ROUVY Group Rides let you ride virtually with friends or other fellow athletes from around the world. It’s a fun, social, and non-competitive way to stay motivated and explore new routes together.
Why ride in a group?
- Ride at your own pace without worrying about performance.
- Stay close to the Group Ride leader thanks to the elastic band effect (more on that below).
- Meet new people, make friends, and enjoy the ride.
- No podium pressure, just good vibes and shared experiences.
You can find Group Rides in the Events section of the ROUVY app. Make sure your app is updated to the latest version for the best experience.
Key features of Group Rides
- Invite-only or public: depending on the creator’s settings.
- No competition: open to all fitness levels.
- No official results: just for fun and connection.
- Great for socializing: connect with riders from around the world.
Join our ROUVY Athletes Facebook Group, create your own events, and invite your friends!
How to join a Group Ride
In the ROUVY App
- Open the app and go to the Events tab in the left-hand menu.
- Scroll to find a route tile marked Group Ride in the top-right corner, or use the search at the top of the Events screen to look one up by name;
- click the route tile.
- Click Join Event.
- You can also download the route for later use, or check who is riding by clicking Start List.
- View all your upcoming events, Group Rides included, in the same Events section.
On ROUVY.com
- Log in to your account at ROUVY.com;
- click Events in the top menu;
- here you can scroll and swipe to see upcoming, current, and past events, as well as the ones you’ve joined;
- Group Rides are also marked with a Group Ride tag.
- You can also browse events by event type and select Group Rides specifically.
- Click Search events at the top right of the Events section, then pick Group Ride under Event type in the search panel on the right.
Create a Group Ride
You can create a Group Ride in the Events tab on ROUVY.com. Use this direct link and log in to your ROUVY account.
- Click Create Event at the top of the page.
- Fill in the mandatory fields: event type, name, date, time, and visibility settings. If needed, adjust advanced options such as Smart Trainers Only or Disable Drafting.
- Click Create Event at the bottom to finalize your Group Ride.
You can find your newly created Group Ride in the Events section of the ROUVY app, under Upcoming Events:
The elastic band effect
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To stay next to the Group Ride leader, you have to produce the same effort in watts as the leader. If you fall behind, or ride much quicker than the leader, it feels like being connected to them by an elastic band. |
The farther behind you are, the more assistance you get — just like an elastic band pulling you back when it’s stretched tight. Riders further from the leader receive more help to catch up, while those close behind get the least assistance.
This also works in the other direction. If you push ahead and try to ride faster than the leader, the elastic band begins to resist: you’ll need 20–30% more effort to stay ahead, and the pull gradually increases, making it harder to break away.
You’ll also see an on-screen indicator showing your position relative to the leader, in seconds ahead or behind, along with the effort savings you’re gaining from the elastic band.
So if you’re looking for a chill ride, stay further back. Want a workout? Tuck in close behind the leader. Either way, the algorithm keeps you connected, and no one gets dropped.
Earning Coins for Group Rides
You can earn coins by participating in Group Rides. The rules for receiving rewards differ between official ROUVY Group Rides and user-created Group Rides.
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Teleporting costs you the coins You’ll only receive coins if you don’t teleport during the Group Ride. Teleporting means moving your position pin to skip ahead on the route. More about teleport in this article. |
Coins for official ROUVY Group Rides
Official ROUVY Group Rides have a fixed amount of coins, awarded on completion. You can see the exact amount directly on the Group Ride tile in the preview, or in the Group Ride details view.
You can recognize official ROUVY Group Rides by a small ROUVY symbol on the tile preview, and by an Official label at the top of the Group Ride details.
You can also search official ROUVY Group Rides by their own category in the events search on ROUVY.com.
Coins for User-Created Group Rides
User-created Group Rides award the standard coin amount for completing the selected route, plus a dynamic amount based on the number of participants.
When browsing user-created Group Rides, you can see both the current number of participants and the maximum coins you can get, on the Group Ride tile.
The coin reward is calculated as:
Completion coins
the number of coins for completing the route
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Participant coins
additional coins based on the number of participants who started the event
Participant coins are calculated as follows:
| Riders who started the event | Additional Participant coins |
| 11–20 | 100 |
| 21–30 | 150 |
| 31–40 | 200 |
| 41–50 | 250 |
| 51–100 | 300 |
| 101–200 | 400 |
| 201–500 | 500 |
| 501+ | 1000 |
For more help, please feel free to contact us.