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indieVelo September 2023 Challenges Announced

The indieVelo September 2023 monthly challenge includes Training and Racing elements, featuring cumulative climbing totals and a 4 KM ITT on the Velodrome. Plus the results of last month's challenge.

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It’s September already! Is the “Indoor Specialist” season almost here? Time for a new set of challenges! There’s something there for everyone, so don’t miss the chance to test your form!

indieVelo September 4km itt details

Training

Hill time again! All rides count (free riding, pacing, training, racing), and your challenge is your cumulative total distance for the month.

Racing

indieVelo now has around 5x as many riders than when we last did some pursuiting – must be time to share the love! 

Every hour throughout the month, there’s a special 4 Kilometer Time Trial event (8 laps of the velodrome) running in-game and highlighted in gold in the events tab in the The Hub.

You can enter as many times as you like, and your challenge is to post the fastest time you can.

Both these challenges are now active on the server, so feel free to get started straight away. Good luck, and have fun!

Check out the July Challenge Final Standings here!

Congratulations to all August 2023 Challengers! The Competition is Heating UP!

indieVelo August Challenge Result
Overall Final Standing for August 2023: Distance (L) and TT (R)
Women's Final Standings for August 2023: Distance (L) and TT (R)

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