TrainingPeaks Virtual is an indoor cycling platform within the TrainingPeaks ecosystem that supports you in acquiring, retaining and engaging with your athletes year-round. With TrainingPeaks Virtual, you can showcase your coaching brand, build your own teams (with custom kits), and create your own group races, events, rides and workouts. TrainingPeaks Virtual is free until March and then will be included with a TrainingPeaks Premium subscription.
In this article, we’ll give an overview of how to:
- Access TrainingPeaks Virtual
- Create a Virtual Team Your Athletes Can Join, With Custom Kits
- Create Group Rides and Races
- Customize Your Events
- Interact With Your Athletes in Real-Time
Get Started With TrainingPeaks Virtual
Getting started is easy and covered in detail here. Just download the TrainingPeaks Virtual app to your computer, smartphone, tablet, or Apple TV and log in with your TrainingPeaks athlete credentials. From here you can create your custom team, or create a group event to invite your athletes to.
When your athletes log in to TrainingPeaks Virtual, their FTP and zones will automatically sync from TrainingPeaks. Any cycling workouts on their calendar will be available to ride in TrainingPeaks Virtual immediately. Once your athlete has completed their ride, the workout seamlessly syncs back to TrainingPeaks for analysis.
Create a Team and Custom Kits
TrainingPeaks Virtual empowers you as a coach with advanced customization tools to elevate the athlete experience and strengthen your coaching business.
Build your team and design unique kits to bring your coaching brand to life. Follow these instructions on creating a custom team and designing your kit. Once you have submitted your kit design, it will be integrated into the game and available to wear in approximately five days.
You can invite all your athletes to join your team, which will allow them to wear your custom kit any time they ride in TrainingPeaks Virtual. Creating a team is just one more way to offer a sense of connection and community to your athletes year-round.
Create Group Rides and Races
Create dynamic, custom events on TrainingPeaks Virtual to keep your athletes engaged and productive. You can create events that serve you and your athletes best, whether it’s races, group rides, or group workouts.
Host, race, stream, and review. TrainingPeaks Virtual makes event management seamless, so you offer more as a coach and keep pushing your athletes’ limits.
Customize Your Events
With TrainingPeaks Virtual, you’re no longer limited to hosting group workouts with athletes who live nearby. By hosting group workouts, you can train with all your athletes regardless of location.
You can tailor every aspect of these rides to your coaching brand and your athletes’ experience with in-depth customization. Individualize workouts to your athletes’ specific needs and create custom events with personalized race formats, terrain, weather, and more to meet your athletes’ goals.
Check out the quick video below to see all the ways to customize the TrainingPeaks Virtual experience for you and your athletes.
Spectate an Athlete’s Workout and Chat
Watch your athletes as they ride without having to ride with them and provide feedback from their live data.
The spectate function allows you to keep an eye on your athlete during a key workout or race, with a live view of their power, heart rate and cadence. Chat with your athlete as they ride to give them pointers or feedback real-time.
Watch This Free Webinar for More Virtual Tips
TrainingPeaks Virtual Founder George Gilbert and TrainingPeaks President Lee Gerakos provided some great insights on how to use TrainingPeaks Virtual in your coaching. Our extensive Q&A covered topics including group rides, team setup, and prescribing Virtual workouts.
