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Discrepancy between virtual speed and real speed of rotation of the wheel in a trainer
The virtual speed in the game is calculated based on power. Unfortunately, the real speed of rotation of the wheel in a trainer very often does not correspond to the virtual speed. There is also no real response of the virtual speed to the change in cadence. I suggest you study the problem in detail and try to bring the behavior of the virtual bike closer to the real one. This is very important for the correct choice of real gears.
1 voteMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
As another commenter has already noted, this isn't possible with the current trainer hardware as the hardware isn't aware of all the other factors that are happening in the virtual world.
In the future, then it would of course be great to be able to implement it, but to set expectations, that would require a new generation of trainer hardware to do.
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Being able to choose to do the update at login or skip until end of workout when an update is due
When I start the platform, it is normally to do an event. I have missed a few events in the past because the platform wants an update.
The ability to choose 'skip' on the update with a reminder when you finish the ride would avoid this happening
Alternatively an option to 'carry out update after workout'4 votesMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
As another commenter has already noted, it is essential for events for all riders to be using the same version of the software to ensure fairness.
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1 vote
Many thanks for your comment and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
Can you please reach out to Customer Support directly at virtual@trainingpeaks.com who can help resolve this for you.
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Saving activity despite internet connection loss
Sometimes the internet connection disconnects. In this situation, Training Peaks Virtual does not save further activity even after reconnecting. This is a big inconvenience. Other platforms, despite losing connection, continue to save activity.
6 votesMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
Currently the FIT files uploaded to TrainingPeaks / Strava etc are those recorded on the server...so if you lose internet connectivity with the server while riding, then innevitably they won't have your full ride data in them. However, your device also records its own FIT file and this should contain the entire ride and can be manually uploaded to TrainingPeaks / Strava if needed.
Please see the following article for more information on where to find these files.
TrainingPeaks Virtual FIT Files & Dual Recording – TrainingPeaks Help Center
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Compatability with zwift virtual gears and climb.
Can it be made to work with Zwift virtual gears and Kickr Climb.
4 votesMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
TrainingPeaks Virtual is currently unable to legally add support for Zwift controllers. If Zwift decide to permit their hardware to be used on TrainingPeaks Virtual, we would of course add support for it.
The Kickr Climb is already fully supported - it is controlled however by a Kickr, and so needs to be configured on the trainer hardware, not in TrainingPeaks Virtual.
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Download for Windows laptop
I have done two rides and had to download the app each time. Also, as I have to re-register and sign in each time it has an option to include the icon on the desktop which it does not do. Looking forward to future enhancements.
1 voteMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
The install of TrainingPeaks Virtual already should do exactly as you have described - install once, provide an icon on your desktop, and you only need to provide username/password once.
Please do reach out to Customer Support however if there is a specific issue with the configuration of your device.
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w/kg next to rider's names in position box vs speed (km/hr)
When riding in a group workout event, why not show the w/kg next to the rider's names in lieu of speed expressed in km/hr, which I find useless.
1 voteMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
Watts per Kilo are however very deliberately not shown. Please see the following article which explains why and what we do instead to help with your training and racing experience.
TrainingPeaks Virtual Rider Weight and Displaying Effort – TrainingPeaks Help Center
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Accuracy and transfer of elevation gain on TPV with Strava
Ensuring elevation gain on TPV is accurately uploaded into Strava. TPV 2023m Strava 1989m for the same ride!?
1 voteMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
This difference happens as a result of the accuracy of TrainingPeaks Virtual compared to Strava - specifically, TrainingPeaks Virtual uses the exact height for any elevation gains, whereas Strava uses data rounded to the nearest meter.
This means that, for example, if you were to go up a small 25cm lump in the road four times, TrainingPeaks Virtual would count it as 1m elevation gain (4x0.25 = 1), but Strava would count it as 0 elevation gain (4x0 = 1) purely because of the difference in rounding.
Whilst this might not seem very much, over a long ride those differences gradually add up to give the overall difference in values that you see.
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Drivo
I would like to use it on Apple TV 4K. But it doesn't detect my Elite drivo 1 trainer. Other platforms detect it just fine
2 votesMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
This is almost certainly an issue to do with the fundamental limitations of the Bluetooth hardware in the Apple TV, rather than anything to do with your Drivo per se.
Please note that whilst this specific suggestion is therefore declined, there is already an open suggestion (which is planned) to improve connectivity more generally to Apple TV through the use of a separate app which will help bypass the hardware limitation.
Please see the following article for more information on how to minimise the issue with connectivity on Apple TV in the meantime: TrainingPeaks Virtual on Apple TV – TrainingPeaks Help Center
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A toggle on/off to identify bots and humans.
Many people wish bots (or humans) to be identified when racing. During races there should be an option to identify bots/humans. This could be on a toggle switch to suit both those who wish to identify bots and also those who do not wish to identify bots.
1 voteMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
We take it as a huge compliment that it is not possible to tell the difference between a bot and a human when racing!
After an event, the event organiser can choose to be immediately emailed with the results of the event, and these will indicate to them who was human and who was a bot - it is then deliberately left as a choice for the organiser whether to share that with the participants or not.
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Kickr Bike Steering
Please fix the Kickr Bike Steering control. Currently, when I press the left button to steer left, my bike continues all the way to the left, which is the middle of the road—conversely, the same when steering right. In other words, I can't position my bike where I want/need it to be.
1 voteMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
TrainingPeaks Virtual deliberately does not support full steering, but instead uses Tactical Positioning. Please see the following article which explains in more detail why we have chosen to do this.
