Team Ribble: Share your rides and ride with new friends with the Team Ribble Strava Club
If you’re a 'Strava addict' then why not join your fellow Ribble bike owners in the Team Ribble Strava Club? As we go into winter there is no better time to show us your dedication in clocking up the miles and climbing. You might only be ticking over with weekend riding or knocking out the miles in a daily commute but share it with us and see where other Club members are riding. 
If you are interested in the leaderboards then we have some serious riders in the Ribble Club putting in over 20 hours of riding a week, long rides over 100 miles and breathtaking amounts of climbing. Look out for our current top dogs – Mark from Blackpool, James Ward from Leeds and cyclocross racer Richard Haughton from Kirkham – who are putting in some serious riding at the moment. 
Strava's global community
Strava, for the third year running, has just published its annual End of Year Insights report for the UK, providing an unparalleled insight into the behaviours and trends of the UK’s cyclists. The tens of millions of members of Strava uploaded an astonishing 9.6 activities every second of every day in 2016, up from 5.3 activities per second in 2015. [
](https://cms.ribblecycles.co.uk.cfstack.com/assets/images/blog/Average.jpg) The average UK cycle ride on Strava in 2016.
Here are the other 2016 Cycling Highlights:
- Globally, cyclists shared a total of 161 million rides in 2016; 27.4 million of those in the UK. - 223,376 rides were recorded as commutes each week in the UK. - Male cyclists recorded an average 41 km per ride, while female cyclists averaged 34 km per ride. A further measure of Strava’s social community is the kudos, where members give praise to another’s activity. Strava saw 1.3 billion kudos given worldwide, with 183 million kudos within the UK. An impressive 51 million photos were also shared worldwide, with 5.4 million images shared in the UK alone.
How the UK compares on Strava
In terms of cycling countries, the UK only lags behind the much (averagely) flatter Netherlands for average cycling speeds. The cycling mad Netherlands leads with a 26.92 kph average for male cyclist with the UK just behind with 25.61 kph. We look forward to seeing you in the Team Ribble Strava Club. 
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