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Strava is a route-planning and activity recording app used by millions of cyclists across the world. It launched in 2009. in 2020 it passed 3 billion activity uploads.

Strava’s smartphone app is commonly used to record rides and other activities, although it’s also possible to sync to Strava from Garmin, Wahoo, and many other GPS devices. The Strava app uses ride data to build leaderboards of user-generated segments (pre-defined sections of route) with the fastest time given the title of KOM (King of the Mountain) or QOM (Queen of the Mountain)

Strava’s premium offering, Strava Summit, includes a range of extra features including a tracking beacon, fitness analysis, training plans and more.

Strava launches Tour Hub, a ‘backstage pass’ to the Tour de France and Tour de Femmes avec Zwift

All Strava athletes will be able to check out race stages, follow the race action with official segments and analyse data from pro riders...

Wed, Jun 22, 2022 11:46

Strava now lets you share videos of your ride – here’s how to do it

Strava adds the ability to upload videos to illustrate your rides, and in this article we'll show you how

Thu, Jun 16, 2022 12:22

Team ORCC: EP. 05 Dirty Reiver, a wet race and a big mistake

We also check in with Matt Page as he hunts those KOMs

Mon, May 30, 2022 13:30

Strava to provide subscribers with injury prevention plans

Acquisition of Recover Athletics app extends Strava’s capability with the aim of keeping you injury-free

Thu, May 19, 2022 12:05

Return of the 1,000w attack + sprinting uphill at 32mph — Mathieu van der Poel uploads Giro d’Italia stage win to Strava

Van der Poel averaged 528w for the final four minutes of the climb, peaking with a 949w 20-second sprint up the 5 per cent slopes...

Sat, May 07, 2022 10:48

Most competitive Strava segment in the world? Ed Laverack smashes Sa Calobra KOM

The 2019 British Hill Climb champion took the legendary KOM, which has stood for seven years, by 18 seconds from former Team Sky pro Sebastián Henao

Thu, Apr 28, 2022 11:15

2022 Scott Addict eRide Premium action – 1

Is Scott’s updated Addict eRide the stealthiest e-bike around? Plus new stuff from Castelli, Adidas, DMT, Met, and a new tool to help you set up your cleats perfectly

How would you feel if someone showed up for a group ride on one of these? Plus the rest of this week's tech news

Sat, Apr 23, 2022 11:00

Dylan Van Baarle Strava Paris-Roubaix-01

Van Baarle averages 315 watts for duration of Paris Roubaix – Strava analysis

The fastest ever edition of the Hell of the North required some big power numbers

Tue, Apr 19, 2022 14:26

F1 star warms up for Melbourne Grand Prix with 30km/h ride…uploaded to Strava, of course

Last week, Valtteri Bottas was spotted supporting partner and Canyon–SRAM pro Tiffany Cromwell at the Tour of Flanders

Sun, Apr 10, 2022 09:14

Mathieu van der Poel Strava Tour of Flanders

How hard is it to win Tour of Flanders? Mathieu van der Poel uploads mind-boggling power data to Strava

The Alpecin-Fenix phenom powered his way to a second Ronde van Vlaanderen title (and plenty of KOMs)

Mon, Apr 04, 2022 10:11