Digital Innovation at Cycling

The DigiCycle online course is dedicated to raising awareness of the potential of gaming for the promotion of sports. Particularly, it is focused on how the use of the Zwift platform can be used by cycling federations and clubs to increase participation in the sport, communicating with young people and breaking barriers of access to the sport of cycling.

This course was developed with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The contents of these pages are the sole responsibility of the publishers and do not represent the views of the European Commission.

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Course description

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a sharp increase in the number of players on the Zwift online platform. This trend coincided with a widely conducted analysis of data on the use of gaming in the promotion of sports. Polish Cycling Federation decided to implement a similar mechanism and use it to promote sport among young people. The aim of the project is to investigate the correlation between traditional cycling and virtual cycling.

In addition, it is planned to implement the Zwift platform as a tool to increase public participation in cycling in partner countries, as well as to create comprehensive instruction addressed to cycling federations and sports clubs in order to increase public participation in traditional cycling.

The expected effects include increasing the participation of young people in cycling at the federation, district and club level, overcoming economic and communication barriers among people interested in cycling, developing attractive forms of communication with young people and creating new forms of cycling promotion.

The DigiCycle online course is dedicated to raising awareness of the potential of gaming for the promotion of sports. Particularly, it is focused on how the use of the Zwift platform can be used by cycling federations and clubs to increase participation in the sport, communicate with young people and break access barriers to the sport of cycling.

Curriculum

1.1. Description of the project

1.2 Advantages

1.3 How it influences cycling

1.4 Zwift intro and other games

2.1 Space and setup

2.2 Traditional Trainer, Smart Trainer or Smart Bike

2.3 Device

2.4 Internet Connection

2.5 Sensors and Accesories

2.6 Recommended Accesories

3.1 Zwift as a training platform

3.2 Home screen and navigation

3.3 How to play

3.4 The social aspect

3.5 Further comments

4.1 How to organise a race

4.2 How to participate in a race and how to race on Zwift

4.3 Tips and tricks

5.1 Virtual events

5.2 Live events

5.3 Hybrid events

Instructors

Jacek TARACH

Head of eSports Commission at the Polish Cycling Federation

Polish Cycling Federation / Polish Cycling Support Foundation

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More info

The “Digital innovation in cycling – DigiCycle” project is an initiative of the Polish Cycling Support Foundation developed under the Erasmus+ program and supported by the European Union. The consortium includes the Danish National Cyclist’s Federation, the German Cycling Federation, the Spanish Cycling Federation, the European Cycling Union, and the European Network for Innovation and Knowledge.

The main objective of this project is to popularise the use of bicycles among the population through virtual cycling and digital innovation.

The pandemic, as well as the evolution of society itself, has redirected leisure towards the internet and electronic devices, where e-sports have stood out notably. This project stands on the promotion of new technologies so that a broad group of society can be encouraged to practice cycling, from young people to the elderly, including sectors of the population less represented in our sport. In addition, virtual cycling is suitable for everyone regardless of their fitness level and can give each practitioner a notable impact on their physical and mental health.

This initiative will try, through sport organisations at various levels such as the European Cycling Union, national federations and sport clubs, to promote the use of virtual cycling simulators. The partners involved in the development of this project will create a roadmap for national cycling federations in Europe, facilitating the implementation of the Zwift platform as a tool to promote cycling and increase physical activity among different social groups.

This course was developed with the support of the Erasmus+ of the European Union. The contents of these pages are the sole responsibility of the publishers and do not represent the views of the European Commission.

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