Tailwind KOMpass

Wind-powered segment hunting

Chase the wind.
Claim the crown.

Find Strava segments aligned with the wind, save them to your watchlist, and get alerted when conditions favour a KOM or PR.

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Effective tailwind, per segment

Every segment shows the wind component aligned with its bearing: green and positive for tailwind, red and negative for headwind. Drag the slider.

SEGMENT 0.52 KM · BEARING 110°
Effective tailwind: 24.0 km/h+24 km/h
Wind direction290° WNW · 24 km/h

How it works

Find, save, analyse, pace, attack

01 · Discover

Find segments worth attacking

KOM Finder scans segments around any location and keeps the ones you can realistically take on.

KOM Filters
Search area6 km
Length0.0 – 5.0 km
Max KOM speed≤ 43 km/h
Max popularity10k efforts
Hidden gemsAny
KOM proximity✦ Pro≤ 10% off KOM

Segments you've ridden within 10% of the KOM time.

Surface
Type
Show 23 segments

02 · Save

Build your KOM watchlist

One click to save a segment. We keep checking your watchlist against the forecast.

Watchlist
5 watched · 4 with alerts
+17
Sprint 's Molenaarsbrug van West > Oost
0.26 km · 0.3% · 1m · KOM 0:16
Above your +12 threshold now
+12
+16
Mijn Rietveldsepad
0.80 km · -0.1% · 1m · KOM 0:55
Above your +12 threshold now
+12
+13
Klim Goudse Rijpad
0.49 km · 0.2% · 1m · KOM 0:27
No window in the next 72h
+15
+1
de klip
0.53 km · 2.7% · 14m · KOM 0:38
Next window Thu 17:00 · +14
+12
-14
Otweg Haven
0.84 km · 0% · 3m · KOM 1:13
Alert off
off

Tap a row to analyze · tap the bell to set its alert

03 · Analyse

Know exactly what wind you need

Enter your FTP and weight. We compute the exact tailwind you need to beat the KOM.

KOM within reach
+31km/h tailwind needed

at your sustainable 373 W (138% FTP) for 3m 59s, no need to ride above what you can hold.

Alert set at +31

04 · Pace

Pace it section by section

Push where it's hard, ease where the wind helps. Edit the splits yourself and the plan re-solves live.

Simulated +31 km/h wind
Power (W)Elevation (m)
051015600450300150S2S3S4S5S60.01.53.0Distance (km)
S3 · 0.42 km · 233 W (86% FTP) · 33s
Edit sections

05 · Alert

Get pinged when conditions hit

When the wind lines up on a watched segment, you get a push or an email.

Email

Tailwind KOMpass
Wind alert for your watchlist segments

Hi Thom,

The wind will be in your favour on 2 watchlist segments in the coming hours. Top effective tailwind: +21 km/h.

Mijn Rietveldsepad on Wednesday 15:00
0.8 km · -0.1% avg grade · Wind: 24.0 km/h SW · KOM: 0:55
+21 km/hView →
Klim Goudse Rijpad on Wednesday 16:00
0.5 km · 0.2% avg grade · Wind: 24.0 km/h SW · KOM: 0:27
+14 km/hView →
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Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.

Core features are always free. Unlock everything with Pro: monthly, yearly or once.

Free
€0
Forever free
  • ✓7-day Pro trial when you arm your first alert, no credit card
  • ✓Segment map with effective-tailwind readings
  • ✓Unlimited watchlist with current-conditions alerts
  • ✓Full analysis on 3 segments / month
Best value: yearly
Pro
€29/ $35 a year
Or €4.99 a month, or €79 once. Cancel any time.
  • ✓Everything in Free
  • ✓72-hour wind forecast
  • ✓Unlimited power, pacing & required-wind analysis
  • ✓Forecast alerts up to 72 h ahead, with custom thresholds

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