Methods and apparatus for virtual competition

A system for simulating an activity along a geographical route, the system comprising:

• a computer device configured to provide data for simulating the geographical route, wherein said data corresponds to a participant's activity along said geographical route, wherein said recorded data includes each of elevation data, time stamps for said participant's activity along said geographical route, distance traveled during said activity along said geographical route;
• a training device configured to communicate with the computer device, and wherein the training device is further configured to be controlled by the data received from the computer device, wherein said training device collects biometric data including each of said user's power output, said user's activity speed, said user's heart rate, said user's calories burned and said user's blood oxygenation level, wherein said operational data of said training device includes each of said training device's gear positioning, cadence, velocity, suspension, power, braking, shock absorption, and cornering speed;
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• wherein the computer device is configured to collect operational data of the training device, and wherein the computer device utilizes the operational data of the training device to control the training device and to provide a user of the training device with a simulated performance of the activity along the geographical route, wherein said simulated performance of said activity along said geographical route is completed by said computer device utilizing a satellite based position determining system to determine a location of said user during use of said training device.

A system for simulating an activity along a geographical route, the system comprising:

• a computer device;
• a training device, the training device including a communication portion configured to communicate with the computer device, the training device configured to receive data from the computer device for simulating the geographical route, and wherein the training device is further configured to be controlled by the data received from the computer device, wherein said received data corresponds to a participant's activity along said geographical route, wherein said received data includes each of elevation data, time stamps for said participant's activity along said geographical route, distance traveled during said activity along said geographical route;
• wherein the training device is configured to provide operational data of the training device to the computing device, the training device further configured to receive control data from the computer device wherein the control data received from the computer device is based, at least in part, upon the operational data provided by the training device to the computer device;
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• the computer device further configured to display the operational data of the training device and to display biometric data of a user using the training device, the computer device further configured to display course, elevation profile, and simulated location of the user relative to the simulated geographical route, wherein said training device collects biometric data including each of said user's power output, said user's activity speed, said user's heart rate, said user's calories burned and said user's blood oxygenation level, wherein said operational data of said training device includes each of said training device's gear positioning, cadence, velocity, suspension, power, braking, shock absorption, and cornering speed, and wherein said simulated location of said user relative to the simulated geographical route is completed by said computer device utilizing a satellite based position determining system.

A training device for simulating an activity along a geographical route, the training device comprising:

• a communication portion configured to communicate with a computer device, said training device configured to receive data from the computer device for simulating the geographical route, and wherein the training device is further configured to be controlled by the data received from the computer device;
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• wherein the training device is configured to provide operational data of the training device to the computing device, said training device further configured to receive control data from said computer device wherein said control data provided by said computer device is based, at least in part, upon said operational data provided by said training device to said computer device, wherein said operational data of said training device includes each of said training device's gear positioning, cadence, velocity, suspension, power, braking, shock absorption, and cornering speed;
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• wherein said training device collects biometric data including each of said user's power output, said user's activity speed, said user's heart rate, said user's calories burned and said user's blood oxygenation level, wherein said operational data of said training device includes each of said training device's gear positioning, cadence, velocity, suspension, power, braking, shock absorption, and cornering speed, and wherein said geographical route is simulated by said computer device utilizing a satellite based position determining system.