Originally Posted by
Cookiemonsta
I have 2. The only reason I have them is because I gunned for them when there were VERY strong winds in directly that direction. I also took it easy until I got to that part of the ride, knowing that this was the main goal of my ride. I know that is silly, but they, when you are riding by yourself, sometimes it is good to have some childish fun with it.
I do not feel too guilty since I know that everyone else in the top 5 probably also did it under ideal circumstances. Maybe there is one guy who did it without even knowing about that particular sections. That is the real deal. The rest of us are just clowning.
There have been other threads about Strava 'cheating', and yeah, tailwinds are awesome. You are likely correct about the top 5 on any given segment. Headwinds do not bother me on climbs because I am suffering anyway. Relatively, a headwind is a headwind, so they always bother me more on flats because I could be going so much faster. Never had a tailwind push me up a hill. That would be cool though.