Strava Question
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If someone 'flags' your ride it will disappear from the segment times until Strava review it. Flagging is the way of reporting the numpties who scoot along with their gps turned on while he bike is on the top of the car then upload their trace to Strava and surprise, surprise get a handful of KOM's!
Someone 'flagged' one of my only KOM's a little while ago, it was missing for about a week the re-appeared.
Someone 'flagged' one of my only KOM's a little while ago, it was missing for about a week the re-appeared.
After your post I was looking at a couple of old rides and all of my rides up Quarry Hill Lane in Marlow have disappeared, which aside from being a bit odd is a total pain in the arse as I had managed to get myself into the top 10%!!!! Cannot see any obvious reason for them disappearing - very odd.......
pablo said:
it makes me laugh when people's times are flagged up as cheating when the person in question is either a pro or a semi-pro. I wish people would spend a minute or so doing some research before the jealous streak kicks in and they throw a strop.
Totally agree, but it is usually quite obvious when it is a pro/semi-pro v a numpty who forgets to turn their GPS off! If a segment looks 'dodgy' I take a look at the rider, have a look at their usual ride times etc, then look at the ride (not just the segment). I recently flagged a ride local to me when the rider took the KOM on Drift Road in Windsor with an average of over 50 mph! It is a 4 mile segment that the Windsor Triathlon passes over so has some very good times, but the current best is an average of just over 30 mph. When I looked at his other rides he rode once or twice a week and averaged 16 mph at best!
On closer inspection of the overall ride he jumped on the M4 at Slough and headed into London...........
okgo said:
I was briefly KOM on Drift Rd yesterday 
I noticed 
Not happy with you lot though, did my best time along there on Saturday and managed to claw my way into the top 30, only to be blown back down to 38th by yesterday evening!!
Unless I buy a aero bike, shed 10 years and draft you lot I don't see myself getting into the top 20 - think I might be able to claw my way back into the top 30 with a prevailing wind......
'fair enough, some bloody impressive times along there, 'specially considering the Windsor Tri passes along there!
I have no disillusions of adequacy, my ability to claw my way into the top 10 on Drift Road faded a while ago!!! Trouble with living where I do is that almost all of my local segments are very well ridden, and every now and again the KW's run a club ride through the area and re-set the benchmark for most of the local segments!!
I am still only riding solo, but a local shop has just started the process of forming a club and riding a couple of times a week so I am planning on joining a couple of their runs. Hopefully that will force my sorry arse to improve a bit!
I have no disillusions of adequacy, my ability to claw my way into the top 10 on Drift Road faded a while ago!!! Trouble with living where I do is that almost all of my local segments are very well ridden, and every now and again the KW's run a club ride through the area and re-set the benchmark for most of the local segments!!
I am still only riding solo, but a local shop has just started the process of forming a club and riding a couple of times a week so I am planning on joining a couple of their runs. Hopefully that will force my sorry arse to improve a bit!
okgo said:
I was briefly KOM on Drift Rd yesterday
Bloody hell that's quick! More impressive are the rides up Hawthorn Hill (I created the Hawthorn Hill (Up) segment ) topping 400W.7 out of the top 10 times on both segments posted yesterday. Us locals really thank you all!
Was any of it closed off to traffic btw?
MadDad said:
'fair enough, some bloody impressive times along there, 'specially considering the Windsor Tri passes along there!
They do but they travel East http://app.strava.com/segments/1032552MadDad said:
I think the Tri goes in both directions, West-East first, then around the roundabout and back again - although I have absolutely no plans to swim, run and ride all on the same day so will probably never know for sure!
Yep, you're righthttp://app.strava.com/segments/664340
TKF said:
okgo said:
I was briefly KOM on Drift Rd yesterday
Bloody hell that's quick! More impressive are the rides up Hawthorn Hill (I created the Hawthorn Hill (Up) segment ) topping 400W.7 out of the top 10 times on both segments posted yesterday. Us locals really thank you all!
Was any of it closed off to traffic btw?
MadDad said:
'fair enough, some bloody impressive times along there, 'specially considering the Windsor Tri passes along there!
They do but they travel East http://app.strava.com/segments/1032552No they don't close the road, just have marshals at junctions and motorbikes ahead and behind the bunch, and a few team cars too for the pro teams.
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