Steven De Jongh's Strava file; the map showed the exact location where his activity stopped.
Unconscious Steven De Jongh found using Strava
While Steven De Jongh was left stranded and unconscious with nobody to raise the alarm when he went training alone but his Strava helped save him.
His ride activity for his solo spin yesterday morning stopped without reason as he trained in the region around Girona.
And because his wife had reported him missing, the emergency services were out looking for him.
They were able to pinpoint the location where the ride stopped and search there. Thankfully De Jongh was found, having crashed off the road.
He seems to have been missing for five hours and suffered a concussion during his crash. The former pro cyclist turned Trek-Segafredo directeur sportif was unconscious.
But he was taken away by ambulance and brought to hospital in Girona where he was recovering last night.
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Apart from a concussion-related headache, no other injuries were reported. A number of Strava users were able to track others riding in the area at the time.
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One cyclist appeared to be at the precise location where De Jongh’s activity stopped and when it stopped.
However, after he was tracked down on social media he said he had not seen Steven De Jongh.
Other Strava users chipped in and shared photos of what they believed was the precise location where Steven De Jongh was last recorded riding.
The Strava records showed his ride had stopped on a descent close to La Ganga. He had ridden almost 39 miles in two hours when the ride stopped.
De Jongh’s wife, Renee Meijer, had reported him missing when he failed to return home after his ride.
He had left his home in Giro at 10.30am. When his wife alerted the emergency services he was missing she also made public appeals for information on Twitter.
The search party, involving a rescue helicopter and the police, was able to use the Strava data to narrow down the search area.
Need to find Mark Roberts https://t.co/QNmMpqyqn9 … he might have more information. pic.twitter.com/gNu3SUsjQq
— Robert van Klinken (@robertvklinken) October 15, 2018
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