The DEM that Strava uses for elevation profiles (and therefore working out climbing, thence guessing at power) is way off in loads of places.
Just look at the profile of Lambeth Bridge: https://www.strava.com/segments/5728834
Yes, it's clearly a 16% downhill from Millbank to the middle of the bridge.
So what your saying is power could go up, as well as down?
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The DEM that Strava uses for elevation profiles (and therefore working out climbing, thence guessing at power) is way off in loads of places.
Just look at the profile of Lambeth Bridge: https://www.strava.com/segments/5728834
Yes, it's clearly a 16% downhill from Millbank to the middle of the bridge.