Pace Partners help you stay on track by riding alongside someone who matches your effort.
Whether you want a steady power target or to chase a past performance, Pace Partners give you flexible ways to ride on your schedule, at your pace.
You can add or change Pace Partners before and during the ride. Add up to 10 partners at a time.
There are two types of Pace Partners:
- Power-based adaptive partners
- User-based partners (formerly Virtual Partners)
Power-based adaptive partners
Power-based adaptive partners are designed to match your average power and keep the ride competitive, but supportive.
How they work:
- Their default power (W/kg) is automatically calculated for you.
- You can manually adjust the target W/kg to increase or decrease the challenge.
- Pace Partners can also help you maintain a more consistent pace within defined training zones.
- Pace Partners let you draft behind them realistically, with proper aerodynamic effects within the group.
- They use the same bike setup as you, so performance stays consistent.
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Power-based pace partners adapt to your pace. If you fall behind, they will wait so you are never left alone. If you overtake them, they will continue riding only at their target power, allowing you to drop them during the ride. |
This option is ideal if you want a steady, motivating partner who adapts to your effort and keeps the experience smooth and supportive.
User-based partners
User-based partners let you ride against a real rider’s previous performance on the same route. Previously known as Virtual Partners, this feature now comes with an improved user interface.
It’s designed to help you compare your current ride with your personal best, your friends’ top times, or other riders’ performances.
How they work:
- You select a rider who has already completed the route.
- The partner follows the original ride metrics exactly.
- Drafting and adaptive behavior are disabled.
- They use the same bike setup as the original rider.
| If you fall behind, user-based partners continue at their original pace. |
This option is ideal if you want to compare your performance to your friends’ results and measure your progress directly against past performances.
Pace partners are visible in the nearby list and are marked with a "Pace partner" label both in the nearby list and on a name label above the rider.
How to add/ delete pace partners
Before the Ride
Pace partners are available in the setup menu just before the ride.
You can add both user-based and power-based partners.
You can add as many as 10 pace partners by clicking on the 'Add' button.
For power-based pace partners, click on a specific one to adjust their power if necessary.
During the ride
You can change and adjust your pace partners during the ride as well.
Just click the top-right menu, choose 'Settings', then click 'Edit' next to the 'Pace partners'.
Adjust your pace partners as you like.
Ghost riders
Ghost riders are still available for those who aren’t focused on precise power output and just want some company on routes.
Read more on Ghost Riders here.