Tag: Tips
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Why Your Trainer Won’t Pair with Zwift // 3 Workarounds
It happens all the time. Your trainer disconnects with Zwift, resulting in frustration and an inability to complete a workout. In this article, I will be going over three possible reasons why your trainer is not pairing to Zwift. First, there are a few important things to note: How to Identify the Issue First, riders…
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How to Climb Alpe Du Zwift Faster
Alpe Du Zwift is an exceptionally popular climb on Zwift. It is also a direct replica of the IRL climb, Alpe d’ Huez in France. The climb is also often used to set PR’s, new FTP, and go sub one hour. However, it can be quite tough to improve your time on this daunting climb.…
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How to Create a Successful Breakaway on Zwift
Breakaways are pretty tough to create on Zwift. However, they can be done. In a race that I participated in, I created a well orchestrated attack and was able to nearly succeed. I blame the internet drop out at the end of the race for the loss 😉 Prefer to Watch? Plan Your Attack A…
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Hardest Routes on Zwift 2023
Zwift has hundreds of routes across their 10+ worlds. However, there are three clear winners for the toughest routes on the platform. What Makes a Route “Hard”? When creating this list, I took a few things into account. As one would expect, distance was the biggest factor. The next most important is the elevation. However,…
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All About Zwift Power Ups
Zwift is very well-known for its gamification. One of the key factors of Zwift’s gamification are power ups. Power ups are something that are commonly seen in video games, but none of the indoor cycling apps except Zwift offer them. This makes for a more fun experience for riders. This article will delve into each…
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Tips for the Rapha Festive 500
The Rapha Festive 500 begins on the 24th and ends on the 31st of December. This annual cycling challenge attracts hundreds of thousands of riders every year. Here are some of my tips for completing this event. Participate in a Group Ride Groups rides are a great way to pass time, especially when riding indoors.…
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Rund Um Innsbruck Zwift Classics // Innsbruckring
Overview Week 6 of the Zwift classics takes riders around the Innsbruckring course 2.5 times. The race finishes on the leg snapper, so this is bound to be a tough race. The Course On this course, riders will do 2.5 laps of Innsbruckring, a 5.5 mile course. This route tackles the well-known Leg Snapper, a…
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London International Zwift Classics // London 8
Overview Week five of the Zwift classics takes riders around part of the London 8 course in, well, London. The interesting thing about this race is that the route will be a custom finish on the Mall sprint. The Course On this course, riders will race more than one lap of the London 8 course.…
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What is Road Captain for Zwift?
About For the longest time, Zwifters have requested the ability to create your own routes and ride your own routes. Road Captain was created by a Zwifter who wanted to create a solution for these Zwifters. The program is currently available to download on GitHub for both Mac and PC. What it does Road Captain…
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How to Take Good Pictures in Zwift
Everyone loves to take great photos. Whether it’s for your Zwift Companion Activity, Strava, Instagram, or Facebook. Here are a few tips on how you can take the best screenshots possible in Zwift. 1. Camera Angle 0 Camera angle zero is sort of like a drone view. You can control where the camera faces, how…