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    Route Maps & Details for Zwift’s France Course

    Eric Schlange
    By Eric Schlange
    July 1, 2020
    LAST UPDATED June 26, 2023
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    This page includes basic details for all routes on Zwift’s France world. For additional route details, click the corresponding link to be taken to that route’s detail page.

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    Casse-Pattes

    Animated “Casse-Pattes” Route Details (France) Map
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    French cyclists use the term “casse-pattes” (literally “leg-breaking”) to refer to particularly difficult parts of a ride, or roads that awkwardly change gradient and break a cyclist’s rhythm. Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Casse-Pattes route covers the large outer loop of the map in a clockwise direction. The first 12km is pan-flat with two timed sprint segments, but then that rhythm is broken up in the back half by two timed KOM climbs.  

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    Route Basics

    Length: 23 km (14.3 miles)
    Elevation:
    145 m (476‘)
    Lead-In: 0.9 km (0.6 miles)
    Map: France

    Restriction: none

    Achievement Badge: 460 XP

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    French cyclists use the term “casse-pattes” (literally “leg-breaking”) to refer to particularly difficult parts of a ride, or roads that awkwardly change gradient and break a cyclist’s rhythm. Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Casse-Pattes route covers the large outer loop of the map in a clockwise direction. The first 12km is pan-flat with two timed sprint segments, but then that rhythm is broken up in the back half by two timed KOM climbs.  

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    Douce France

    Animated “Douce France” Route Details (France) Map
    Animated map provided by ZwiftHacks

    Literally “sweet France”, this route covers the upper loop of Zwift’s France map which was created for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France. It runs in a counter-clockwise direction, which means it’s just a reverse version of the R.G.V. route.

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    Route Basics

    Length: 24.1 km (15.0 miles)
    Elevation:
    108 m (354‘)
    Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
    Map: France

    Restriction:

    Achievement Badge: 480 XP

    Literally “sweet France”, this route covers the upper loop of Zwift’s France map which was created for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France. It runs in a counter-clockwise direction, which means it’s just a reverse version of the R.G.V. route.

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    France Classic Fondo

    Animated “France Classic Fondo” Route Details (France) Map
    Animated map provided by ZwiftHacks

    Added in Zwift’s March 2023 minor update, this event-only route is the longest ride in France by far. And it contains more sprint/KQOM segments than any other Zwift route, with a total of 24!

    This route was rolled out as part of Zwift’s 2023 #watchthefemmes campaign. Fondos will be held here on April 8th, the same day as Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift 2023.

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    Route Basics

    Length: 145.9 km (90.7 miles)
    Elevation:
    1099 m (3,606‘)
    Lead-In: 1 km (0.6 miles)
    Map: France

    Restriction: Event Only

    Added in Zwift’s March 2023 minor update, this event-only route is the longest ride in France by far. And it contains more sprint/KQOM segments than any other Zwift route, with a total of 24!

    This route was rolled out as part of Zwift’s 2023 #watchthefemmes campaign. Fondos will be held here on April 8th, the same day as Paris-Roubaix Femmes avec Zwift 2023.

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    La Reine

    Animated “La Reine” Route Details (France) Map
    Animated map provided by ZwiftHacks

    Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, La Reine (translated “The Queen”) was the Queen Stage of the vTDF, taking riders partway up Mount Ventoux to the Chalet Reynard banner.

    This route began as an event-only route, but became an open route in the December 2022 update.

    La Reine is an alternative way to ride Mount Ventoux, but be warned: it bypasses the Mount Ventoux KOM start line, so if you choose to ride all the way to the top, you won’t be listed on the leaderboard or Strava segments for the main Ventoux climb! If you want to ride the KOM start to finish, select the Ven-Top route.

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    Route Basics

    Length: 22.8 km (14.2 miles)
    Elevation:
    1181 m (3,875‘)
    Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
    Map: France

    Restriction: none

    Achievement Badge: 460 XP

    Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, La Reine (translated “The Queen”) was the Queen Stage of the vTDF, taking riders partway up Mount Ventoux to the Chalet Reynard banner.

