Tag: virtual velodrome

Congratulations to our virtual track league winner!

Our first virtual league has finished. Thanks to the riders who pioneered the inaugural series. There is definitely more to come.

It was a tight finish. Two riders ended on 42 points each and with 5 wins each. The winner then had to be decided by the rider who supported the league throughout.

There was one rider who completed all 11 stages to take the title. Well done to Dirk van Zyl from TrackCyclingSA club who was the only rider to complete all of the stages. He is the first ever TrackCyclingSA virtual track cycling champion! 2nd was the Spaniard, Jolasher. Pierre van Zyl who started on the track with TrackCyclingSA earlier in the year finished third.

Dirk van Zyl at the Bellville velodrome (photo: Owen Lloyd)

Overall virtual track leauge results:

  1. Dirk van Zyl (RSA) 42 pts
  2. Jolasher (ESP) 42 pts
  3. Pierre van Zyl (RSA) 27 pts
  4. Jaco Scholtz (RSA) 17 pts
  5. Per (SWE) 17 pts
  6. Mick (GB) 16 pts
  7. Marco (AUS) 12 pts
  8. Michael H (AUS) 5pts
  9. Michael (RSA) 4pts
  10. Anton (RSA) 2 pts
  11. Luis (ESP) 2pts
  12. Reuben (ESP) 1pt
The virtual track series took place on the Virtual velodrome.

Virtual league standings

The first month of the TrackCyclingSA virtual league has wrapped up. The league runs up to the end of May and there are 7 more events (stages).

Riders on the BKOOL virtual velodrome

Here are the standings as at the end of March

There are still 42 points up for grabs over the next 7 events.

Join us now on the TrackCyclingSA group on BKOOL to compete.

Join us for a virtual league

Race with us in BKOOL – Virtual track league from 1 March to 31 May 2021

Set your best time over events from 250m to 160 laps.

Ride when it suits you. Ride each event as many times as you want before the end date.

Resistance trainers with Ant+ speed and cadence sensors are allowed

Smart trainers are allowed.

How to start?

  • Register as a user on BKool if you are not registered yet on BKool.com (they have an one month free subscription and then one can subscribe monthly thereafter).
  • Download the BKool app to a device of your choice.
  • You might need an Ant+ stick to communicate to your pc or laptop.
  • To join the league -> Click on this link and join the TrackCyclingSA group
  • It is open to riders from across the world. You can invite your friends.
  • To compete:
  • Open the app and look for the league by scrolling down until you see “leagues”. Click on the event that you want to ride.
  • You can ride the events in any sequence. Be sure to finish each event before the end date. Here is the calendar:
Start date End date Stage name Distance
1 March 31 March Standing start 250m
1 March 31 March 6-laps 1500m
1 March 31 March 3000m 3000m
1 March 31 March 160-laps scratch race! 40km
1 April 30 April 1000m tt on the track 1000m
1 April 30 April 2000m on the track 2000m
1 April 30 April 15km track blast 15000m
1 April 30 April 4km 4000m
1 May 16 May 1 lap all out! 250m
1 May 16 May 7.5km 7500m
17 May 31 May The season finale. 500m! 500m

Rules:

Regular resistance trainers with an Ant+ cadence and speed sensors are allowed.

Smart trainers are allowed.

Efforts also require a Heart rate measurement and a cadence sensor.

Riders may not change their weight from the start to the end date of the league.

You may ride and pace with friends and other riders

Validation rules are in place and results are moderated by admin.