Zwift has just rolled out the first events in the new women’s “PowerUp” group workout series.
For 12 weeks, Olympic gold medalists Kristin Armstrong and Dani Rowe will bring key workouts they’ve used throughout their careers to Zwifters around the world.
Each week’s workout will be offered at several time zones throughout the week, with Kristin and Dani joining live twice a month.
Most of the events are for ladies only, but there are some unisex events mixed in.
Who’s Kristin?
Kristin Armstrong is the most decorated U.S. women’s cyclist of all time and the best time-trialist in sports history. A three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and two-time World Champ, Armstrong is the only female athlete to win the same event in three consecutive Olympic Summer Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016).
These days, she’s in Boise, Idaho, where she’s started a business called PIVOT Lifestyle + Fitness that focuses on health and fitness. And, some days, she pops into the Zwift studio to offer insight with the PowerUp Cycling Podcast.
Who’s Dani?
As a three-time World Champion, two-time European Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist, and the World Record holder for the 3km Team Pursuit, Dani Rowe (nee King) was an absolute legend in the saddle.
In 2018, at age 28, Rowe retired from professional cycling, and now spends her time working with sponsors, partners, and making media appearances. And that’s not even getting into her very own coaching business, Rowe and King. Like Kristin, some days she pops into the Zwift studio to offer insight with the PowerUp Cycling Podcast.
All those events are set to “women only” unfortunately
That’s an opportunity missed!
Most are but there are some available to everyone. Can see one on Wednesday 8th @Yuri:00 UK time that seems to be open.
This is only for women???
Just imagine the drama all around the internet if such a event would be “man’s only”
Luckily most events on Zwift are 95% male, so while we have to put up with some women, there aren’t a whole lot of them around ruining the experience.
Anyways, my comment above was meant to be facetious. Reading it again this morning, that might not have been obvious.
Our own local cycling hero Kristen from here in Boise Idaho, yay!
Is there a risk to change your profile as “woman” to be able to make this workout, and when done the workout change back your profile to “man” ?
Rio *2016
I see it’s wrong on the main zwift site too, oopsie
Fixed, thanks!
There have been at last two PowerUp events for us blokes the first was on the 9th January at 8pm GMT here’s the next for early rises at 5am GMT on the 22nd January @ https://zwift.com/events/view/311323