    This route began as an event-only route, but became an open route in the December 2022 update.

    La Reine is an alternative way to ride Mount Ventoux, but be warned: it bypasses the Mount Ventoux KOM start line, so if you choose to ride all the way to the top, you won’t be listed on the leaderboard or Strava segments for the main Ventoux climb! If you want to ride the KOM start to finish, select the Ven-Top route.

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    Petit Boucle

    Animated “Petit Boucle” Route Details (France) Map
    Animated map provided by ZwiftHacks

    Looking for a tour of France? Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Petit Boucle route is the longest on the map (along with Tire-Bouchon). Its name references Le Tour’s “Grand Boucle” nickname, which means “big loop.” 

    It covers all roads in both directions, except for the road up Mont Ventoux.

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    Route Basics

    Length: 61 km (37.9 miles)
    Elevation:
    430 m (1,411‘)
    Lead-In: 1 km (0.6 miles)
    Map: France

    Restriction: none

    Achievement Badge: 1220 XP

    Looking for a tour of France? Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Petit Boucle route is the longest on the map (along with Tire-Bouchon). Its name references Le Tour’s “Grand Boucle” nickname, which means “big loop.” 

    It covers all roads in both directions, except for the road up Mont Ventoux.

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    R.G.V.

    Animated “R.G.V.” Route Details (France) Map
    Animated map provided by ZwiftHacks

    Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the R.G.V. route covers the upper, larger loop of the map in a clockwise direction. The first 12km is pan-flat, while the back half includes a timed KOM and some rollers along the river.

    “R.G.V” stands for route grand vitesse, or “high speed road”. A fitting name, since this route is definitely one for the sprinters. Though only 24km in length, it includes three timed sprint segments!

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    Route Basics

    Length: 24.1 km (15.0 miles)
    Elevation:
    107 m (351‘)
    Lead-In: 1 km (0.6 miles)
    Map: France

    Restriction:

    Achievement Badge: 480 XP

    Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the R.G.V. route covers the upper, larger loop of the map in a clockwise direction. The first 12km is pan-flat, while the back half includes a timed KOM and some rollers along the river.

    “R.G.V” stands for route grand vitesse, or “high speed road”. A fitting name, since this route is definitely one for the sprinters. Though only 24km in length, it includes three timed sprint segments!

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    Roule Ma Poule

    Animated “Roule Ma Poule” Route Details (France) Map
    Animated map provided by ZwiftHacks

    Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, Roule Ma Poule is essentially the reverse version of the Casse-Pattes route, covering the full outer loop in a counter-clockwise direction with a different start/finish location atop the Petit KOM.

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    Route Basics

    Length: 23 km (14.3 miles)
    Elevation:
    145 m (476‘)
    Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
    Map: France

    Restriction: none

    Achievement Badge: 460 XP

    Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, Roule Ma Poule is essentially the reverse version of the Casse-Pattes route, covering the full outer loop in a counter-clockwise direction with a different start/finish location atop the Petit KOM.

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    Tire-Bouchon

    Animated “Tire-Bouchon” Route Details (France) Map
    Animated map provided by ZwiftHacks

    Looking for a tour of France? Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Tire-Bouchon route is the longest on the map (along with Petit Boucle).

    Its name translates to “corkscrew” in French, and that’s exactly what your ride may feel like as you cover all the France map’s roads in both directions (except for the road up Mont Ventoux). 

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    Route Basics

    Length: 61 km (37.9 miles)
    Elevation:
    431 m (1,414‘)
    Lead-In: 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
    Map: France

    Restriction:

    Achievement Badge: 1220 XP

    Looking for a tour of France? Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the Tire-Bouchon route is the longest on the map (along with Petit Boucle).

    Its name translates to “corkscrew” in French, and that’s exactly what your ride may feel like as you cover all the France map’s roads in both directions (except for the road up Mont Ventoux). 

