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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 1d

Need to work out some sort of trade… a few VeloViewer casquettes for a beanie!

VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 6d

When ultra distance rider @torstenfrank.bsky.social revealed he was an original VeloViewer tiler, with a rare four digit Strava user number, we were keen to speak to him to find out more about his adventures.

Read the latest tiling Q&A in our our blog bit.ly/4o1Y6gS

#tilehunting

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 12d

We look back at the 2025 season with an inside view on the Czech Tour, and how Race Manager Martin Kolář used the VeloViewer WorldTour package to improve safety and logistics🇨🇿

📖Read the latest Q&A here 👉🏼 blog.veloviewer.com/inside-the-c...

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 18d

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 18d

🇷🇼Kigali will be be the centre of the cycling world for the next week as it hosts the UCI Road World Championships.

🌈The battle for the rainbow jersey will start proceedings with the Men’s and Women’s Elite Time Trials today.

Check out the VV 3D map and 2D view 🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️

#Kigali2025

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 26d

Climbing is the theme of the day for @lavuelta.bsky.social Stage 20 with a harsh kick awaiting at the end of this mountainous route.

Our VV visuals show the challenge riders will face:

📍Robledo de Chavela>Bola del Mundo. Puerto de Navacerrada
🚴🏻‍♂️159 km total distance
📈 4226 m elevation

#lavuelta

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 26d

For privacy reasons there isn’t a way to see who or how people access tiles from the heatmap.

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 28d

In addition, % of total visited tiles added for Max Square, Max Cluster and Max Connected.

➡️The Summary page has been reworked with "Run bests" down the page to make more room for this expanded Exploration section.

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 28d

💥4. Max connected column/row - as #3 but in a single column/row.
💥5. Total tiles column/row.

All shown on the Activities Map with a tile number indicator in the bottom left as you move the mouse. They also all appear in the leaderboards.

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · 28d

Announcing NEW VV Explorer Tile features:
💥1. Explorer Score - 5 points if you are the only person to have visited the tile, down to 1 point if 5 or more have visited, all totalled up
💥2. Max Cluster Span - how far reaching is your Max Cluster
💥3. Max connected - total number of touching tiles

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Sep 6

🔥The average Tumble gradient is 8% with some steep pulls (up to 14%) early on in the climb
⏱A big anticlockwise loop, followed by a small anticlockwise loop (not visualised)

#tourofbritain

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Sep 6

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿The @tourofbritain.bsky.social hits South Wales today with a double ascent of The Tumble - a renowned Welsh climb with two punishing hairpins.

📍Pontypool to The Tumble
📈134k stage with 2300m elevation gain
🏁Finishes on The Tumble which is approx.5k with 400m elevation gain

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Sep 5

Stage 13 of @lavuelta.bsky.social will push riders to the end with an exceptionally steep finish to the day. Here’s how it shapes up:

📍Cabezón de la Sal>L'Angliru
🚴🏻‍♂️ 202 km total distance
🏁Sustained climbing for the final 10 km
📈This includes 6.5 km at over a 13% gradient🥵

#LaVuelta25

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Aug 27

The Team Time-Trial makes a comeback to @lavuelta.bsky.social this year with the scene set for a flat pacy loop in Figueres.

Take a look at our VV visuals for a breakdown of today’s route:

📍Figueres>Figueres
🚴🏻‍♂️ 24 km total distance
⏰Clockwise loop (this is not visualised)

#lavuelta

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Aug 16

In the light of this week’s conversations about in-race GPS rider tracking I am resharing this blog post that covers some of the current challenges and opportunities related to this tech.
blog.veloviewer.com/veloviewer-s...

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Aug 14

📖We caught up with cycling YouTuber and enthusiast Stuart Dick to see how his year was going & what motivates him to ride🚴🏻‍♂️ bit.ly/3UthtCE
🧢Share your mid-year infographic & tell us your motivation for the year for a chance to win a VeloViewer casquette.

📧Email [email protected] or share here.

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Aug 14

🗓With over half of 2025 complete, VeloViewer infographics are starting to look pretty as they tell a story of riders adventures for the year to-date.
🤫We know for some it’s a closely guarded secret, but we’ve spotted some out in the wild & have been checking in with riders’ progress

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Aug 8

💥An exciting update for tile hunters, as Ben has launched NEW VeloViewer Explorer Tile features.

🟥 Newly ticked tiles are now highlighted for an activity in the Activities Map, along with total and new tile count columns.

📖 Read the full details here bit.ly/4osiV5S

#explorertiles #tilehunting

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Aug 2

⛰Mountain finish atop Col de la Madeleine 🏁

🚨 The official stats suggest 18.8km at 8%, but a deeper dive into VV data shows the average gradient hides some steeper ramps

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Aug 2

📘Looking at the profile, it will be a tough day bookended by climbs📕

🌀A very harsh start for sprinters straight up Col de Plainpalais

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Aug 2

With the penultimate stage of the @letourfemmes.bsky.social today, our VV visuals give you a flavour of what awaits on Stage 8.

📍Chambéry → Col de la Madeleine
🚴🏼‍♀️116km total stage distance
📈3500m climbing over the course of the day

#tdffemmes
#procycling

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Jul 29

#RAAM #raceacrossamerica #cyclingchallenge #ultracycling

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Jul 29

In our latest blog, we go behind the scenes with entrepreneur Alvaro Nuñez, & his coach Gary Hand, to hear about his incredible Race Across America success🇺🇸

He completed the extreme challenge in 11d 23h 3m, pushing physical & mental limits to finish under 12 days🔥

Read right here👉🏼 bit.ly/41bpFv0

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Jul 25

🔮Based on yesterday, with the Sprint after 12km, we expect @lidltrek.bsky.social will control the race up to this point - then the Col du Pre is where it will all kick off!

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VeloViewer @veloviewer.com · Jul 25

With a change in today’s planned @letourfr.bsky.social course, we give you a profile view of the new route for Stage 19 with Col des Saisies removed.

Here’s how the stats lineup:
💥Distance: 93km
💥3230m vertical gain from km zero

#tourdefrance
#TDF

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