The latest TrainingPeaks Virtual update, v0.4.23, released May 6th, brings a quiver of new frames, wheels, and other performance upgrades!
Editor’s note: Since early June 2023, we’ve highlighted the rapid evolution of indieVelo with weekly update posts. Not everyone receives the emails or is a member of the various social media groups, and the more searchable mentions available, the better to promote the indieVelo, err, Training Peaks Virtual vision. The name is different, and the once-a-week cadence might change, but the commitment to promoting the platform hasn’t wavered.
A Note From the George Gilbert, TrainingPeaks Virtual Founder: |
Happy New Bike Day! This week’s release of TrainingPeaks Virtual brings lots of new goodies to enhance your ride – three brand new bike frames, and five new wheelsets have arrived. Get ready to take on the Virtual world with Time Trial frames from Giant and Scott, the sleek Liv EnviLiv, and an array of new wheels, including deep-section rims, 4-spokes, and disc wheels to help perfect the look of your avatar. Other updates include various graphics enhancements, improved compatibility with third party workouts and bluetooth devices, plus all-new monthly challenges for May to keep you motivated.
Speaking of which…a huge shout out to the winners of April’s monthly challenge. Over 200 athletes successfully tracked down all 10 hidden Easter Eggs across the Virtual world. To help celebrate this achievement, we have increased the prize pot and selected at random 10 lucky winners will receive a box full of TrainingPeaks goodies, all with the new branding. If you’re still on the hunt, check out the handy map below to locate them before they vanish next week.
Looking ahead, we remain committed to defining the future of virtual sport, working together with the community to shape the roadmap together. That plan will be guided by the needs of dedicated athletes, coaches and event organizers such as yourself and we’d love to hear your ideas for the features and experiences you want and need. Share your vision, discuss suggestions from others, and cast your votes in our dedicated Virtual UserVoice channel.
Our winners are:
- Daniel Reid
- Nuggy Blake
- Ben Russell
- Monika Kurkkio
- David Talbott
- Toto LeKoala
- Jon Wakefield
- Johnny Poplin
- Leah Monyhan
- Jamie Bishop
Keep an eye out for an email from us this week with information on your prize.
As always, your feedback matters, and we’re listening and acting on it. Based on your suggestions, we’re shifting focus to develop the bigger features that you’ve been asking for to enhance your training experience even further. To ensure a stable platform for you while we do this, we’ll be adjusting our update schedule, with fewer releases over the next few months.
Download the new TrainingPeaks Hub mobile app from here:
Thank you all again for your support. All of this is only possible because we are listening to and acting on your suggestions for what committed athletes want and need. Please continue to share your thoughts and ideas of what you would like to see in future releases on the dedicated UserVoice channel, as well as vote and discuss the ideas from others.
In Episode 58 of the Virtual Velo Podcast, Chris and Emma welcome Dirk Friel, co-founder and Chief Evangelist of Training Peaks, and Dr. George Gilbert, the creator of indieVelo, to discuss their newly formed partnership and the launch of Training Peaks Virtual.
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Ride the Virtual Stage at Athens Twilight |
Race in Virtual on our special Athens Twilight course! You can go head-to-head against Cat 2 racers who are racing to qualify for the Men’s Pro Twilight Criterium presented by Athens Orthopedic Clinic on Friday, April 25th at 5:45pm.
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TrainingPeaks Virtual will just self-update the next time you open the app. If you find any problems, please follow instructions on how to manually update here.
Do you want to steepen your indieVelo learning curve? Check out our How-to-Guides page for details!
“Thank you all again for your continued support, and we look forward to helping build your vision of virtual cycling, and the experiences committed athletes want and need.”
– George Gilbert, and the TrainingPeaks team
Release Notes – v0.4.23 |
TrainingPeaks Virtual will self-update the next time you open the app. If you find any problems, please follow instructions on how to manually update here. |
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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.
