Cyclists getting ready for nationwide occasions will quickly be capable of pre-ride championship programs with out leaving house. TrainingPeaks immediately introduced a four-year partnership with USA Biking, establishing TrainingPeaks Digital because the governing physique’s official esports platform by means of 2028, changing MyWhoosh.
The collaboration debuts September 18, 2025, when athletes can use the platform’s GPXplore characteristic to preview the 31-mile USA Biking Gravel Nationals route just about. Riders will be capable of familiarise themselves with all of the climbs, corners and terrain forward of the in-person race in La Crescent, Minnesota, on September 20.
Different digital platforms additionally supply real-world course simulations. Rouvy and Bkool enable riders to add GPX recordsdata to coach on their chosen programs, whereas Zwift has constructed replicas of choose World Championship circuits equivalent to Richmond (2015) and Innsbruck (2018). However these efforts have been both athlete-driven or one-off recreations. USA Biking’s integration with TrainingPeaks Digital marks the primary time a governing physique has tied its official nationwide championship occasions on to a digital pre-ride expertise.
The Esports Nationwide Race Calendar
Because of this partnership, the Echelon Racing League, a long-running digital race collection endorsed by the UCI Continental Challenge Echelon workforce, will now even be held on TrainingPeaks Digital.
Dubbed the ‘eSports Nationwide Race Calendar,’ the league’s sixth season will run from November 1, 2025, to February 1, 2026. The season will conclude with the USA Biking Esports Nationwide Championships held on January 31 and February 1, 2026.
TrainingPeaks acquired indieVelo in 2024, and rebranded it as TrainingPeaks Digital, thereby increasing the corporate’s footprint from coaching and efficiency administration into esports racing.
IndieVelo was initially based by Dr. George Gilbert, the previous chair of Biking Esports at Zwift, and Bjoern Ossenbrink, who beforehand led Zwift’s Accuracy and Information Evaluation (ZADA) workforce. Their objective was to construct a platform that prioritised credibility and realism in digital biking.
The platform’s racing engine replicates outside dynamics equivalent to drafting, cornering and braking, whereas syncing instantly with structured TrainingPeaks exercises.
To race within the Echelon Racing League, athletes will want a TrainingPeaks Premium account. Participation within the USA Biking Esports Nationwide Championships additionally requires an lively USA Biking license and the completion of not less than one Echelon Racing League occasion.
