Strava Competition for August 15-31

Our August 2009 competition will focus on categorized climbs. One of the unique features of Strava is that when you upload your rides, we automatically identify and categorize climbs using the UCI (International Cycling Union) standards. A climb’s rating is based on its distance in meters times its grade in percent. The magic number for a climb to receive the easiest categorization– Category 4– is 8,000. For example, an 800 meter climb at a 10% grade would just make the cut: 800 x 10=8,000. Longer climbs or steeper climbs receive higher scores.

Here are the specifics on our competition. Rides you do between August 15-31 will count towards the competition but you have until September 3 to log them to Strava. If you log 10 or more climbs of any category you will receive a Strava t-shirt. The member who logs the most climbs will receive a t-shirt and a $50 gift certificate to a local bike shop. Good riding and good luck everybody!

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