UK Time Trial EventsPicking 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”
All you need to know about the 2022 National Hill Climb Championships
On Sunday the 30th of October, the men and women of Britain’s unique hill climb scene will be taking on the DO/604 climb battling it out for the coveted National Hillclimb Championships in Wales! The climb is known as “Old Shoe”, running parallel to Horseshoe Pass – a better known climb along an A-road, however … Continue reading “All you need to know about the 2022 National Hill Climb Championships”
Why do you ride faster when it’s warmer?
This weekend, it will be unseasonably warm for many of Britain’s cyclists meaning the summer kit might just get one more run out – plus a waterproof layer or two. One thing you might notice though, is that you tend to go a little faster in the heat. Why is this? The first reason is … Continue reading “Why do you ride faster when it’s warmer?”
Tom Epton introduction
Hi! My name is Tom and you’ll likely see a bit of my work on the Mywindsock blog and social media channels over the next few weeks, months and maybe beyond if I do a good job. I write a little bit for Cycling Weekly writing about tech and fitness, as well as writing for … Continue reading “Tom Epton introduction”
