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ROUVY is an indoor cycling app that combines 2D real-world video footage of cycling routes, GPS elevation data and augmented reality for use with a bicycle trainer. The video output has a rider (avatar) overlaid on-screen along with other exercise performance information, [1] and advances as the rider uses their trainer to replicate a real life ride; resistance in the trainer is increased or decreased to simulate the actual gradient encountered on the route. [2]
The app allows riders to participate in a variety of cycling activities for riders such as hill climbing, time trials, races, group rides, structured training plans and interval training. The app also provides detailed performance data and analytics, allowing riders to track their progress over time. [3]
Video footage from the routes often includes vehicles, other cyclists and even pedestrians, so is edited where needed to account for this, including road junctions where ordinarily, a rider may need to slow down or stop. For further realism, Rouvy also includes an automatic braking function when riders encounter a bend or junction at high speed and need to slow down. [4] The avatars in the footage may also briefly disappear if the video appears to show contact with another vehicle or obstacle.