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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.

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Catch up with all of this week’s big – and not so big – bike and equipment news

Sat, Dec 11, 2021 12:00

Strava now used by 17% of the total UK population, claims social fitness giant as annual Year in Sport report published

Over 10 billion miles have been logged by cyclists worldwide this year, and Strava also says its Year in Sport report is one of the largest studies into the active lifestyles of the British population

Wed, Dec 08, 2021 13:20

road.cc Recommends updated with bumper crop of 15 new cycling products

We’ve refreshed our selection of the best bikes and kit to cover November 2021. Find out which items have made the cut

Fri, Dec 03, 2021 15:46

Strava Premium (annual subscription)

A do-all and effective platform that helps with training, adds a social element, and gamifies your cycling

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Mon, Nov 15, 2021 19:45

Credit: Peter Stokes/Instagram @pete.the.r4bbit – Nirvana

Cyclist uses Strava to recreate Nirvana’s Nevermind album cover

Pete Stokes rode 150km to sketch the outline of the image of the naked baby...

Sun, Sep 26, 2021 10:48

Strava expands ‘My Gear’ mileage tracker for bikes so you’ll know when to repair and replace components

Riders can now track how much distance they have racked up on each component

Fri, Sep 17, 2021 10:40

2021 Merida eScultura 400 – riding 2.jpg

How to use Strava to make you fitter

Loads of us use online app Strava to record our rides. Here's how you can make the most of its features to improve your cycling fitness

Sun, Sep 05, 2021 11:00

Strava makes Beacon live location sharing feature free to all users… on mobile

Beacon auto-sharing from connected devices like Garmin bike computers or Apple Watch will remain a paid feature though

Wed, Sep 01, 2021 08:58

Strava’s new Edit Map Visibility provides greater privacy control

Taking over from the Privacy Zones feature users can hide the map completely for all, or selected activities

Wed, Aug 18, 2021 08:00

Strava adds privacy features for editing map visibility and hiding data including heart rate

Data – including speed, power, calories and heart rate – can be kept private, and there’s also a new private note section

Thu, Aug 12, 2021 17:00