Join Wout van Aert on ROUVY social ride and train like the pros

Cycling fans - at least those of us in the northern hemisphere, training indoors this winter - are in for a treat as Belgian cycling superstar Wout van Aert announces a special community ride on ROUVY.

Taking place on Tuesday 21st January, the event offers riders of all levels the opportunity to virtually pedal alongside one of the sport's most accomplished athletes, courtesy of ROUVY's partnership with Team Visma | Lease a Bike.

The ride, hosted on indoor training platform ROUVY (think Zwift, but with real-life routes), allows participants to connect with van Aert from the comfort of their homes while experiencing the thrill of riding through some of the most iconic virtual routes from around the world.

Join van Aert on a virtual social ride next Tuesday at 5pm on ROUVY.

Van Aert, a three-time cyclo-cross world champion, multiple stage & green jersey winner of the Tour de France, and one of the most complete cyclists of his generation, expressed his excitement about the upcoming event:

"Cycling has given me so much, and I love the idea of sharing that passion with fans and riders around the world. ROUVY makes it easy to connect and ride together, regardless of where we are. I can't wait to see everyone on the virtual roads!"

Event Details

Date: 21st January, 2025

Time: 1800 CET (15:00 UK time)

Route: Lago di Resia & Nauders | Italy

Participants will not only ride alongside Wout van Aert but will also have the chance to see him during the session via a live stream on ROUVY's Instagram account

This event is open to all ROUVY subscribers, with free trials available for new users who want to join the ride.

Find out more at: rouvy.com/social-ride-wout-van-aert

How to Join the Ride

Joining the event is simple - just download the ROUVY app and create an account (or log in to your account if you already have one). Prepare your indoor cycling setup to be ready on the day of the ride.

You'll find the ride on the ROUVY home page in the app on January 21st, or follow the link here to see the ride info on the ROUVY website.

For more information or to register, visit www.rouvy.com.

Train like van Aert with ROUVY's virtual training camp

Known for its realistic augmented reality technology, ROUVY brings the outdoor riding experience indoors, making it the perfect setting for this event.

But even if you can't make the ride on Tuesday 21st, there's plenty more on offer as ROUVY has launched a virtual training camp running throughout January and February.

Drawing on their partnership with pro teams Lidl-Trek and Team Visma | Lease-a-Bike, ROUVY have created two plans, one from each team, allowing amateur cyclists to train like the pros from their own home.

Each team training camp consists of 12 specific workouts, six steady and six hard, each inspired by sessions done by riders on the respective teams.

Whether that's Wout van Aert's anaerobic workout or Guilio Ciccone's climbing workout, Ellen van Dijk's sweet-spot session or Sepp Kuss's VO2 Max efforts. Each is inspired by training plans from riders across each team while having a 'lite' alternative at a lower FTP target than standard workouts.

Simply choose your team, get training and earn rewards.

ROUVY have created two training programs in partnership with pro teams this winter.

"The winter months in the northern hemisphere are a vital stage of physiological planning for the professional peloton, putting in the hard hours of training that pay off when it comes to crunch time during the race season," explained Lidl-Trek Trainer, Mattias Reck.

"The same applies to riders of all levels with aspirations of their own over the months ahead. The virtual Training Camp provides a great structure for ROUVY users to follow work on key areas of their riding fitness as they put in the groundwork for the year ahead."

Alongside VO2 Max, climbing and sweet-spot workouts, other sessions featured across the camps cover endurance, threshold, anaerobic, strength and cadence training.

Team Visma | Lease-a-Bike coach Tim Heemskerk added: "Our riders have the luxury of training plans to follow each day, but for everyone else the virtual Training Camp provides the perfect motivation and structure to get the year off on the right track."

The ROUVY virtual Training Camp campaign will run from 1st January until the end of February, with workouts helping you prepare for the season. Those completing the challenge of riding all 6 workouts from either team's training camp will receive unique jerseys for their Virtual Garage.

Check out the Lidl-Trek virtual Training Camp workouts at rouvy.com/lidl-trek, and the Team Visma | Lease-a-Bike virtual Training Camp workouts at rouvy.com/tvl.