Originally Posted by
Athens80
As posted earlier, Strava makes it easy to extract all your ride data. Just go to
https://www.strava.com/athlete/delete_your_account, make the download request, wait for the email, and download from the link they'll send you. There's no need to then actually delete your account.
Yes, I've done that. And then one needs to import - manually - the hundreds of rides into whatever other platform. Yes, it can be done. But the point is it takes effort that people may not want to undertake, and Strava can "exploit" people's laziness about moving to other options.