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    Ven-Top

    Animated “Ven-Top” Route Details (France) Map
    Animated map provided by ZwiftHacks

    Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the “Ven-Top” route is named for the massive climb it contains: Mont Ventoux! This GPS-accurate model of the world-famous climb is by far the toughest ascent in game, climbing 1480 meters (4857′) from the beginning to end of the timed KOM segment.

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    Length: 20.9 km (13.0 miles)
    Elevation:
    1534 m (5,033‘)
    Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
    Map: France

    Restriction: none

    Achievement Badge: 420 XP

    Released with Zwift’s France map for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, the “Ven-Top” route is named for the massive climb it contains: Mont Ventoux! This GPS-accurate model of the world-famous climb is by far the toughest ascent in game, climbing 1480 meters (4857′) from the beginning to end of the timed KOM segment.

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      Eric Schlange
      Eric Schlangehttp://www.zwiftinsider.com
      Eric runs Zwift Insider in his spare time when he isn't on the bike or managing various business interests. He lives in Northern California with his beautiful wife, two kids and dog. Follow on Strava

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      Gil Santa Maria
      Gil Santa Maria
      3 years ago

      What does R.G.V mean? Do you know?

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      Sven Engström
      Sven Engström
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Gil Santa Maria

      I imagine it’s Route à Grande Vitesse, or High Speed Route, which would be a play on T.G.V. (Train à Grande Vitesse – High Speed Train), which is the name given to France’s inter-city high speed trains.

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      Gil Santa Maria
      Gil Santa Maria
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Sven Engström

      Great!! Thanks

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      Craig Wiley
      Craig Wiley(@cwiley)
      3 years ago

      The river road section, is this similar to Titan’s Groves rollers?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Craig Wiley

      No—it’s quite a bit flatter. Very twisty, but pretty flat!

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      Marcus Haughton
      Marcus Haughton(@haughton-marcus)
      3 years ago

      From riding it, it looks like there’s potentially going to be some gravel or MTB routes in the future.

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      Olivier Meirhaeghe
      Olivier Meirhaeghe
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Marcus Haughton

      Second that. There is a route forestiere which goes up ventoux (or down) and popular with MTB and runners. That would be a cool addition.

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      Steve
      Steve
      3 years ago

      On ” La Riene” you say:

      This route is an alternative way to ride Mount Ventoux, but be warned: it bypasses the Mount Ventoux KOM start line

      but it looks like this route does include the full “Ven-top” route. Where is the Mount Ventoux KOM start line located?

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      Daniel Eden
      Daniel Eden
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Steve

      I have just ridden the ‘Roule Ma Poule’ route and the Mt Ventoux KOM banner was about 2km from the start of this, on the way up to the Petit KOM banner. It was roughly where the turquoise line is in the attached screenshot. Eric is right that the ‘La Reine’ route will bypass it but so will the ‘Ven-Top’ as well as this starts much higher up the mountain. I haven’t ridden Ven-Top yet so can’t say whether there is a separate KOM banner, but the one I highlighted was definitely a ‘Mt Ventoux’ banner. Very strange.

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Daniel Eden

      No, Ven-Top begins near the start pens – in the same place as Roule Ma Poule, in fact. The map animation doesn’t show that, but that IS where it starts.

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      Steve West
      Steve West
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Daniel Eden

      Wow, Eric, thanks for all you do! I love that the world names on the calendar are clicks-through to the worlds and routes.

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      Allard
      Allard
      3 years ago

      Am i the only one who sees the potential for zwift to add the Malaucene side of the Ventoux in the future? The layout of the roads seem very similar to the real-life roads between Bedoin and Malaucene

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      John Richardson
      John Richardson
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Allard

      If Malaucéne is added then so should Sault. Virtual Les Cinglés

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      Rik Rayner
      Rik Rayner
      3 years ago
      Reply to  John Richardson

      I’m pretty sure that at Chalet Reynard there is at least a visual representation of the Sault road branching to the left on the descent…that would be so cool if I could do a virtual Les Cinglés to add to my real one!

