The Tour de France in Yorkshire has brought many benefits to the region, although some of the local riders might be a little miffed at losing their hard earned Strava KOMs. Several riders in the Tour's peloton upload their race data to the site, and consequently take over the leaderboards on roads that few UK riders get to race over.
Frenchman Thibaut Pinot took every KOM on Grinton Moor last Saturday during stage one when the peloton split after the climb's pinch-point in the crosswinds.
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A lack of free-to-air Tour de France coverage could be the death knell for UK cyclingIf there’s nothing on TV to inspire, where are the next generations of racers going to come from?
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'It's going to damage cycling in the UK' - Ned Boulting, David Millar and Pete Kennaugh react to ITV losing Tour de France rightsChannel's commentary team warn of 'devastating effect' of not having free-to-air race coverage
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Tadej Pogačar broke 288 Strava KOMs during Tour de France victorySlovenian won his third Tour title in Nice last weekend, and picked up a host of new trophies on Strava
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'Who TF flagged me?': Tadej Pogačar's achievement marked as questionable on Strava after Giro d’Italia stage victoryThe queen stage of race featured the brutal Mortirolo pass and included more than 5,400 metres of elevation
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Remco Evenepoel obliterates Tenerife's Mount Teide Strava KOMReigning World Champion currently in altitude training before next week's Volta a Catalunya
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British rider takes Jebel Hafeet QOM, deletes Strava fileClaire Steels's bike was the fastest to the summit, but she wasn't riding it
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Tour de Yorkshire to be replaced with new look cycling event in 2024Tour de Yorkshire not due to return to north of England, although initial plans announced for new cycling event in area
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'Expect anything at the Giro!': Riders react to 7 kilometre Giro Donne 'neutral zone' climbStage three of the Giro Donne might have had the toughest neutral opening section ever, a seven kilometre climb at an average of 7%
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Tom Pidcock returns to training after lingering knee injury and posts ride on StravaDespite battling injury since February, Pidcock ha claimed Olympic gold, won his first pro road race, and completed his debut Grand Tour
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Strava data reveals huge performances from Fausto Masnada, Alejandro Valverde, and Mike Woods in Il Lombardia 2021The KoM for the decisive penultimate climb fell in this year’s edition of the Italian Monument
