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  1. 1ZwiftZwiftThe busiest virtual world, and the safest first pick if you want company. Zwift has a race, group ride or structured workout at almost any hour, with a racing matchmaking score, a team league and pace-bot group rides running around the clock. The base membership is $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year,…0
  2. 2MyWhooshMyWhooshFree, and not in a stripped-down way. MyWhoosh gives you virtual worlds, group rides, races, structured workouts and training plans with no subscription, paid for by UAE backing, and it hosts the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships under a deal running from 2024 to 2026. It runs on iOS,…0
  3. 3RouvyRouvyRouvy puts avatars on filmed real roads, so a climb on screen is a climb that exists, and its library runs to thousands of routes, including official IRONMAN, Challenge Family and Life Time Grand Prix courses. Workouts and training plans are included, and it now runs TrainerRoad workouts on its…0
  4. 4TrainerRoadTrainerRoadIf the goal is getting faster for a specific event, TrainerRoad is the most coaching-led choice here. It builds a plan around your target event, then adapts the workouts based on how your training goes, and its AI FTP Detection estimates your fitness from the rides you have already done. There is…0
  5. 5Wahoo SYSTMWahoo SYSTMThe pick for riders who want the whole week planned, not just the bike sessions. SYSTM grew out of The Sufferfest and keeps its video workouts, while Plan Builder makes a plan from your profile, your event and the time you have, with strength, yoga, mobility and mental training built into it. Its…0
  6. 6TrainingPeaks VirtualTrainingPeaks VirtualLook here first if you already pay for TrainingPeaks Premium: Virtual is included, and the workouts on your TrainingPeaks calendar appear in it. It began as indieVelo, an app built around fair racing, and keeps some of the most realistic wind and drafting effects around, with bots to fill a thin…0
  7. 7XertXertFor riders who enjoy the numbers more than the scenery. Xert models your fitness from your power data and picks workouts to match, and its EBC app runs them on a smart trainer. That makes it a cheaper alternative to TrainerRoad for data-driven training, at $14.99 a month or $99.95 a year after a…0
  8. 8FulGazFulGazFilmed riding with almost nothing in the way: FulGaz plays real-world routes in up to 4K with very little on screen, from a library of more than 2,000 rides in over 60 countries, and controls the trainer to match the terrain. It has its own training plans, or you can bring your own training…0
  9. 9KinomapKinomapThe biggest filmed-route library on this list, with more than 70,000 videos and dozens more uploaded every day, most of them by users. It is the budget choice for video riding at $11.99 a month or $89.99 a year, and it also works with treadmills, ellipticals and rowers, which suits riders who train…0
  10. 10BiketerraBiketerraThe app for riding your own course. Upload a GPX, FIT or TCX file, or draw a route on a map, and Biketerra turns it into a 3D road, which is handy for previewing an event route. Virtual shifting works on any smart trainer, and it runs in Chrome or Edge with nothing to install, or as a native…0