https://windline.tech/blog/Wind and weather for cyclists and tour organisers.en https://windline.tech/blog/mywindsock-alternatives/https://windline.tech/blog/mywindsock-alternatives/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe best myWindsock alternative depends on what you use it for. For a phone app timed to your speed, try Epic Ride Weather. For race pacing by power, Best Bike Split. For free group ride and tour links, Windline. For the best hour to ride, Tailwind GPS. For a free weather map, Windy. https://windline.tech/blog/strava-route-weather/https://windline.tech/blog/strava-route-weather/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTTo get Strava route weather, export the route's GPX from the Strava website and load it into a forecast timed to your pace. Strava itself doesn't forecast planned routes: subscribers see the weather recorded during a finished activity, and routes show an estimated moving time, but nothing about the wind or rain ahead. https://windline.tech/blog/export-gpx-from-strava/https://windline.tech/blog/export-gpx-from-strava/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTTo export GPX from Strava, use the Strava website, because the mobile app can't export files. For a route, open it, click the down arrow icon and choose GPX. For your own activity, open it, click the More (three-dot) menu and select Export GPX. The .gpx file downloads straight to your device. https://windline.tech/blog/windy-for-cycling/https://windline.tech/blog/windy-for-cycling/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTA quick Windy app cycling check takes four steps: switch on the Wind and Wind gusts layers, pick a model such as ECMWF, click your start point, and drag the timeline to the hour you'll ride. For a whole route, import its GPX into Windy's route planner, turn on Speed and enter your average speed. https://windline.tech/blog/epic-ride-weather-alternatives/https://windline.tech/blog/epic-ride-weather-alternatives/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe best Epic Ride Weather alternative depends on why you're switching. Windline is free, runs in a browser and shares one forecast link with your group. myWindsock adds power-based wind analysis, Windy times its free forecast along a GPX route, komoot and Ride with GPS add weather where you plan, and WindField brings live wind to a Garmin. https://windline.tech/blog/how-windy-is-too-windy-to-cycle/https://windline.tech/blog/how-windy-is-too-windy-to-cycle/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTFor most riders, the answer to how windy is too windy to cycle is a mean wind of about 50 km/h (31 mph) or gusts of 64 km/h (40 mph). From a mean of about 39 km/h (24 mph), crosswind gusts make handling risky. These are rules of thumb: an official wind warning overrides them. https://windline.tech/blog/how-much-does-a-headwind-slow-you-down/https://windline.tech/blog/how-much-does-a-headwind-slow-you-down/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTA 20 km/h (12 mph) headwind slows a rider who does 25 km/h (15.5 mph) in still air to about 15 km/h (9.3 mph) at the same effort. That's why headwind cycling turns a four-hour 100 km (62-mile) ride into 6 hours 40 minutes, and a tailwind home never wins the time back. https://windline.tech/blog/best-weather-apps-for-cycling/https://windline.tech/blog/best-weather-apps-for-cycling/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe best weather app for cycling times the forecast to your route and pace. Epic Ride Weather is the most complete paid phone app, myWindsock suits power and wind analysis, Windline is free in a browser and shareable with a group, and Windy is the best weather map. Use your national weather service for warnings. https://windline.tech/blog/cycling-weather-forecast/https://windline.tech/blog/cycling-weather-forecast/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTA useful cycling weather forecast is read for your route at the hours you'll ride it, not for your town at breakfast. For each part of the ride, check wind direction against the road, gusts, rain amount as well as chance, and temperature. Check broadly a week out, then in detail the night before and that morning. https://windline.tech/blog/cycling-in-wind/https://windline.tech/blog/cycling-in-wind/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTCycling in wind is hard because air resistance rises with the square of the air speed hitting you. At the same effort, a 20 km/h (12 mph) headwind cuts a 25 km/h (15.5 mph) rider to about 15 km/h (9.3 mph). Crosswinds cost less speed but test your handling, and a tailwind never fully repays a headwind.