Home > Other Fun Stuff > Training & Nutrition

IndieVelo Is Now TrainingPeaks Virtual and Free Till March 2025

TrainingPeaks Virtual
10 Comments
Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More

TrainingPeaks has acquired indieVelo and rebranded itself as TrainingPeaks Virtual. The coaching software company sees this as a way to give coaches and athletes a fully integrated training ecosystem. The real question is whether TrainingPeaks Virtual can stay in the pack with names like Zwift and MyWhoosh or will they be dropped on the first climb?  

indieVelo is now Training Peak Virtual
The indieVelo website is still active with video and Q&A but now, points the user to TrainingPeaks Virtual.

What Makes TrainingPeaks Virtual Different?

To understand the whole picture of TrainingPeaks Virtual, you must know TrainingPeaks. For those unfamiliar with TrainingPeaks (TP), it is training software that coaches employ to program workouts, see athletes’ training results, and analyze power data. The software was similar to Today’s Plan (RIP) and Golden Cheetah but now takes on another identity as a place to train and upload your workouts. This acquisition comes as no surprise, as TP recently acquired Train Heroic (a strength training software), adding another dimension to athlete programming. 

Better Than Zwift? 

I’m not touching that one, but it does offer some unique features that only TrainingPeaks (or a similar coaching software) could offer. TrainingPeaks Virtual claims it sets itself apart with a custom physics engine designed for more realistic and accurate virtual riding. TP claims the platform better represents real-world dynamics like drafting, cornering, braking, and line choice, to better reflect the demands of outdoor riding.

Now, we can’t attest fully to those claims without trying it. However, integrating training accurate zones and syncing structured workouts from their coach to the TrainingPeaks Virtual will be a welcome addition. In the future, TrainingPeaks plans to introduce other integrations, including workout compliance and syncing of TrainingPeaks zones and FTP.

TPV software
(TrainingPeaks coaching Login. Image Bikerumor.com)

Keeping the Athlete-Coach Connection

This acquisition follows the launch of the TrainingPeaks Strength Workout Builder, which is helping coaches streamline training insights and track how athletes incorporate all workouts into their routines. 

“We want to ensure coaches have a seamless onboarding experience for their athletes. A lot of friction creates challenges for coaches, and this acquisition helps introduce athletes to that world more easily.”

TrainingPeaks President Lee Gerakos.

Features – TrainingPeaks Virtual

  • Realistic Riding: In TrainingPeaks Virtual, tactics matter. With proprietary real-world physics, including drafting, cornering, braking, and line choice, you get a more realistic indoor experience.
  • Seamless Integration: All your workouts where and when you want them. With TrainingPeaks Virtual as part of the TrainingPeaks ecosystem, you’ll never waste time finding or transferring your data.
  • Credible Racing: TrainingPeaks Virtual offers various event types, including team racing, keirin, elimination, and more. DS Mode helps your team strategize, and unparalleled sub-millimeter accuracy guarantees results everyone can trust.
  • Community Features: Join or create realistic group rides with dynamic features to keep your team riding together. Don’t have a crew to ride with? Choose your goal and join a group of Racebots to keep you motivated.
  • Access: All new and existing TrainingPeaks athlete accounts will have free access to the beta version until March 2025. After March 2025, TrainingPeaks Virtual will be a Premium feature.

TrainingPeaks Virtual Beta Launches Free Through March 2025

The beta version of TrainingPeaks Virtual is now free, syncing with new and existing TrainingPeaks athlete accounts. Athletes and coaches can dive into the platform’s features without a cost barrier until March 2025, after which TrainingPeaks Virtual will be available through a $125.00/yr TrainingPeaks Premium membership, making it less expensive than Zwift ($200/yr).

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

10 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Astro_Kraken
Astro_Kraken
1 month ago

This is great. Zwift is good but it’s definitely starting to look and feel its age.

Antoine Martin
Antoine Martin
1 month ago
Reply to  Astro_Kraken

Zwift never tried to incorporate some kind of braking which means for racing most track gives the same boring experience of a long sweaty wait for a sprint finish, and if you don’t have sprinter leg you’ll have to wait for the occasional w/kg climb race. Nothing that require punch or tactic will really happen.

Last edited 1 month ago by Antoine Martin
Kool Stop Tyre Lever Sales Dept.
Kool Stop Tyre Lever Sales Dept.
1 month ago
Reply to  Astro_Kraken

The next Zwift update, to increase user interactions, will include sprint dogs,
the white van man for British rides,
and coal rolling brodozers that slow you down for a random amount
of time. Wahoo is working an improved rocker plate, the hop & rock plate
for virtual pot holes and dropped water bottles.

Last edited 1 month ago by Kool Stop Tyre Lever Sales Dept.
Bikerr
Bikerr
1 month ago

To bad it’s not on AppleTv App Store….

VazzedUp
VazzedUp
1 month ago

Love the avatar taking the corners with their inside food down (face palm)

Last edited 1 month ago by VazzedUp
Jim Briggs
Jim Briggs
9 days ago
Reply to  VazzedUp

Many years ago I raced motorcycles on oiled dirt. Inside foot went down. Then motocross (rough). Foot didn’t go down that much. Hang the foot out but not put it down. Faster I got, the more I needed my foot on the peg. I see road racers and ice track motor cycles, the knee goes on the surface. I like the idea of bike racers sticking out the foot. Makes me so much faster!

syborg
syborg
1 month ago

Riding in the real world trumps virtual riding every day of the week.

Collin S
Collin S
1 month ago
Reply to  syborg

I think most people agree but as daylight dwindles and as temps rarely go above freezing in the Northern parts of the world, zwift and the like have completely revolutionized the space. Prior to zwift, we would either do horrible Spinervals/80’s-90’s style workout videos or watch a movie or stare at the wall trying to follow a set interval plan. While on the weekends, you surely can get out, there’s no way you can ride as hard when its 20F out as you can in a 70F basement. Prior to zwift, I would struggle to do an hour sustained on the trainer, no less with good structure. The very first ride on zwift, I did nearly 90 minutes and I was amazed at how non taxing it was on my mind.

Jim Briggs
Jim Briggs
1 month ago

It seems like not a competitor to Zwift.
Z has significant numbers. Always good for a little humility in my case. Or I can meetup with my kid. He’s radically anti mywhoosh. He’s not about to join up with a trainer. He’s a sprint kayaker. I love doing meetups on Zwift with him. He doesn’t train for bikes. That’s why he’s only a B on Zwift.

Robert
Robert
10 days ago

“unparalleled sub-millimeter accuracy guarantees results everyone can trust”? I did my first TT and I tied with a racerbot. A ten mile TT tying down to the 0.001 of a second!? Doesn’t seem accurate or probable to me.

Subscribe Now

Sign up to receive BikeRumor content direct to your inbox.