Best Bike Split Launches Course Builder

February 5, 2026

This new feature makes course planning faster and more intuitive for athletes and coaches of all levels.

Austin, TX (February 5, 2024) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Best Bike Split, the leader in data-driven pacing and performance modeling for cyclists and triathletes, announced the launch of Course Builder, a powerful new feature built on their custom routing engine. This new feature enables athletes and coaches to create, customize, and optimize courses directly within the Best Bike Split platform.

Built by Cyclist, for Cyclist
Designed from the ground up for cycling, Course Builder automatically detects bridges, tunnels, and road surfaces—critical factors that influence pacing strategy and power output on race day. Athletes can build courses from scratch or modify existing routes with precise control over distance, elevation, surface type, and direction. Whether preparing for an upcoming race, creating a training route, or modeling a hypothetical course, users can generate accurate pacing plans without waiting for official course files or third-party uploads.

“We asked ourselves how we could simplify course creation while focusing on what actually matters for racing,” said Rich Harpel, President of Best Bike Split. “Athletes don’t need turn-by-turn navigation—they need accurate elevation data, reliable surface information, and race-relevant points of interest that translate directly into realistic, actionable power plans.”

Unlike basic route-drawing tools, Course Builder integrates seamlessly with Best Bike Split’s physics-based performance engine. Once a course is created, users can immediately run race simulations, compare pacing strategies, and analyze the effects of wind, weather, and equipment choices—using the same technology trusted by professional cycling teams and elite coaches worldwide.

Key benefits of Course Builder include

• Custom routing engine with purpose-built cycling routes and worldwide coverage
• Simple route editing with easy waypoint and point-of-interest management
• Automatic road surface detection to reflect real-world riding conditions
• Bridge, tunnel, and overpass detection with optional elevation flattening
• Course imports from a user’s BBS library, as well as GPX and FIT (Course and Activity) files

Mission-Driven Development
Since its founding, Best Bike Split has focused on helping athletes achieve race-day success—from personal bests at local events to podium finishes on the world stage.

“Courses are the foundation of accurate pacing,” added Harpel. “With Course Builder, athletes can model exactly what they plan to ride and instantly see how terrain, surface, and conditions impact speed, power, and time.”

Course Builder is designed for a wide range of users, from first-time racers seeking to understand a course to experienced athletes and coaches performing advanced scenario analysis. By empowering users to model the course they will actually ride, Best Bike Split continues its mission of helping athletes race smarter, not harder.

About Best Bike Split
Best Bike Split is an online platform designed for cyclists and triathletes looking to optimize their race-day performance. The platform leverages cutting-edge technology to predict winning race times, plan optimal race strategy, and help execute a successful plan on race day. Best Bike Split is used by Tour de France teams, IRONMAN® world champions, Olympic gold medalists, age-group athletes, and coaches worldwide to plan, train, and race.

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