Silly STRAVA Racing

[400bhp]

Hmm-lost this segment. The guy has obviously loaded up all his historic times as it dates back to 2009. Nothing wrong with that but the speed looks a little fishy. I don't doubt for a minute that it can be achieved, but to do it without knowing there was a segment is unlikely. I appreciate the guy is clearly very very capable (google him if you want to see), but I can't view his ride where he took the KoM. What to do?

 

[lejogger]

Hmm-lost this segment. The guy has obviously loaded up all his historic times as it dates back to 2009. Nothing wrong with that but the speed looks a little fishy. I don't doubt for a minute that it can be achieved, but to do it without knowing there was a segment is unlikely. I appreciate the guy is clearly very very capable (google him if you want to see), but I can't view his ride where he took the KoM. What to do?

Look at the estimated power he's pushing out... I'd say that, combined with the fact that it's only 3 seconds faster than your time makes it look very genuine. From google it looks like he's a specialist time trialler (sub 21 minute 10s). Definitely not one to report... and in favourable conditions I'm sure you could find that 3 seconds couldn't you? Wait around for a tail wind day! (I appreciate there aren't many of those though!)

EDIT: the sub 21min 10tt was a two up, but he's got an individual 2 hour 50tt ride, so if he's capable of pushing out a 25mph average for 2 hours, I'm sure a 31mph average over less than 1 minute is very possible.

 

[400bhp]

Yeah, you can, for a split second (by clicking on the date) see his ride time and average speed-looks plausible.

Now the interesting thing, when putting the ride into Strava segment detailer, the KoM is Jody Cundy :bow:. His ride must have been flagged-but why would anyone flag his ride.

 

[400bhp]

I guess it does show another flaw with strava. Someone posts a fast time and they have their account locked down-very difficult to have a look to see if it's real. Likely to lead to more people flagging genuine rides.

 

[lejogger]

Yeah, you can, for a split second (by clicking on the date) see his ride time and average speed-looks plausible.

Now the interesting thing, when putting the ride into Strava segment detailer, the KoM is Jody Cundy :bow:. His ride must have been flagged-but why would anyone flag his ride.

I daresay he's got enough KOMs that he doesn't need to worry about the odd one being reported. I doubt he's got the time or inclination to email Strava to ask for it to be reinstated either! He probably has other proper races to worry about!!

 

[400bhp]

I think he has removed all his rides-so he flagged himself

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Got my First KOM the other day, The previous guy had held the top stop for months, I beat it by quite a big chunk only to lose KOM a few days later.
SO unfair, but as soon as you set faster times, it attracts the "Big Fish". He could have left me with KOM for a little longer

 

[400bhp]

Got my First KOM the other day, The previous guy had held the top stop for months, I beat it by quite a big chunk only to lose KOM a few days later.
SO unfair, but as soon as you set faster times, it attracts the "Big Fish". He could have left me with KOM for a little longer

There's something in this. I've took a few new ones recently (where the kom had been there for some time) and some have been taken back (not by the previous KoM holder) in a pretty short space of time. I think a lot is weather dependant-mainly wind direction, so people will have a go when the wind is blowing the right way.

 

[Peter Armstrong]

There's something in this. I've took a few new ones recently (where the kom had been there for some time) and some have been taken back (not by the previous KoM holder) in a pretty short space of time. I think a lot is weather dependant-mainly wind direction, so people will have a go when the wind is blowing the right way.

well luckly I hold on to another 2 KOM, shhhhhhhhhhhh, I supose I better go get PR's on them to keep them.

 

[willhub]

400BHP, that KOM you lost is probably genuine, taking into account it's with a tailwind and that the guy who took it is a very fast timetrialist getting way under the hour for 25 miles and winning 12 hour time trials I believe.

400BHP, you've not had that segment for a while unless you're called Kev Wild?

 

[lejogger]

Here's a question then... Does anyone here hold a KOM that when they rode it they thought "I've ridden my b*llocks off there, that is NEVER going to be beaten"!!!
And a) Has it?
Or b) is it still standing?
And then c) are you going to share it?!!

 

[Hacienda71]

Here's a question then... Does anyone here hold a KOM that when they rode it they thought "I've ridden my b*llocks off there, that is NEVER going to be beaten"!!!
And a) Has it?
Or b) is it still standing?
And then c) are you going to share it?!!

Yep

I thought I was not going to get caught on this. At the time I was nine seconds ahead of my nearest rival over the mile. I have clawed back a couple of seconds on a more recent attempt, but think I need a strong East wind and no traffic to take the KOM again. I am not desperate to do it as you are hitting speeds over 40mph on what is a less than perfect road surface with a cross roads at the bottom on a fairly busy road.

 

[400bhp]

1. 400BHP, that KOM you lost is probably genuine, taking into account it's with a tailwind and that the guy who took it is a very fast timetrialist getting way under the hour for 25 miles and winning 12 hour time trials I believe.

2. 400BHP, you've not had that segment for a while unless you're called Kev Wild?

1. Agreed

2. I never said I'd had it for a while-joint top with Kev Wild.

 

[400bhp]

Here's a question then... Does anyone here hold a KOM that when they rode it they thought "I've ridden my b*llocks off there, that is NEVER going to be beaten"!!!
And a) Has it?
Or b) is it still standing?
And then c) are you going to share it?!!

I will never have a segment that I think it will NEVER be beaten. I'm not that fast.

There's a few I've ridden my bollox off-one in particular springs to mind and no, I'm not sharing it.

 

[zizou]

Got my Rapha Rising roundel in the mail today, very nice!

Here's a question then... Does anyone here hold a KOM that when they rode it they thought "I've ridden my b*llocks off there, that is NEVER going to be beaten"!!!
And a) Has it?
Or b) is it still standing?
And then c) are you going to share it?!!

I know there is always someone (or indeed many people!) faster than me so each KOM i hold feels temporary

The most annoying thing is having a good KOM then a few people in a race, chaingang or group ride setting times that demolishes all the other top times on the leaderboard leaving little chance of ever getting back on top.