Week 286 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 23rd November 2025.
The number of members are up by 0 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride less. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all down.
8 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
1 rode a 1000. 31 rode at least a 200.
86 averaged above 30 kmph for the week.
26 climbed more than 4000 metres.
Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
Ripunjay Gogoi from Assam was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1032 km.
In second place is Jogeshwar CH from Andhra Pradesh who rode 927 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Chirag Shah from Gujarat. He rode 814 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard got easier this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 171+ km…
There are 9 women in the top 100 this week, 4 less than last week.
Sachida Yadav from Maharashtra was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 438 km. She is 39th overall.
Next up is Malika Kalra from Chandigarh. Who rode an impressive 408 km. She is 44th overall. She was second last week as well.
Third is Kirann MTB Rider from Maharashtra who rode 342 km. She is 66th overall. She was third last week as well.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Rides this week coming in from around the country!
Top spot goes to Ripunjay Gogoi from Assam for the longest ride. He did a 1005 km long ride!
Next up is Samad Hanbal from Karnataka having done a 611 km long ride.
Third is Aditya Makhija from Karnataka, who did a 608 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 86 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Tushar Bakaya from Haryana who averaged an incredible 37.9 kmph over the week! He was second last week.
Second fastest for the week is Pratik Patil from Maharashtra whose weekly average is a fantastic 37.2 kmph.
Third is Abhishek Choudhary from Rajasthan averaging 37.2 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Saiju DS from Kerala having climbed 13499 metres.
Second is Renju from Kerala who climbed 8225 metres. He was KOM last week.
Third is Achyutha Krishna from Tamil Nadu, who climbed 6959 metres during the week. He was third last week as well.
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