The indieVelo October 2023 monthly challenge includes Training and Racing elements, featuring a special Hill Climb Time Trial on the steep Northern Hill and accumulative distance totals. Results from last month's challenge are here too!
It’s October already! “Indoor Specialist” season is rounding into form. Are you? Time for a new set of challenges! There’s something there for everyone, so don’t miss the chance to test your form!
Training
Training: By popular request, some time on the flat! All rides count (free riding, pacing, training, and racing), and your challenge is your own cumulative total distance for the month.
Racing
Racing: For those who still prefer hills—a Hill Climb! This time, up the new course on the higher and steeper road to the mountaintop.
Every hour throughout the month, there’s a special Hill Climb Time Trial event (Northern Hill Climb) running in-game and highlighted in gold in the events tab in 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 August Challenge Final Standings here!
Congratulations to all September 2023 Challengers! The Competition is Heating UP!
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Semi-retired after more than 20 years as the owner and director of a private Orthopedic Physical Therapy practice, Chris now enjoys the freedom to dedicate himself to his passions—virtual cycling and writing.
Driven to give back to the sport that has enriched his life with countless experiences and relationships, he founded a non-profit organization, TheDIRTDadFund. In the summer of 2022, he rode 3,900 miles from San Francisco to his “Gain Cave” on Long Island, New York, raising support for his charity.
His passion for cycling shines through in his writing, which has been featured in prominent publications like Cycling Weekly, Cycling News, road.cc, Zwift Insider, Endurance.biz, and Bicycling. In 2024, he was on-site in Abu Dhabi, covering the first live, in-person UCI Cycling Esports World Championship.
His contributions to cycling esports have not gone unnoticed, with his work cited in multiple research papers exploring this evolving discipline. He sits alongside esteemed esports scientists as a member of the Virtual Sports Research Network and contributes to groundbreaking research exploring the new frontier of virtual physical sport. Chris co-hosts The Virtual Velo Podcast, too.
