BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Bike training software maker TrainingPeaks has acquired Best Bike Split, a company with technology that predicts bike race times based on the athlete's fitness and the terrain.
"With BBS, athletes and coaches are able to predict the power needed to reach a goal time, plan power targets for optimal training, and create a power-based plan for race day success," said TrainingPeaks CEO Gear Fisher in a Facebook posting announcing the purchase.
BBS was created by Ryan Cooper and Rich Harpel. Following the purchase, Cooper will be relocating to Boulder, Colorado, where TrainingPeaks is based. Harpel will remain in Austin, Texas.
According to Fisher, Cooper was able to predict Alberto Contador's finishing time to within three seconds for a time trial stage of the 2013 Tour de France.
"The next evolution of data-driven training is predictive planning, which will be a driving force behind TrainingPeaks. It allows you to predict your wattage or time, train specifically for your goal event, lay out a precise race plan, and execute when it counts," Fisher wrote.
More information: BestBikeSplit.com
