WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE MONKEY HOUSE?
GORILLA HILL CLIMB
This weekend is the Gorilla Hill Climb up Lea End lane ( Strava segment https://strava.app.link/tqTtfLXpfXb 850m 7.4% gradient 63 vertical metres climbed ) . All the club rides on Sunday will detour up here en route, though if you can't make a ride on Sunday please feel free to give it a go whenever suits you over the weekend, up until midday on Sunday. Rob Anderson has kindly offered to be our official Strava timekeeper this weekend, so keep a look out for his official results.
Thanks again to Neil Cocklin for his amazing event artwork.
AWARDS
The Gorilla awards are on Friday 14th November, straight after the AGM., the categories being :
Spirit of Gorilla
Club Achievement
Riders Rider
Rookie of the Year
Epic Ride
Most embarrassing moment
Please email me at cyclingclubgorilla@gmail.com for your nominations for some or all of these awards.
GORILLA RACING
It's Hill climb season - hence ours is next week - and Jack Morrie Evans came 16th in the VC Walcot Hill Climb in the Cotswolds on Sunday. Scott Hamblett came 4th at Edge Hill this time - his 13th hill climb of the season. Well done to both.
Cycling adjacent - both Adam Gale and Craig Gale raced the English Sprint Duathlon Championships yesterday ( run-bike-run). With Craig coming 17th overall ( 4th in his category), and Adam coming 38th overall. Chapeau guys.
KOMs and QOMs
The Strava crowns i noticed this week - and let us know below if i have missed any ( As i missed Rachel Brown last week and haven't heard the last of it )
QOM
Joanne Ness
KOM
Arlando.
THURSDAY RIDES
The rides for Thursdays are now up on the website for you to book onto - use coupon code FREERIDE25 to get a free weeks trial if it's your first time.
15-16mph Rob Anderson 25 flat miles to Earlswood
16-17mph Bruno and Harry 46km flat out to Fen End
17-18mph Stuart John Bulloch 28 flat miles around the Brat loop
17-18mph Damien Kimber flat 50km out to Fen End
18-19mph Páraic Scanlon rolling 44km up Beoley
19-20mph Blake Timmins Broad lane and Hockley.
After Thursday I'll be away for a couple of weeks, so there won't be a Monkey House update for 3 weeks - though Rob will post the Hill climb results on here.
Ride safe
Bruno