Week 297 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 8th February 2026.
The number of members are up by 2 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.
1 rider averaged more than 100 km a day.
8 rode 600s. 38 rode at least a 200.
81 averaged above 30 kmph for the week.
8 climbed more than 4000 metres.
Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
Santosh Balanagu from Maharashtra was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 729 km.
In second place is Jay Thakur from Maharashtra who rode 679 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Pradeep Thorat from Maharashtra. He rode 644 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard got easier this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 248+ km…
There are 19 women in the top 100 this week, same as last week.
Malika Kalra from Chandigarh was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 461 km. She is 21st overall.
Next up is Jui Inamdar from Maharashtra. Who rode an impressive 404 km. She is 30th overall.
Third is Megha Jain from Punjab who rode 391 km. She is 35th overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Rides this week coming in from around the country!
Top spot goes to Tushar Doke from Maharashtra for the longest ride. He did a 625 km long ride!
Next up is Pradeep Thorat from Maharashtra having done a 616 km long ride.
Third is Nikhil from Gujarat, who did a 608 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 81 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Riyaz C from UAE who averaged an incredible 40 kmph over the week!
Second fastest for the week is Ankit Mallappa from Karnataka whose weekly average is a fantastic 39.2 kmph.
Third is Mayank Tripathi from Canada averaging 36.8 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Kishan Go from Maharashtra having climbed 11502 metres.
Second is Hitesh Sablok from Haryana who climbed 9573 metres.
Third is Zaakk from Kerala, who climbed 4981 metres during the week.
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