WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE MONKEY HOUSE ?
CHARITY INTERCLUB DAY
The Interclub day was a great success with 72 riders from 10 different clubs all coming together to raise over £600 for our charity of the year St Vincent de Paul Society (England & Wales) who recently spent money on gardening equipment for a local women's refuge, a day trip to Stratford for older people in sheltered accommodation, and a trip to Weston Super Mare for kids from Kings Heath and Druids Heath who can't afford a holiday.
Thank you to the businesses and individuals who donated raffle prizes - Hare & Hounds Kings Heath, La Sante, Greidys, Coach and Horses at Weatheroak, More Than A Cyclist, Richard Bates and Rob Anderson , and for Rob and Emma Jackson Silversoles for running the raffle.
Thank you to our volunteer ride leaders who led groups of various speeds on the day, and thank you, the riders from the following clubs for joining us - BRAT Club , Moseley Missiles, Cannon Hill cycling Club, BMC in two wheels we trust, Sette Dodici, Solihull Triathlon Club, kings heath park CC , Cardiff University , Small Steps and obviously GCC.
BIKE PROJECT
As you may know in previous years The Bike Project has been the recipient of any left over cycling bric-a-brac ( as the cafe's old mechanic Josh works there now, as does one of our own - Oli Cox). This year we didn't have a stall , but we didn't want the bike project to miss out, so if you have any old bike - whatever condition - just taking up space in a shed of garage I suggest you head to [https://thebikeproject.co.uk/donate-bike/](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/...) to find your nearest Drop-off Point and register your bike for donation.
If you have any questions, send an email to [bikedonations@thebikeproject.co.uk](mailto:bikedonations@thebikeproject.co.uk).
GORILLA ENDURANCE
There were a number of Gorillas putting in 200km+ rides in the heat over the weekend:
Arlando Thompson rode 230km up in Shropshire on Sunday.
Oliver Agar tried to reverse the Grand Day out route - and found it sent him up a 17% incline as part of the 211km - adding in total about 700m elevation from the "correct" way round.
Whilst the originator of the GDO, Neil Cocklin cocked up another 207km on Saturday.
And Páraic Scanlon rode from coast to coast in Ireland - 202km.
Well done all of you !
GORILLA RACING
We had a couple of pairs enter the Beacon Roads Cycling Club 2 up TT last Tuesday. Blake Timmins and Graeme came 2nd in 24;23, and Paul Astin and Kelly Baker came 4th in 27;09. Chapeau
KOMs and QOMs
The Strava crowns i have seen this week are:
KOMs
Paul Astin
Adam Gale
QOMs
Nicola Greenwood
Great stuff people .
FANTASY LEAGUE
The Giro d'Italia women has just finished, and so the final results for that are now available:
Mathew Mitchell team Beetle Vale Velo Club wins with 3349 points, with James Brown Donne Summer in 2nd on 3043points, and Bruno's team Roland From Grange Hill 3rd on 2967.
The Velogames TdF game is still in full swing , with the scores ( as of 4pm today)
James Barber - Cadbury Picnic Post Office - 4157 points
Richard Bates - I need a better name - 4086 points
Sebastien Moreau-Hutchins - No Pog, no party - 4027 points.
But with the high mountains to come everything could change.
THURSDAY RIDES
The rides for Thursday are now up on the website - if you fancy giving us a try then use the coupon code FREERIDE25 for free weeks trial . This week we have - all leaving York Road outside the Hare & Hounds at 6.30pm -
18-19mph Steven Nelson 30 miles Studley Loop
18-19mph Damien Kimber 30 miles Fen End
17-18mph Bruno 25-30 miles Fiery / Twatling road effort.
16-17mph Eugene Vichare Wythall TT loops
16-17mph Jack Bryant 25 flattish miles
15-16mph Sarah Sprittles 25 miles out to packwood
off road Lee Tandy 2 1/2 hours of mixed terrain riding.
See you Thursday.
Ride safe
Bruno