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    Rebel Routes: KOMonster

    Eric Schlange
    By Eric Schlange
    August 30, 2019
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    This Rebel Route is our most challenging yet. The goal: to ride up every timed KOM segment on Watopia (no official routes do this, at least not yet). As such, this is KOMonster version 1. When a new KOM segment is added to our favorite virtual cycling paradise, we’ll have to create version 2!

    “Rebel Routes” are Zwift rides which are not available on Zwift’s routes list, thus requiring manual navigation.

    See all rebel route posts >

    The reward for your rebel ride? Exploring a new route, knowing you’ve gone where few Zwifters have gone before. And a Strava segment rank in the tens or hundreds instead of the thousands!

    Route Description

    This big route was designed to cover every KOM on Watopia in the shortest distance possible. Clocking in right at 100km, completing this ride also means finishing a metric century on Zwift.

    The route begins at the downtown start/finish banner, and we hit the Hilly KOM forward first, before continuing on up and over the Epic KOM reverse.

    Descend the Epic KOM and turn toward the desert, then hang another left into Titans Grove where we’ll climb Watopia’s newest KOM segment. Once that’s done we get a bit of recovery as we make our way back to downtown Watopia and over to the Volcano to climb the Volcano KOM.

    That’s four KOMs down. Four more to go!

    After the volcano, take the land bridge to the Italian Villas and hit the Hilly KOM reverse. Then head out to the desert again and into Titans Grove for a go at the reverse Titans Grove KOM.

    Out of Titans Grove and up the Epic KOM forward… we’ve only got one more climb left. But it’s a big one! Descend the Epic KOM, turn toward the Jungle, then climb the Alpe. The route ends when you cross the finish banner at the top. Nice work!

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    As expected, the route is quite pointy. At 25.7 meters of climb per kilometer of distance, this route is the 7th climbiest in game, just behind Bologna Time Trial and just ahead of Four Horsemen.

    Getting Started

    When freeriding, select the Hilly Route. This will get you started in the right direction, but you will have to make many manual turns to finish this ride.

    Turn by Turn

    Here are the turns you’ll need to make to successfully complete the KOMonster:

    • Straight to KOM
    • Straight (Left) to KOM
    • Straight (Left) to Bridge
    • Straight to Italian Village/Sprint
    • Left to Sequoia Circle
    • Right to Jungle/Epic KOM
    • Straight to Epic KOM
    • Straight to KOM Descent
    • Straight to Sequoia Circle
    • Right to Desert Flats
    • Left to Titans Grove
    • Left to Ocean Blvd
    • Right to Downtown
    • Right to Downtown
    • Right to Volcano Circuit
    • Right to Volcano Circuit CCW
    • Straight to Volcano KOM
    • Straight to Volcano Circuit CCW
    • Straight to Italian Villas
    • Right to 360 Bridge
    • Straight to 360 Bridge
    • Straight to Reverse KOM
    • Straight (Right) to Reverse KOM
    • Straight (Right) to Downtown
    • Right to Ocean Blvd
    • Left to Desert Flats
    • Right to Titans Grove
    • Right to Epic KOM
    • Left to Epic KOM
    • Straight to EPIC KOM
    • Straight to KOM Descent
    • Left to Jungle/Alpe
    • Right to Jungle/Alpe
    • Straight (Right) to Mayan Loop
    • Right to Alpe du Zwift

    Route details:
    Distance: 99.8km (62.1 miles)
    Elevation Gain: 2570m (8433′)
    Strava Segment

    Rebel Route Suggestions

    Got an idea for a great rebel route? Share it below and maybe we’ll publish a post about it!

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      Marcos Gainza
      Marcos Gainza
      2 years ago

      What, no radio tower? It seems a shame to skip it if you’re doing everything else. Other than that a fantastic route though.

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      James Daley
      James Daley
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Marcos Gainza

      Seems wrong that there’s no KOM on the Tower, should be a timed segment of it’s own. I don’t miss it though, always feels laborious taking it on so it’s not my favourite stretch of Watopia!

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      Geoff
      Geoff
      2 years ago
      Reply to  James Daley

      I think that it skips the Radio Tower because it prevents you from getting the REVERSE KOM since you turn off just before reaching the official arch.

