WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE MONKEY HOUSE?

10 Nov

AGM and AWARDS

On Friday 14th November at 7.30pm at Kings Heath Cricket Club (247 Alcester Road, South, B14 6DT) we will be having our AGM , followed by the Gorilla Awards. There will be a free drink to welcome you, then Lindsey Trivett will run through all the official business, and we'll vote in the new committee - nominations have now closed.

We plan to have a review of the year, so if you've got any photos for a Gorilla ride, trip of social you would like to share, please post them to https://photos.app.goo.gl/gH78fNsEfb2ApDyp7

Then we'll present the awards - those short listed from your nominations are below :

RIDERS RIDER

John Pears

Iain Davie

David Morton

CLUB ACHIEVEMENT

Jack Morrie Evans and Scott Hamblett or representing at the National Hill Climb championships.

John Pears for Trans Continental Race

The Committee for keeping the club running after Gorilla Cafe closed.

EPIC RIDE

John Pears for TCR

Neil Cocklin and Sam Maybee for their Birmingham 312.

John Fletcher for getting lost in Portugal .

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

John Ramsden

Joe Walker

Amanda Bracks

MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT

Karl Tibbetts for "loosing" his suitcase at Faro airport.

Neil Hutchins for having a poo in a field on Grand Day Out

Rob Anderson and David King for their Scottish Gravel adventure.

SPIRIT OF GORILLA

Steven Nelson

Helen Pike

Neil Cocklin

Bruno

We've even got some decent trophies this year! See you on Friday .

EXTERNAL EVENTS

'The Fastest Bicycle' a film made by a director from Moseley is coming to the MAC at 7.30pm on Thursday 4th December . 'Chasing Speed, Breaking Bikes and Finding Family in the desert'. A feature documentary, seven years in the making. https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/the-fastest-bicycle-q-a

GORILLA ZWIFT

Eugene Vichare has sent out the invite for this weeks Gorilla Zwift for 6.30pm on Wednesday evening - 24.3km of the Neokyo All-nighter circuit. The band is on, so we will all stay together, though do try and get there for the start otherwise you will miss the group depart, especially important if Zwift has any upgrades it forces on you! Last week it was lovely to see some new faces - David, Adam, Ben, Georgio and Fiona. Just head over to the Zwift companion app, click on clubs ( gorilla Cycling Club) and check out our events section to join the ride.

THURSDAY RIDES

The rides for Thursday are now up on the website for you to book on to- if it's your first time use the coupon code FREERIDE25.

This week we have:

9.00am - Dr Craig's - Thursday gravel Club

6.30pm - Adam's 15-16mph flat Packwood - 40km

6.30pm - Harry's Fiery, not Twatling at 16-17mph.

6.30pm Malbec's 17-18mph up and down The Common.

6.30pm Graeme's off to Beoley with the 18-19mph group and

Damo's going to Fen End with the 19-20mphers.

Further details on the website.

Hope to see you sometime this week.

Ride safe,