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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.

Is Strava still worth paying for? As the price of cycling continues to rise and rise, we weigh up the pros and cons of Strava’s Premium tier

Liam looks at the value of Strava Premium as he tries to reduce his expenditure on subscriptions

Tue, Aug 26, 2025 15:00

Broken a spoke? Bizarre internet video claims a cable tie is all you need; “It really could have been a tragedy”: Pro cyclist sheds light on “truly horrible” Tour de Pologne crash; Victor Bosoni wins Transcontinental; Strava beef + more on the live blog

The weekend's ticking closer and there are rumours of some much warmer weather on the horizon here in the UK — looking forward to all that is Dan Alexander who is back in the live blog hot seat for your Thursday round up

Thu, Aug 07, 2025 08:14

How fast?! Race team sets new Box Hill Strava KOM, with monster 34km/h leadout

Raptor Factory Racing deliver Dylan Hicks for 4:02 ascent, which saw him average 469w to take one of the most competitive Strava KOMs in the world

Thu, Jul 31, 2025 17:54

Tadej Pogačar, Paris, 2025 Tour de France

The real prize? Tadej Pogačar took 362 Strava KOMs during the Tour de France

Strava says Tour peloton set 1,809 new segment bests during the Grand Tour, dropping dreaded 'Uh oh!' emails into amateur riders' inboxes across France

Tue, Jul 29, 2025 12:19

“We won’t sugar-coat it – we received lots of pushback”: Strava restores old URL links after backlash – as social fitness giant says controversial policy stopped spam problem “getting out of control”

“We recognise not everyone (who are we kidding – no one) was happy with our decision to temporarily disable links, but we believe it was best for the product and community in the long term”

Fri, Jul 11, 2025 15:39

Security fears as Swedish PM’s home address leaked by bodyguards sharing cycling and running routes on Strava

Bodyguards shared information linked to Ulf Kristersson’s location, movement, and routes at least 35 times on the popular activity tracking and sharing app

Wed, Jul 09, 2025 12:14

Tadej Pogačar uploads Flanders victory to Strava

Tadej Pogačar shares Tour of Flanders destruction on Strava… and doesn’t get flagged this year

World champion's mind-blowing solo victory shared on Strava and he's unsurprisingly swept up almost all the main climbs' KOMs

Mon, Apr 07, 2025 08:43

Absolute belter or explosion at a paint factory? Lotto’s striking new kit divides opinion; “Rubber on rubber for that friction feel”: How NOT to fit brake pads; Tadej Pogačar blitzes iconic Paris-Roubaix Strava KOMs + more on the live blog

Another sunny live blog on the way, with Dan Alexander in the hot seat for all your cycling news, reaction, silliness, and more as we edge towards the weekend

Thu, Apr 03, 2025 08:15

How accurate is Strava estimated power? Comparing Strava watts with ‘real’ watts from a power meter

Is Strava's estimated power feature really a worthy substitute for a power meter? Let's do some tests to find out

Fri, Mar 14, 2025 16:50

Strava users can add links again as social fitness giant apologises for “disruptive” policy

Ride-sharing app hails "significant improvements" to spam detection and prevention systems which have enabled return of URL links across activities, profiles, events and clubs

Tue, Mar 04, 2025 11:08