Apogee

Real climbs and structured workouts on a road through space, in the browser or on Windows

Innovation: real climb profiles ridden on a glowing road through space

Indie

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Apogee: A Lightweight, Web-Based Alternative to Zwift (£5/mo)Apogee Cycling · youtube.com · Plays from YouTube
Climbing Alpe d'Huez in Apogee: a glowing road through space under a red sun, with cadence, power, heart rate, grade and the climb's profile.
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An Over-Unders workout in Apogee at threshold, with power, cadence and heart-rate targets, points earned and the workout profile, under a black hole.
Apogee Training · apogee.training

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About

Apogee puts indoor rides in space: you ride a glowing road past planets and under a black-hole sky instead of a realistic world. Routes follow real climb profiles (Alpe d'Huez, Mont Ventoux and Sa Calobra on the homepage) and set the trainer's resistance from the gradient; structured workouts (endurance, sweet spot, VO2 max and more) run in ERG mode with power and cadence targets from your FTP, and score points for staying on target. FTP tests (20-minute or ramp), heart-rate zones, a Pacer rider at 1.5, 2.5 or 3.5 W/kg, opt-in shared riding with other riders on a route (no events or races), XP and six tracked rider strengths, ride history, TCX export and Strava upload. Voice controls are a work in progress. Runs in Chrome or Edge over Web Bluetooth (not Safari) and as a Windows app; a Mac app is in App Store review. One hour of riding free each week without a card; Unlimited is £5 a month on the web, with subscriptions marked as coming soon. Made by solo developer Thomas Roberts.

Features

  • ERG mode
  • Workouts
  • Routes
  • Multiplayer
  • Bots

Sends rides to

  • Strava
  • Any tracker, by file (FIT, TCX…)

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