We occasionally hear from Zwifters complaining that new features or achievements on Zwift aren't working as advertised. The main reason this happens? Running an outdated version of the game. Here's how to check your installed Zwift version and update to the latest available version.

15 years on and it's become cycling’s favorite year-end ritual: ride 500 kilometers between December 24-31. This year, for the first time, your outdoor miles count just like your indoor miles when it comes to finishing the challenge on Zwift.  Read details:

Late last week, Zwift released our personal 2025 Spinbacks, and an unprecedented amount of aggregated "Community Spinback" data. Learn more:

"The B bot's 60-minute climb pace, at 3.3 W/kg, seemed like it would pace me nicely on the early part of the climb. Then I figured I'd have a bit more left on the upper slopes, so I could push a bit harder, drop the bot, and negative split things overall..." Read Eric's walkthrough:

This weekend, we feature three very different race events, a ride for a cause, and a training ride for crazy people. See our picks:

This week's races all feature rollercoaster sections of fast, twisting road. Hold on for dear life and pedal with all you've got! See route details:

This week, we all visited Glasgow for a tough points race in the penultimate event of ZRL 2025/26, Round 2. With so many points segments, no one rider could contest them all. How would teams play this, and could we grab enough points to win? Eric tells the story of his race...

The sixth and final race of ZRL Round 2 happens Tuesday, December 9, and we're back in NYC for a scratch race on the Empire Elevation course. This new route has some sneaky climbs, escalator intrigue, and a very spicy finish. Dive into crucial course segments, powerups, bike decisions, and more!

The Torturefest Club, in collaboration with Everesting.com, are holding a virtual Everesting event on Zwift on December 29, 2025. On that day, riders around the world will take on Zwift’s infamous The Grade segment to push together through a Quarter, Half, or Full Everesting. Learn more:

Zwift version 1.103 begins its phased rollout today. This is a minor update containing visual improvements and bug fixes.

Now in its ninth year, this race can be called a true Zwift December classic! Over 220 women are already registered, but organizers expect that number to more than double by race day. Learn all the details:

"The fourth workout of Zwift Camp: Build felt the most 'ordinary' of the stages I've done so far, because it was really just a ride up The Grade, with a bot to keep me company. That said, an all-out attack of The Grade is a solid workout and fitness test any day of the week!"

"This week, we took on the new Watts the Limit route in NYC for the second TTT of ZRL Round 2. It was a bit of a wild route due to the crazy ramps in and out of the subway, and I didn't make things any smoother by accidentally sapping my legs in a heat training session the day before..."

Winter is a great time to put in long miles to build endurance and aerobic performance! We've chosen several long rides this weekend, with a mix of banded rides, races, and a "fun race" fondo!

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This week’s races alternate between climby and flat. Two of each… which do you prefer? Over 1,000 riders participated int he Tiny Races last week. Join us and learn why:

The Warrior Games has announced the seventh edition of Tour de Boudicca, perhaps the most popular women's stage race held on Zwift. Registration deadline is December 27, with stage 1 kicking off January 2. See details:

Zwift's "ZRacing" is the platform's most popular ongoing race series, and in December, riders will take on 5 standout routes released in 2025. Read about this month's races, along with details on the bonus XP now on offer!

Tomorrow's big ride already has over 5,400 signed up! We hadn't seen this many riders on a single ride in quite a while, so we reached out to Zwift and asked for the 5 largest events ever held on Zwift. Here's a look at what makes big events big on Zwift...

The fifth race of ZRL Round 2 happens Tuesday, Dec 2, and we're in Scotland for sharp laps of the Glasgow Crit Circuit. With two intermediates per lap, including one just seconds after the race begins, there's much to discuss! Dive in...

Released as an event-only route to host the final race of Zwift Racing League Round 2, Empire Elevation is a one-way route that begins in Prospect Park and heads north for a spicy finish on the KOM in Central Park. See details:

Yesterday, Zwift enabled an adjustment/fix for drafting which will be particularly noticeable on descents. Learn the details:

"Overall, I found this the most fun Zwift Camp: Build stage yet. The challenge of pacing myself so I was both working hard but also negative splitting the laps kept me engaged..." Read Eric's walkthrough of this week's ZC: Build stage, which focuses on VO2 Max improvements:

This ride is always popular, with thousands showing up. And often, Eric has a big-name guest on the ride as well! This year's special guest: Mathieu van der Poel. See ride details:

Eric's joined Zwift friends Jon Mayfield, Justin Wagner, and Casey Tucker for an epic weekend riding in Death Valley National Park. (The official ride was cancelled due to flooding, but lemonade comes from lemons...) Read his story:

Once again, this week's top events come completely from Zwift's community organizers! We've got two popular race series, a couple of feel-good group rides, and an extra-long ride with three pace options. See our picks:

We're returning to where it all began: the original four routes chosen for our first-ever Tiny Race weekend on July 30, 2022. It’s a fun set of flatter courses, each on a different Zwift map. See details:

Released in mid-November 2025, Times Square Circuit cover the glass roads of Zwift’s futuristic Times Square. This circuit also has its own leaderboard awarding orange jerseys in both directions.

