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Interesting Strava Cheating Method

I think I may have just stumbled into a new Strava cheating method. The main reason I think this is cheating is the lengths that the user in question has gone to prevent me from being able to do anything about it. I am guessing (though I haven't reached out to anyone) that the same is true for others who have lost their KOMs to the same user. Here's a run-down of what happened. A week or so ago, I got a notice that I lost my KOM on Staples Road , up in Cumberland. That I lost the KOM is not surprising. The only reason I have it at all, I think, is because it's a fairly obscure little climb. But I've lost KOMs before to things that are clearly either e-bikes or the result of leaving the Garmin on for the car ride home. So I usually check. But funny thing, when I clicked on the ride that beat me, I got the message "The selected ride could not be found." Clearly it could be "found." It's clearly listed in the leaderboard. Then, when I click on the u

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