Cycling - Queen/King of... X (best climber, sprinter, downhill rider, allrounder etc.)

[gheoslevoaca]

Hi!

I'm not sure if this idea has been around, didn't see it in the forums so I thought I'd mention it.
It's sad that at the moment we only have KOM and QOM for every type of segments, no matter if it's uphill, downhill or flat surface.

My suggestion would be to have new criteria:
KOM/QOM - King/Queen of Mountain - when the surface is uphill
KOD/QOD - King/Queen of Downhill - when the surface is downhill
KOS/QOS - King/Queen of Sprints - when the area is flat

I know that having KOMs/QOMs are the regular and basic thing, but for sure this one can be spiced up a bit.

Cheers! 

[Soren]

We appreciate your participation in the Community. We need some additional details regarding this idea. Do you mind elaborating on why you think it's important to differentiate the slope for the XOM achievements and if you think there should be different icons for this or how it would visually be different from the current setup?

We kindly ask that you review our Ideas guidelines, particularly the “What makes a good idea” section, to ensure that your ideas are clear, concise, and can reach as many others as possible.

Thank you!

[Soren]

Hi @gheoslevoaca, we haven’t heard back from you and will be archiving this idea unless you update us within a week. Thanks!

[gheoslevoaca]

Hi!

Thanks for the reminder, I've been meaning to reply in a constructive manner.

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@gheoslevoaca wrote:

My suggestion would be to have new criteria:
KOM/QOM - King/Queen of Mountain - when the surface is uphill
KOD/QOD - King/Queen of Downhill - when the surface is downhill
KOS/QOS - King/Queen of Sprints - when the area is flat

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The icon of the XOM/XOD/XOS should be the same, the same crown that we're used to.
The best way to differentiate the types of XO(x) should probably be grade related.
If the surface is less than 5%, area is probably considered flat. If the surface is more than 7%, depending on the way of the segment start and segment end, area should be considered downhill or uphill.

I really hope that I explained it better now and it could be a topic in the office for you.
Cheers!

[Soren]

Thanks for the clarification and additional details. Your idea has been reviewed by our moderation team and is now open to voting.

[M_Islander]

Importance: 

It would be great to see the ranking of the best cyclist types (like best climber, sprinter, downhill rider, allrounder etc.) in a certain area. This would motivate even more than the segment rankings.

Details: 

• Definition of a region, area (kingdom, empire 😊😞 Circular region with a radius of 50 kilometers with a certain minimum number of athletes (of one discipline). E.G. 1'000.
• To determine the ranking of the best climbers for example, the rankings of all segments in the region (as soon as part of the segment lies within the region, the segment belongs to the region) are taken into account from a certain gradient onwards. It would also be possible to create even more detailed rankings, e.g. short / long distance or very steep / medium-steep climbers.
• In order to evaluate the segment performances adequately or fairly for the ranking, they must be weighted by the number of athletes who have already ridden the segment. In addition, segments that partially or completely overlap may not be fully weighted (e.g. the longest of such an overlapping sequence of segments could be fully weighted, the second 50%, the third 33%, the fourth 25%, etc.).  

[Jan_Mantau]

Such a function surely would be nice but unfortunately it's way too complicated to ever be implemented. Strava can't even list all the segments in a rectangle of someones choosing. Thus making additional computings with overlappings, gradients, distances and so on is doomed from the start.

[tnt92592]

I support adding categories for descent!.

So a cycling friend, Georgeta Ungureanu, was recently awarded a QOM on a 4.28 mile downhill segment within the Joshua Tree Monument called “Wow! SLOW DOWN! The speed limit is 35 MPH!” beating the second place finisher by 36 seconds.This was a great ride for her but it doesn’t appear appropriate that this downhill segment should be categorized/named  as a Queen of the Mountain when she was in fact cycling downhill (-3.3% elevation drop) as opposed to climbing up a mountain.  THIS BEGS THE QUESTION: Has the Strava governing group ever considered awarding during fast downhill segments a special status by a different name such as “Queen of the Valley” (QOV) or Queen of the Downhill (QOD)?