Innsbruck’s Achterbahn route isn’t the toughest ride in game, but it’s far from easy, requiring not one but two climbs up Innsbruck’s KOM. This explains why so many Zwifters haven’t yet earned the Achterbahn route badge!
We’re hoping to help you remedy that situation with another Zwift Insider-hosted Z Badge Hunt event Saturday, February 26th, at 7am PST/10am EST/3pm GMT.
And as a bonus, completing the event will unlock the new Zwift Insider in-game kit… for the first time ever!
Zwift Insider Kit
The Zwift Insider kit was added to the game in February’s release, but as of right now only ZI’s Eric and Monica have the kit. This is the very first event to provide a ZI kit unlock (Zwift has not yet provided us with a promo code to unlock the kit). Here are some shots of the kit:
About the Route
“Achterbahn” is German for rollercoaster, but this challenging route is a lot more work than any rollercoaster you’ve ever taken. Covering all Innsbruck roads in both directions, this figure 8 route is almost 20km longer than Watopia’s Figure 8, with 4x the elevation gain!
This is the longest route in Innsbruck. It begins at the start/finish line, but takes you over the steep reverse KOM first, then over the forward KOM before ending at the start/finish. Along the way you’ll hit the sprint next to the Inn river in both directions.
Category Details
There are just two categories for this event: an open category, and one for ladies only.
More Ride Specifics
- Show up on time, because there is no late join for this ride. Why? Because if you late joined more than a minute or so into the event, you wouldn’t unlock the route badge! And we don’t want that on our conscience.
- This will be a double draft ride, so sit in with others on the flats in order to conserve your energy.
- Steering is enabled, to make it more engaging and fun!
- We’re serving up a custom mix of only useful powerups, evenly split between the Feather, Van, and Helmet. Use them for a bit of relief.
- This is not a race – it’s a group ride. You can treat it as a race if you’d like, of course, but the ride will break up naturally into pace groups. Find riders working at your target pace and work together.
- Based on the VeloViewer Leaderboard we can see that top riders crush Achterbahn in under 1.5 hours. But most mortals require closer to 2 hours.
Discord
Zwift Insider’s Discord server will be used for voice chat during the ride. This really helps pass the time, so we highly encourage joining in, even if it’s just to listen!
Click here to join the server, and read “Using Discord on Zwift” for details if you’re new to Discord.
Invite link: discord.gg/zwiftinsider
Pro tip: enable push to talk or decent noise cancellation, so everyone only hears you when you want to be heard.
Sign Up Now
You can sign up for the event in Zwift’s Companion app, or online at https://www.zwift.com/events/view/2730777.
Additional Ride Times
If this ride’s start time doesn’t fit your schedule, there are additional (not Zwift Insider-hosted) Z Badge Hunt PRL Full events happening this weekend at these times:
- Saturday 6am GMT
- Saturday 4am PST/7am EST/12pm GMT
- Saturday 10am PST/1pm EST/6pm GMT
- Saturday 4pm PST/7pm EST
- Saturday 7pm PST
But only the one 7am PST timeslot includes the Zwift Insider kit unlock!
Questions or Comments?
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