Zwiftcast Episode 78: Peak Zwift Revisited, Community Reaction to the Virus + Operation Cofidis

The Zwiftcasters are working from home! But then we always do 🙂 Simon, Shane, and Nathan are back together to discuss how the extraordinary events of the past weeks have been personally impacting them, the sport they love – and the cycling game that is providing both escape from, and therapy for, a troubled world.

That doesn’t mean we are ignoring the virus – that’s impossible. And we hope Listeners understand that we can’t not talk about what everyone is talking about.

In light of the huge surge of Zwifters onto the platform, many of them new, the Zwiftcast has re-opened the Peak Zwift Guessing Game. Tune in to see how big Simon, Shane, and Nathan think the surge will be.

The importance of online communities in these difficult times is elevated and the chaps discuss how the Zwift Community is responding, with increased participation in events and lots of special guest pro riders turning up and helping to foster a sense of togetherness.

And we have the full extraordinary story of how Zwift staff negotiated their way through a locked-down quarantine zone in the UAE to bring some relief to pro riders stranded in their hotel rooms by the virus.

These are difficult and distressing times… but remember: you never feel worse after a bike ride. We hope you enjoy listening.

Simon Schofield
Simon Schofield
Simon used to live in Yorkshire, but now he spends much of his time in the cycling paradise of Girona and the surrounding area, in Catalonia, Spain. In a previous life he was a journalist and TV producer, spending a career both in front of, but much longer behind, a camera and a microphone. After signing up as User No 10 at Zwift, Simon conjured up the first ever video review of the upstart new platform and later wondered if there was enough going on in Watopia to interest an audience. One hundred episodes and 1.2 million podcast downloads later, he had an answer. Now a little longer in the tooth and stiffer of limb than he used to be, Simon is still pretty much at his happiest in the saddle.
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