When is there a tailwind on Richmond Park (Pen Ponds on right)?
Richmond Park (Pen Ponds on right) is a 0.3 km Strava descent heading south-southwest, at -2.6% average grade. It is fastest with a wind from the north-northeast (NNE, around 28°). Tailwind KOMpass watches the forecast and tells you when that wind arrives.
Live wind · best from NNE
Tailwind forecast
- Distance
- 0.3 km
- Average grade
- -2.6%
- Heading
- SSW (208°)
- Best wind from
- NNE
- KOM
- 0:14
- QOM
- 0:20
- Efforts on Strava
- 1,989,822
How to take the record
- Pick the day, not just the legs: wait for a north-northeast wind. On a flat road a 20 km/h tailwind is often worth more than 50 extra watts.
- Ride it fresh: warm up, then start the effort at the segment start rather than carrying fatigue in.
- Pace it evenly. Going out too hard costs more time at the end than it gains at the start.
Frequently asked questions
- What wind direction is best for Richmond Park (Pen Ponds on right)?
- A wind from the north-northeast (NNE) blows straight along Richmond Park (Pen Ponds on right), so that is when it rides fastest. Wind from the side helps much less, and wind from the south-southwest is a headwind.
- What is the KOM on Richmond Park (Pen Ponds on right)?
- The KOM stands at 0:14 and the QOM at 0:20, as last read from Strava. That is an average of 88.0 km/h for the KOM.
- How do I know when there is a tailwind on Richmond Park (Pen Ponds on right)?
- Tailwind KOMpass checks the wind forecast for this segment and can email you when a real tailwind is blowing along it, free and without an account. Connect Strava to also see your own gap to the record and the wind you need to close it.
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