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      Pascal
      Pascal
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Allard

      Malaucene IRL is probably one of the most beautiful rides I have ever done. Hard work, but stunning. You are in the forest for ~18KM and as you pop out of the forest, 3km from the top, you get your first spot of the Iconic summit. Still some riding left, but the toughest bit is behind you…

      Summit Low Res.jpg
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      Olivier Meirhaeghe
      Olivier Meirhaeghe
      3 years ago

      Mont ventoux has somewhat of a unique flora (small, crooked trees in “la first”) I have done it many times, but it looks really that this is just a GPS accurate map. Are there any realistic visuals until the top section ? Also, this looks like it starts roughly right before the turn into the forest in saint Esteve, not baudoin ? (E.g does it skip the first 5km at 4%).

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Olivier Meirhaeghe

      It actually starts earlier than the game animation shows… here’s the full route from the spawn point: https://www.strava.com/segments/24682608

      See Ven-Top route details here: https://zwiftinsider.com/route/ven-top/

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      Rik Rayner
      Rik Rayner
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Olivier Meirhaeghe

      There have definitely been graphical liberties taken for the forest section – but perhaps an hour of 10-11% climbing through trees would be a little dreary. AllI remember about the real climb is wanting it to end!!! The section after Chalet Reynard is much more accurate is appearance

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      Dave Sans
      Dave Sans
      3 years ago

      So will you only be able to ride the 3 stages on the 3 weekends?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Dave Sans

      It looks that way, yes. This won’t be your only chance to ride France/Paris, but it WILL be your only chance to ride the 2020 Virtual L’Etape du Tour.

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      Zach
      Zach
      3 years ago

      Really want to ride these and am bummed they’re event only for now.

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      James
      James
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Zach

      So just enter the event?

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      John Higginbotham
      John Higginbotham
      3 years ago

      I notice from the download on the AppStore that France is an event only world. Will this change after TdF

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  John Higginbotham

      Yes.

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      Ciaran
      Ciaran
      3 years ago

      Roule Ma Poule and Tire-Bouchon are both going to be fantastic routes for racing with hilltop finishes.

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      Simon L
      Simon L
      3 years ago

      Thanks Eric for the effort you put into this website, it is a fantastic resource for all of us Zwifters and must be hard work to keep it all up to date. Looking forward to exploring all of these new roads over the next few weeks…

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      Lewis
      Lewis
      3 years ago

      One tiny observation: Froome did run up part of Ventoux, but not all the way to the finish line. He first had a neutral service bike, and then got a replacement team bike to complete the stage.

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      Eric Schlange
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      3 years ago
      Reply to  Lewis

      Good point! Reworded a bit.

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      Xavier
      Xavier
      3 years ago

      Do you actually get bonus XP for La Reine? Unusual for an event-only route. I don’t see any badge for it in my list, or is it a hidden achievement?
      Btw, I tried the tire-bouchon, absolutely loved it.

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Xavier

      I don’t think you actually do! I just removed it.

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      Terrence Moore Robinson Jr
      Terrence Moore Robinson Jr
      3 years ago

      When will these be available for us with shut-in legs?

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      Jamison Roberts
      Jamison Roberts
      3 years ago

      Just rode Ven-Top, aka Ventoux KOM. The report given is accurate, about a 1.8km lead in, which is slightly up hill with about 59m gain before the start of the KOM. Somewhat disappointed that the climb is not segmented like Alpe du Zwift, so it’s just one long slog up. I didn’t know what to expect, and after doing a double Innsbruck Reverse KOM yesterday, just didn’t have the legs to do much more than 2.7w/kg the whole way. Long stretches of 10 or 11 percent gradients after the first km or so, only letting up for a bit before… Read more »

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      Mike Coughlin
      Mike Coughlin
      3 years ago

      Are there plans to add these routes and KOMs (along with the Paris routes) to the Veloviewer Route Hunter Leaderboard? Perhaps once they go live for freeriding?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Mike Coughlin

      Yup!

