Week 290 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 21st December 2025.
The number of members are up by 5 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride more. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all up.
12 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
2 rode 1000s. 37 rode at least a 200.
59 averaged above 30 kmph for the week.
37 climbed more than 4000 metres.
Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
Sachida Yadav from Maharashtra was top of the charts. She rode an incredible 1294 km.
In second place is Goutham from Tamil Nadu who rode 1106 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Shanmugavel L from Tamil Nadu. He rode 1062 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard got tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 277+ km…
There are 11 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 1294 km. She is 1st overall. She was first last two weeks as well.
Next up is Shilpa Pawar from Goa. Who rode an impressive 666 km. She is 18th overall.
Third is Kirann from Maharashtra who rode 536 km. She is 30th overall. She was third last week as well.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Rides this week coming in from around the country!
Top spot goes to Goutham from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 1005 km long ride!
Next up is Sirumugai Mani from Tamil Nadu having done a 1004 km long ride.
Third is Aakash from Telangana, who did a 605 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 59 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Suryakanta Dalai from Odisha who averaged an incredible 35.3 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Aneesh VP from Haryana whose weekly average is a fantastic 35.2 kmph.
Third is Sangam Pattnaik from Chandigarh averaging 35.2 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Prakash M from Karnataka having climbed 14708 metres.
Second is Sanjaykanth from Karnataka who climbed 11522 metres.
Third is Shreyas Prashanth from Netherlands, who climbed 11398 metres during the week.
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