Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
Strava’s annual report is out, and the numbers show cyclists spent the year crushing their goals-and consuming copious amounts of coffee.
The new Strava report shows 36 million athletes from 195 countries worldwide logged 6.67 billion miles from September 2017 through August 2018. The data showed an average of 15 million activities uploaded per week. Athletes had 32 sports to choose from, which means a whole lot of data.
Here, we’ve highlighted the most interesting findings from a year in logged workouts so you can see how your riding compared to cyclists worldwide, and how other sports compare.
Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
Virtual rides top out the list for group rides or runs. It looks like cyclists enjoy riding with others-from the comfort of their own homes-more than people, like in-person meet ups for rides or runs.
Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
The number of men riding on Strava is almost eight times more than that of women. Men also dominate reporting their rides over any other sport by almost 150 million.
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Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
The most popular route in the U.S. to ride is in Central Park-possibly because of the fact this is a great space to get some laps in. Meanwhile, to ride on the most popular route on the planet, you’ll have to hop on more than just the subway.
Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
Those snowshoers out-snap everyone, and we assume that their limitless supply of snowy scenery has something to do with it. It seems cyclists aren’t as concerned with taking photos as they are crushing their goals. (Plus, it can be a hassle to take a photo midride.) But sometimes, you want to show off your bike or the view calls for a photo.
Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
Cyclists made a major impact on the environment both globally and in the U.S. Bike commutes were up almost 43 percent worldwide and 31 percent in the U.S. These commuters reduced their carbon footprint and offset 1.2 billion pounds of CO2 globally.
Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
More and more cyclists are ditching cars for their commute. Participation increased more than 50 percent in New Mexico this year, and other states were not far behind. The longest average commutes were reported in Mississippi-14.2 miles. That’s some serious dedication to taking two wheels to work.
Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
May is National Bike Month, so it makes sense that the most active day of the year was May 6. July 14 saw the highest ride day in the U.S.
Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
When it comes to average speed, U.S. women clock rides faster than the global average (one even holds the bicycle speed record), but both men and women in the U.S. ride for slightly less time than the global average.
Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
If you’re 60 to 69 years old, you must be in your cycling prime. Both men and women in this age group in the U.S. logged the longest average rides. Men ages 70-plus logged the second most miles, and women ages 70-plus came in third for their gender, proving age is just a number.
Strava’s Year in Sport Numbers Are In. How Do Your Rides Compare?
Overall, all this information from Strava shows that, on a global scale, people cycle-a lot. And those numbers keep increasing. Whether you’re riding for fitness, to get a cup of coffee, or to ditch your car, chances are you’ll see another like-minded rider on the road at some point. Or, you can join the pack and ride with friends from the comfort of your own home via the new most-popular group ride-virtual rides.
See how your cycling habits stack up against Strava trends.