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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.

Sagan Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7 – 1

road.cc’s top 10 tech stories of 2020

Check out the most-read road.cc stories of the past 12 months, including the biggest bike launches and some unexpected entries

Thu, Dec 24, 2020 15:00

female cyclist – flickr creative commons

Women fuel explosive growth in Strava activities during 2020

UK & Ireland saw strongest growth globally in outdoor exercise according to Year In Sport report

Wed, Dec 16, 2020 12:43

Rapha’s Festive 500 returns – and for 2020, virtual rides count

Outdoors or indoors, whatever the platform, all rides loggged on Strava count towards total in this year's edition of seasonal challenge

Wed, Dec 02, 2020 18:02

Join the Saris x Strava Winter Miles Challenge for the chance to win a mega training bundle worth £1,800!

Starting on Monday, simply ride for four hours in the one week interactive challenge to be entered into a stonking prize draw

Fri, Nov 13, 2020 15:53

Tadej Pogacar beats Primoz Roglic to the line in Stage 15 of 2020 Tour de France (picture credit Cor Vos/SWpix.com)

Tadej Pogacar stuck (most of) his Tour de France rides on Strava

Turns out he’s faster than you

Sat, Sep 26, 2020 10:44

Strava Metro made free to cities worldwide, including UK, to help encourage sustainable travel post-pandemic

New data reveal 162 per cent year-on-year rise in cyclists in UK during May, with Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow leading the way

Wed, Sep 23, 2020 18:50

7 reasons to try Strava — boost your rides by bagging segments

Why the ride-recording and segment-racing app should be part of your riding

Tue, Jul 21, 2020 13:00

Strava launches Local Legends feature – and here’s how you become one

Laurel Crown awarded for riders making most effort on a single segment over rolling 90-day period

Wed, Jul 15, 2020 12:25

Devon will use Strava to prioritise popular cycling roads for repairs

Much of an extra £27m will be directed towards smaller and unclassified roads

Fri, Jul 10, 2020 10:22

London cyclist with face mask (copyright Simon MacMichael)

12 ways that lockdown has changed cycling

The whole world has seen huge changes in 2020, and cycling has too - some for better, others not so much

Fri, Jun 12, 2020 10:46