Someone red-flagged my strava ride

shirley_basso

https://cyclingtips.com/2022/04/exposed-by-a-strava-kom-the-many-lives-of-a-fake-pro-cyclist/

If you have a good hour or two - read this article.

ddraver

I don't, to be honest.

One man's forgery is another man's clever marketing ploy.

Kinda respect the hustle tbh...

carbonclem

Good to see milemuncher is still at it

Munsford0

shirley_basso said:

https://cyclingtips.com/2022/04/exposed-by-a-strava-kom-the-many-lives-of-a-fake-pro-cyclist/

If you have a good hour or two - read this article.

Bloody hell He'd give Trump and Putin a run for their money in the alternative facts stakes.

HilaryAmin

Saying someone '..looks like a mountain biker..' is quite inexcusable.

me-109

That's a cracking read. You weren't joking about the "hour or two"!
Maybe I can use it in defence of my next write-down of cycling purchases

shirley_basso

Yep. I thought it would be a quick 15 min read between zoom calls. It's ridiculously long.

I'd say you couldnt make it up - but it is made up.

webboo

How do you mean it’s made up. Isn’t that the whole point that it is made up.

shirley_basso

The (poor) joke is a take on the phrase "you couldn't make it up"

ugo.santalucia

So, this guy exists or not?

ugo.santalucia

Ah, ok, he does

https://seancycles.com/2020/07/24/aussie-nick-clark-gets-pezd/

davidof

"Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive."

It is a well researched article and an interesting study. Not sure Mr Clarke warranted all the effort but it is an interesting insight into the world of sociopaths. People put a bit too much trust into what people tell them it seems, or in the case of politicians they have too much invested to question.