Rouvy guide

3/15/2024 Mark Nessmith

Get the most out of your ROUVY rides with Strava Live Segments

ROUVY and Strava, the leading social platform for athletes, have joined forces to bring Live Segments to indoor cycling. Turn up the power to beat your own personal record (PR), or maybe even earn the title of King or Queen of the Mountain!

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3/11/2024 Alex Filippov

5 PRO TIPS FOR TACKLING COBBLES

You have your bike ready for an adventure á la Spring Classics, with chunky tires on and the fragile carbon bottle cage removed. You've put some electrical tape on your seatpost to prevent slippage (yes, it’s a thing) and you’re ready to take off. Now let’s talk about riding position when you ride cobbles.

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3/10/2024 Alex Filippov

7 SPRING CLASSIC TECH TRENDS TO INSPIRE YOU

Do riders still double-wrap their handlebars for the Spring Classics? One of the perks of attending Spring Classics in person is seeing all the cool custom and DIY tech. A ton of weird tech hacks that will eventually make their way into the amateurs' world and become a new standard.

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2/28/2024 Alex Filippov

3 SPRING CLASSICS PRO RIDER TIPS TO TRY

Professional cyclists spend months training for the spring classics, which are among the most challenging and thrilling races in the world. Rain, fog, cross-winds, tricky navigation, the full-on nature of the races, as well as crashes make the Spring Classics so intense.

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2/6/2024 Lauren Wolff

A guide to key cycling metrics that can improve your riding

Learn about some essential metrics to help you understand why they are important in monitoring and measuring your progress when creating a training plan. I will discuss setting goals, FTP testing, power training zones, Normalised Power, Intensity Factor (IF) and Training Stress Score (TSS). There is no need to feel daunted by these terms, data and numbers if you keep reminding yourself to stick to your plan and use the training metrics available on ROUVY to help you with your riding.

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11/27/2023 Leo Lendvorsky

Training for improving the magic VO2 max number

Everyone's buzzed about that magic number: VO2 max. Athletes globally flaunt and compare this metric. VO2 max reigns supreme in the endurance sports realm. But what's the 'perfect' VO2 max value for endurance pursuits? And, of course, how can you boost your VO2 max? Dive into today's article, and I'll shed some light on these questions.

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