Tag: Racing
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Zwift Power Vs ZPower // What’s the Difference?
This is a question that I see commonly asked, and these are two totally different things. This article will give an overview of the two things, which should hopefully answer the question in the title. Overview of Zwift Power Zwift Power is a website that Zwift acquired back in 2020. Zwift Power takes in the…
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5 Beginner Mistakes in Zwift Races
If you are new to Zwift racing, it’s going to take awhile to get a feel for how to race on Zwift. Here is a quick article on 5 beginner mistakes, and how to avoid them. #1 Zwift Races Start FAST Something that is different from IRL races, is that Zwift races start extremely fast.…
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How Much Harder are Category A Races?
Overview In Zwift racing, there is a category system. D being the lowest, and A being the highest. Many Zwifters who are looking to improve their racing try racing up a category. While moving up from every category is tough, the jump from B to A can be the hardest. How do you make the…
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ZRL Race 8 – Sprinters Playground Guide
Overview Note: There are no power ups due to a Zwift bug, this will be fixed in the next game release(likely May 12th). This is the final race of the Zwift Racing League season(technically the season already ended, but this still counts as ZRL). For those who still aren’t quite sure what exactly the WTRL…
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ZRL Race 7 – Downtown Titans Race Guide
Overview Note: There are no power ups due to a Zwift bug, this will be fixed in the next game release(likely May 12th). The next Zwift Racing League race will take riders through the roads of Watopia. All of the categories will be racing a points race over the Downtown Titans course, one of the…
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ZRL Race 6 – 2018 UCI Worlds Course Guide
Overview The next Zwift Racing League race will take riders through Innsbruck. All of the categories will be racing a points race over the 2018 UCI Worlds Course(one of the few courses in Innsbruck). The route will first take riders out of the Innsbruckring, and up the Innsbruck KOM(first opportunity for points). For the sprinters,…
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Zwift Insider Rebel Race Series Announced
Zwift Insider, the most popular place for Zwift news, tips, and tricks has just announced that they will be hosting their very own race series. The race series will take place on the new rebel routes that were added in-game a few updates ago. Each week, there will be a rebel recon ride on the…
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How to Improve Your Finshing Sprint on Zwift
One of the most crucial parts of Zwift racing is getting your finishing sprint down on Zwift. In most races on Zwift, it will almost always come down to a final sprint, so knowing exactly when to start sprinting is key to winning the sprint off, even if you don’t have the most powerful sprint…
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Zwift Knockouts Announced
Zwift has just announced that they will be hosting a Zwift Knockouts series, a new ZRL like series where the teams in premier division will battle for the top spot. Details Each race, a certain number of teams will be eliminated from the competition based off of how many points each team scores. Note that…
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Why Zwift Power Results Are Inaccurate for Points Races
This is a topic that I came across while browsing the forums, and I thought I’d do a quick post about it here. The issue is that when race organizers redo the results for points races, all of the places get scrambled, but the Zwift power ranking points do not change, they are still based…