Last month we did a bit of Sa Calobra analysis for the GCN Tech Show. So when we saw the KOM time tumble, we had to do some analysis! Surprisingly, it wasn’t a gift day. In fact it was around 1 second slower than Ed Laverack’s KOM day! We’ll call that one even. Air Speed … Continue reading “Pidcock’s Sa Calobra KOM Analysis”
Taking a World Tour KOM with the weather forecast
Back in September, I had a crack at taking a KOM off a world tour pro on quite a long climb. The pro in question was a Frenchman by the name of Thibaut Pinot. I wrote the whole story of the attempt in Cycling Weekly and you can read about it here but I didn’t … Continue reading “Taking a World Tour KOM with the weather forecast”
Adding a forecast to your planner
Often, we have a series of routes that we ride regularly. Each rider and club has their own version of these but the pleasure of the loop can depend quite heavily on the weather. One way to pick the best loop for a given day is by adding a forecast to your planner. From the … Continue reading “Adding a forecast to your planner”
New feature: Live forecast stats on your Strava Routes menu
Picking the best route has just become a little easier. New to the Activities & Routes menu, time estimates, headwind percentages, and Weather Impacts™ for each Strava Route and Segment. Setting departure time If you are not leaving for your bike ride immediately, you can set the departure time as desired. How to view Strava … Continue reading “New feature: Live forecast stats on your Strava Routes menu”
Using the weather to plan your food
How much food do I need on my ride? Best check the weather. Ok, I know what you’re thinking, this is another MWS blog that is trying to make any topic about the weather but hear me out. Imagine for a second you’re doing the Ironman World Championships in Kona (or elsewhere…) where year on … Continue reading “Using the weather to plan your food”
How to get the Sa Calobra KOM…
Sa Calobra is a climb on the Island of Mallorca. It’s a well known testing ground for world tour pros and amateurs alike and recently, the GCN tech show have been talking about it! The steps to getting the record on this climb are as follows… Step 1 – Have World Tour power to weight … Continue reading “How to get the Sa Calobra KOM…”
Aero Testing with myWindsock
Aero field testing is available to all Premium members with power meter data by simply viewing their Strava Activity Weather or uploading a TCX file. Learn more about Premium. When you head out to do an aero test using myWindsock, there’s always a question of how much you can trust your results. We understand this … Continue reading “Aero Testing with myWindsock”
Windsock beyond time-trials
Any reader of this blog will likely understand the virtues of myWindsock for athletes looking to improve their performance. We know the detailed forecasts can allow us to pace races optimally, target Strava segments and figure out where to attack. The performance aspect of myWindsock is used by world class athletes to break records and … Continue reading “Windsock beyond time-trials”
GCN Tech Show, National Hill Climb Winning Margin
For GCN, we were asked to look at the 2.36s Winning Margin, between Andrew Feather and Tom Bell. Check the GCN tech show out. Below the video, we I’ll show you how you can do similar experiments. How you can discover stats like these with myWindsock A myWindsock Virtual Athlete, rides the course just like … Continue reading “GCN Tech Show, National Hill Climb Winning Margin”
National Hill Climb: The Winning Margin
On Sunday, the weird world of Hill Climbing got together to launch themselves up the Old Shoe in Wales. We were there watching, with Ben (the myWindsock big boss) propping up the famed orange banner on the climb. The headlines were that Andrew Feather took first place in the men’s race in a time of … Continue reading “National Hill Climb: The Winning Margin”
