Finding Your Local Poggio/Mur de Huy/Zoncolon/etc

Poggio 3D Elevation ProfileWe all can watch the Pros smashing up the classic climbs on TV and wouldn’t it be great to have a go yourself! But unfortunately not many of us have the luxury of having any of those climbs on our own doorstep.  However, what you can easily do using VeloViewer is to find which of your local climbs is the most like one of the classic climbs and then compare or attempt to match your time with that of the Pros.  Here’s how to do it.

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Vélobici Spring Classics Challenge 2014

Velobici Spring Classics Challenge 2014 LeaderboardThe snowdrops are flowering which can mean only thing: the Vélobici Spring Classics Challenge is about to commence!  With over £1000 of Vélobici kit up for grabs this is just the incentive you need to get yourself clocking up the miles in preparation for summer.  The format is the same as last year with 50 days available for you to rack up as much distance as you can with a goal of completing the equivalent distance of as many of the Spring Classics as possible.  The more classics you complete the better the prize you’ll have a chance to win. Many bonus prizes also available including furthest distance covered on a steel framed bike and also a separate country leaderboard to see which nation has the most hard-core riders. View the leaderboard on VeloViewer.

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Delving into The Sufferfest Rubber Glove with VeloViewer to find your FTP

The Sufferfest - Rubber GloveMost of you by now will have tried out the new activity details page on VeloViewer but in the depths of a northern hemisphere winter, here’s how you can use it to find your Functional Threshold Performance (FTP) in conjunction with The Sufferfest’s Rubber Glove video from the comfort of your own kitchen/garage/cellar/gym.

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