Adjust/Edit the default File ID information in the .fit file to a Garmin Edge 1040 (currently reads as manufacturer: "development" and product: "0"). This will make uploading to Garmin simpler as it wouldn't require users to modify the original .fit file before uploading to Garmin in order to have the workout calculated for the Training Effect. MyWhoosh .fit files natively include the device information as coming from a Garmin Edge 1030, which means the users can download from Strava or MyWhoosh and immediately upload to Garmin manually. TPV files must be downloaded, the .fit file modified through a third party means, and then uploaded to Garmin. Setting the default output of the .fit file to incorporate a Garmin device would eliminate one of those steps.

Garmin have their own version of this suggestions forum so let's all fill it in. If we all suggested to Garmin directly that they should allow training peaks virtual to automatically upload workouts it may encourage then to do something about it.

here is the link;

https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/forms/ideas/

Betreff: Verbesserungsvorschlag für TrainingPeaks Virtual: Integration mit Garmin-Sync

Sehr geehrtes TrainingPeaks-Team,

ich möchte zunächst betonen, wie begeistert ich von TrainingPeaks Virtual bin. Die Plattform ist ein wertvolles Tool, um mein Training strukturiert und effizient zu gestalten.

Mir ist jedoch aufgefallen, dass eine wichtige Funktion derzeit fehlt: die vollständige Synchronisation mit Garmin-Geräten (wie Garmin-Uhren oder dem Edge). Es wäre äußerst hilfreich, wenn nicht nur geplante Workouts von TrainingPeaks auf die Garmin-Geräte übertragen werden, sondern auch die Rücksynchronisation von Daten wie Trainingsbelastung, verbrannten Kalorien, Erholungszeiten und anderen relevanten Metriken automatisch auf TrainingPeaks Virtual erfolgen könnte.

Eine solche Funktion würde es ermöglichen, dass alle relevanten Daten auf beiden Plattformen berücksichtigt werden. Gerade für Athleten, die stark auf die Analyse und Planung ihrer Trainingseinheiten angewiesen sind, wäre dies ein enormer Mehrwert.

Zusätzlich könnte diese Integration dazu beitragen, die Nutzung der Plattform für Garmin-Nutzer noch attraktiver zu machen und ein nahtloses Ökosystem zwischen TrainingPeaks Virtual und Garmin zu schaffen.

Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn Sie diesen Vorschlag in Betracht ziehen und bin gespannt, ob eine solche Funktion in naher Zukunft realisierbar wäre.

Vielen Dank für Ihre großartige Arbeit und dafür, dass Sie kontinuierlich daran arbeiten, die Trainingserfahrung für Ihre Nutzer zu verbessern.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

https://peaksware.uservoice.com/forums/964442-trainingpeaks-virtual-customer-feedback/suggestions/49047521-upload-data-directly-to-garmin-and-allow-it-to-be

Do a search this is currently the most requested item on here and on facebook, the issue is it's Garmin not accepting 3rd party connections rather then TPV not offering it.

Would make me decide to continue with service or not

Would be great to integrate with Garmin Connect as this the integrates with lost of other providers/apps like our medical aid and for this we get ratings, discounts and better medical service offerings etc

i am dual recording to garmin, but would like the feature to only have to record once (via TPV) and it would update garmin with the activity as I have all my history and primary source coming from garmin

I see the lack of synchronization as an advantage of TPVirtual. Unfortunately, Garmin doesn’t update health stats or training status for data from external sources.

This allows me to use Garmin as a parallel device during training to collect data without needing to delete external data later for the stats to update. The fact that Garmin Connect won’t show the event name or a map doesn’t matter—cycling indoors is always just cycling in place, regardless of the view in front of me.

Die Aktivierung der automatischen Synchronisierung für Garmin Connect ist sehr wichtig. Viele Nutzer haben Garmin. Ich hoffe dies geschieht bald.

Vielen Dank! Aber wie lassen sich die Daten automatisch hochladen um von Garmin berechnet zu werden?

Ist es in nächster Zeit angedacht sich mit Garmin Connect zu verbinden?

Automatically share TrainingPeaks Virtual with Garmin

In the meantime, I wrote a small program to "fake" the device so garmin will count TPV rides towards training status and such: https://github.com/jat255/fit_file_uploader

Who do we need to call at Garmin to get this fixed, seems like such a small API possibility yet massive need for the TPV users.

It's a shame we can do this with strava but not Garmin.

I'm all in on the Garmin ecosystem and dislike the direction Strava has gone recently as a "middle man." I'm glad to see this is planned.

Please can you look at a direct sync with Garmin after a workout. It does sync with Strava but I’d love Garmin to sync at the same time.

My Garmin is connected to Training Peaks and Strava so this would be great to keep everything together.

To be abble to syncronize with Garmin when finnished the activity

Agreed, this is critical for athletes managing their training load and recovery through Garmin. Manually uploading FIT files is annoying, load is not recognised and if your Garmin account is linked to Strava then you get a second activity added to strava after the native sync version from TPV (then have to manual delete Strava duplicate). I'll be very happy to pay for TPV when Garmin Sync is enabled.

I really need TPV to upload to Garmin Connect. I’ll use another platform until until it’s fixed.

It’s surprising this wasn’t recognized as a primary need, or at least some way to auto sync with Strava. Maybe I’m missing something…