Is The Grade the Best Way to Estimate Your FTP on Zwift?
2025.06.09 UPDATE: Our friends over at Best Bike Split added both Hilltop Hustle and The Grade to their Zwift Routes! I’ve updated completion times specific to The Grade in the section “Perhaps, Not Ideal for Age 50+ Riders“.• An average 2.2 W/kg 50-year-old would conquer The Grade in about 27:59.•...
Zwift Ride: The Indoor Trainer That’s Got Our Backs (and Our Glutes!)
Last November, Team OWL, our Grandmasters TTT team aged 65 to 80, did something truly epic. We’d been racing together online for over four years. But this time, we raced a Team Time Trial (TTT), in person at Zwift HQ in Long Beach, California. It was an unforgettable experience! That’s not all. Not...
Women’s Racing on Zwift: An Unfinished Journey Towards Equality
Zwift’s influence on women’s cycling “in real life” is undeniable. In 2016, Kate Veronneau was brought on board to lead Zwift Academy, a game-changing global virtual cycling competition. In its first year, this revolutionary challenge awarded Leah Thorvilson a pro cycling contract with Canyon/SRAM. Zwift Academy has completely transformed the landscape of women’s cycling,...