# Why does Strava not import rides as virtual rides? **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [March 5, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-does-strava-not-import-rides-as-virtual-rides/91564 "2024-03-05T19:12:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bazcurtis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bazcurtis/32/13619_2.png) [@bazcurtis](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/bazcurtis)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-does-strava-not-import-rides-as-virtual-rides/91564/1 "2024-03-05T19:12:34Z")
I am sure this didn’t use to happen. When the rides sync with Strava it doesn’t record it as a virtual ride. This makes it associate with my outdoor bike instead of my SB20. This by design or a bug. Fulgaz does sync to Strava as a virtual ride. ---
**Author:** ![mcneese.chad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcneese.chad/32/15056_2.png) [@mcneese.chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcneese.chad)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-does-strava-not-import-rides-as-virtual-rides/91564/2 "2024-03-05T19:21:06Z")
I may merge this with the long running topic, since it seems related. > [@Request: Change Default Sport upload type to "Virtual Ride" in Strava](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/request-change-default-sport-upload-type-to-virtual-ride-in-strava/42949): > > What the title says. Zwift automatically uploads all of my rides as virtual rides but TR uploads them as regular rides which implies they are outdoors. Seems like an easy and sensible change to make so I can see my outdoor versus indoor rides more easily. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Pabst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pabst/32/157934_2.png) [@Pabst](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pabst)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-does-strava-not-import-rides-as-virtual-rides/91564/3 "2024-03-05T19:22:23Z")
> [@bazcurtis](#): > > I am sure this didn’t use to happen. Never has for me. Not all indoor rides are virtual rides. ---
**Author:** ![giventotri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/giventotri/32/154888_2.png) [@giventotri](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/giventotri)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-does-strava-not-import-rides-as-virtual-rides/91564/4 "2024-03-05T19:34:27Z")
Yeah, it’s never worked that way as far as I can tell, but for whatever’s worth, you can use [ActivityFix](https://www.activityfix.com) to change the activity type and gear automatically: ![Capture-2024-03-05-123403](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/1/9/1916d88c749f210388ed47f389a7d33c25296399.png) ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-does-strava-not-import-rides-as-virtual-rides/91564/5 "2024-03-05T19:34:39Z")
Velodrome? ---
**Author:** ![operatingthetan666](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/operatingthetan666/32/168259_2.png) [@operatingthetan666](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/operatingthetan666)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-does-strava-not-import-rides-as-virtual-rides/91564/6 "2024-03-06T19:19:15Z")
The problem is that Strava doesn’t have a ride type for ‘indoor ride’ that aligns to a default bike. So every TR workout ends up with my default outside bike on it instead of the ‘virtual ride’ bike. I understand a TR ride isn’t exactly a virtual ride but the distinction on Strava isn’t important to me since I can see it was a TR activity. Strava could just as easily fix this bug by making the virtual ride bike apply to both types, but TR seems more responsive to their customers by a long shot. ---
**Author:** ![bazcurtis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bazcurtis/32/13619_2.png) [@bazcurtis](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/bazcurtis)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-does-strava-not-import-rides-as-virtual-rides/91564/7 "2024-03-06T20:05:28Z")
Perhaps Trainerroad could add a button for us to choose how to upload them. ---
**Author:** ![jmkizer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jmkizer/32/160157_2.png) [@jmkizer](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jmkizer)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/why-does-strava-not-import-rides-as-virtual-rides/91564/8 "2024-03-07T19:33:16Z")
I love ActivityFix!