In this elease of indieVelo (see below for full details) we focus on fully customisable training zones; for not only power, but also cadence and heart rate.Â
Specifically, indieVelo now enables you to set your own training zones, configured however you want them, and easily view your progress within them.  Not only can you manually configure how wide each training zone is, but also how many of them there are.  For example, you could just adjust where the boundaries are in the default 7 zone model or use a “Goldilocks” 3 zone model (too high, too low, and just right), or anything inbetween.  Whatever works best for you, to help you with your training.
By default, the time you spend in each power zone is shown in a new coloured bar at the top of the UI.  Additionally, there’s now an indicator showing where your current power is compared to it, so you can easily see if you’re at the bottom / middle / top of the zone enabling you to quickly and continually adjust your power to keep training as you intended.
Finally, I wanted to say another huge thank you to Thomas Launois for organising the indieVelo Grand Tour last week.  With over 350 riders competing in a 5 day stage race, with live GC / Points / KOM / Young (and Old, erm, Experienced) classification jerseys and real-time Performance Verification to ensure credible results, it was an amazing experience for all to ride. Â
From a personal perspective, it has also really validated indieVelo’s core approach of building the technology the community needs to hold events that everyone can trust and believe in.  I can’t wait to see what events the community comes up with next to help define the future of virtual sport!
With indieVelo’s ability to create your own custom UI however you can customise this view to show whatever you want.  For example, you could choose to set up a minimalist UI that quickly shows you just the key power, cadence and heartrate information you need when training.
Finally, I wanted to say another huge thank you to Thomas Launois for organising the indieVelo Grand Tour last week.  With over 350 riders competing in a 5 day stage race, with live GC / Points / KOM / Young (and Old, erm, Experienced) classification jerseys and real-time Performance Verification to ensure credible results, it was an amazing experience for all to ride. Â
From a personal perspective, it has also really validated indieVelo’s core approach of building the technology the community needs to hold events that everyone can trust and believe in.  I can’t wait to see what events the community comes up with next to help define the future of virtual sport!
Patch Notes
If all has gone well, then you shouldn’t have to do anything to get the new version, as indieVelo will just self-update the next time you start it up. If you find any problems however, instructions on how to manually update are on the website: https://wiki.indievelo.com/
Key changes from the last version:
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Added UI displays for configurable training zones.
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Added Russian translation.
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Added lots more custom team kits, event banners and event jerseys.
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Improved permissions checking for accessing custom kit.
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Improved tab ordering on various menus.
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Improved custom UI infrastructure.
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Improved menu navigation infrastructure.
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Improved executable & download size.
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Improved logging throughout.
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Fixed bug with iTT gridding positions in single pen events.
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Fixed bug with UI display when in spectate mode.