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Challenges can be accessed by visiting the host organization's home page or by clicking the Challenge link sent to you by the organizer. You can join a Challenge online or by using the Ride with GPS mobile app. Once you join a Challenge, all activities you record or upload that meet the Challenge criteria will be counted towards your totals.

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Join a Challenge

  1. To join a Challenge, open the Challenge page. This can be found from the organization's page, or from a link shared directly from the Challenge organizer.
  2. Click Join Challenge.
  3. If you are already signed into Ride with GPS, you will just need to confirm your name and email address. If you aren't signed in, you'll need to sign in or create an account to join the Challenge.
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Access a Challenge

Once you have joined a Challenge, you can access the Challenge at any point from your dashboard or the Ride with GPS app.

Access in the App

  1. After you have joined a Challenge, your most recent Challenges will show on your home page.
  2. Tap on a specific Challenge from your homepage or tap the Challenges icon to see all current and past Challenges.
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Access on the Website

  1. Challenges can be accessed directly from your dashboard page.
  2. Click on a specific Challenge or click View Challenges to see all current and past Challenges.
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Challenge Rules

All Challenges have a Rules Card that tells participants the specific rules and criteria for the Challenge. Please visit the Challenge page to review the rules card to review the unique rules for your Challenge.
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Participate in a Challenge

Once you've joined a Challenge, you can participate for free by recording your activities with the Ride with GPS app, uploading your activity files from a GPS device, or syncing your GPS device with your account.

Use the App

  1. Download the Ride with GPS app and be sure to sign in with the same account you used to join the Challenge.
  2. Use the app to record your activity. Saved activities upload to your account automatically and any activity that matches the Challenge criteria will count towards your totals. For more information, see our Record Your Ride help page.

Upload Rides Manually

  1. Sign into your Ride with GPS account online and click Upload.
  2. Click Browse Files or drag your files to the upload page.
  3. Your GPS files will be uploaded to your account. Any activity that matches the Challenge criteria will count towards your totals. For more information, see our Uploading Activities help page.

Sync Your Device

  • Garmin users can sync activities automatically by connecting their Garmin Connect account to Ride with GPS. For more information, see our help page.
  • Wahoo users can sync activities automatically by connecting their Ride with GPS account to the ELEMNT app. For more information see our help page.

Update Your Ride's Name with a Hashtag

If your Challenge organizer requires that all rides include a hashtag in the title, you can easily update the ride title at any time to have your ride totals count towards the Challenge.

Update In the App

  1. Open the app and tap Library > Rides.
  2. Tap any ride you where you would like to update the title.
  3. Tap the three dots in the upper right corner, then click Edit Details.
  4. Under Name enter a new name including a hashtag and tap Save.
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Update Online

  1. From your account Dashboard, click Activities on the left column.
  2. Click on the activity you'd like to rename.
  3. Click on the activity name on the left side of the page.
  4. Under Title, enter a new name including a hashtag and click Save.

FAQ

How are Private rides handled?

While activities marked as Private will count towards your Challenge participation, the stats will be anonymized for organizers and will not be viewable by other participants. This means that the organizer will be able to see information like distance, elevation, and moving time for your activities, but will not be able to view the activity name or see the activity recording.

How do I upload a ride file from Strava?

Although there is no way to have your activities from Strava pushed to Ride with GPS, you can manually export activities from Strava and upload them to Ride with GPS. For steps on how to export activities from Strava, see their help documentation.

How do I leave a Challenge?

After you have joined a Challenge you can leave at any time by clicking or tapping the Challenge Joined button online or in the app. This will remove you from the Challenge as a participant and remove you from the leaderboard.

For questions about results or Challenge details...

If you have any questions about your Challenge results or details, please contact the Challenge organizer. If you have any technical questions on how to participant or any questions about how to use Ride with GPS, please contact info@ridewithgps.com.

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