- News
- Reviews
- Bikes
- Components
- Bar tape & grips
- Bottom brackets
- Brake & gear cables
- Brake & STI levers
- Brake pads & spares
- Brakes
- Cassettes & freewheels
- Chains
- Chainsets & chainrings
- Derailleurs - front
- Derailleurs - rear
- Forks
- Gear levers & shifters
- Groupsets
- Handlebars & extensions
- Headsets
- Hubs
- Inner tubes
- Pedals
- Quick releases & skewers
- Saddles
- Seatposts
- Stems
- Wheels
- Tyres
- Tubeless valves
- Accessories
- Accessories - misc
- Computer mounts
- Bags
- Bar ends
- Bike bags & cases
- Bottle cages
- Bottles
- Cameras
- Car racks
- Child seats
- Computers
- Glasses
- GPS units
- Helmets
- Lights - front
- Lights - rear
- Lights - sets
- Locks
- Mirrors
- Mudguards
- Racks
- Pumps & CO2 inflators
- Puncture kits
- Reflectives
- Smart watches
- Stands and racks
- Trailers
- Clothing
- Health, fitness and nutrition
- Tools and workshop
- Miscellaneous
- Buyers Guides
- Features
- Forum
- Recommends
- Podcast
2021 BKOOL-Giro-VirtualGiro d’Italia Virtual incoming on Bkool this autumn
Indoor training platform Bkool has announced it has reached an agreement with the organisers of the Giro d’Italia, RCS Sport, to hold a virtual edition of the Grand Tour on its platform for the next three years. The new virtual edition of the Grand Tour is coming this autumn for the first time…
Bkool is adding the Giro d’Italia to its wide range of routes and competitions on its indoor cycling platform.
The technology company says the Giro d’Italia Virtual mixes real video and 3D simulation that’s aimed at achieving the “maximum sensation of immersion and realism” in each stage.
> Advice: Getting started with Bkool
“The objective is to take each participant to the most beautiful and emblematic routes of the Giro to compete virtually from home with hundreds of cyclists spread throughout the planet,” says Bkool.
> Buyer's advice: 12 of the best smart home trainers for 2021 — get fit indoors
During the 104th edition of the standard in-person Giro d’Italia, in May 2021, further details about the inaugural Giro d’Italia Virtual event will be explained.
> Hustle City: check out the new, all-action cycling fitness game
The organiser of the Giro d’Italia, sports and media company RCS Sport, is also responsible for other notable cycling races in Italy including Milano-Sanremo, Tirreno-Adriatico, Strade Bianche and Il Lombardia.
The ‘Milano-Sanremo Virtual presented by EOLO’ took place for the first time in 2021 and is a product of the collaboration between both brands.
Bkool and RCS Sport together also held two editions of ‘The Challenge of Stars’ back in 2020, a competition that brought some of the most important riders of the international peloton.
The Giro d’Italia Virtual is not the first Grand Tour ridden by avatars. The virtual Tour de France took place on Zwift last year, with six stages over three weekends, with a mix of flat and hilly courses. With the usual pro season postponed, the virtual event attracted some of cycling’s biggest names and teams in both the men’s and women’s line ups.
Will these virtual events continue to attract the professionals when the usual calendar is pretty much back to normal? Let’s see…
Anna has been hooked on bikes ever since her youthful beginnings at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit. As an avid road and track racer, she reached the heady heights of a ProCyclingStats profile before leaving for university. Having now completed an MA in Multimedia Journalism, she’s hoping to add some (more successful) results. Although her greatest wish is for the broader acceptance of wearing funky cycling socks over the top of leg warmers.
As a member of the Co-op community (I live in a Housing Co-op) and a bike owner /rider, this is very sad news. We need more Co-ops not less.
My EV exceeds the size. It's the smallest vehicle available which can transport my wife's trike (excursions or rescue).
It is sad for the individuals concerned but (and this is a general point, rather than specific to this story), we're much better off overall for...
I agree with Pogacar regarding social media. The likes of Facebook, Instagram have done untold damage, especially to the minds of young people....
Lorry carrying 25 tonnes of beer catches fire on the M11...
If you're a cyclist on a road you are public enemy number 1.
He advocates only riding mountainbikes solely offroad for ultimate safety, which is great if you're a millionaire of leisure living in Colorado...
That looks like a fun bike. Frame only, 2 and an 1/2 grand.
Fair enough, personal experience may trump (not that one) theory. However, the bonking I have experienced has been due to lack of carbs. Your point...
mdavidfrodo?