Successful world premiere of the first digital Pro-Cycling race series
The Digital Swiss 5 - Five races, five victories and five days of cycling at the highest level. The ongoing situation related to the corona virus pandemic called for a new approach to cycle racing, for professional teams and the many fans around the world. A platform was required to...
The platform
The Czech company ROUVY is one of the most popular providers of indoor training software solutions in the cycling community. ROUVY differs from other providers thanks to realistic representations of the routes. The routes are based on real video footage of the routes. In addition to a variety of existing routes such as the Furkapass, the Stelvio or other cycling classics, ROUVY also offers a wide range of virtual events for the benefit of its community.
The organizers
Velon offers exclusive access to the best professional cycling teams in the world. Velon owns the following 11 WorldTour teams: BORA-hansgrohe; CCC team; Deceuninck – Quick-Step Team; EF Pro Cycling; Lotto Soudal; Mitchelton-SCOTT; Team INEOS; Team Jumbo-Visma; Team Sunweb; Trek-Segafredo; UAE Team Emirates. Velon – from the teams to the fans.
The Czech company ROUVY is one of the most popular providers of indoor training software solutions in the cycling community. ROUVY differs from other providers thanks to realistic representations of the routes. The routes are based on real video footage of the routes. In addition to a variety of existing routes such as the Furkapass, the Stelvio or other cycling classics, ROUVY also offers a wide range of virtual events for the benefit of its community.
Bundling of forces in Swiss cycling. Infront Sports & Media AG, Swiss Cycling, TORTOUR GmbH and ProTouchGlobal GmbH are the owners of Cycling Unlimited AG – an overarching platform for cycling enthusiasts. Based on the extensive competences of the partners, cycling will be further developed at all levels. From 2020, Cycling Unlimited AG will be responsible for the organisation of well-known national professional and hobby cycling events. These include the Tour de Suisse, -Challenge, TORTOUR Ultracycling and TORTOUR Gravel as well as the Swiss Cycling Alpenbrevet.