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Old 12-25-15 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Doge
Not that there is anything wrong with that. Some Strava results mean a lot more than winning some races.
Hum, no. Star a will always be a limited substitute for actual racing.

First there are all the uncontrollable variables, such as wind on the day, group v solo, cherry picking short segments etc.

Second, a virtual txt, even if you could control all those variables can never substitute for head to head racing, which is so much more than how many w/kg you can put out for a given segment.

So have fun with Strava, if you enjoy it, but suggest that it's more important than actual race results is absurd imho.

Heck, I doubt that Strava results are even all that predictive of actual race outcomes.
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