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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.

Lost your KOM? Strava cracks down on leaderboard “violations” to keep segment competition fair, plus Rapha re-engineers Pro Team Bib Shorts with help from Lachlan Morton, Jorvik Tricycles goes hybrid, AI coaching, new BBB sunglasses + more…

All the hottest new tech we've spotted this week, including stuff from Strava, Rapha, BBB, Vekta and more...

Sat, Mar 01, 2025 12:00

Richmond Park Strava segment (Simon MacMichael/Strava)

Strava 2026 rejects call to remove Richmond Park and Regent’s Park cycling segments, insists critical Royal Parks “have directly acknowledged Strava is not root cause of issues”

As charity that runs London's Royal Parks calls for new laws and stricter rules for cyclists, Strava argued removing segments "would not accomplish" Royal Parks' "intent to reduce cycling competition"

Fri, Feb 07, 2025 10:24

We’re fed up of subscribing to be a cyclist — how much does cycling really cost in 2025?

After the announcement that pro cycling coverage will be moving to TNT next month (who charge £30.99 a month for a subscription) we thought we'd see how much we could save off our cycling-related subscriptions

Wed, Jan 29, 2025 16:05

Cyclist who “refuses to give kudos on Strava for indoor rides” sparks lively online discussion about winter training; More BBC Panorama “attacking” e-bikes reaction; Wout van Aert cheered on by butchers wins cycling pic of the year + more on the live blog

It's another freezing cold one out there, join Dan Alexander by the live blog fire and keep warm with a round-up of all the cycling news, reaction, silliness and more this Thursday

Thu, Jan 09, 2025 09:33

Tadej Pogačar sets Strava Coll de Rates KOM, December 2024

“His training’s started well”: Tadej Pogačar obliterates famous Strava KOM – with help of lightning-fast UAE Team Emirates train – during 205km, five-and-a-half-hour winter ride

Be afraid, be very afraid… The world champion’s rivals will be quaking in their boots after Pogačar put in a monstrous ride on the Coll de Rates, one of cycling’s benchmark KOMs, to beat the previous record by 17 seconds

Fri, Dec 20, 2024 17:48

Keep riding to stave off aging (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Chris Juden:Flickr)

O-KOM Boomer! Older cyclists nab more Strava records and cover greater distances than Millennials and Gen Z; Tom Pidcock set to leave Ineos; Evenepoel’s “long journey” to recovery after ‘dooring’ crash; Pogačar planking (kind of) + more on the live blog

Welcome to the Wednesday live blog! Ryan Mallon’s once again on duty to keep you all updated with all the midweek news and views from around the cycling world

Wed, Dec 04, 2024 10:00

Strava rejects call to remove Richmond Park and Regent’s Park cycling segments, insists critical Royal Parks “have directly acknowledged Strava is not root cause of issues”

Mon, Dec 02, 2024 11:45

Strava users can no longer publicly share activity data on third-party apps, as company aims to crack down on fitness syncing ecosystem

Cyclists won’t be able to share their ride data with others on popular platforms like VeloViewer, with the company also noting that “posts requesting or attempting to have Strava revert business decisions will not be permitted”

Wed, Nov 20, 2024 11:09

Want to earn discounted cycling kit just by riding your bike? App partners with Garmin Connect to convert miles to virtual coins; The future of urban bike parking? You wouldn’t even need a lock… + more

All the hottest new tech from the past seven days, including new stuff from Strava, Koo, Isobar, Bikedok, Kickstarter, Imatra and Garmin

Sat, Nov 16, 2024 12:00

Bodyguards using Strava are putting Trump, Macron, Biden and other world leaders in danger, French newspaper investigation claims

US Secret Service says "affected personnel notified" following report by Le Monde which suggested confidential movements of presidential candidates, Emmanuel Macron, Jill Biden, Melania Trump and Vladimir Putin could be traced via agents' use of Strava

Tue, Oct 29, 2024 09:53