Strava KOMs don't last long...

Hi all,

For those who don't know what Stava is, it's a ride logging website. It also has things called segments. These are bits of road or trail, normally uphill or technical and the challenge is to navigate it as quickly as possible. The fastest riders get things call KOMs (or QOMs) "Kings Of the Mountain" (or Queens).

I've noticed that over time I was getting faster, and I held the top 3 times in quite a few of my commute segments. Then I realised a couple were in my grasp.

These are tough segments. Bad entries meaning you can't carry speed into them and bad exits meaning you may have to break. As the roads are narrow chances are you will hit traffic, or the roads are in such a state that if you're forced offline you lose time and speed very easily.

Then one day, on the way home, I noticed something.

No headwind.
No leg fatigue.
Not feeling heavy.
Bike feels good.

So I went for it and nailed both KOMs. Boom! Really happy! They don't last long though. I don't hold them any more. For the sake of a few seconds over a mile. The guy who holds the top spot must have had a perfect run.

Here's the strava link:

New Totton to Marchwood cycle lane

Hi all,

This route has since been completed and I've been down it a few times. It's a bit safer than Pookesgreen but a little bit longer as it takes you through the village. Here is a video from when a a mate of mine and I found one end of it after a hop to Hythe and back.



If you are going to tank it down there, don't bother. Not because the surface isn't very good, you can see in the video it's flat as a pancake, but because small children and families go down there as it keeps everyone away from the main road. Personally I like taking it easy down there, and I like being nosey and checking out the solar farm.

Thanks for reading