Zwift version 1.88 begins its phased rollout today. It’s a minor release, containing mostly visual tweaks and bug fixes. Read on for details…
Hilltop Hustle Opens Up
Not mentioned in Zwift’s release notes, the new “Hilltop Hustle” route which was released as event-only a few updates ago is now available to free ride in Watopia. Ready for some hill repeats?
“Close the Gap” Changes

Zwift’s release notes say, “Visual improvements to the in-game ‘Close the Gap’ banner.” Here are more details of what has changed:
- Smoother transition between distance numbers if a closer bike comes into draft range
- Indicator now ignores players that aren’t moving
- Indicator will not appear if speed difference is outside limits (no more popup for bikes going too fast to draft)
New Climb Portals
Two new climbs have been added to the Climb Portal library:
- Cauberg (0.8km, 57m): featuring in the Amstel Gold Race on April 20
- Côte de la Redoute (1.5km, 153m): featuring in Liège–Bastogne–Liège April 27
These short climbs are scheduled in the coming days, and we’ll be building out their detail pages here on Zwift Insider ASAP.
Release Notes
Zwift provided notes on additional tweaks and bug fixes in this update:
- Fixed an issue that could potentially cause Bike Upgrade progress to be counted toward a non-equipped bike.
- Streak Flair is no longer visible in HoloReplays.
- Fixed gaps in the roadway in Watopia and London.
- Fixed an issue where Zwifters could get snagged on the Home Screen routes page when navigating between tabs if using a device with a mouse.
- The ‘Join a Zwifter’ card in the Home Screen is now placed at the end of the For You row if no friends are Zwifting at the moment.
- Improved readability of Bike Upgrade purchase dialog boxes in some languages.
- Various visual improvements in France.
- Various visual improvements in the Home Screen.
- Stability improvements.
Discuss this update in Zwift’s forum > (link coming soon)
Questions or Comments?
If you spotted any other changes or bugs in the update, please comment below!