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      Nick Warrick
      Nick Warrick
      3 years ago

      The Marina area seems very similar in layout and visuals to La Rochelle where there is also a near by island (IL de Re)which is famous for its cycling routes incidentally

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      Tim Schneider
      Tim Schneider(@tasmobile)
      3 years ago

      I wonder if there will be a reward at the top of Ven-top like for AdZ with the spinner? Maybe socks this time? I don’t need any more virtual gloves…

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Tim Schneider

      Nothing at this time–although Zwift could always add something!

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      Matt 3595
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      Matt 3595(@straightlineboy)
      3 years ago

      Unless I’m missing it, the one variation I’d like to see is a short loop that went round and round the petit KOM, would be good for punchy intervals

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      Soizic
      Soizic
      3 years ago

      I wil ride tomorrow, really look forward to it. Hope it will remind me of home (Bretagne). Let’s hope we will be ride these world free after the tdf.

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      Arno Baels
      Arno Baels
      3 years ago

      When comparing your maps with Strava and Veloviewer, your maps are rotated 90 degrees clockwise, so I think your maps should be rotated 90 degrees anti clockwise!

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      Georges Guêpe
      Georges Guêpe
      3 years ago

      Magnificent. Like Lanser-Kopf until Chalet Reynard. And if you’ve got that far, completing the ascent is a choiceless-choice. The iconic meteo-rocket summit skyscraper is tantalisingly obscured until the final push and the inclusion of the Tom Simpson memorial detail is touching.
      Don’t hesitate. The sense of achievement will wash away the lactate and you can freewheel back down to Saint-Estève feeling good.

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      Chris
      Chris(@christophernhope)
      3 years ago

      Is it possible to use your influence to get a ZwiftInsider segment from the Junction at the to of the Petite KOM to Chalet Reynard and to the Ven Top summit? Would be nice to track public times on Strava regardless of whether we pick La Reine or Ven Top

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      Zanri Rossouw
      Zanri Rossouw
      3 years ago

      Will Paris and France be available for everyone to train on like a London, Whatopia etc

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Zanri Rossouw

      Yes, probably around August 10th it’ll become part of the rotating guest world schedule.

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      Devin Columbus
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      Devin Columbus(@dcolumbus)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Eric Schlange

      It would be such a shame to not release these two “worlds” for general consumption. I really wish they would release the Japan world, regardless of the Olympics.

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      Malcolm Isaacs
      Malcolm Isaacs
      3 years ago

      @Eric Schlange do you know if I was to manually navigate to any of the other routes, would I still get the route badge provided I started and ended at the correct locations? Thanks

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Malcolm Isaacs

      You will not.

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      Malcolm Isaacs
      Malcolm Isaacs
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Eric Schlange

      Thanks, that just saved me from doing the entire route with no reward 😅

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      Risch Roland
      Risch Roland
      3 years ago

      Will the France routes and maps stay on the weekly schedule from now on, or is it only for the month of August?

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      kevinc
      kevinc
      3 years ago

      Just rode Roule ma Poule, actual distance / elevation is 26.6km / 263m. Nice change of scenery.

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      joe
      joe
      3 years ago

      The maps are too small to a good view of the course

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      Kareltje
      Kareltje(@karel-grootte)
      3 years ago

      Is it true that you get 1220XP for Tire Bouchon, and only 420 for Ven-Top?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      3 years ago
      Reply to  Kareltje

      Yes. Route badge XP is entirely distance-based.

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      Enrique
      Enrique
      3 years ago

      Great site with really useful information. My go to site for Zwift info.
      Thanks for keeping it up.

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      Leo Missler
      Leo Missler
      2 years ago

      Hi, yesterday I did the Tire Bouchon challenge and when I checked out the details, I did about 64,3km, that’s ok. But the elevation meters were quite a bit more….596m vs 431m? I climbed 3 times the hills. Strange? Or went something wrong?

