Did you know that you have the power to improve your power? Power, or your pedaling power, which is measured in watts and displayed in a number as large as four digits alongside a lowercase “w” on-screen every time you Zwift, is arguably the most accurate measure of your cycling performance. More Zwifting is certainly […]
Zwift Academy will be back in 2017! We’re excited to partner with CANYON//SRAM Racing again to launch year 2 of the groundbreaking talent ID program. Zwift aims to triple registrations in 2017 and create the world’s largest community of female cyclists. We’re pleased to announce this from Adelaide, Australia, where 2016 Zwift Academy winner, Leah […]
After thousands of miles ridden on both virtual and real roads, Leah Thorvilson proved to be Zwift Academy’s best student. Tonight she won a contest that started half a year ago with nearly 1,200 entrants. Her reward? In 2017, Thorvilson, who is a director of development for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will […]
How involved can a professional cyclist’s life be? Eat, sleep, ride. Right? Reboot that thinking! Check out our three Zwift Academy finalists (Jessie Donavan, Leah Thorvilson, and Yvonne van Hattum) in Majorca, Spain, who are at CANYON//SRAM Racing’s December training camp and each in pursuit of life as a pro cyclist. Yes, just one Zwift […]
Riders, donors, and organizers: Take a big bow. You’ve successfully—very successfully—just reached the finish line of every part of the second annual Ride On Zwiftathon for World Bicycle Relief (WBR). With the Zwift community’s $135,000 raise matched 1 for 1, WBR’s annual Zwift fundraising campaign concluded after raising over $270,000 as of Friday, December 9th. […]
After six months of dedicated and impressive Zwifting and outdoor training, we are pleased to announce that Jessie Donavan, Leah Thorvilson, and Yvonne van Hattum have ridden their way into contention for a spot on the 2017 CANYON//SRAM women’s racing team. Next week they’ll all travel to CANYON//SRAM’s training camp in the cycling paradise of […]
Zwift Academy is a community of fun-loving, competitive women from all corners of the globe. They are moms, daughters, doctors, lawyers, caretakers, entrepreneurs, bosses, and more, who remarkably balance training with all of life’s responsibilities. Each week, we’ll tell one rider’s story to uncover a little bit more of the motivations and personalities behind this […]
One intriguing way or another, every Zwifter can soon follow father-son cycling duo Peter and Martijn Zijerveld. Peter, a 61-year-old former professional rider and Holland’s top Olympic cycling coach, will soon perform the unprecedented: Organize (and participate in) training rides for the Dutch Olympic Talent Team on Zwift’s digital roads. Martijn is a popular Zwift […]
