21 pro riders doing biggest training rides on Strava since Christmas

High intensity interval training may have been all the rage in recent years but most of the pro cyclists in the biggest teams still do a lot of big miles.

Geraint Thomas of Team Ineos, for example, has shared data in recent weeks showing single training rides - in Mallorca - of over 300km.

When it comes to the pro cyclists who have posted most kilometres to Strava since Christmas, current Tour de France champion, and Thomas's team mate, Egan Bernal is on top.

The 23-year-old Colombian just yesterday posted data for a ride that was 269.4km long. Since Christmas he has shared 16 riders on Strava making up a total of 2,638km.

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That's more kilometres than any other pro rider on Strava and he also has the highest number of kilometres per ride, at 164.9km.

Velofacts has collated the list of pro riders with most kilometres done since Christmas. Initially it posted a list of the top 20 male pro cyclists based on kilometres on Strava since Christmas.

It then added top female rider Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) for reference and incredibly she ranks second in the list of the 20 men and herself, with 2,636km.

And even when it comes to the average distance of each ride posted, she is sixth on the list with an average ride distance of 146.4km.

Strava KMs posted since Christmas

1. Egan Bernal Team Ineos 2,638km in 16 rides
2. Annemiek van Vleuten Mitchelton-Scott 2,636km in 18
3. Richie Porte Trek-Segafredo 2,449km in 22
4. Jack Haig Mitchelton-Scott 2,421km in 16
5. Robert Stannard Mitchelton-Scott 2,397km in 15
6. Michael Valgren NTT Pro Cycling 2,322km in 20
7. Damiano Caruso Bahrain-McLaren 2,237km in 20
8. Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain-McLaren 2,234km in 16
9. Michal Kwiatkowski Team Ineos 2,196km in 24
10. Alex Dowsett Israel Cycling Academy 2,148km in 15
11. Jonas Gregaard Astana 2,141km in 18
12. Ben O’Connor NTT Pro Cycling 2,137km in 19
13. Alejandro Valverde Movistar 2,132km in 20
14. Rob Britton Rally Cycling 2,107km in 18
15. Nathan Brown Rally Cycling 2,097km in 17
16. Sebastian Henao Team Ineos 2,082km in 14
17. Ben Swift Team Ineos 2,062km in 14
18. Giovanni Visconti Vini Zabù-KTM 2,058km in 17
19. Harry Tanfield AG2R La Mondiale 2,045km in 19
20. James Knox Deceuninck-Quick Step 2,018km in 16
21. Lachlan Morton EF Pro Cycling 2,014km in 25

Average KM per ride since Christmas

1. Egan Bernal Team Ineos 164.9km
2. Robert Stannard Mitchelton-Scott 159.8km
3. Jack Haig Mitchelton-Scott 151.3km
4. Sebastian Henao Team Ineos 148.7km
5. Ben Swift Team Ineos 147.3km
6. Annemiek van Vleuten Mitchelton-Scott 146.4km
7. Alex Dowsett Israel Cycling Academy 143.2km
8. Sonny Colbrelli Bahrain-McLaren 139.6km
9. James Knox Deceuninck-Quick Step 126km
10. Nathan Brown Rally Cycling 123.4km
11. Giovanni Visconti Vini Zabù-KTM 121km
12. Jonas Gregaard Astana 118.9km
13. Rob Britton Rally Cycling 117km
14. Michael Valgren NTT Pro Cycling 116.1km
15. Ben O’Connor NTT Pro Cycling 112.5km
16. Damiano Caruso Bahrain-McLaren 111.8km
17. Richie Porte Trek-Segafredo 111.3km
18. Harry Tanfield AG2R La Mondiale 107.6km
19. Alejandro Valverde Movistar 106.6km
20. Michal Kwiatkowski Team Ineos 91.5km
21. Lachlan Morton EF Pro Cycling 80.6km