In 2025, myWindsock are sponsoring the RTTC National 24 hour TT championships and the logistics of organising such an event have us curious. In that vein, we asked the organiser, Tim Smith, some questions about what it’s like to organise such an event. We covered some logistical challenges, safety, route planning and circuit selection as … Continue reading “What’s it like to organise the RTTC National 24 hour TT Championships?”

We’ll start this blog with a caveat, this forecast is not an accurate prediction but a rough guide of the speed the riders might get come race day out of their 24 hour TT effort. The gpx file used to make the forecast essentially covers one lap of each leg, which come race day the … Continue reading “National 24 hours championships – how far is possible?”

While we aren’t quite crazy enough to enter the 24 hour national time trial championships, myWindsock has decided to sponsor them and as such, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look into what it is, how you might prepare for a 24 hour time trial and go through some practical … Continue reading “The Truth About Ultra Endurance Time Trials”

If you’ve ever looked at your ride on myWindsock, you know how important the weather is for cycling. Headwinds, tailwinds, air pressure, and even temperature can affect your speed and effort. But where does this weather data actually come from? What Is a Weather Forecast? A weather forecast is a prediction of what the weather … Continue reading “How Does a myWindsock Forecast Actually Work?”

European race season is upon us, the National B road races, CTT time trials, IRONMAN Triathlons and World Tour stage races have hit Europe and according to our data – you’re all using myWindsock to prepare. As you’re doing it anyway, we thought we’d go through how we, here ay myWindsock, use the app to … Continue reading “Race Planning with myWindsock”

Looking to outsmart the wind? Now you can with live aerodynamic insights from myWindsock, available directly on your Hammerhead device. Real-Time Insights, Right on Your Handlebars Take control of your ride with myWindsock’s Hammerhead extension with in-ride data, giving you real-time visibility into key environmental forces: Wind Visualization – A colour-coded wind field shows real-time … Continue reading “myWindsock on Hammerhead Karoo”

You may have seen the headlines describing Strava as “shutting down” their API. As far as we are concerned this is not the case. What will change The major change that we are preparing for is removing your ability to share with your friends Strava Activity maps on myWindsock. You will continue to be able … Continue reading “Strava API Changes”