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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.

Rory Townsend smashes Box Hill Strava KOM

World’s most competitive Strava KOM Box Hill smashed by pro cyclist Rory Townsend

Former Irish national champion enjoys "a nice confidence booster" ahead of this week's Tour of Britain as he's "not been well the last few weeks"... by knocking seven seconds off previous best and conquering iconic climb at 32.7km/h (20mph)

Mon, Sep 02, 2024 11:09

Telegraph 52mph headline correction not required on newspaper front page

“People won’t bother reading the truth, the damage is done”: Cyclists frustrated Telegraph newspaper not required to put “52mph cyclists creating death traps” correction on front page like original headline

Press regulator IPSO ruled the inaccurate piece, which claimed London cyclists hit speeds of 52mph while chasing Strava segments, was in breach of the Editors' Code

Fri, Aug 09, 2024 12:18

Telegraph front page/ cyclists in Richmond Park (Simon MacMichael/Telegraph)

Press regulator rules Telegraph breached Editors’ Code with inaccurate claim cyclists hit 52mph chasing London Strava segments

The Independent Press Standards Organisation said it received almost 100 complaints and "further steps should have been taken to either verify the figure – for instance, by contacting Strava – or to appropriately distinguish it as an unverified figure"

Thu, Aug 08, 2024 16:13

Romain Bardet wins stage one of the 2024 Tour de France

300 watts for six hours? How to pull off a memorable Tour de France win — Romain Bardet and Frank van den Broek upload stage one heroics to Strava

Now that's a ride worthy of some kudos...

Sun, Jun 30, 2024 09:54

Richmond Park 04 copyright Simon MacMichael

“Mums, dads, sons and daughters being labelled as killers. It’s just got to stop”: Chris Boardman comments on Telegraph ’52mph in a 20mph zone’ article as it emerges co-author is former BBC fact-checker

Boardman was one of numerous prominent figures to comment on the inaccuracies in the Telegraph article, while the husband of Kim Briggs has commented on the backlash sparked by the Government's proposal to introduce new dangerous cycling laws

Sat, May 18, 2024 12:49

Telegraph front page/ cyclists in Richmond Park

Telegraph journalists told “check your research” after front page claims cyclists hit 52mph chasing London Strava segments… despite that being faster than Olympic track cyclists

"Clearly they've found a bad GPS glitched segment and taken that as hard fact": Newspaper ridiculed after reporting that London commuters are cycling to work faster than Tour de France sprinters

Fri, May 17, 2024 12:00

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Regent’s Park and Outer Circle Strava segment

Strava urges cyclists to “prioritise everyone’s safety” following pedestrian fatality on popular segment, states “hazardous” segments can be flagged

The ride-sharing app said "behaviours related to" the death of a pensioner — hit by a cyclist at speeds of 25-29mph as a group ride completed laps of Regent's Park — "violate" its community standards

Tue, May 14, 2024 11:17

Outer Circle near Hanover Terrace (via Google Street View)

Strava asked to remove popular segment after pedestrian death in cyclist collision

The Royal Parks said it would also be working with police and cycling groups as it considers further safety measures

Mon, May 13, 2024 16:53

Why is it so hard to get a bike on a ferry? Plus Strava’s ‘Weekly Snapshot’ row on the road.cc Podcast

We catch up with some cyclists who recently got that sinking feeling when trying to book their bikes on the ferry, and discuss Strava's latest updates

Thu, Mar 21, 2024 17:32

“Strava’s ‘Weekly Snapshot’ makes me feel bad”: should you be able to turn it off?

New feature tots up how much exercise you've done this week or, if your glass is half empty, the amount you haven't done… As you'd expect, Strava users have something to say about that

Fri, Mar 15, 2024 14:33