Jon Wakefield

The Tour de France kicks off this weekend 🇫🇷. All the virtual platforms are offering something to help get into the 'Tour Fever' spirit... Are you keen to know what is going on across the platforms? This is a post for you...

Zwift
A new Paris expansion | Due for full release on Monday July 6th. There is 13km of new tarmac and cobblestones in the Paris loop, including the iconic Montmartre climb.
There will be a KOM finish at the Basilica, three new Sprint segments and 10+ new routes.

SiSu Tour and ECRO Chasing Yellow | Community organised events from SiSu and ECRO promise to bring in big fields.
ECRO will have a stage each day - covering the full 21 days/stages. This is one for the stage race specialists.
SiSu Tour is a bit more accessible with 7 stages, on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Tour Fever events and racing | Zwift will also be hosting their usual full calendar of events covering group rides and Tour themed ZRacing, TT, Epic, and Crit series.

A bonus note for the racers, Zwift have also just released the Specialised Tarmac SL9 and fast Roval wheels. Worth jumping into the Drop Shop for.
TrainingPeaks Virtual
A brilliant example of TPv's GPXplore feature. A full 21-stage virtual race series built on the actual TdF route profiles.
Every iconic climb, descent and finish is replicated from the real terrain, so you don't have to just watch the tour, you can ride it yourself.
Each stage is about an hour featuring all the "best bits" (not the full monster routes the pros are doing), and there's no GC pressure - jump in for the stages you want, skip the ones you don't.
Full route list, parcours and timings are available here
This is available as part of the Free4All program, and can be ridden by anyone even if they don't have a TrainingPeaks Premium account.
MyWhoosh
Launched on June 18th, MyWhoosh added a new France world. This is currently accessible by purchasing a Season Pass
The world includes the iconic Col du Galibier and Hautacam.
... Apart from that, the focus on MyWhoosh will be on the MyWhoosh Championship which is running between 7th - 14th July. Good luck to everyone taking part!
Biketerra
With similar capability, Biketerra can also easily replicate the actual TdF routes.
Terra de France is following each stage of the 2026 TdF. There will be 15 stage finishes ~25-35 mins on day of stage (best 10 count), 5 KOM finishes across the tour duration (polka dot jersey) and 1 iTT being the full stage 16.

Ride lead | expected this one to be a small group with it being 4th July (and this being the Americas timeslot) as well as the start of the TdF… but we had a controlled group of 20+ riders which meant nice steady freestyle endurance
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Zwift gave community leaders the opportunity to lead these XP Express rides. I took the opportunity to lead the ones which fitted into my training schedule. It counts well towards the club ranking.
It was a genuinely fun ride with chat about SL9’s, TdF, and Taylor Swifts wedding…. Especially just a nice Friday recovery spin.
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Ride lead | Sprint fun 🥳💥… we did a mix of the short, long and both sprints on each lap… with a push at the end to reach the final sprint in perfect timing for the finish.
Nothing too crazy... but I did set a seasons best 15 sec PB. Way off my best sprint numbers but not been focussing on this power duration recently so it is promising.
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Ride lead | Endurance/Tempo through the desert and rolling section and hitting Titans Grove KOM. Fun session for Wk 5 of Summer Camp 🏝️
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Great controlled group with progressive efforts on Jarvis, Epic Bypass and The Grade. Time for a rest day tomorrow to enjoy the heat ☀️
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Ride lead | 60/60’s, 30/30’s, some Sprints 💥… and a bit of tempo to finish
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A workout session. Tempo pyramid style, with short one min rests in between, and a few efforts to finish 💥
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