FulGaz, The IRONMAN Group’s indoor virtual cycling app, has released new enhancements to expand the user experience. This includes the launch of avatars and new courses from IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 events, Haute Route, and Epic Series events from around the globe.
IRONMAN adds that… ‘The enhancements mark the next milestone in FulGaz’s goal of delivering enhanced services to athletes throughout their athletic journey and helping to ensure they have the best in-person event experience possible, by training on the courses in which they plan to compete.’
Going forwards, FulGaz will now provide athletes who register for an IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 event with an extended free trial… ‘allowing them to better prepare for their event and ride courses from around the world before ever getting onsite for race day.’
“We are thrilled to launch avatars on FulGaz,” said Mike Clucas, founder of FulGaz and Vice President of Digital Sports for The IRONMAN Group.
“Since joining The IRONMAN Group, FulGaz has continued to pride itself on the quality of our rides and its community. The introduction of avatars adds to the user experience and offers the best indoor riding experience.
“With more high-quality digital IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 courses available than ever before, subscribers will enjoy a world-class one-of-a-kind experience when they ride with FulGaz.”
Available now, FulGaz subscribers can personalize their avatar and utilize it on select courses. Users can customize their avatar’s gender, skin tone, apparel, and equipment and will also be able to toggle their in-ride view to see their own and others’ avatars. Initially available on iOS, Mac, AppleTV, and Windows, avatars will become available on Android in the future.
Avatars are currently enabled on courses including the iconic Mont Ventoux climb, California’s Potrero Road, IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong, IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne in Australia, the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship race in Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i, and more.
FulGaz continues to expand its virtual course offering with 60+ complete IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 bike courses now on the platform.
‘With new courses continually added, subscribers now have the opportunity to ride iconic IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 bike courses from around the world, such as the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship, GWM IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne, Biostarks IRONMAN Arizona (part of the VinFast IRONMAN U.S. Series), IRONMAN 70.3 Tasmania, and IRONMAN 70.3 Acapulco presented by Mundo Imperial, among many others, from the comfort of their own home.’
All three sides of Mount Ventoux are available in FulGaz and are avatar enabled, following a partnership with Haute Route (also owned by IRONMAN). Any new athletes that also register for a 2023 Haute Route event will receive a complimentary annual subscription to FulGaz.
FulGaz has teamed up with leading coaches, including former professional cyclist Brad McGee and the Haute Route team, to provide exclusive training content on the platform to enable riders to tackle their race day successfully.
Subscribers can now also ride the 2022 Wollongong UCI Road World Championships courses and the prologue of the Absa Cape Epic course on FulGaz. More Epic prologues will be added in the coming months.
FulGaz’s new enhancements add to the platform’s outdoor experience – offering cyclists the ability to train and compete indoors with 4K video content. In the coming months, subscribers will continue to see exclusive new content added regularly, expanding the FulGaz virtual events portfolio.
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