Next week, Zwift is mixing up their typical monthly ZRacing model by holding a week-long series of races on fresh New York routes. Each race is scheduled for just 2-3 days, but everything else is what we know and love about ZRacing... fast, hard races, with an overall time-based GC competition...

Similar events were held back in Nov 2023, but now two years later, with many more Zwifters owning steering devices, the events may just have the numbers to make them interesting. Read on to learn all about Crit Cade races:

The fourth race of ZRL Round 2 happens Tuesday, Nov 25, and it's a team time trial on the new Watts the Limit route in NYC. This is an interesting TTT route, with plenty of pitch changes to keep us on our toes and unique characteristics that make it a much faster course than you might think...

The new DURA-ACE C36 wheels on Zwift are a great option for beginning racers, since they're the best all-arounder wheelset below level 18, and the best climbing wheelset below level 24! Learn more:

Zwift version 1.102 begins its phased rollout today. For most Zwifters, this is a minor update that includes a new NYC route, a wheelset fix, and various bugfixes. But some Zwifters will begin seeing Personalized Recommendations as Zwift begins testing this new feature. Read on for details:

Zwift has just announced this year's Off the MAAP series, a multi-stage cycling tour returning for its sixth year on the platform. With hourly events around the clock, this is the next big tour on the heels of Brompton Worlds. See details:

The second stage of Zwift Camp: Build focuses on what you might call "long sprint power," with efforts lasting 20-60 seconds. Eric walks us through this anaerobic workout, including tips for further training:

Today, Wahoo announced a handful of early Black Friday deals valid through Monday, Dec 1. Learn about discounts on the KICKR BIKE SHIFT, KICKR V6, and KICKR RUN:

We're featuring an eclectic mix of community events this weekend: a wildly popular new TT series, a fat-oxidizing group ERG session, a new long race series, an endurance ride, and a popular new race league. See our picks:

This weekend's routes are hosted on Zwift's four UCI Worlds maps. We're running them in chronological order, from the oldest courses to the newest. (We've also updated the event times, back to our regular schedule...)

"This course features the New York KOM in both directions, which meant a total of 4x hard climbs, and nightmares for me in the days leading up to the race..." Read Eric's race story:

Eric looks back on his 10-year journey, delivering his perspective as a Zwifter and the editor of Zwift Insider, web's biggest Zwift fansite (5,043 posts and counting)...

Hopefully your climbing legs have recovered from the previous Tuesday, because this is a pitchy one as well, with Fox Hill featured on each lap! Dive into crucial course segments, powerups, bike decisions, and strategic options:

Tomorrow, CTT - the national governing body for time trials in England, Scotland, and Wales - launches their Winter TT Series on Zwift. And they've clearly done a great job marketing the series, with over 600 riders already signed up for race 1! Get all the details:

Released in November 2025 to support stage 3 of Zwift Camp: Build, this route is simply four laps of the well-known Volcano Circuit with a finish up the Jarvis KOM. See route details:

Today, Brompton + Zwift rolled out a slate of race events for the week of Nov 17-23, dubbed the Virtual Brompton World Championship. While the press release calls it the "world's most stylish race" (debatable), we can all agree this will at least be a sight to behold! See details:

Eric shares his experience completing the first stage of Zwift Camp: Build, launching Monday. This stage focuses on neuromuscular (short sprint) power and is hosted on the new Glasgow Crit Six route. Learn all about it:

Signup numbers are looking strong this weekend, so we picked some of the most popular rides and crazier events (6-hour group rides or banded PRL Full events, anyone?) See our five favorites:

This week, we continue celebrating the just-released New York map expansion by putting racers on custom-length versions of four new routes. See route details:

"This week, the second round of ZRL 2025/26 kicked off with a team time trial on Greatest London Flat. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but I didn't make it any easier by getting the start time wrong..." Read Eric's race story:

Zwift's latest update includes a new frame from London-based Brompton, and it's sure to turn some heads! The first Brompton in game, the P Line, will feature in an upcoming Virtual Brompton World Championship series. See how it performs:

The first points race of Round 2 is also the first proper climbing race of the 2025/26 ZRL season. A/B teams will take on the New York KOM in both directions, twice! See our A/B race #2 guide: