33.3 kmph over the week! That is FAST considering she rode 210 km.
Second fastest for the week is Mayur Bathija from Karnataka whose weekly average is an incredible 31.7 kmph. Solid pace considering he has done some decent amount of climbing as well. Last week he was third, he has improved by one position.
Third is Manav Chandwani from Gujarat averaging 31.4 kmph over the week.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu once again takes the top spot in the climbing category this week.
Climber of the week is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu having climbed 7375 metres. He took the KOM last week as well.
*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 BTwin Triban RC 120 Owner Review by Sundaram Sharma. He shares his experience of this cycle after clocking 3600 km and 9 months.
No. of years cycling: 7 years
Model: Triban RC 120
Bought on: 1st Nov 2019
Place of purchase: Decathlon
Approx number of kilometres clocked: 3675 kmBuying experience: Decathlon first provides the customer to check the product by operating it by themselves, so I got a good look at the bike first and had a very good experience.
Other models considered at the time of purchase: Scott road bike but it was out of stock, and out of budget too as extra charges for importing were too high!
Reason for the purchase of this model: Triban RC 120 is an entry level road bike in budget. If we talk about performance it is an awesome road bike for starting the career and completing a quarter of it.
Positive of this bike: The weight of this bike is close to professional road bikes and they have provided a carbon fork in the frame.
Negative of this bike: The wheel frame is very weak and due to this the wheel gets damaged very easily.
Will I recommend this bike: Yes I will recommend this bike. As for starters and state level roadies this is a perfect beast to race with. It comes in budget so no problem will be there!
Week 13 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 30th August 2020.
Club Stats. 382 members collectively rode 42193 km in 1095 rides, climbing 231740 metres in 2021 hours!
The number of members are up by 17 as compared to last week. The week saw more than a 1000 rides again and 2000+ hours of saddle time. Good mileage by club members!
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 9 weeks! He rode 1107 km. An incredible amount, even though it was 300 km less than the previous week.
In second place is once again Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu who rode 863 km in the week. Once again he impressively clocked this mileage at an average speed of 30+ kmph!
Third spot is taken by Sanjay Sharma from Rajasthan. He rode 682 km. This is the second week in which he has been at the third spot.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
This week there were NO women in the top 100!
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 Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab for the longest ride. He did an incredible 322 km long ride!
Next up is Harsimran Singh from Karnataka having done a mammoth 206 km ride.
Third is Kchinmay Krishna from Telangana, who did a 200.2 km long ride.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at some decent pace…
Fastest of the lot is professional racer, Aditya Malhotra from Delhi who averaged an incredible 36.7 kmph over the week! That is FAST considering he rode 458 km.
Second fastest for the week is Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu whose weekly average is an incredible 30.9 kmph. Impressive because of the 800+ km he clocks every week.
Third is Mayur Bathija from Karnataka averaging 30.0 kmph over the week. This included his ride at Bangalore’s second ISO ITT.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu once again takes the top spots in the climbing category this week.
Climber of the week is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu having climbed 5705 metres.
*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 12 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 23rd August 2020.
Club Stats. 365 members collectively rode 37226 km in 965 rides, climbing 198821 metres in 1787 hours!
The number of members are up by 7 as compared to last week. All the stats are DOWN from last week as everyone rode much less this week!
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 8 weeks! He rode a mind boggling 1458 km. This is the highest mileage recorded in a week on the CyclingMonks leaderboard ever.
In second place is once again Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu who rode 800 km in the week. Once again he impressively clocked this mileage at an average speed of 30 kmph!
Third spot is taken by Sanjay Sharma from Rajasthan. He rode 638 km.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
Among the women in the club, Garima Takyar from Haryana was once again at the top and in 72nd place overall, riding an impressive 186 km this week.
In second place is Alexina Correya from Kerala, with a solid 149 km under her belt for the week. She is 99th 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 Bhargab Saikia from Assam for the longest ride. He did an incredible 303 km long ride!
Next up is Shivam Singh from Haryana having done a mammoth 277 km ride.
Third is Vishal Pareek from Rajasthan, who did a 231 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at some decent pace…
Fastest of the lot is Jateen Joshi from Maharashtra who averaged an incredible 32.7 kmph on his 180 km ride!
Second fastest for the week is Sankalp Thorat from Maharashtra whose weekly average is an identical 32.7 kmph.
Third is Garima Takyar from Haryana averaging 32.5 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 Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu having climbed 7311 metres. An incredible amount. He was KOM last week as well.
Second is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu. He climbed 5280 metres this week.
Third is Joel Sundaram from Tamil Nadu, he climbed 3845 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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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.
