Oxford lawnmower man went to mow a meadow ... and set a new KOM on Strava

A Strava-obsessed member of a cycling club in Oxford may have created a new category on the ride sharing app – after seeing if he could set a KOM at work while pushing a lawnmower.

Dan Bradley set the record on a sports field next to the River Cherwell, a tributary of the Thames, and according to Cowley Road Condors clubmate Tom Woodforde, who shared his exploits with us after they gave him a good chuckle on Strava, is “frantically setting KOMs as I write.”

He says: “The pace doesn't look too bad considering. I wonder could this be a world first and the start of a whole new Strava category?

Tom adds: “I should note that whilst we at the Condors pride ourselves on being a friendly and welcoming club, we may have to draw the line at people arriving for a club ride on a Hayter ride-on ... ”

Here’s the page on Strava – follow this link for better view.