{"id":51296,"date":"2021-02-26T14:07:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=51296"},"modified":"2021-02-26T14:07:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:07:08","slug":"cardiff-cyclists-use-virtual-world-to-stay-social-and-fit-during-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/26\/cardiff-cyclists-use-virtual-world-to-stay-social-and-fit-during-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff cyclists use virtual world to stay social and fit during lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group is holding events for both competitive and relaxed cyclists online<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Zwift.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51320\" width=\"738\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Zwift.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Zwift-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Zwift-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Zwift-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Zwift.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51320\" width=\"738\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Zwift.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Zwift-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Zwift-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/Zwift-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>A fairly standard Zwift setup.<\/strong> Image &#8211; Zwift<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>STAYING fit and being sociable are two things that have been made a lot more difficult during lockdown, but a Cardiff cycling group has found a solution to both issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Social Cycling is holding regular events on Zwift, an online multiplayer cycling program, to keep its members together during lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sales of virtual cycling programs have risen in Wales during lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Gabriel, one of the founders of Cardiff Social Cycling, says: \u201cA lot of people tended to use it on the winter months before but it\u2019s absolutely gone mental during lockdown. Particularly with certain travel and exercise restrictions in the pandemic, a lot of people saw this technology and thought it looked a lot more appealing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current government lockdown laws state that all exercise must be done locally and can only be done alongside one other household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/345237-zwf_scrn_evnt_watopia_2-d50b61-original-1581589841-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51300\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?attachment_id=51300\" class=\"wp-image-51300\" 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100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Just a few of the real-world and fictional locations that &#8220;Zwifters&#8221; can ride<\/strong>. Images &#8211; Zwift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zwift platform uses a stationary bike, just as you see in many gyms and living rooms across the country, but transfers your live performance to a virtual world where you can team up with fellow riders and compete in a variety of challenges and locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riders can do things that would normally be impossible in the outside world, like racing against professional cyclists or riding up Mount Everest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Cycling Industry News, Zwift now has over 2.5 million users across 190 countries worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform has been supported by, among others, former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas, who used the platform for his &#8220;Zwift Shifts&#8221; campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/GsNHSZwiftShifts\">riding 1,200km in three days last April, which raised \u00a3375,000 for the NHS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/B_Htpc7jVGu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/B_Htpc7jVGu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Geraint Thomas (@geraintthomas86)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Gabriel says: \u201cYou could just use a normal exercise bike but you\u2019re still in your living room or in the spare room just staring at the wall or out your window. What\u2019s good about a lot of these training platforms is there is other people around that you can chat to and compete with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I like to say I\u2019m not competitive but when I\u2019m surrounded by others, I realise I really am. It just gives you something extra to aim for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Social Cycling has now increased its virtual events to twice a week, a competitive race night on Tuesdays and a more relaxed, social ride on Thursday nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group has been unable to ride as a group outside in over a year and Gabriel says that the platform is great for keeping the group together and giving each other a bit of extra motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt keeps that community and social vibe together, just so people don\u2019t feel like they are stuck on their own. You get a lot of people who might not have a lot of people they can be close to during lockdown but cycling gives them a group of friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51306\" width=\"672\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51306\" width=\"672\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/IMG_20200807_174331_resized_20210225_055001379-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Steve Gabriel and Victoria Pritchard out on a cycle in their Cardiff Social Cycling gear. Image &#8211; Steve Gabriel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Gabriel and his partner Victoria Pritchard started the group in 2017 after being unable to find the kind of cycling group they were looking for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe started training as ride leaders but after finishing the training we found that we weren\u2019t given any rides to do. For months and months we were looking for something but there was nothing social in Cardiff. There were the big cycling clubs like Cardiff Ajax club but they have the reputation of being a bit more serious and competitive and that put a lot of people off, so we thought &#8216;let\u2019s set something up&#8217;.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting from just five or six members four years ago, Cardiff Social Cycling now has 1,300 people in its Facebook group and is only growing in numbers. Mr Gabriel and Ms Pritchard have both been nominated for Welsh Cycling in the last two years for their volunteering in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s definitely a need for this type of group in the area. We have people that have started with us, not thinking that they were fit enough for a cycling group but realised very quickly they were wrong. It\u2019s great to be able to dip in and out whenever you want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/CSC-Header-2.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Some of the members of Cardiff Social Cycling before lockdown.<\/strong> Image &#8211; Cardiff Social Cycling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Gabriel adds that inclusivity is one of his biggest priorities: \u201cWe try to put on things that are challenging for people and some that are more chilled out. We\u2019ve got a core group of volunteers that are happy to put rides on and give us some more flexibility.<br><br>\u201cWe\u2019ve got 18-year-olds all the way up to pensioners, so there\u2019s something for everyone really. Hopefully we will have more chance to put on some more challenging rides and more relaxed events over the next year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting involved in Zwift may seem intimidating at first, but setups are now increasingly adaptable to match your level of investment in cycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel says: \u201cIt can be as easy to set up as you want depending on what level you ride at. You can use a standard \u00a350-60 trainer with a couple of sensors and you can have everything you need to get on to Zwift and chat with everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can view a beginner\u2019s guide to getting involved in indoor cycling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/advice\/buyers-guides\/best-smart-trainer\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cardiff Social Cycling\u2019s Facebook group page can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1984875485078609\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can view a selection of the Cardiffian&#8217;s cycling stories here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-cardiffian wp-block-embed-the-cardiffian\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" 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