Our VeloViewer Wrapped Infographic stories are inspired by users who shared their data with us and their goals for the year.
UK rider Chris Chadwick gave us the lowdown on his infographic and may inspire your adventures for 2025. Continue reading
Category: General
Explorer Tile Tales – Final Destination
For this Explorer Tale we introduce you to a Stephan Geissler who put VeloViewer to good use during the pandemic to uncover tiles closer to home. Hear how Stephan’s tile hunting took off at Frankfurt airport. Continue reading
WayfloW x VeloViewer Collaboration
One of the highlights of the VeloViewer 2024 season is our new partnership with WayfloW which generates realistic videos of race segments via AI, and is now a feature in our WorldTour Package for pro teams. Continue reading
VeloViewer Stance on Safety
In this article VeloViewer Founder and Director Ben, highlights how tech solutions are used in professional cycling and how they can be applied to improve rider safety.
Effects of the 2024 Strava Segment Declutter in VeloViewer
On 26th September 2024, Strava announced “Segment Updates: Verified Segments, Decluttering and Leaderboard FAQ’s“. The goals are to remove duplicated as well as messy (bad GPS data) segments, tidy up the leaderboards (removing dodgy times) and to introduce “verified” segments. The result should be tidier segment lists for your Strava activities. Some of you will remember that in Jan 2021 almost all Zwift Virtual Ride segments were deleted (apart from Zwift-Insider’s segments used in the ZI leaderboard in VeloViewer ) which was a welcome relief to my API rate limits, given how many segments there used to be!
Explorer tile hunting
Our favourite emails to receive are from VeloViewer subscribers with tales of their explorer tile hunting. We’re always shocked at the lengths people go to, but also inspired by adventure seekers who find new ways to claim a tile, along with the buzz it gives them!
We were contacted recently by British Columbian Anna Bonga who shared details of her and her husband’s mountain biking adventure with the sole focus of collecting tiles. The journey involved riding, climbing and bushwhacking through prickly bushes and alongside downed trees, whilst also carrying ice axes just in case the soil gave way and they needed to pull themselves back up the slope! Continue reading
Lidl-Trek’s take on the Tour de France Femmes
With the third edition of the Tour de France (TDF) Femmes almost complete, at VeloViewer throughout the Tour we have been working with teams to ensure they have the data they need to maximise preparation, race tactics and safety.
For Lidl-Trek’s Assistant DS at the Tour, and Head Director of the women’s team, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, the VeloViewer WorldTour App plays an integral role in the team and individual rider preparation, as well as on race day. Ina gave us an insight into the run up to this year’s Tour.
How does the platform assist you in your role as a DS?
This is my 3rd year using VeloViewer with Lidl-Trek and we use it for each of the WorldTour races. It helps to provide a good overview of the races and prep for them when they’re far from home, as we have the detail of each stage to help plan and visualise the route.
Annemiek van Vleuten TDF Femmes Insights
VeloViewer has had a long-term working partnership with the legendary cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten, and, as the winner of the TDF Femmes 2022, she is the perfect rider to give us a perspective on how teams and riders will use VeloViewer in this year’s race.
Taking on the Andorra Epic
Our resident VeloViewer mountain bike rider Tony Lowe competed in the Andorra Epic MTB challenge in July. This bucket list race is part of the Epic Global MTB Series with two person teams competing over four stages with the stunning backdrop of the Andorran Pyrenees.
Meet the Team – Part 3
Ben founded VeloViewer in 2012 and quickly established the business offering digital solutions for professional cycling via the WorldTour package, and for everyday cyclists via the PRO subscription.
We caught up with Ben in the third of our Meet the Team series to talk about what his work entails and his passions outside of the office. Continue reading