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Zwift Grand Prix // Men’s Series Round 1 – Parcours Picker
Elite racing on Zwift is back with a new look and a new format, the Zwift Grand Prix! Spanning over six rounds of racing with Men and Women alternating every Friday, you will be watching some of the best teams on Zwift race against each other over exciting routes and thrilling formats to determine the…
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Over 3-billion Miles Have Been Ridden in Zwift Since its 2014 Launch
Total Miles: 3.37 billion Total Meters Climbed: 53 billion Total Watt Hours: 26.9 billion Average Elevation: 277m Average Distance: 17.47 miles Imperial Centuries: 171k Ride Ons Received: 1.11 billion Workout Activities: 74.3 million Weekly Races: 1000+ Peak Concurrent Users: 47k Total Moving Time: 191 million hours Pro Athlete Accounts: 2,395
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Zwift Launches a Direct Drive Smart Trainer: Zwift HUB
Today, Zwift announced that it’s launching a smart bike trainer, and they are calling it the HUB. The Zwift Hub costs $499 and offers a simple and cost-effective way to get online and training. Available in the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union starting October 3rd. You can find more information via Zwift. KEY…
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Zwift Makuri Islands’ New Urukazi Map
Zwift has promised some fresh roads for winter training with an expansion to their Makuri Islands world: “Urukazi” is the combination of two Okinawan words — “uru” means “shore,” and “kazi” means “breeze.” The combination of the two words is meant to evoke the serene, untouched character of the Southern Japanese archipelago. On the terrain…
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Zwift Unleashes the Pace Partners
After 18-months of four pace partners and a few weeks of testing changes, some big updates are coming to the pace partners in Zwift. First off, if you aren’t yet seeing the new homescreen (the update just hit my iOS device) you will only be able to enjoy these updates once that update is installed.…
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Zwift is Trying Out Some Pace Partner Changes
Following the addition of dynamic pacing to Watopia’s C. Cadence, Zwift is making further changes to Pace Partners starting Sunday, May 16th. They will be temporarily removing the current 4 Pace Partners from Makuri Islands. The existing Pace Partners in Watopia will remain. In addition, Zwift will be adding 3 new, temporary FutureWorks Pace Partners…
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Zwift to ‘pause’ launch of smart bike alongside staff lay-offs
Remember that smart bike and direct drive trainer Zwift was working on? Well, it won’t be hitting the streets anytime soon. Anyone who’s been watching Peloton stock prices can probably guess why… Zwift has announced a round of staff layoffs as well as the “pausing” of its smart bike hardware plans, that were announced just…
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Wahoo Acquires RGT Cycling, Introduces Wahoo X Subscription
Wahoo has acquired Zwift competitor RGT and have integrated the service into a new monthly subscription called Wahoo X. A few comparisons between RGT and Zwift: Where Zwift offers a more gamified and cartoony virtual indoor cycling experience, RGT Cycling is a more realistic experience. “Wahoo RGT provides realistic drafting, cornering and braking, making it…
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Zwift’s Anti – Doping Policy: Is it open to Cheating?
A group from Teesside University in Middlesbrough, UK, has published a review in which it claims Zwift fails to meet the purpose of its anti-doping policy. The review, published in the International Journal of Esports concludes that Zwift is failing to ensure Safety, Fairness and Integrity. I recommend you read the whole review, but their…
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Zwift Pace Partners are Upgrading to “Dynamic Pace”
I’m a big fan of Zwift’s Pace Partners, the ability to drop into a paced group ride at any time of day or night is great. But, the feature is far from perfect. On Tuesday, an announcement in Zwift’s forum let loose that Pace Partner “dynamic pace” testing will begin next week. Here’s what’s coming:…
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Could you cycle from Edinburgh to Cardiff in 48 hours?: World of Zwift Episode 59?
On this week’s World of Zwift, OJ attempts to ride 500 miles in support of Doddie Aid, we see what the first day as a professional cyclist looks like with Zwift Academy winner Alex Bogna, Lucy Mannall reveals all the best in game kit drops and we go on a Tour of Watopia in A-Zwift.
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UCI Cycling Esports World Championships Reaction: World of Zwift Episode 58
On this week’s World of Zwift, action and reaction from the 2022 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, Matt Stephens and Rahsaan Bahati talk trainer choice in the Ultimate Indoor Bike Build, Shayne Gaffney teaches us the art of tapering ahead of the zFondo series while Rebecca Charlton completes the Bambino Fondo, Zwifter Joel Mcallister on…
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Is the Gravel Bike any good in the Zwift Jungle Circuit?
A test of the gravel bike in Tour De Zwift Stage 4 Jungle Circuit. Slower than the road bike on tarmac and more rolling resistance on dirt than the MTB. Will the strategy work?
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ELITE and Zwift Partner up for Monthly Pro Series Starting February 17th
Six professional riders will join the inaugural ride on Zwift. FONTANIVA, ITALY, February 15th, 2022 — Elite Cycling and Zwift are pleased to announce a unique opportunity for the cycling community. Starting this Thursday, February 17th, they will be hosting a monthly race on Zwift called the Elite Pro Series. Professional cyclists have been invited…
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Training tips to smash your segments : World of Zwift Episode 56
On this week’s World of Zwift, OJ embarks on his 2022 goal of smashing his current PB climbing Mallorca’s Sa Calobra with the guidance of Shayne Gaffney. Hannah Walker takes on a Tour de Zwift stage alongside the InternationElles, the incredible women fighting for equality for the Tour de France. Rebecca Charlton prepares to ride…
