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Great Bear.jpgCyclist 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).
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
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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And then there's this guy...
http://gpsdoodles.com/
And then there's this guy...
http://gpsdoodles.com/
No need really, is there...?
This is the kind of press that gets the place such a wonderful name when in reality, there are hardly any problems on a day-to-day basis. Just because one or two numbskulls have made commercial events unpleasant or organised rides at the same time as traditional activities that go back centuries and publicised them for their marketing gain - this doesn't mean the "UK’s number one road cycling website" has to add to this misguided reputation.