Category: General
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
Countdown to the Women’s Tour of Britain
In countdown to the Women’s Tour of Britain we caught up with British Cycling’s Route Director Andy Hawes to hear how VeloViewer is being used in preparation for the race.
How has VeloViewer helped in the run up to the Women’s Tour of Britain?
VeloViewer has become an absolute key tool in delivering our events, to the point where, my Route Safety Manager, and I wonder how we planned this type of event before it was available as we struggled for years with limited technology. Continue reading
Reflections on Camp Strava
VeloViewer’s Ben Lowe headed to Camp Strava in Los Angeles last week and here he shares his insights from the trip….
This was the 2nd Camp Strava I’ve attended and it never fails to deliver on lots of fronts.
As ever, it was great to connect with the Strava team who are so supportive of VeloViewer. I enjoyed chatting to their new CEO Mike Martin and hearing more about his vision for the future.
Meet the Team Series – Part 2
Part two of our Meet the Team series and it’s VeloViewer Director Anna Lowe who is in the spotlight. Here she shares an insight into her role at VeloViewer (VV) and how she keeps a healthy work/life balance.
Meet the Team Series – Part 1
Our Meet the Team series introduces the VeloViewer team with insights into their
involvement in the business operations and what makes them tick when it comes to activity.
Here we introduce Rachel Davison our Office Manager at VeloViewer HQ.
VeloViewer year wrapped 2023
It’s that time of year again – we are so excited to see people creating & sharing their own VeloViewer year wrapped!
I’ve enjoyed playing around with the new colour ways and think I’ve found my favourite. Great to see so many people staying faithful to the original VV black & red too.
If you haven’t already, you can take a look at the new-look VeloViewer year wrapped here.
Strava Subscription Updates
Yesterday (18th May 2020) Strava announced some major changes to their subscription model and what features its user will have if they aren’t subscribed. The main thing being non-subscribers can no longer view any segment leaderboards apart from the overall top 10 (including lists of their own efforts). There have also been some changes to the Strava API. Thankfully I/VeloViewer is in the fortunate position that Strava gave me a bunch of warning and hasn’t restricted my API access at all for Strava Subscribers and only the segment rankings/efforts aren’t available for non-subscribers bringing it in line with Strava’s own website/app. So if you are a Strava Subscriber (more than 70% of VeloViewer PRO users already are before this announcement) then there aren’t any changes at all in VeloViewer for you. For non-subscribers that are a few but 99% of the site continues to work as normal. Full details of the differences within VeloViewer for Strava Subscribers and non-Subscribers is available here.
Strava Authentication Update
Yesterday (30th September 2019) I released an update migrating over to Strava’s updated authentication process. The first time you revisit VeloViewer after this date you will be re-prompted to allow VeloViewer access to your Strava data. The number of options that users agree to allow access to has increased and below I will explain why VeloViewer requires the options being asked for. Currently VeloViewer will only work if you leave all of the options selected even if you don’t chose to use all of those features within VeloViewer.
Trans-Madeira 2018
5 days of Enduro MTB riding and racing on the wonderful island of Madeira, what’s not to love about that?!
