I have the achievement badge for riding the R.G.V. route in France. But when I check my activities feed I can’t locate any which completed it. I have also looked back through my Strava history and I have never completed the R.G.V. loop. Is there anyway to check what date I was awarded it?
The most likely activity was on the 28th of January (activity id 1002372645498388512 if you want to put it into a URL). I was awarded an achievement as I rode over the start/finish banner but hadn’t completed any of the routes currently available in France. However I did cover all the roads on the R.G.V. route but instead of turning right at the end of Ballon Field I turned left and went round the KOM, ballon field loop before the final right turn to get to the banner.
Has anyone experienced something similar which could explain this behaviour?
I’ve read other accounts of people accidentally hitting “U-turn” while on a route but immediately doing another U-turn to continue and still being credited with the route. The oddity I’ve read there is they didn’t seen the kilometer countdown after the double U-turn, but crossing the finish-point credited the route. (banner, badge)
I’d love to know what the mechanics behind this are. (might be useful for salvaging a first attempt at a route if accidentally turned-off course)
After chatting with support who confirmed which activity gave me the achievement I have managed to replicate this.
During both activities I was doing a workout when I left the route and remained on the workout until after I returned to the route. I returned to the route at an earlier point than I left and completed the workout before crossing the finishing line.
I don’t know if the workout aspect is important but if your u-turn stories were not on workouts then it sounds like they may not be. If that is the case then it’s possible that the requirements to get the route achievement is simply to select the route then ride all the roads in the correct order, but not necessarily consecutively.
Unsurprisingly even if you detour the wrong side of a junction you will not be awarded the achievement in my experience.
I think you’ve touched on the key requirement - all segments, in sequence.
In-line with that, when going for the Volcano Circuit lap badges (Warmed Up, Hothead, On Fire), you can actually leave the Volcano and free-ride. When you return to do more circuits, the lap counter will continue counting up where you left off. You can even do circuits backwards.
It’s a shame there isn’t more info on what’s going on behind the scenes. It’s not like you can cheat your way to a route badge - you still have to ride the whole thing - but it’d be nice to know all the criteria needed to salvage a ride after an accidental turn.
Farmland loop route badge on makuri map was the same for me in a warmup some months back. Did most the route before turning left to stay on the castle climb then back down through the village sprint arch or the non arch side. Down upper part of the that descent before rejoining the loop down to the finish. Still got the badge even thou I turned left not going straight at the short connector. Went back and redid farmland loop proper post race for cooldown.
I just had something like this happen in Scotland.
I had done the group ride for the Loch Loop, cool, 45 minutes, everything normal.
After that I was touring around cooling down waiting for the next group ride on The Muckle Yin.
I had just crossed the start/finish downtown when I joined the Muckle Yin group ride - immediately on “JOIN EVENT” the banner popped up saying I’d completed the Muckle Yin route!
(I still haven’t actually done Muckle Yin, will do it today just to feel better about this LOL).
I was not a late joiner - and I think crossing the Muckle Yin’s start/finish line before I joined the event may have been the cause?? Just guessing.
I also got awarded the Muckle Yin badge for taking part in the Loch Loop group ride yesterday. However, my cool-down ride was only a few hundred meters, and I haven’t rode any route since. Already in contact with support on this.
Friday night started sugar cookie as a warmup for TdZ R1 standard then and flat is fast tempus fugit race. When going back to sugar cookie start when done with the group ride and race the banner comes up saying I did the route and gave the bouns xp. Only the lead in and then some for cooldown. Did the route Saturday so it was done right. But the bug was there.
I noticed i mysteriously had the badge for Petit Boucle a few weeks ago, and in the last few days Achterbahn, I’ve never done either.
I’m quite aure I haven’t even been in Innsbruck since last noticing that I still did not have Achterbahn, which was after the TdZ stage where I did the C ride, so didn’t go up the mountain even once never mind twice.
Just noticed the same thing: Achterbahn route badge was awarded, but I haven’t completed that route yet. I joined TdZ Stage 5 in the C group. I will askmthem to clear out that badge. I would like to achieve that route badge (and completion points) on my own.