How do you check if someone is cheating on Strava?

When someone takes your segment by minutes that has to raise a red flag straight away. If they have seemingly run 3:02 for a mile or a 38 second 400m then suspect foul play. If it’s 4:02 or 58 seconds, check it’s not Chris O’Hare or Laura Weightman visiting your local area for a race.

Can I find out who flagged me on Strava?

Viewing your Flagged Activities In your feed on the Strava website, you will see a flag icon next to the activity title. From the activity page on either the Strava website or mobile app, you’ll see a red banner that indicates the activity has been flagged.

What do the orange arrows mean on Strava?

Verified Athlete badges
The orange verified athlete badge shows the Strava community that profiles of certain notable public figures are authentic.

Can you lie on Strava?

Strava’s supposed to be a fun place where runners, cyclists and other athletes can go to share their workouts and see the training their friends are doing. You’re normally a click or two away from figuring out just how someone ran so quickly, so there’s really no reason for Strava users to even try to lie.

How do I hide elapsed time on Strava?

You can hide the following stats from your activities when they appear in other athlete’s feeds or when others view your activity details by clicking the ‘eye’ icon under ‘Hide Stats’: Heart rate. Pace or speed. Power.

What do the medals mean on Strava?

Achievement. When you upload your ride to Strava, you might be awarded achievements in the form of trophies, medals, or KOMs/QOMs. Trophies are for top-ten placement overall for that segment; medals are for your top three personal times on that segment.

Can you spot a cheat on Strava?

Yes, but it’s a little more tricky to spot. Juiced by 1\%. The bump is the telltale sign. These little speedbumps give the game away. Flag the ride and say goodbye. Thanks to Darren W for the heads up with this method of detecting Strava cheats. Please share this post with your Strava buddies so that we can wipe out cheaters.

How do I flag an activity in Strava?

When you flag an activity, a notification is sent to that athlete to inform them of the flag action. See our Segment Leaderboard Guidelines for more info. Find the segment time on the leaderboard and click through to view the Strava Activity page that you wish to flag. Use the ‘wrench’ icon at the left side of the page to select ‘Flag Ride/Run.’

Can I block spam on my Strava account?

We take any fraudulent activity seriously at Strava and we work constantly to prevent such activity that violates our terms and affects the user experience. As is the same for any open social network, it is not possible to block spam, bots, unwanted solicitations and fraudulent activity entirely.

How do I remove an activity from a Strava leaderboard?

In general, Strava is a community-moderated social network. This means that we rely on our community of athletes to monitor the integrity of our leaderboards. The first step of this process is to use the activity flag tool. Follow these steps from the Strava website to flag the activity and remove it from leaderboards.