      ZwiftInsider post 28sep20.jpg
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      Leo Missler
      Leo Missler
      2 years ago

      An additional picture to show the amount of hills I climbed 🙂

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      Thomas Christiansen
      Thomas Christiansen
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Leo Missler

      Leo Missler did you check the route desription above?

      “The route begins (and ends) at the Petit KOM arch. That means a significant lead-in from the start pens, so be ready for some climbing out of the gate!”

      The first segment on your strava picture is also called Start Pen lead in. That’s the extra 108m.

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      Charlene
      Charlene
      2 years ago

      hi eric! do you have a list of how many bidons apply to each route for paris and france? i want to do your route challenge and include these new routes!

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Charlene

      Yes, see https://zwiftinsider.com/printable-list-of-zwift-routes-by-difficulty/

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      caluwaerts g.
      caluwaerts g.
      2 years ago

      what is stronger de ventoux or alphe de zwift??

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  caluwaerts g.

      Ventoux is about 50% more difficult than Alpe du Zwift.

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      david
      david
      2 years ago

      are these maps still available on zwift or was that only for a limited time?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  david

      All maps rotate based on a monthly guest map schedule. See the current schedule here: https://zwiftinsider.com/schedule

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      Vladimír Karban
      Vladimír Karban(@demon2307)
      2 years ago

      Eric why do some maps appear so meaningless in GOOGLE MAPS ??? Maps are out of reality

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      J B
      J B
      2 years ago

      This should be faster than Alpe to get the Tron bike, right?

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      Mirsad Kadic
      Mirsad Kadic
      2 years ago

      just finished two full laps (30.30 miles 874 ft elevation) on Roule Ma Poule and no banner no completing the route
       I guess someone owe me a banner😠

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      ali
      ali
      2 years ago

      Is there a way to see all the routes with the distance and elevation on one page for quickly figuring out what to ride? Thanks.

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  ali

      Sure, here you go: https://zwiftinsider.com/routes

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      Smarty Smart
      Smarty Smart(@martin-pelletier)
      2 years ago

      If I do La Reine in the TdZ, will I get the achievement for the Ven-Top course?

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Smarty Smart

      Nope.

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      Steve
      Steve
      2 years ago

      Strava killed Aqueduct KOM
      https://www.strava.com/segments/24700976

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Steve

      ? That link loads up just fine for me, Steve.

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      Saillant
      Saillant
      2 years ago
      Hello
      What type of bike and wheels for the climb of the Ventoux
      Thanks for your feedback
      
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      Shane spencer
      Shane spencer
      2 years ago

      Did Ventoux yesterday and when it uploaded there was no time given. Gutted, it nearly killed me lol

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      Nick Kish
      Nick Kish
      2 years ago

      The “Jump to …” section on all route map pages does not include the page for the French maps. Could you please update when you get a chance?

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      Chris Jones
      Chris Jones
      1 year ago

      Brilliant resource and work by you all 👍👍👍

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      Darren marsden
      Darren marsden
      1 year ago

      Think I got the wrong map , I did this map last night , I was still climbing the hills at nearly 8miles, and it said it was 38’6 miles long ,

      Last edited 1 year ago by Darren marsden
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      Rajesh11
      Rajesh11
      7 months ago

      What’d track have moresr segments for the short total distance..

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      Chris
      Chris
      4 months ago

      How do I find when a Ven Top route is on?

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      Chris
      Chris
      4 months ago
      Reply to  Chris

      Are all the routes in in France available when France is a guest site , so if it says France then I can go to Mont Ventoux?

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      Peter Josefchak
      Peter Josefchak
      3 months ago

      I just went to look up a route and it seems that all the routes in each world are fully opened. They used to be listed in alphabetical order and you just clicked to open the one you want. Did this change? Just curious…P.eter (72)

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      Jhon
      Jhon
      1 month ago

      Hi guys! Im pretty new on Zwift. I´m trying to climb Col Du Tourmalet but I can´t find it. Its still available? Thanks.

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 month ago
      Reply to  Jhon

      It’s not available right now – see the schedule here: https://zwiftinsider.com/climb-portal-schedule/

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