“Chasing the Sun” Route Details (Makuri Islands)
Released in Zwift’s February 2022 update, Chasing the Sun was the longest route on Makuri Islands until Makuri 40 was released. With contrasting portions based in Neokyo and Yumezi, it includes three sprint segments and two climbs, only one of which is a timed segment.
Released in Zwift’s February 2022 update, Chasing the Sun was the longest route on Makuri Islands until Makuri 40 was released. With contrasting portions based in Neokyo and Yumezi, it includes three sprint segments and two climbs, only one of which is a timed segment.
Route Basics
Length: 35.1 km (21.8 miles)
Elevation: 316m (1,037‘)
Map: Makuri Islands
ZIMetrics
Rating: 17.7/100 🛈
Time Estimates 🛈
lead-in + first lap
2 W/kg: 70 minutes
3 W/kg: 57 minutes
4 W/kg: 52 minutes
Start & Finish
Begins and ends at a virtual arch near the Neokyo Harbor
Achievement Badge: 690 XP
Strava Segments
Route Description
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Beginning at Neokyo Harbor, you’ll quickly find yourself winding through the marketplace on the first timed segment of the day: the Alley Sprint. Then you head across town and up to the railway level for a go at Neokyo’s longest sprint, the Railway Sprint.
Spin those legs out and catch your breath, because the first climb is just up the road. This isn’t a timed segment (strangely), but it’s the reverse version of the Rooftop KOM. Twist your way along the rooftops to the top, then descend and head out of town through the Arcade and Yumezi Tunnel into the sunlight.
Now you’re on the flat farmlands, which take you to the Country Sprint, your third sprint of the day. This signals the beginning of the ride’s main climb, which takes you up through Village Onsen and the Fishing Village before beginning the official timed Temple KOM segment on the dirt.
Once you reach the KOM banner in the giant mystical tree it’s a dusty descent to the Castle area, then a flat ride back through Yumezi Tunnel, through the Tower Sprint, along the Canal to the finish line. Nice work!
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