Strava’s Tour of the Upper Valley

We created an event in the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont  named The Tour of the Upper Valley that spanned from April 30th through May 11th.  We had a strong turnout with 12 people completing all 6 stages and another 5 completing at least one stage.  Results are here.

Riders were clearly motivated as most of the all time top 10 ascents of the climbs and efforts over the time trial course were set during the event.

“Events like this open up a new window of racing for me”, Mike Barton, the overall winner, said.  ”It has all of the fun parts of racing without any of the bad.  It’s real racing on the roads I like to ride, when I want to ride.  There is no driving to crowded races, standing in line to register and dealing with the full day commitment to race my bike.  ”It really motivates me.”  Chris Milliman put it succinctly – “It was super fun.”

Along with praise for the event, we also got some great feedback about what we can do to make events like this even better.  We’re already hard at work incorporating many of the ideas.

Thank all who participated and provided feedback.  Strava events will continue to evolve and provide more fun and motivation for all who take part.  We’ll continue to put together events in several areas across the US and Around the world in the coming weeks and months.

If you are in California – make sure to sign up for the Strava Tour of California!  It’s free to join and we have over $3,000 in prizes.  There are prizes for each stage, so you only need to complete as much of the TOC as you care to.  The Strava TOC ends on May 31 – there’s still time…

If you’d like to have Strava put on an event in your area or have questions or suggestions, please email support@strava.com.