TrainingPeaks Virtual Tactical Positioning – TrainingPeaks Help Center
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BUG with VPN and TP Virtual?
Hi,
I use a NordVPN on my Windows 10 laptop.If I try to spectate or ride a course and the VPN is active then the course generation hangs.
If I pause the VPN I can spectate the course as expected. If while on the course I restart the VPN then all the riders disappear.
NordVPN has the option of split tunnelling i.e. it is possible to exclude specific programs from being filtered by the VPN.
I have tried excluding TPVirtual-Launcher.exe with no success.
It is more than possible that it could be a set up issue on my part.
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2 votesThank you for letting us know that this is now resolved, and for your continued support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
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Fix the bug that causes the rider to glitch back a few metres every so often
Occasionally when riding, I notice my rider glitch back a few metres before then continuing. It would be amazing to see that fixed please!
3 votesMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
This glitching is caused by your device repeatedly losing connection with the TrainingPeaks Virtual servers (in summary, because it is not getting regular updates from the servers about rider positions, then it can't smoothly draw the positions on the screen, leading to the behaviour you see).
While we can try and smooth that out a little bit there's a limit to how accurate TrainingPeaks Virtual can be if it can't get regular update information from the server. Ultimately the fix here is to ensure you have a stable internet connection.
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Basic Implementation (Zwift style) and "bug"
Good morning dear Friends!!!
First of all, I would like to thank you for the opportunity that you have given us.
I also want to thank you for your work in developing the platform.
My name is Stefano, and I’am a Premium TrainingPeaks user.
I am also a Zwift user and I would like to give you some suggestions that, as a Zwift user, I would like to see implemented on TrainingPeaks Virtual as well.I use to train TrainingPeaks Virtual with an iPad 13 (iOS 18.1) hardware.
Here's my whishing list:
1. During we are training (such a cyclist),…9 votesMany thanks for your suggestions and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
However, TrainingPeaks Virtual is an application that is designed for committed athletes and coaches, and therefore does not intend to just copy Zwift's features.
For example, please see TrainingPeaks Virtual Rider Weight and Displaying Effort – TrainingPeaks Help Center for information about why we deliberately do not display W/Kg.
That said, you have also noted some bugs (for example, the menu button options not always closing when riding) and some great ideas about needing a separate app to help make controlling the application easier while riding, and we fully intend to fix / implement these. Please see the other UserVoice suggestions that already mention these for further details on our plans here.
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Make speed calculation in relation to power more realistic
The calculated speed in relation to the power output has become very unrealistic, very close to Zwift "speed" now. I had a ride on Coastal Loop recently, averaging 23.6 mph with 200W average power (riding solo, not in a pace group). The same type of ride used to average around 21mph in indieVelo past winter. Please make the speed calculation more realistic, so the accumulated indoor training miles/kms would be somewhat accurate.
5 votesMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
Note that none of the physics algorithms have changed since indieVelo - it's exactly the same code. Both indieVelo and TrainingPeaks Virtual use a pure physics algorithm (F = ma) to calculate speed from power and extensive testing has shown that the speeds in indieVelo / TrainingPeaks Virtual match those in real life when comparing other factors like with like (e.g. CdA, Crr, wind speed / direction etc).
The most likely cause for any discrepancy you are seeing is a difference in CdA or Crr between the two.
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1 vote
Many thanks for your comment, and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
So we can help you resolve this, please can you reach out to Customer Support at virtual@trainingpeaks.com
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connet server
when I try to run the app, it doesnt work and show me cannt connect server
1 voteMany thanks for your comment and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
As noted in your screenshot, this is most likely an issue with a firewall or anti-virus scanner running on your computer that is preventing it from downloading information from the TrainingPeaks Virtual servers.
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Zwift Ride bike controllers
Please help with pairing controls of Zwift Ride Bike into Trainingpeaks virtual mobile app android and ios. Also please confirm if PC windows and Mac plataform can be made or its lacking of the options
I cant find the option to pair, config buttons.
If not available please include in next release
3 votesMany thanks for your suggestion and support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
As another commenter has already noted, TrainingPeaks Virtual is currently unable to legally add support for Zwift controllers. If Zwift decide to permit their hardware to be used on TrainingPeaks Virtual, we would of course add support for it.
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improve reactivity to power changes in workouts
really liking all of the functionality of the platform. Ive started doing all of my interval workouts on Virtual but noticing a significant (5-10s) lag when changing power up or down - say when doing 30/30s. If I am cruising along at 150w, then i need to be at 360w for 30s, it takes 5-10s to get there, basically halving my interval work.
5 votesMany thanks for this and your support for TrainingPeaks Virtual.
When using ERG mode, TrainingPeaks Virtual tells your trainer to change the resistance instantly, and then it is up to your trainer to decide when/how to mechanically do whatever it needs to do to achieve that. As such, if there's a problem with this, then it is likely to be an issue with the trainer. As has been suggested in the comments, it is definitely worth trying to use ANT+ instead of BLE (or vice versa) to see if that helps as your trainer may respond better to one rather than the other.
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Workout resistance mode can be switched
While following a planned workout the ERG isn’t what I use. It allowed me to switch to fixed however the power was controlled by ERG and didn’t follow the plan just stayed at the point I had switched it from. All was going well up to this point.
1 voteHi Darran - many thanks for letting us know about this. TrainingPeaks Virtual already has full support for lots of different resistance modes. What you are seeing therefore could potentially just be a configuration error, rather than any need for a new enhancement to the application.
Can you please email your log files to virtual@trainingpeaks.com and we can take a look at it for you.
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