ViViTO, where cyclists connect vs Strava

Search for public rides or clubs in your area to hook up with other cyclists.

Follow cycling news by topic in English, German or Spanish, build "magazines" to gather articles of interest, share or subscribe to magazines.

Set up topics or headlines for the club or friends & followers, (i.e. cycling nutrition, best gravel bikes, volunteer work, trail building etc.) privacy settings to limit who sees which type of posts or topic, see all posts at once, or filter by topic.

multiple leaderboard options for clubs or friends
see the leaderboard by km rider, time spent cycling or ascent meters or points *
filter by club or subgroup / section
view leaderboard for the week, month or year to date

• ViViTO calculates points based on speed, distance and elevation.

create challenges to keep friends and the club motivated, challenges can be set by distance, time and elevation, set for a specific time frame or repeat weekly or monthly , leaderboards for each challenge.

Super easy to arrange a group ride .

• import a route from Strava, previous rides done or import GPX file manually
• set detailed meeting location via Google Maps, with routing to meeting point
• invite the whole club, individual club members or a subsection, or a few friends.
• easy to see who signed up and replied to the invites
• each ride has its own chat group, limiting the spam messages to all other club members
• riders can upload and share images and video to a ride

club member database with emergency contact details , ability to require ride leaders for a ride, ability to limit number of participants, create unlimited subgroups or sections (i.e. for gravel, road or MTB, or junior teams, etc).

Segments - can track your improvements or compare with friends, club members without manual input. Or you can keep them private.

You can set a goal and challenge friends as well as local professional athletes.

Running is boring if it's the same stretch of road. Stava lets you share good places to run.

Current list includes:
iPhone 3GS and later,
Android 2.2 and later,
Garmin Forerunner and Edge,
Soleus,
Timex Run Trainer 2.0

This lets you figure out how many miles you've put on a pair of shoes before it's time to get a replacement pair.

You are able to follow some professional athletes and see their training etc.. Makes you realize how hard they train.

Can also track heart rate with other types of HR monitors e.g. arm strap or smart watch.