What's Strava and what can you use it for?

Strava is an online platform in which you can track your sports performance and that of your friends. This platform is mainly suitable for runners and cyclists who want to analyze their progress and possibly want to share it with others. You can connect your navigation device to your Strava account. After your training, you can upload your training data to the app. You can also search for bike routes in Strava, which you can enter into your GPS system. No ideas for your next training? Strava offers all sorts of challenges, competitions, and sports clubs of other users which you can use as well.

With the Strava app, you can analyze results while and after you bike. You can turn on your bike navigation as soon as you start your training. In addition to measuring your route, Strava works with segments. These are short parts of your route with a special property, like a steep climb, a descent, or a long road to accelerate. On these segments, you can compare your results with that of others. After your training, you can always see whether there were segments in your route and how well you performed.

You can use Strava via the website or the app on your smartphone. Connect your bike navigation to your account, so your training data is uploaded to Strava. Via the Strava website, you can upload routes to your bike navigation. Not all bike navigation supports this, so keep that in mind.

After your training, you can view your results in Strava. You can see exactly where and how fast you biked. For more accurate measurements, you can connect your speed and cadence sensors to your bike navigation. These data are also uploaded to Strava. Strava is free, but you need to have a paid subscription for certain extra functions. What does Strava cost? About €11 per month or €70 per year.