ROUVY expands its virtual triathlon portfolio with renewed partnerships with Challenge Family and DATEV Challenge Roth, and welcomes the 2026 professional athlete roster featuring Patrick Lange and Marten Van Riel
19th November 2025, Prague: ROUVY, the indoor cycling app that lets users ride real routes from around the world, is proud to announce the renewal of its partnership with Challenge Family and DATEV Challenge Roth.
The renewed partnership marks a new chapter in ROUVY’s commitment to the triathlon community, allowing athletes to train virtually on Challenge courses from the comfort of their own home.
Through this long-term partnership, ROUVY will release an expanded collection of official Challenge Family routes, including Challenge Forte Village and Challenge Israman, with more routes currently in development, such as Challenge Samarkand, Challenge Malaysia, Lotto Challenge Gdansk, Challenge Cesenatico, Challenge Sanremo and Challenge Sandefjord.
After a one-year hiatus, ROUVY has also renewed its partnership with DATEV Challenge Roth through a new four-year agreement, bringing one of the sport’s most iconic long-distance triathlon courses to ROUVY users. This collaboration gives both race participants and cycling enthusiasts the most realistic experience of the legendary Roth course.
“Our partnership with Challenge Family and DATEV Challenge Roth is about continuing to support our users so that they can train where they race,” said Petr Samek, CEO of ROUVY “By offering more real-world routes, we’re allowing both triathletes and cyclists to experience the world’s greatest triathlon courses - anytime, anywhere.”
World-class triathletes join ROUVY
As part of its ongoing commitment to triathlon performance and community, ROUVY proudly introduces its world-class roster of professional triathletes for 2026, featuring some of the sport’s biggest names.
Frederic Funk, Sam Long, and Nikki Bartlett continue their collaboration with ROUVY, offering exclusive, structured workouts designed specifically for triathletes. These sessions include a mix of VO₂ Max, threshold, and sweet spot training, as well as endurance rides. Bartlett and Long have recently hosted popular Group Rides, while Funk will lead a live-streamed Group Ride on the Challenge Wanaka route on Sunday, November 23rd, giving fans and athletes around the world the chance to train alongside him virtually.
ROUVY also welcomes Patrick Lange, three-time IRONMAN World Champion and DATEV Challenge Roth champion, to its athlete team. Lange will host a Group Ride in December on an IRONMAN course, giving users the rare opportunity to ride with one of triathlon’s best.
"ROUVY is a game changer for my indoor training. Being able to ride real race courses in an immersive environment keeps me mentally engaged and lets me prepare with purpose,” Said Patrick Lange, professional triathlete “It’s not just about staying fit indoors, it’s about arriving at the start line already familiar with every climb, corner, and detail of the course."
In addition, Marten Van Riel, Matthew Marquardt, Stephanie Clutterbuck, Joe Skipper, and Tom Oosterdijk join ROUVY’s growing roster of professional triathletes, expanding the community’s opportunities to connect, ride, and train with the best in the world.
For more information, visit www.rouvy.com/partners/challenge-family
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About ROUVY
ROUVY is the indoor cycling app that lets you ride real routes around the world.
Combining sport and technology, ROUVY is the leader in indoor cycling reality, offering an immersive and realistic riding experience with thousands of routes to choose from. It helps cyclists to train, explore new locations, and stay motivated all year round. ROUVY offers a wide variety of terrains filmed on high-quality video. There's a full programme of events including challenges, group rides, workouts and training plans to suit every age and ability.
With its focus on realism, ROUVY is the proud partner of sporting organizations including IRONMAN, Challenge Series, LifeTime Grand Prix, Lidl-Trek and Visma | Lease-a-Bike. ROUVY is part of The ROUVY Group, which includes the ROUVY and FulGaz platforms.
About Challenge Family
Challenge Family is a global triathlon series featuring over 30 long and middle-distance races across more than 20 countries. Built on the values of inclusivity, community, and athlete experience, Challenge Family events bring together professionals, age-group competitors, and first-timers in a celebration of endurance sport.
