Week 294 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 18th January 2026.
The number of members are up by 1 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride the same. With total distance, elevation gained, number of rides and time spent on the saddle were all constant.
2 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
1 rode a 700. 31 rode at least a 200.
67 averaged above 30 kmph for the week.
13 climbed more than 4000 metres.
Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
KSK Senthil from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 839 km. He was third last week.
In second place is Shabeer Kondotty from Kerala who rode 823 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Achyutha Krishnan from Tamil Nadu. He rode 667 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard got tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 281+ km…
There are 17 women in the top 100 this week, same as last week.
Gungeet Kaur from Punjab was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 404 km. She is 35th overall. She was third last week.
Next up is Simy Thomas from Kerala. Who rode an impressive 384 km. She is 40th overall.
Third is Malika Kalra from Chandigarh who rode 382 km. She is 42nd overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Rides this week coming in from around the country!
Top spot goes to Shabeer Kondotty from Kerala for the longest ride. He did a 716 km long ride!
Next up is Vignesh J from Tamil Nadu having done a 555.5 km long ride.
Third is Nandan Mishra from Delhi, who did a 397 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 67 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Kabir Rachure from Maharashtra who averaged an incredible 42.7 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Tushar Bakaya from Haryana whose weekly average is a fantastic 38.9 kmph. He was second last week.
Third is Mayank Tripathi from Canada averaging 36.6 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Joel Sundaram from Tamil Nadu having climbed 8548 metres.
Second is Achyutha Krishnan from Tamil Nadu who climbed 7775 metres.
Third is Bike Ride More Live from Manipur, who climbed 6235 metres during the week.
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