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Theme Ride Thursday: 🚴♀️ Ride Back to 1975—50 Years of Legendary Tracks
Take your riders on a 50-year flashback! Each year, you can celebrate the hits from half a century ago with a themed ride full of nostalgia, stories, and timeless music. We’ll show you how to find the top songs, add fun trivia, and build a “bucket playlist” you can return to again and again. This year, we’ve already done the work for you…presenting, 1975!Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: A Short, Powerful Climb
This haunting ballad-turned-electronic-remix blends raw, emotional vocals with a steady, driving beat, making it perfect for a slow, resistance-heavy climb. The track builds tension layer by layer, creating a visceral experience that challenges riders both physically and emotionally as they push to the top.Read more…
Friday Favorites: It’s Time to Go!
Short, sharp, and explosive. When the driving beat kicks in, it powers you through 2 minutes of pure intensity—perfect fuel for anaerobic intervals or a hard-charging finish of a race profile. Before the song starts, look out at your class and say, “Here we go…”Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: Turn Up the Grit—A Classic Track That Accelerates on Its Own
What happens when a rock legend takes a dreamy psychedelic ballad and supercharges it with raw power and tempo shifts? You get a track that’s perfect for intervals, with natural accelerations built right into the music.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: Need Road Trip Vibes?
This may be your last chance to leave it all behind and get away before summer fades. Let the beat carry you somewhere lighter—whether it’s a road trip, a warm-up, or just a ride on a flat road. Close your eyes, take a breath, and let this track be your escape route. ☀️🚗🚴♀️💭Read more…
Friday Favorites: Ride with a Playful Groove
Sometimes you need a song that doesn’t just move the legs, it changes the energy in the room. This Friday’s pick is cheeky, fun, and perfect for reminding riders that cycling doesn’t always have to be so serious.Read more…
Class Profile: Triple Threat Intervals
Bill Pierce is back with another clever design that’s as fun to coach as it is tough to ride. Built around the magic of threes—three sets, three cadences, three intensities—this ride is simple to follow but guaranteed to challenge your riders. With Bill’s signature eclectic music mix and a playful nod to the number three in the cool-down, this profile is quintessential Bill!Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: The Next Big Thing’s Next Big Song
After we talked about her first at the Indoor Cycling Association, this artist blew up the music world. Now is the opportunity to get in front of the crowd and introduce your class to her latest release before every other instructor is using this song.Read more…
Friday Favorites: A Not-So-Guilty Pleasure
I’ve been incorporating this saccharine-sweet pop song for years in my playlists. I used to feel guilty about how much I liked it. Now, I just embrace the guilt and play the heck out of it.Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: A Disco Legacy Transformed for the Ride of Your Life
This 2000 club remix, originally a disco track from a 1978 movie soundtrack, carries an uneasy, emotional energy—the feeling of being chased. Use it to fuel a high-intensity race, creating a sense of urgency as riders push to escape the pursuit. Perfect for a Tour de France climbing stage or a story of relentless pursuit, where every pedal stroke brings them closer to the finish.Read more…