{"id":32915,"date":"2020-04-01T03:21:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T18:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/triathlon-geronimo.com\/?p=32915"},"modified":"2020-04-01T09:55:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T00:55:02","slug":"32915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triathlon-geronimo.com\/wp\/?p=32915","title":{"rendered":"\u3010IRONMAN PRESS RELEASE\u3011OFFICIAL VIRTUAL CYCLING TRAINING PARTNER"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IRONMAN ANNOUNCES ROUVY AS
\nOFFICIAL VIRTUAL CYCLING TRAINING PARTNER<\/strong><\/p>\n

Partnership will offer athletes unprecedented access to
\naugmented reality experience to ride IRONMAN bike courses around the world<\/em><\/p>\n

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LONDON \/ TAMPA\u00a0<\/strong>(March 31, 2020) \u2013 IRONMAN today announced a multi-year partnership with ROUVY, an industry leader in virtual cycling. As the Official Virtual Training Partner of IRONMAN, ROUVY will offer up to 35 IRONMAN\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0and IRONMAN\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a070.3\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0bike courses on its platform, providing IRONMAN athletes from around the world a virtual riding experience based on existing event courses.<\/p>\n

ROUVY\u2019s technology mixes real-world footage with 3D virtual racing. Athletes will experience accurate elevation profiles, as well as real-time Augmented Reality integration through their avatar allowing them to ride real IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 courses anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership is a cornerstone of our virtual racing strategy. ROUVY is an exciting platform for athletes to use to compete in the IRONMAN\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Virtual Racing\u2122 Series. The platform will also be an integral part of the IRONMAN VR\u2122 Pro Challenge,\u201d said Matthieu Van Veen, Chief Revenue Officer of The IRONMAN Group. \u201cRiding on ROUVY is as close as virtual cycling gets to being out on the course.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first route to be created will be of the IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder triathlon, known for its stunning yet challenging bike course in Colorado, United States.<\/p>\n

Founded in Vimperk, Czech Republic, ROUVY has quickly become one of the rising stars in the world of virtual training and racing, stunning thousands of athletes with its industry-leading technology and an unprecedented virtual experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled that ROUVY is teaming up with IRONMAN to launch the IRONMAN Virtual Racing Series. We have a long-term vision to become the leading global platform for Virtual Cycling and with the IRONMAN partnership that vision comes to reality,\u201d noted Petr Samek, CEO of ROUVY. \u201cOur 1:1 augmented\/mixed-reality simulation of the outdoor courses provides highly realistic and entertaining routes for the athletes to explore and race on,\u201d added Samek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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