Week 59 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 18th July 2021.
Club Stats. 1181 members collectively rode 77468 km in 2131 rides, climbing 422852 metres in 3813 hours!
The number of members are up by 30 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride less. With total distance, elevation gained and time spent on the saddle were all down.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 222 km during the week!
There were 8 who rode more than 100 a day!
12 rode a double century and 86 riders rode at least a century!
23 averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 6 climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
This leaderboard sees Nishant at the top! 8 riders averaged more than 100 km a day. The top remains unchanged.
Nishant Gupta from Maharashtra was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1454 km. He was top last two weeks.
In second place is Lee Thomas from Telangana who rode 1155 km in the week. He was third last week.
Third spot is taken by Fat Biker Vaibhav from Delhi. He rode 1028 km. He is a new entrant to the leaderboard.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard has gotten more competitive. The ladies have upped their game!
Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 376 km. She is 27th overall.
Next up is Neha Tikam from Maharashtra. Who rode an impressive 338 km. She is 40th overall.
Third is Gareema Shankar from Delhi who rode 334 km. She is 41st overall.
There are 5 women in the top 100 this week, same as last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
The monsoon and opening up of lockdowns ensured that long rides once again kicked started this week! Brevet season is back…
Top spot goes to Nishant Gupta from Maharashtra for the longest ride. He did a 308 km long ride! He was second last week.
Next up is Hitesh Kumar from Karnataka having done a 274 km long ride.
Third is Deerendra CR from Karnataka, who did a 273 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 23 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Mayank Tripathi from Canada who averaged an incredible 37 kmph over the week! He was second fastest last week.
Second fastest for the week is Vikram Seth from Chandigarh whose weekly average is a fantastic 36.6 kmph.
Third is Pallav Sethi from Madhya Pradesh averaging 35.8 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
The Himalayas were nowhere to be seen this week!
Climber of the week is Nishant Gupta from Maharashtra having climbed 5265 metres. He was second last week.
Second is Siddharth Horee from Karnataka who climbed 5184 metres.
Third is Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu, who climbed 4942 metres during the week.
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