WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE MONKEY HOUSE?

GORILLA EASTER EGG HUNT

The Great Gorilla Easter Egg hunt mass start is this Sunday 18th April at 9am (though if your team still wishes to take part it can be ridden on the Friday,or Saturday before). You have to plan your own route to collect as many points as possible by visiting places, riding certain segments and completing set challenges all within 2 1/2 hours - this is all about creativity, teamwork and route planning.

For full details and a list of parcours, segments and challenges, and to sign up via the spreadsheet head over to the club events section in the members area.

EXTERNAL EVENTS

The local homelessness charity stbasils.org.uk is organising a 47.5 mile canal route through Walsall and Wolverhampton , or a 23.5 mile route via Great Barr and Tipton both leaving their base in Digbeth on Saturday 26th April from 8am-5pm . If you're interested in this fundraiser then check out their website https://stbasils.org.uk/events/canal-cycle-challenge/

GORILLA ENDURANCE

Oli Cox rode from Kings Heath to Fishguard on Saturday - a 270km ( 170 mile) route with 4700m (15500ft) of climbing - a brutal day out. Chapeau.

QOMs and KOMs

It was great to see some new faces picking up the Strava Crowns this week - congratulations to:

QOMs

Lindsey Trivett

Joanne Ness

Sarah Damm

KOMs

Craig Munro

THURSDAY RIDES

The rides for Thursday have gone up, and if you were part of the first wave who tried to get onto a 16-17mph ride and couldn't because all the places had been taken, we've just added an extra one due to the high demand. So head over to the ride sign up section to book on and see full details for :

19mph Paul Griffiths Flat route out to Packwood and beyond.

18mph Pete Edwards hills out Alvechurch and Beoley direction.

17mph Stuart John Bulloch Fiery- Twatling classic OG route.

16-17mph James Barber 25 miles flat Bushwood - just added.

16-17mph Lee Tandy 30 miles flat Packwood.

15-16mph Helen Pike 25 miles flat Hockley heath/ Broad lane.

Ride safe

Bruno