There’s a whole cycling club “squad” of post-middle aged lycra-clad mountain bikers around me.
The KoM’s aren’t particularly difficult to grab – so I ended up whilst in lockdown taking most of them (300w for a few minutes, that kind of thing). Apparently they were all held by the same nerds, so I have found myself this year recieving about two emails a week as these blokes go out in a small team, bimble up, go full ham and then claim a few seconds off my time. I’ve had to turn emails off.
Brilliant, so some people are doing what you did but they are nerds and annoying?
PS just went to check, I still have my one KOM!!
so both GPS based overlapping the same ground from a gps trace 900ft, I clocked 1000 and Jason 900ft
Yeah it's GPS altitude that is inaccurate. That's why more expensive devices have barometers.
@bloodsexmagik
Wasn't saying the current KOM had taken any cheat lines or anything. Last time I was up (a few months ago) I noticed a straight line in the first section which is definitely quicker and also the rooty section at the start of the second section is now completely avoidable, few secs in there! I reckon it can be beaten as well, maybe not my me as I'm on flats and it's tough to pedal on the end of the first and start of the second sections.
The repeated attempts in one session just to gain the KOM has no explanation aside from behavioural.
Yeah, definitely behavioural. These three stole my KOM by constantly going up and down the same hill, plus they weren't content with that, they did the same on several hills in my area and probably other peoples areas too, losers the three off them... https://www.strava.com/segments/13080181?filter=overall
According to Strava I am faster on the drop down to Sadgill than Adam Brayton. In fact I am faster than anyone. You are deluded if you take it more seriously than a way of comparing yourself with you.
