ColQuest
A 12-week training plan generator for amateur road cyclists who want to ride the same cols featured in the Tour de France, with adaptive workouts based on your Strava history.
Amateur road cyclists inspired by the Tour who want to ride the famous climbs themselves
- Pick a col (Alpe d'Huez, Ventoux, Galibier) and get a 12-week build plan
- Strava sync that adapts intensity to your current fitness
- Col dossier with route, gradient profile, and mid-climb café stops
- Weather window alerts for your target ride date
Alpe d'Huez is trending both for Pogacar's record and the fan-safety fallout — amateur cyclists are inspired to ride the legend themselves
Real but seasonal demand: TrainingPeaks already sells a '12-week-FTP-Plan > Alpe d'Huez', L'Étape du Tour draws thousands of amateurs each year, and Google Trends confirms recurring Tour-stage search spikes.12-week-FTP-Plan > Alpe d'Huez | cycling Training Plan | TrainingPeaks ↗Training plans - l'Etape du Tour de France ↗
Very crowded: TrainCraft is a near-identical product (TdF 2026 cols, adaptive plans, Strava/Garmin sync, FTP simulator); plus Strava's own climb plans, TrainingPeaks, VeloVostra, AdaptCycling, Adaptify, Alpine-Cols guides, Zwift virtual L'Étape.The climbs of the Tour de France 2026 - traincraft.app ↗Training Plans for Cyclists - Strava ↗VeloVostra - Cycling Training Plans That Adapt to Your Riders ↗
Cycling training is monetizable (TrainingPeaks ~$20/mo, Gravel God custom plans $15/wk, Strava sub $5–12/mo) but ColQuest targets a narrow Tour-hype niche inside an already crowded field, limiting TAM.Alpe d'HuZes Training Plan | Gravel God ↗
Underlying 'ride the famous cols' behavior is perennial (Étape du Tour is annual, Alpine cycling tourism is durable), but the Tour-de-France-specific framing and trending hashtags are seasonal spikes, capping long-term moat.The at Home Cycling & Running Virtual Training App - Zwift ↗
Buildable in weeks: col gradients/elevation data are public, Strava & Garmin APIs are well-documented, and AI plan generation is straightforward; main risks are Strava API ToS/rate limits and content freshness across Tour editions.AdaptCycling — Your AI cycling coach. Connected to Strava. ↗