The finals for Zwift Academy 2023 have just finished, and Zwift partnered with Eurosport to bring you a series of four episodes documenting the finals process.
Each day this week will see the release of a new episode, and today the series begins!
As a reminder, here are the 6 finalists (to learn a bit about each rider, see this post):
Watch Episode 1:
Episode Summary (Spoiler Alert!)
We begin in Denia, Spain with the men’s finalists meeting riders and coaches from Alpecin-Deceuninck. Louis, Anton, and Mattia introduce themselves to the team, then the team’s Head of Performance Kristoff de Kegel lays out the plan for the day: a 4-hour ride with some sprint activation drills in the first and last hours.
Next up come the ladies. CANYON//SRAM Sports Director Dani Christmas introduces us to the three finalists: Katy, Laura, and Maddie. Their task on the day is to complete a brutal INSCYD test consisting of 4 full gas seated efforts:
- 20-second sprint
- 3-minute effort
- 6-minute effort
- 12-minute effort
Here are the results:
| Laura | Katie | Maddie | |
| 20s | 9.50 W/kg | 9.42 W/kg | 9.78 W/kg |
| 3 minute | 6.07 W/kg | 6.17 W/kg | 6.27 W/kg |
| 6 minute | 5.42 W/kg | 5.69 W/kg | 5.53 W/kg |
| 12 minute | 5 W/kg | 5.22 W/kg | 5.14 W/kg |
Up Next
Watch this space for episode 2, premiering tomorrow!
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