In reply to andy:
> (In reply to ablackett) I thought admitting to trying at Strava segments was rather lacking in etiquette? There's a guy in our club that drives to them to make sure he's fresh, and the new Leeds club the Alba Rosa seems to have more than its fair share of KoM obsessives. I think Strava segments should be done by accident as part of a normal ride of over 25 miles.
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That's a bit like saying that fell race results don't count if you don't run there from your home farm in Wasdale, or you can't count a time on the local 10 mile TT if you drive there to make sure you are fresh! All they are, are time trial sections, what's the problem with trying to get top?
I only got into cycling because of Strava, I normally find a long ride pretty dull, in the same way I can find a long run pretty dull, but I love racing running or biking, I just find the barriers to entry for road bike racing pretty high so stick to racing on Strava. Can't see the lack of etiquette there.
> However, I should mention that I 'ad that Alex Dowsett up the Coll du Soller on Friday (not literally, obviously, that would be silly)...
Kudos.