BikeBiz’s September Issue Probes Garmin-TrainingPeaks Deal and the Future of Coaching

Trade title BikeBiz has published its September 2026 digital edition, free to read online, with a headline feature examining what Garmin’s takeover of TrainingPeaks means for the wider cycling industry.

Journalist Molly Hurford contributes an in-depth analysis piece looking at how the acquisition could reshape the relationship between hardware manufacturers and the software platforms riders rely on to track and plan their training. Her article also weighs up whether data-driven tools risk squeezing out the value of a human coach, or whether the two can coexist as the sport becomes ever more metric-obsessed.

Alongside the Garmin feature, the issue includes further interviews and industry commentary, continuing BikeBiz’s regular run-down of retail, manufacturing and technology trends affecting bike shops and brands across the UK and beyond.

For riders and coaches on this side of the fence, the story is worth watching closely. TrainingPeaks has become something close to an industry standard for structured training plans, and any shift in ownership by a major bike computer and power meter brand raises questions about data portability, subscription pricing, and whether rival platforms will still get equal access to Garmin devices. Anyone currently building a winter training block around TSS scores and CTL charts may want to keep an eye on how the acquisition beds in.

It’s also a timely reminder, as Hurford’s piece suggests, that no algorithm has yet replaced the coach who can spot fatigue in a rider’s voice on a Tuesday morning ride or adjust a plan on the fly after a bad night’s sleep. As more of our sport’s decision-making moves onto dashboards and apps, the debate over where data ends and coaching begins looks set to run and run.

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