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How can I connect my profile with Strava?

Want to sync your Strava profile with Love to Ride? Easy!

Chelsea Alventosa avatar
Written by Chelsea Alventosa
Updated over 3 months ago

f you use Strava to record your rides, you can link it with your Love to Ride account so that your rides are automatically logged on your profile. During a challenge, this means you'll get entered into prize drawings automatically - how great is that?! 😃

Note: if you have already connected your Strava to your Love to Ride profile, but your rides aren't syncing, go here for support getting it running smoothly again.

To get started syncing your rides from Strava just follow these simple steps 👇

  1. Log onto Strava on your device if you aren't already. Go to Strava and make sure you're logged in

  2. Head to your Profile Page and the "ADD A RIDE" tab

    If this is hidden you may need to click on "Click here to log rides automatically".

  3. Click on the orange 'Connect with Strava' button

    A screenshot highlighting the button to connect to Strava on user settings

  4. Give Love to Ride permission to access your Strava account. You will be taken to the Strava site, where you will need to give Love to Ride access to sync your rides. Make sure both boxes are selected, as shown below 👇

    A screenshot highlighting how to authorize Love to Ride to connect to Strava

That's it, you're done!

Now when you use Strava to track your rides, you'll see them turn up on your Love to Ride profile within 24 hours of being saved.

Bonus tip 🚴‍♂️

You can use the 'commute' tag in Strava before you save your ride and it will automatically show as 'transport to or from work' on your Love to Ride profile.

⏰ Rides that are less than 6 miles long will default to ‘transport to or from work’ when they occur between:

  • 7:30-9:30am, Monday to Friday

  • 4:30-6:30pm, Monday to Friday

⏰ Rides less than 3 miles will default to ‘transport to or from other destination’ when they occur between:

  • 9:30am to 4:30pm, Monday-Friday

  • 6:30pm and 7:30am, Monday-Friday

  • Any time Saturday-Sunday

Privacy note

When you connect your Strava account with Love to Ride, a link to your Strava profile will be publicly visible next to your rides on Love to Ride. Anyone can click on this and will be taken to your Strava profile on the Strava website. The privacy settings on your Strava account will determine what information is accessible via this link. If you would like to maintain your privacy, we suggest you familiarise yourself with Strava's privacy settings.

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