Get Ready for Super Bowl 59: Ride, Rock, and Rally!
The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are set to clash once again in Super Bowl 59 on February 9, just two years after Kansas City clinched a victory with a last-minute field goal in Super Bowl 57, crushing Philadelphia’s hopes of a second championship ring.
(Sorry, Buffalo and Washington, D.C., fans—we know this one stings!)
As always, we’re bringing the Super Bowl energy to your cycling classes with three distinct bucket playlists to fire up your riders:
🏈 Eagles vs Chiefs Playlist (~60 songs): Featuring tracks inspired by both competing teams and this year’s halftime performers.
🏆 Football / Super Bowl (~145 songs): An all-star mix of tracks that embody grit, glory, and the thrill of the game.
🎶 Game Time/Game On (~260 songs): A collection of high-energy songs perfect for any sports-themed ride.
ICA members can access these playlists at the end of this post.
Super Bowl Cycling Profiles: Step Onto the Field!
Beyond the playlists, we’ve got two electrifying Super Bowl game-day profiles straight from our archives—each one guaranteed to have your riders envisioning that Super Bowl ring, regardless of their team’s fate!
🏈 Rock You Like a Hurricane by Kala Markel
🏆 Offense-Defense Switch by Carole Herrell
These interactive profiles bring the game to life as riders switch between offense and defense, adapting their intensity and mindset with every play.
- On Offense: Explosive speed, quick surges, and powerful breakaways to gain yards and score!
- On Defense: Strength, resistance, and unwavering determination to hold the line and push back the opposition!
To fully immerse your riders in the experience, consider encouraging everyone to wear their team jerseys, headbands, or colors—even if their team didn’t make it to the big game!
What Instructors Are Saying About Our Interactive Game Day Profiles
🔹 Lynda:
“This was fabulous. My class went crazy for it! We use the PIQ System, so both teams could see how they stacked up against each other. Tons of energy, pumping music, and friendly competition!”
🔹 Sandi:
“Another stellar profile! When I showed up with a ping pong paddle (red for defense, black for offense), my participants were nervous at first. But once I explained the concept, they relaxed—and by the end, they were smiling, sweating, and completely engaged!”
(Note: Some songs from past profiles may be unavailable on Spotify. We’ve provided alternatives, and you can always explore our Super Bowl 2025 bucket playlists below to swap tracks from this year’s competing cities or halftime performers.)
Bonus Profile: A Musical Halftime Tribute
If you’re looking for a non-gameplay Super Bowl ride, check out Fern’s Super Bowl Halftime Showstoppers—a playlist-driven profile celebrating past halftime performers. This profile also comes with a bucket playlist of over 265 tracks from halftime artists to mix and match.
Who’s Performing at Super Bowl 59?
🎤 Kendrick Lamar takes center stage at halftime, joined by guest artist SZA.
🎶 Jon Batiste will perform the National Anthem.
To honor this year’s performers, consider adding “All the Stars” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA (97 bpm) to your Super Bowl ride!
Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled, high-energy class that will leave your riders pumped, engaged, and celebrating like champions! 🏆🔥
ICA members can access the three bucket playlists below.
We’d love to hear your comments after you’ve had a chance to teach either of these profiles. Let us know how your students appreciated the ride, too. Also, please share your song suggestions in the comments below.
So I did the offense defense profile yesterday. I’ve done this one several times before. Although I know nothing about football, people totally LOVE this one- which always amazes me. But yesterday after I quoted Vince Lombardi , one guy disagreed. He said he has all the will in the world but no strength, height or built to be in the NFL. Based on this quote, he says – anyone with willpower can play for the NFL. He said he heard this quote many times. I replied that it probably primarily applies to those who are already in the game. But it was interesting. Maybe something to think about or find other quotes? I should have said it can apply to anything you set to
Accomplish in life but didn’t think about it at the time. Still, he took it literally and I’m sure some others people do too. Just thought I’d share it.
I have a superbowl class planned and am using music from current and past half time shows. (Bruno mars, maroon 5, U2 and jlo…I plan to play save me san fransico and miami while members are setting up bikes for class.
Working on my Superbowl set already…next Sunday will be a great one as a regular Sunday morning instructor and living in the Bay Area. Go Niners!
I did a version of Offense-Defense this year as well.
This past weekend I heard a story on NPR about the passing of a composer who created music for the NFL. I hope to find some of his stuff for next year!
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/13/466648883/the-man-behind-the-nfl-music-sam-spence-dies-at-88
I used the Offense-Defense Switch profile this past Saturday for my 8 AM class and they loved it. I also added the NFL on Box by Bobby Morganstein to start it off and also imported a NFL Superbowl Disney World Commercial at the end. My class got a laugh out of it. Thank you for a great ride and some really good commentary — esp appreciated since I’m not the biggest football fan. It made the class more engaging.
Put together a fun Super Bowl ride and our members loved it. One of my regulars told me to make sure I repeat it for my 5:45 am class on Wednesday. I found a 30 second chant for both the Panthers and the Bronco’s. Cold Play’s “Adventure of a Lifetime” was a great halftime recovery song and then we ramped it up for the last 15 minutes. We cooled down with “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “Long Cool Women” from Remember the Titans. It was game on for 45 minutes. Thanks for all the great suggestions and help with the profile.
Looking forward to another Offense-Defense Switch…this time with the Broncos and Panthers…..and great idea for Cold Play half time bonanza!!! Go hard or go home! Can’t wait…
This sounds really fun Debra! Can you share those chants you found? Are they easily found? I wonder if they are on Spotify so I can add them to the playlist?