I repeatedly had to notice highly ranked individuals in the monthly elevation challenges that had made use of mechanic aid (funicular especially).
In my opinion, that makes no sense whatsoever and does not live up to motivate any real athlete.
STRAVA should do something about that annoyance.
There are some things you could do until Strava is able to detect using uphill aids:
You could vote for the following idea:
In case the user profile is public you could flag their activities on the Strava website and if not you could report the user. Both is explained here: https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/206522304-How-to-Report-Cheating-on-Strava
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