TrainingPeaks Virtual Cycling

This app only really works on the newest of hardware with lightning fast internet. If I run it only my M4 pro MBP right next to my router, this is a great app, any other hardware, anywhere else in my house it's useless. Why does app need 4 down/loading screens before game play in 2026? And the downloading content screen before you can even get to a menu can take half an hour or more if you don't have super fast internet.... and it won't download in the background if you leave the app. Navigating the menus on anything other than a computer with mouse is also dreadful. On my phone the buttons are too small, it's just a scaled down version on the desktop app, and on my apple tv, it can take minutes to figure out the incantation of swipes necessary to get the right button highlighted to do anything. I really wish this app was better, I don't like paying for TP premium and zwift, but I might have to go back to it, because I can't spend 45 minutes just getting set up for a ride, to only to then have a laggy, low framerate (< 1fps) experience.

Performs as well as Zwift (maybe a touch better in some ways) at a basic level. Obviously a long way to go yet in terms of variety and the quality of the scenery. It doesn’t yet integrate fully with my Garmin NEO Bike, but is clearly making progress: they recently added terrain response, but it does not yet support road feel. The fact it requires manually syncing with Garmin Connect is also a miss. Even so, it’s a no brainer given it’s part of TrainingPeaks Premium, which I happily pay for anyway!

Agreed! This might be better than Zwift! I’ll give it a few more weeks, but after trying the platform, I love it! Realistic and there are additional pedaling metrics (L/R balance, torque, efficiency) if your trainer or power meter cranks/pedals support this feature. Wind speed and direction are variables factored into racing events on this platform. It’s the Beta version trial and so far I haven’t had any issues. (Helpful tip) TPV uses lots of memory just like Zwift. To prevent the app from crashing, Make sure you either remove the Zwift app or other apps using lots of memory (or increase your storage). Developer feedback was fast and helpful within 24 hours. Solved my crashing issue and it works great!