Week 296 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 1st February 2026.
The number of members are up by 4 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.
5 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
4 rode a 1700. 38 rode at least a 200.
64 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
Biswadip Nag from West Bengal was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1786 km.
In second place is Achyutha Krishnan from Tamil Nadu who rode 1781 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Binu from Karnataka. He rode 1762 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard got tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 327+ km…
There are 19 women in the top 100 this week, 1 more than last week.
Vandana Dhavate from Telangana was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 1760 km. She is 4th overall.
Next up is Rekha S from Telangana. Who rode an impressive 569 km. She is 11th overall.
Third is Sachida Yadav from Maharashtra who rode 481 km. She is 16th overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Rides this week coming in from around the country!
Top spot goes to Achyutha Krishnan from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 1781 km long ride!
Next up is Binu from Karnataka having done a 1762 km long ride.
Third is Vandana Dhavate from Telangana, who did a 1760 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 64 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Mayank Tripathi from Canada who averaged an incredible 38 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Tenzin Kunchok from Uttar Pradesh whose weekly average is a fantastic 35.9 kmph.
Third is Atharva Kuberkar from Canada averaging 35.8 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Binu from Karnataka having climbed 23577 metres.
Second is Achyutha Krishnan from Tamil Nadu who climbed 23329 metres.
Third is Biswadip Nag from West Bengal, who climbed 23015 metres during the week.
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