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What is the route of the Highline?

The High Line stretches from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street in Chelsea along Tenth Avenue, curving west to Twelfth Avenue around the Hudson Yards development at its northern end. Entrances every few blocks along its length lead up to the park.May 7, 2019

What is the hardest Zwift route?

Alpe du Zwift (Watopia) - 7.6 miles, 8% By far the longest and toughest climb in Zwift. The Alpe du Zwift mirrors the world-famous 21 switchbacks of the Alpe d'Huez. Climbing at a sustained 8% gradient, the Alpe du Zwift is a grueling test of stamina and strength, not to mention mental strength.

How do I choose New York on Zwift?

Once you've selected a world at the top of the screen, click or tap the blue “Routes” button to open up the “Select Your Route” menu. From there, you can scroll the list of routes to see the distance and elevation gain for one lap. Clicking on a route will select it.Apr 3, 2020

How long is Ven top Zwift?

The hardest climb on Zwift is certainly Ven-Top, Zwift's GPS-accurate virtual Mount Ventoux. It's long and unrelenting, with an average completion time of 1:33:28 according to ZwiftPower. (That is 28 minutes longer than the population average time to complete Alpe du Zwift!)Dec 14, 2021

Which route has Alpe du Zwift?

Road to Sky”Watopia's “Road to Sky” route is the shortest route which includes Alpe du Zwift, a massive climb modeled after the iconic Alp d'Huez.

What is the flattest course on Zwift?

Route Description Richmond's “The Fan Flats” was renamed from “Prefer Flat Roads” in the Richmond refresh. It is one of the flattest routes on Zwift, with only 13m (43′) of elevation gain per 5km (3.1 mile) lap.

Is Watopia a real place?

While the geography of Watopia is loosely based on a pair of islands in the Pacific Ocean, many features of the location are largely fictionalized, making it the only Zwift course not modelled after a real-world location. The location includes 53 individual and event only routes and over 160km of road.

What is the longest route on Zwift?

Ultra-endurance specialist Jasmijn Muller has broken the Zwift distance record, doing an incredible 1,828km (1,135.9 mile) ride on the virtual training simulator.

Is Rouvy any good?

The data on the site is very useful, but not much different than Strava or any of the other trackers, so overall a bit redundant. If you're looking for a wide variety of routes and realistic resistance, ROUVY is a great way to mix up your indoor training and see some of the classic courses around the world.Dec 16, 2020

Is Mont Ventoux on Zwift?

Zwift's Ventoux is in New Caledonia, like Zwift's Alpe d'Huez is in Teanu.

What's harder Alpe du Zwift or ven-top?

Alpe Du Zwift The climb is 3,399 ft (1,036 m) over the course of 21 hairpin turns. The climb is 7.5 mi(12.2 km) long, and typically takes around 1-1:30 to complete the climb. The average grade is slightly more than Ven-top, with an average grade of 8.5%.Nov 28, 2021

How do you climb Mont Ventoux Zwift?

4:245:29Riding Mont Ventoux on Zwift: What to expect from Zwift's biggest climb yet!YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipUp just before the banner at the top. And then you're there a quick lap at the top around the radio.MoreUp just before the banner at the top. And then you're there a quick lap at the top around the radio. Tower. You can freewheel back down again have another go if you like i didn't do that.

What is the highline in ZWifthub?

Route profile by ZwiftHub – the place to plan and track your route achievements! New York’s “The Highline” is aptly named after Manhattan’s “High Line” elevated park, since the route keeps you on the elevated glass roads of Zwift’s futuristic NYC.

How long is the ZWift route?

This route has one of the funkiest lead-in sections of any Zwift route! It’s around 5km long, with 127m (416′) of climbing, and takes you on roads not covered by the actual route as you make your way up to the NYC KOM banner.

How many levels does ZWift have?

Instead, Zwift has basically built two levels. The lower level is pretty much NYC’s Central Park as you know and love it, while the upper level is fictional and futurist. Of course, both levels can see each other. It’s simply the upper one floats above the lower one on elevated roadways.

Does ZWift stay in Central Park?

But first, the main Central Park Loop. After all, that’s what everyone thought they were getting. You see, while the Zwift New York Courses at this point does stay fully within Central Park (ok, it goes briefly one block away), it doesn’t do so totally at ground level. Instead, Zwift has basically built two levels.

Does ZWift have a running trail?

The Routes: Like most Zwift courses, the New York City map is heavily cycling focused. But unlike all courses – it actually has dedicated running trails too. And not only that, but virtually all cycling roads that I rode also have separate running lanes as well.

Building The Park

• This map is set 100 years in the future and includes suspended glass roads in between the city's famous sky scrapers. The new world is designed to deliver what Zwift calls a "futuristic vision of the city and signifies the company's biggest move to 'gamify' the training experience yet". So what’s different about Zwift’s Central Park? A whole lot! Ride or run in both directions, instead o…

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