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      James Metcalfe
      James Metcalfe
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Geoff

      But you can always get the radio tower after getting epic KOM as the turn off is after the arch in that direction.
      Personally I’m happy I never need to climb the radio tower again.

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      carlo
      carlo
      2 years ago

      how to do this route without getting lost

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      Tony Brake
      Tony Brake
      2 years ago

      Maybe it’s just me, but I couldn’t successfully navigate this route. The turns no longer seem to present themselves as described. I don’t know if some additional turns have been introduced by virtue of the “undiscovered roads” that came with the recent Zwift update (i.e., the four new Watopia routes), but I got frustrated after two failed attempts and gave up. Would really like to do this one!

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      Jen Buckley
      Jen Buckley
      2 years ago

      Hello, this is my last rebel route to complete and I’m struggling with the directions and new signs. Bit of a tough one to keep redoing, Any chance we could have new directions? Many thanks in advance, I’ve enjoyed targeting all routes and badges, Jen

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      Tony Brake
      Tony Brake
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Jen Buckley

      Comforting to know it’s not just me, Jen. I’ve taken three cracks at this one and gotten lost fairly early on (generally, shortly after the KOM descent). Hopefully, we’ll see an update to the directions soon. Meanwhile, having studied a zoomed version of the route map in VeloViewer, I’m going to take another, hopefully better-informed, crack at this sometime next week. I’ll try to document all the turns I take and, if successful, share the details.

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      Tony Brake
      Tony Brake
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Jen Buckley

      Following up, Jen. I’m working on this. Got through the first 50+ km of this today and have confirmed the navigation to that point. I plan to get through the remainder within the next couple days (i.e. by Wednesday, at latest). Here’s a link to a Google sheet where I’m documenting the turns: http://bit.ly/KOMonster. The lines in red font at the bottom of the sheet, if still present by the time you view the sheet, have yet to be confirmed. I’ll comment again once the navigation has been finalized. Meantime, if you have any feedback on the format/content, please let… Read more »

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      Tony Brake
      Tony Brake
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Jen Buckley

      Rode this in its entirety successfully today, and I’ve updated the navigation at http://bit.ly/KOMonster. I supplied the “distance from start” as an approximation of when each of the turn prompts appears but, depending on where you’re spawned on the course when you start your ride, those values could be a little off. You may have to do some “mental math” as you go along, but I think I’ve captured every single turn required, regardless of whether it’s the default or you have to manually select it. Good luck!

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      Jen Buckley
      Jen Buckley
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Tony Brake

      How fabulous! Very much appreciated, can’t wait to try it out ! It will probably have to wait for 2 weeks though. Thank you again! And congratulations to you, hope you enjoyed it, Jen

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      Jen Buckley
      Jen Buckley
      2 years ago
      Reply to  Tony Brake

      Thank you Tony! Completed 🙂 all great. Third time lucky. Thank you so much for excellent directions, Jen

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Jen Buckley

      New directions are now posted!

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      Andrew
      Andrew
      1 year ago

      Route or Rebel route idea –
      “Three Lollies”
      U-turn toward volcano
      Right toward volcano climb
      Straight up volcano climb
      Right in volcano circuit
      Left toward Downtown
      Left toward Downtown
      (That’s 1)
      …
      Right to KOM
      Straight (continue) on KOM
      Right on KOM bypass
      Left down KOM
      (that’s 2)
      …
      Right on ocean Blvd
      Right toward Epic KOM
      Right toward Jungle
      Left toward Jungle
      Left up reverse Epic KOM
      Straight to epic KOM descent
      Straight toward Ocean blvd
      Left toward ocean blvd
      Right toward ocean blvd
      (that’s 3)

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      Eric Schlange
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      Eric Schlange(@eschlange)
      1 year ago

      I just updated the turn by turn directions. Enjoy!

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      Thomas Christiansen
      Thomas Christiansen
      1 year ago
      Reply to  Eric Schlange

      Thanks! I’m considering tackling this monster in the near future. Is the update still valid?

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      Joshua Lundgren
      Joshua Lundgren
      1 year ago

      02/15/2022 It’s not right. The turns need updated. Letting everyone know before they try it. The snake one was wrong too.

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      Steven
      Steven
      2 months ago
      Reply to  Joshua Lundgren

      I did the snake yesterday, it’s still wrong,I was lucky to finish it correctly.

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