The Mountain 8 route combines the Epic KOM mountain and Radio Tower climb, ensuring a ride with solid climbing and a good amount of flat miles, so you can recover. The Mountain 8 route is the first time in the Tour of Watopia that you’ll tackle the Epic KOM in this counterclockwise direction. Because of […]

Are you ready to climb? Stage 5 of Tour of Watopia is all about going up. You’ll climb 2,942 // 896.7 m over the 30 mile // 48.3 km course and battle the Hilly KOM, Epic KOM, and Volcano Climb. There’s plenty to see en route, so keep your eyes peeled. The ride begins in […]

For all but the most intrepid climbers, the Tour of Fire and Ice will quickly melt away into the Tour of What-Have-I-Gotten-Myself-Into. It’s all up: almost 3,827ft // 1,166m of climbing in less than 15.6 miles // 25.1km. Don’t let the mileage fool you — many Zwifters will take more than two hours to complete […]

The Figure 8 is the longest route available from the Ocean Boulevard expansion. Utilizing every stretch of road, you get a taste of just about everything on the main island of Watopia. Taking inspiration from seaside attractions that line the Californian coast and buildings that surrounded us in Long Beach, our design team started building. […]

A Little History of Watopia: The Tour of Watopia celebrates the most popular map in all of Zwift. In this land, Zwifters can accomplish feats impossible in real life like pedaling over an active volcano and under the sea through a transparent tunnel.  Although riding through a Mayan jungle and in the Alps in real-life […]

Get your gravel fix with the Road to Ruins route. You’ll explore a Mayan Jungle complete with rope bridges, temples, waterfalls, caves, and the ruins of a lost civilization. Unlike anything else in the world of Watopia,  the Mayan Jungle provided the perfect digital canvas for our game artists. Starting at sea level, you’ll spin […]

The Big Loop covers 3 regions of Watopia that are drastically different in topography as well as environment. The biodiversity includes the alpine and awe-inspiring Epic KOM mountain (the second expansion of Watopia that offered climbing opportunities to the previously mostly flat Watopia,) Mayan Jungle that’s full of rough roads as well as amazing animals, […]

Test your legs and your lungs as you discover the iconic ascent of Alpe Du Zwift. The latest Watopia expansion brings 3,399 ft (1,036 m) of climbing across 21 hairpin turns. The terrain changes dramatically as you zig-zag your way up the mountain ridge and enter unchartered territory. For those brave enough to take on the […]

Did you have fun at Women’s Week? Here’s a great way to keep the party rolling: connect with some of the great teams on Zwift! In December 2017, the Bolt Racing Team (BRT) created a separate team for female racers, the BRT Hellcatz. With 23 members, the Hellcats participate in both Zwift races and IRL […]

Big news: Zwift Mobile Link (ZML) is now called Zwift Companion (ZC) app. More has changed than just the name. The new update includes loads of new features that make Zwifting more fun and intuitive. ZML has come a long way. First released in late 2015 to provide a Bluetooth bridge connecting a trainer to […]