Week 298 update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 15th February 2026.
The number of members are up by 6 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.
8 riders averaged more than 100 km a day.
6 rode 1000s. 39 rode at least a 200.
83 averaged above 30 kmph for the week.
14 climbed more than 4000 metres.
Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
In second place is Jayaprakash Narayanasamy from Karnataka who rode 1074 km in the week.
Third spot is taken by Raj Kumar K from Tamil Nadu. He rode 1040 km.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard got tougher this week. To be in the top 10, you needed to ride 294+ km…
There are 20 women in the top 100 this week, 1 more than last week.
Sachida Yadav from Maharashtra was top of the charts this week. Riding an incredible 522 km. She is 16th overall.
Next up is Bijurika Saha from West Bengal. Who rode an impressive 514 km. She is 18th overall.
Third is Gitanjali Galange from Maharashtra who rode 489 km. She is 21st overall.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
Rides this week coming in from around the country!
Top spot goes to Hari Raju from Tamil Nadu for the longest ride. He did a 1071 km long ride!
Next up is Prashant Yadav from Karnataka having done a 1009 km long ride.
Third is Raj Kumar K from Tamil Nadu, who did a 1007 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 83 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace.
Fastest of the lot is Riyaz C from UAE who averaged an incredible 44.2 kmph over the week! He was fastest last week as well.
Second fastest for the week is Mayank Tripathi from Canada whose weekly average is a fantastic 38.6 kmph. He was third last week.
Third is Tenzin Kunchok from Uttar Pradesh averaging 38.2 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: Queen/ King of the Mountain
The climbing leaderboard went to the Western Ghats!
Climber of the week is Tanay Naik from Karnataka having climbed 6720 metres.
Second is Swati Sablok from Punjab who climbed 6121 metres.
Third is Hari Raju from Tamil Nadu, who climbed 6120 metres during the week.
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