Cyclist recreates Great Bear constellation on Strava

A cyclist from Wiltshire who plots routes that result in striking images when he uploads his rides to Strava has unveiled his latest work – a bear, inspired by the constellation Ursa Major, in English the Great Bear.

David Taylor from Salisbury tweeted a picture of his artwork after the 68-mile ride, which he completed in 10 hours, 20 minutes. Well, the Sistine Chapel ceiling wasn’t painted in an afternoon.

We’ve superimposed the constellation onto the picture above, and here is Strava's original tweet of David's ride.

The third largest constellation in the sky, Ursa Major #StravaArt by David Taylor: https://t.co/OLYmNFhEIk. pic.twitter.com/PhEMjoVoe0

— Strava (@Strava) October 28, 2015

His work has been featured on road.cc before – for example, this cockerel he traced in the New Forest (presumably while dodging anti-cycling locals).

– Strava users get artistic

Perhaps the most prolific artist using ride-tracking software to produce images is Baltimore science teacher Michael J Wallace – aka WallyGPX – who racks up mile upon mile on the streets of the Maryland city to produce some great pictures.

- WallyGPX back with more GPS artwork created by riding through the streets of Baltimore