{"id":240998,"date":"2026-04-29T16:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/we-have-seen-the-indoor-market-grow-at-the-fastest-rate-since-covid-zwift-completes-strategic-acquisition-of-indoor-cycling-competitor-rouvy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:47:14","slug":"we-have-seen-the-indoor-market-grow-at-the-fastest-rate-since-covid-zwift-completes-strategic-acquisition-of-indoor-cycling-competitor-rouvy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/we-have-seen-the-indoor-market-grow-at-the-fastest-rate-since-covid-zwift-completes-strategic-acquisition-of-indoor-cycling-competitor-rouvy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We have seen the indoor market grow at the fastest rate since Covid&#8217; &#8211; Zwift completes strategic acquisition of indoor cycling competitor Rouvy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-504d913b-a4df-42a4-8bce-d7dd383c0643\">Zwift has announced its acquisition of the indoor training platform Rouvy today.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/rouvy-your-ultimate-guide\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/rouvy-your-ultimate-guide\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/rouvy-your-ultimate-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rouvy<\/a>, which is based in Czechia, was launched in 2017 by brothers Petr and Jiri Samek. The platform, which utilises real-life video footage for an immersive indoor training experience, announced its own <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/rouvy-acquires-competitor-fulgaz-and-announces-a-new-multi-year-deal-with-the-ironman-series\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/rouvy-acquires-competitor-fulgaz-and-announces-a-new-multi-year-deal-with-the-ironman-series\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/rouvy-acquires-competitor-fulgaz-and-announces-a-new-multi-year-deal-with-the-ironman-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategic acquisition of FulGaz<\/a> in early 2025 and announced a multi-year deal with the Ironman series at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-504d913b-a4df-42a4-8bce-d7dd383c0643-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">In a press release today, Zwift stated the acquisition of Rouvy aims to accelerate the growth of indoor cycling via strategic cooperation between the two companies, whilst maintaining their independent operations. Additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Zwift also confirmed that from today, Zwift-ready smart trainers and Zwift Ride smart frames will work with Rouvy too. The brand claims this will unlock new experiences within the Rouvy software, with further updates planned over the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a huge amount of respect for what ROUVY has achieved, developing a fantastic product and growing their global community by demonstrating there is a strong market for real video experiences,&#8221; said Zwift Co-Founder and CEO, Eric Min.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ROUVY\u2019s differentiated experience is proof we can be stronger together, and I\u2019m excited to see how this deal will accelerate our mission to make more people, more active, more often. This is an exciting time for our industry and for cyclists worldwide. Over the past year, we have seen the indoor cycling market grow at the fastest rate since COVID,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Zwift also confirmed that both it and Rouvy will continue to operate independently with &#8216;differentiated roadmaps and subscription packages.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-GQnmMe6odqbywssRpwjmn8\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-GQnmMe6odqbywssRpwjmn8 slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Petr Samek, CEO and Founder of ROUVY, said, \u201cThis is a strong validation of what we\u2019ve built with our team and community, connecting indoor and outdoor training through real routes. ROUVY will continue to be the ROUVY you all know and love, with the same team and the same focus on helping riders achieve their cycling goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For our community, this means we\u2019ll keep building the experience you know, supporting your training all year round. Now, supported by Zwift and the Zwift hardware ecosystem, we have an opportunity to create even more experiences in the world of indoor cycling reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/cycling-tech-components\/we-have-seen-the-indoor-market-grow-at-the-fastest-rate-since-covid-zwift-completes-strategic-acquisition-of-indoor-cycling-competitor-rouvy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zwift has announced its acquisition of the indoor training platform Rouvy today. Rouvy, which is based in Czechia, was launched in 2017 by brothers Petr and Jiri Samek. The platform, which utilises real-life video footage for an immersive indoor training experience, announced its own strategic acquisition of FulGaz in early 2025 and announced a multi-year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":240999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6804],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-240998","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}