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Flywheel Sports Announces Integration With StravaNEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Flywheel Sports, a leading indoor cycling brand, announced its partnership with Strava, the social network for athletes. Beginning today, the integration will allow Flywheel's rider community to track ride data and share their stats with friends and fellow athletes on Strava. Additionally, Strava athletes who ride at Flywheel can now automatically sync their class stats to their Strava training log. The collaboration extends Flywheel's long-term innovation strategy and goal of integrating with other technology services, relevant for Flywheel's results-driven consumer. "As pioneers in performance tracking technology in the world of indoor cycling, we are thrilled to partner with a like-minded brand such as Strava – THE social network for athletes," said Sarah Robb O'Hagan Flywheel CEO. "Both of our brands appeal to the world's most engaged fitness consumers – those looking to challenge themselves and others – and our integrated offering enables these fitness athletes to now compete and compare ride stats, enabling them to achieve more of their brilliant goals and share their achievements with the world." "It's so clear when you experience it - in my very first class, the motivation from Flywheel's instructors and the TorqBoard inspired one of the best workouts I've had." said James Quarles, Strava CEO. "We're excited to partner closely with Flywheel to connect more of the ahievements in their 'stadiums' with the encouragement and fun of the Strava community." The integration meets the needs of the fitness consumer who seek customized, metrics-focused training to help them reach their goals. Both Strava and Flywheel athletes seek friendly competition and use social accountability to drive their fitness experience. By downloading and using Strava, Flywheel riders can now: Get real-time stats: When connected, Flywheel ride details will automatically sync to an athlete's Strava account, giving riders immediate post-class access to their performance. Flywheel data, passed through Strava, feature class name, time, distance, average speed (RPM), and Flywheel's proprietary Power Score metric. Track all activities: Knowing that Flywheel and FlyBarre athletes are active in other aspects of their life, the partnership allows athletes to track and share many types of workouts in one place. Strava provides a virtual home for all workout data, gathered both inside and outside the studio. Tap into a global community: With nearly 1 million athletes joining Strava every 40 days, the integration delivers an expansive global, like-minded network that encourages camaraderie, support, and motivation to help riders reach their goals. Flywheel and Strava athletes can start enjoying the update immediately. To connect to Strava visit Flywheelsports.com or "Connect to Strava" on the Flywheel app. #flywheelxstrava About Flywheel Sports: For more information visit Flywheel Sports at flywheelsports.com About Strava: Our favorite stats:
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