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Which Cycling Platform Is KING? 4 Races, 4 Platforms, 12 Hours!

Josh Harris

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I raced four popular community offerings in twelve hours across MyWhoosh, TrainingPeaks Virtual, Zwift, and Rouvy.

In this video I break down:
🏁 Race Experience
👥 Competition Level
🎨 Graphics & Feel
✔️ Verification & Fairness
🐞 Bugs & Reliability
🔥 Overall Engagement

Whether you're a racer, fitness rider, or just deciding which platform to subscribe to, this breakdown will shape how you see virtual cycling.

Which platform is YOUR favourite right now? Which platform SUCKS? Drop a comment below 👇

⏱️ Chapters:
@0:00 Intro
@0:39 MyWhoosh (Cycling Esports League)
@7:20 TrainingPeaks Virtual (AI Customized Racing)
@15:12 Zwift (Zwift Racing League)
@20:00 Rouvy (Muckers Hill Climb)
@25:24 Closing

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Gear from or available Mackay Cycles:
IRL Bike: Specialized Allez
Shoes: Specialized S-Works Ares
Kit: Mackay Cycles & Specialized kits for key streams
HR: Shanren Beat
Trainer: Wahoo Kickr V5
Fan: Wahoo Headwind
Bike Computer: Wahoo ELMNT Bolt
Controls: Zwift Play
Zwift avatar: Usually on a S-Works SL8, Specialized Project 74 or Specialized Aethos, with Specialized shoes and helmet.
MyWhoosh avatar: On the only S-Works in game

20 Comments

@_joshharris Creator 10 months ago Pinned

TIMESTAMPS for the deep divers 👇
@0:00 Intro
@0:39 MyWhoosh (Cycling Esports League)
@7:20 TrainingPeaks Virtual (AI Customized Racing)
@15:12 Zwift (Zwift Racing League)
@20:00 Rouvy (Muckers Hill Climb)
@25:24 Closing

Which platform is your king? DISCUSS!

@BroadsideBob 10 months ago

Never been able to understand cheating in an online TRAINING platform. It's a tool to help you stay in shape. If you're going to cheat at PRACTICE for your sport, you are a LOSER!

@zachfaustcycling 7 months ago

Seeing Training Peak's bots mode makes me want a career mode with bots in Zwift so bad. start out regional crits and work your way up to longer races in different countries, gain enemies, etc. would be amazing.

@BarrySheene7 10 months ago

Rouvy also organize races with the real Pro’s. Last month we had a rouvy race with Wout van Aert over 1200 riders were connected, so cool to be with Wout on a peloton + you are riding in a real environment, a real rout that does exist somewhere in the world!

For 2 weeks ago we had a social ride with Christophe Laporte, Anton Schiffer and Matthew Brennan!

Next ride is scheduled with Victor Campenaerts on new year’s day.

Rouvy is just so much more than riding circles in a fantasy world..

@milantrmtn05 10 months ago

Good to see you take the time to give us some comparisons 🙌

@allencanning448 10 months ago

Started with Zwift, now I'm into Rouvy. I do mostly endurance rides which Rouvy does quite well. Didn't even know about MyWoosh, so going to give that a try. I don't race much so I can't comment too much on the Rouvy offerings there.

@ostogiske 9 months ago

have zwift bike and was using zwift for a long time, but switched to rouvy and i have much more fun riding, dont even need to watch a movie or something on my phone during a z2 ride

@Power_Serge 10 months ago

I'm weaker than you but probably serious/strong enough where it might not be a complete waste of your time... But if you ever want to race on TPV, I'm all for it. Live in Japan so close in terms of time zones!

@nilebattey 10 months ago

can you ask Tingtai to come and join us in CEL timezone 1😂😂😂

@L-Bird51 9 months ago

Die hard Zwift fan till i switched to Rouvy...never touched Zwift again. Love Rouvy, the rides, the scenery, the stages, the challenges ...so much more fun then going up radiotower for the 523288 time.

@joesguitarshop8194 10 months ago

Good video!!!

@totolekoala 10 months ago

Good news for you, with the next bot update in TPV being forecast in the next 2 weeks then ;)
Thanks for the nice recap

@JonWakefield_Esports_cycling 10 months ago

Good video mate ... I think the key thing here is to recognise that each platform can be 'best' depending on what you are looking for, which can change on a daily basis!
Like yourself, I use all of these platforms, with each of them being the best choice depending on what training or racing I'm looking to do on that day.

@PeteSandz 10 months ago

Great video. Nice and fair comparison.
I use Zwift, but I’ve been considering Rouvy for the reason you me mentioned. Longer zone 2 rides. Hard to do those on Zwift I find

@Keinkinds 10 months ago

Nice comparison video; new to bike racing, didn’t know you actually overtook Njal in point! Hopefully i can join yall in some sprints one day.

@bitminerbob6731 10 months ago

I do a fair bit of crit, track, and Zwift racing. Zwift IMO is very generous with the draft physics, compared to the real world. I find drafting easier in Zwift than in real-life crit or track races. I might be totally wrong about that, but that's how it feels for me. I'm surprised you don't do crits or even track racing. You'd kill it on the track with your power numbers!!!

@peterwood7859 10 months ago

Great vid Josh enjoyed watching it, I’m zwift myself but it’s not for the game quality although it good , it’s the community and off bike communication pre race etc that makes it for me , I race for a team at the B cat level and love it 👍🏻

@drewbuffington 10 months ago

Great video Josh! Zwift 4 life.

@B_Adam0_0 9 months ago

If you could ride only one platform. Which one would you choose? Also you forgot Ladder racing on Zwift. It is the most fun I ever had! The social component come to life like never before!

@christophecontant4856 10 months ago

Thx for your nice comparison i feel great everywhere and know the three except The king one ( for all this gadget to go faster and just for that ;-)) ) Rouvy to watch the scenery MyWoosh to compete in a hard way because draft is there but not a lot and TPV i know a lot of riders there so i feel great there and wind, big draft (too much certainly but we stay together more ) are really good, bots too but it depends if the climb is short they are not strong but in a long one they are good and really hard to follow Tingtai for example...All the choices are good and for me as a racer indoor,i avoid Rouvy because i did races there and no fun at all and difficult to imagine now a better draft and no control in cheating (but dynamics on flat races and downhill didn't suit me ) Cheers mate and CU soon