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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:
Week 7 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 19th July 2020.
Club Stats. 280 members collectively rode 31442 km in 866 rides, climbing 166911 metres in 1522 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. The group this week just about climbed more than they did last week!
Leaderboard: Overall
Top of the charts is once again Super Randonneur Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab clocking a 1155 km. This is the third successive week that he has topped the distance charts. This week he rode an incredible mileage, which didn’t allow anyone to come even close!
In second place once again is Subu Narayanan from Tamil Nadu who rode 832 km in the week. A new entrant to the group and he is off to a flyer!
Third spot is taken by Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar. He rode 733 km. He is back in the top 3 with a century a day!
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
This week didn’t have the big hitters from Maharashtra dominate the leaderboard, since there has been a lockdown imposed in most parts of the state!
Among the women in the club, Urmi Das from West Bengal was back at the top and in 70th place overall riding 179 km this week.
In second place is Simmy Pardal from Uttarakhand, with 166 km under her belt for the week. She is 79th overall.
Third is Rajlaxmi Teli from Maharashtra having ridden 159 km this week. She is 83rd overall.
There are a total of 4 women in the top 100 this week, down by 3 in comparison to last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Top spot goes to Shivam Singh from Haryana for the longest ride, doing a 200.5 km long ride!
Next up is Manigandan T from Karnataka having done a 200.1 km ride, just 400 metres less than the top spot. Almost exactly like how last week played out.
Third is Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab, who did a 150.4 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
Fastest of the lot is Sanjeev Ramki from Tamil Nadu who has been riding fast paced rides including a group century, averaging 33.2 kmph.
Second fastest for the second consecutive week is Ketaki Agtey-Sathe from Maharashtra also on Zwift whose weekly average is 31.4 kmph.
Third is new entrant Manav Chandwani from Gujarat averaging 30.7 kmph over the week. This is the entrant from Gujarat.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu takes top spot in the climbing category again this week.
Climber of the week is Shun A from Tamil Nadu having climbed 4924 metres to his name. All this climbing was done no Zwift!
*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 6 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 12th July 2020.
Club Stats. 249 members collectively rode 27518 km in 780 rides, climbing 165196 metres in 1352 hours!
The number of members are up compared to last week, but due to lockdowns being enforced in many parts of the country, riding is down. As compared to last week, total kilometres, rides, climbing and number of hours on the saddle are marginally up.
Leaderboard: Overall
Top of the charts is once again Super Randonneur Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab clocking a 853 km. The second successive week that he has ridden more than 800 km.
In second place once again is Rahul Nalawade from Maharashtra who rode 643 km in the week. Another consistent rider at the top of the charts.
Third spot is taken by Sachin Namade from Maharashtra. He rode 513 km.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
This week once again saw the women’s leaderboard dominated by the ladies from Maharashtra, with the top 4 from the state!
Among the women in the club, Neha Tikam from Maharashtra was back at the top and in 16th place overall riding over 350 km. After a recovery week, she is back at the top.
In second place is her teammate Rajlaxmi Teli from Maharashtra, with 276 km under her belt for the week. She is 25th overall.
Third was taken by Pradnya Ajagar also from Maharashtra having ridden 255 km this week. She is 30th overall.
There are a total of 7 women in the top 100 this week, up by 3 in comparison to last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Top spot goes to Jagadesh Badiga from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride, doing a 160 km long ride!
Next up is Makarand Mane from Maharashtra having done a 159.5 km ride, just half a kilometre less that top spot.
Third is Vikram Seth from Chandigarh, who did a 136 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The fastest riders are from Maharashtra…
Fastest of the lot is Anirudh Rangarajan from Maharashtra who has been riding fast paced rides on Zwift with an average speed of 31.3 kmph.
Second fastest is Ketaki Agtey-Sathe from Maharashtra also on Zwift whose weekly average is 30.4 kmph. She was averaging fast rides last week as well.
Third is Tarun Kumar from Maharashtra averaging 29.8 kmph over the week.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu takes top spot in the climbing category this week, with two riders from Ooty and one from Maharashtra taking top honours.
Climber of the week is Joel Sundaram from Tamil Nadu with a whopping 7267 metres to his name. Living in Ooty surely helps as he tops this category for a second week in a row. He climbed 800 metres more than last week.
Second is another Ooty boy, Imaad Sait, second last week as well, with 5972 metres of climbing under his belt.
Third is Chandruu from Maharashtra, climbing 5907 metres. 4432 of these metres was in a single ride, a virtual half-Everesting attempt.
*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 5 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 5th July 2020.
Club Stats. 232 members collectively rode 27256 km in 774 rides, climbing 164540 metres in 1344 hours!
The number of members are up, but due to the monsoons hitting the entire country, riding is down. As compared to last week, total kilometres, rides, climbing and number of hours on the saddle are all down. Here’s to hoping that everyone spends some more time on their bikes…
Leaderboard: Overall
Top of the charts is Super Randonneur Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab clocking a crazy high 811.4 km. He has been consistently clocking a lot of miles week after week. He also managed the longest ride of the week.
In second place is Rahul Nalawade from Maharashtra who rode 683 km in the week. Last week he was tops!
Third spot is taken by Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar. He rode 661.5 km.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
This week once again saw the women’s leaderboard dominated by the ladies from Maharashtra, with only one from a different state!
Among the women in the club, Pradnya Ajagar from Maharashtra was top and in 24th place overall riding over 286 km.This is the second week in succession that she sits at the top of the standings.
In second place is Simmy Pardal from Uttarakhand, with 186 km under her belt for the week. She is 49th overall as well.
Third was taken by Ketaki Agtey-Sathe from Maharashtra having ridden 268 km this week. She is 76th overall.
There are a total of 4 women in the top 100 this week, down by 1 in comparison to last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Top spot goes to Sukhwinder Singh in Punjab for the longest ride, doing a 250 km long ride!
Next up is Hemabh Choudhary from Assam having done a 274 km ride.
Third is Limbu Ashok from Uttarakhand, who did a 210 km long ride.
Being in the top 3, means you need to be riding 200+ km!
Leaderboard: Fastest
Fastest of the lot is Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar who has constantly been riding centuries with an average speed of 32 kmph.
Second fastest is Ketaki Agtey-Sathe from Maharashtra whose weekly average is 31.8 kmph.
Third is Sanjeev Ramki from Tamil Nadu averaging 31 kmph over the week.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu clean sweeps the climbing category this week, with two riders from Ooty and one from Chennai taking top honours.
Climber of the week is Joel Sundaram from Tamil Nadu with a whopping 6418 metres to his name. Living in Ooty surely helps.
Second is another Ooty boy, Imaad Sait, last week’s climber, with 6031 metres of climbing under his belt.
Third is Shun A also from Tamil Nadu, climbing 4360 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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