Thank you for joining us in 17/18, and making it so special. First, we are happy to notice that Rouviers, aside from seeing each other online, have started meeting together offline as well! (Expect an update with the details on that one soon.)

Second, the private beta testing for our new functionality (#1 milestone in the last year) went just great, with tons of overwhelming feedback received. We send multiple thanks to all beta testers for their input, and unveil the release schedule now:

• 1.11. at 11:11 UTC - Public beta for augmented reality (it includes new routes, female/male rider models, optional jerseys, group ride)
• December:  Online Augmented Races
• 2019:  Official Scheduled Races and Group Rides 

During the Public Beta period, AR are to be available to all subscribers, both Standard and Premium. 

NEW CAREER START IS IN FORCE

It was a great training year, which proved our initial concept to be valid. It would not be correct to call it a “New Career Concept,” but rather, an “Initial Career Concept.”

As articulated previously, CAREER on Rouvy has never been something to hinder individual training itineraries. Whether Career tasks and training load match your individual training plans or not (probably not), we have no clue how to pair those (if you do, please let us know in the comments).  

As you may have already noticed, we have switched the CAREER format to a strict annual timeline. So, now it should look more like a “sorta League,” and below are the considerations for doing so:

Defaults:

• Your Career Level (or “My Career,” as you are used to seeing in the menu) will be reset every year to zero.
• All results - up to a date of reset - are counted as those reached in the last/current season.
• Career resets will never affect any personal and all-time statistics. Your personal results for the 17/18 period are saved in the Season Results section on my.rouvy.com.
• Former Legends will receive a special badge and/or a highlighted rider model in the augmented mode.

Double Point Weekends and Outdoor Scores:

• The Double Point Weekends will stay, and the schedule is to be released soon.
• Anyone is welcome to mix and proceed with the outdoor rides, where applicable.

Positives of the new format:

• Every single athletic competition is always timely. So, we believe the new concept is making it more dynamic.
• You'll be able to see how hard anyone rides and performs in the Career from year to year.

18/19 SEASON PREVIEW

As with the Challenges, the annual budget for Career 18/19 is again up to $10,000 in different sweet prizes! Kudos and much gratitude to our great partners, who provide you with a chance to get something valuable in every level as you proceed. In Rouvy Season 18/19, the following prizes will make your road into Legend status look very attractive:

• CycleOps:  3 random draws every month for socks and beanies; 1 final draw for H2 smart trainer
• Kinetic:  A draw for 1 heart rate monitor every month
• Elite:  1 draw for an experience day with a Pro team at one of Giro d'Italia’s stages!
• TrainingPeaks:  A draw for 2 quarterly subscriptions every month; 1 draw for 1 annual TP  subscription
• Wahoo:  1 draw for 1 new Wahoo KICKR CORE smart trainer
• PowerTap:  1 draw for 1 PowerTap magnetless speed or cadence sensor every month
• Rouvy:  a branded jersey for each Legend

Elite, as a new partner in the Career for the ELITE level, came up with a fantastic prize:  “an experience day at the Giro d'Italia stage.” See what it may look like for the winner

Isn’t that super cool and exciting???

Keeping all that in mind, you now have an opportunity to build up a new career ladder in 2018/2019. Go-go-go! The journey is more important than the end. Life teaches us that there is nothing more stable than ongoing change. So, have fun on the road!

Challenges for Q1 of the training season 18/19 are on the Roster

As promised, we are publishing the first stretch of Challenges for the beginning of the Season 2018/2019.
You get a chance to win sweet prizes and cool-looking Finishers Badges!
There are multiple reasons proving the indoor trainer has become a cyclist’s year-round friend. Our challenges are designed to do just that, and are always easily found on the map and in your apps. Finally, let’s jump to the menu:

Badge	Name/Dates	Prizes
	TrainingPeaks Haleakala Challenge 8th October - 18th November	1 draw for Annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription 1 draw for Semi-annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription
	CycleOps H2 Challenge 8th October - 28th October	- 1 random draw for CycleOps  H2 smart trainer.
	TrainingPeaks Kona Challenge 13th October - 15th October	1 draw for Annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription 1 draw for Semi-annual TrainingPeaks Premium subscription
	Hamburger Challenge #4 22nd October - 18th November -> Details and registration.              Favero Assioma Challenge 29th October - 25th November -> Details and registration.	- finisher's badge                  - 1 random draw for Assioma Power Meter Pedals
	Elite Challenge 5th November - 2nd December -> Details and registration.	1 random draw for Elite Direto
	Kinetic Challenge 26th November - 16th December -> Details and registration.     Holiday Tour #5 17th December - 20th January -> Details and registration.       Wahoo Climbing Challenge 31st December - 27th January -> Details and registration.	1 random draw for Road Machine  | Control trainer         5 random draws fof 3 Months Rouvy Premium subscription + Finisher's Badge             1 random draw for new Wahoo KICKR + CLIMB for all riders who complete the challenge.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Upper Career levels are automatically part of the drawings for the lower ones for the current season, with an exception for idle accounts (“0” activity in the last season). Those are not part of the draws. Find all rules in the details of the respective levels.
• Unless it is a type of exclusive promo and directly stated, you don’t have to take any extra action to be eligible for a prize. Join and complete the challenging task, and you are in there for a chance to win!
• To make it easier, we will send a reminder for the branded challenge starting a couple days/weeks in advance. Facebook is not a reliable way to keep up with Rouvy updates, so we strongly recommend you subscribe to the newsletter if you don’t already receive our newsletters.  We don’t bother with miscellaneous items and send updates only when there is something important to say.
• Standard Challenges will stay on the map and in apps with no special reminder.
• Challenges for January - March (Q2 of the Rouvy Season 18/19) will be announced in mid-December.

 
So, the Challenges for the beginning of Rouvy season 2018/2019 are now published, registrations are open, and we´re looking forward to your tremendous efforts. Let’s show the others that you’re well prepared to beat the best and yourself in the first turn!
 
P.S. If you think this announcement deserves the attention of your cycling friends, please help us spread the word by sharing this blog post on your social media and online resources.

Enjoy your rides and Challenges in the new season!
Thank you - and good luck in draws!