Thinking about Cheating at a Strava KOM? DON'T ! - This is a crazy story.

[fossyant]

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

Just don't cheat ! Incredible story of a made up life. (Found from another forum).

 

[Roseland triker]

Lol.

 

[Alex321]

That's bonkers.

 

[Threevok]

He's almost the Giovanni Di Stefano of the Cycleworld

 

[cyberknight]

used to be a site where you could upload rides and they would speed your ride up , reported a fair few dodgy looking rides in the past

 

[Reynard]

 

[Milkfloat]

A long read, but very worthwhile - a proper Walter Mitty.

 

[fossyant]

The crazy thing, he's still at it, making it up !

 

[C R]

The crazy thing, he's still at it, making it up !

Indeed, in the same town, now in a gun shop! You would have thought that the locals would know of his proclivity to make stuff up by now.

 

[Reynard]

Hmmm, it does say somewhat about the gullibility of people in general tho, doesn't it?

Although admittedly this is on another level to the Fake Sheikhs that pop up in the tabloid press...

 

[cougie uk]

This is some excellent journalism.

 

[Arrowfoot]

I don't know which is worse the conman or the author's writing skills.

 

[C R]

I don't know which is worse the conman or the author's writing skills.

Why?

 

[Arrowfoot]

Why?

Disjointed and I believe he wrote the chapters separately. It is neither in chronological or in any form of orderly flow. Other than the KOM which is explained very well all others are not cohesive.

I take one example. His time at CEO of Alexium. People who have little idea if the position was obtained by deception or merit. Readers might think he was a CEO who after his wife's demise went pathological and ended up in fantasy land. It all over the place.

I think author's original intention was to write a book but abandoned the idea so most of the chapters are unfinished.

Never publish a story that raises more questions than answers.

 

[wiggydiggy]

Spent a good hour plus reading that, I'd have found it funny if not for the toxic behaviours he would display towards those who were not in his favourites anymore.