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To me Strava is primarily about motivation and KOM gongs/trophies are a big part of this. As you get older it gets harder to compete for overall KOM/QOM gongs. So it would be good to have age group gongs, i.e. top 10 in age group.
I say keep it simple and bring it back how it used to be in 2015, you had age related trophy’s which was the same symbol as none age related ones but it was just an outline not coloured in.
Cant understand why some people object to this it does not take anything away from none age related KOM’s but gives older athletes something to aim for.
It’s a medical fact as you get older you get slower, when was the last time a 50/60/70/80/90 year old won or even entered a grand tour.
Different colour segment crowns and trophies relevant to age profile to enhance competitiveness in the older categories especially. I am now 55 so will struggle to get the 👑 against all but I may have the ability to do so in my age profile. It doesn’t devalue the overall fastest who keeps the gold crown but adds deeper layers and competition across ages.
Hi. We're all getting older! Now I'm made it to the 55+ age group I've found I'm comparing my and my friends achievements on leaderboards mostly to the age band one (whilst keeping an eye on the overall).
Is there any possibility of having the age band segment achievements come up on the segment summary for KOMs and Cups?
This might also entice older Strava members to keep or take out a subscription, so they can access this data. Otherwise the leaderboard data becomes less and less relevant, as it becomes a little bit more difficult to compete with 25 year olds.
This would also be useful for juniors - after all they've got a white jersey in leTdF.
For those of us 70 and older, there is not much chance that we will ever meet or exceed our PRs again on those segments which we did when younger, particularly those of us which have been using Strava for years. I suggest developing an annual PR which would show the PR for segments for the current year, or better yet for the last year to date. I do like the Local Legend concept which is similar in some ways.
Hello Strava Team! My days of potentially getting near overall segment KOMs are long gone. However, I am competitive on segments within my age group which provides motivation to challenge myself on the segments. It would be great on the Maps/Segments feature (on PC version of Strava) to show not only your overall segment top 10s but to select/show your segment top 10s for your current and previous age groups as well. Thanks!
Great Idea. On several of my MTB trails, there are some 50 plus year olds that are in the top 10 but it's definitely tough in a lot of areas. I wish I knew the age of people anyway because sometimes I find myself comparing my times to someone 25 or 30 years younger.
