“France Classic Fondo” Route Details (France)

Animated “France Classic Fondo” Route Details (France) Map
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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.

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.

Route Basics

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

Start & Finish

Begins and ends at the Marina Sprint Rev banner.

Restriction: Event Only

Strava Segments

France Classic Fondo

Route Description

This ride is mostly flat as you ride around France’s countryside in different directions, covering all roads except Ventoux in both directions.

Most of the overall elevation is due to riding over the Petit KOM (105m elevation) four times, and the Aqueduc (20m elevation) five times.

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Paul
Paul(@psouthworth)
8 months ago

It does not appear to be event only. It showed up for free rides after the 1.33.5 update on 3/15/23 when France was on the calendar, and you can ride it in workouts. No badge though.

Jonas
Jonas
8 months ago
Reply to  Paul

I bet they’ll add a badge shortly after I do this route.

Brent Knutson
Brent Knutson
8 months ago
Reply to  Jonas

Only way I’m riding this route is if there’s a badge and/or Veloviewer qualifying route.

Nick Hatcher
Nick Hatcher
8 months ago
Reply to  Paul

I’m seeing it as a free ride option as well. Not sure about the badge yet. Might be a good route for my first Zwift Century. Been putting it off for to long. lol

Al T
Al T
8 months ago
Reply to  Paul

Thank goodness no badge! I just finished PRL & Uber Pretzel, and don’t want another epic slog for a while…

Brian White
Brian White(@bwhite234)
8 months ago

So instead of added new tarmac, we got another looped route on the same roads. So disappointing. Zwift has zero creativity

Jwiffle
Jwiffle
8 months ago
Reply to  Brian White

It’s OK. You can go back to indoor riding how we used to do it: staring at the wall with a stop watch.

Brian White
Brian White(@bwhite234)
8 months ago
Reply to  Jwiffle

I was there on rollers and the thoughts in my head.
Let’s not go back there

Al Sherman
Al Sherman
8 months ago
Reply to  Jwiffle

You had a stopwatch?😂

Dmitry Gorenburg
Dmitry Gorenburg
8 months ago
Reply to  Brian White

If you want new tarmac, try Scotland. Some excellent roads there…

Brian White
Brian White(@bwhite234)
8 months ago

I don’t want new worlds, just add to existing Watopia, Makuri, France.

Make a UCI Hub with a tunnel to the various UCI courses.
2 laps on Richmond then finish on Innsbruck KOM

Matthew
Matthew
8 months ago
Reply to  Brian White

Would love to see this come to fruition. So much low hanging fruit to be capitalized on.

I’d love to see monthly, but smaller, tarmac additions, but which leverage past routes.

Having said that, the recent additions have been very welcome and appreciated!

Gordon
Gordon
7 months ago
Reply to  Brian White

+1 for the tunnel/linking all the UCI worlds. Would be an awesome way of adding dozens of new routes with low effort.

Jim WInger
Jim WInger
8 months ago
Reply to  Brian White

they literally just released a new world.

Robgodd
Robgodd
8 months ago

And I thought the France map couldn’t get any more tedious and boring! Don’t think I’ll ever muster the enthusiasm for this one.

Doug
Doug
8 months ago

Why are any routes added? Well, to give us more challenges and courses to ride. I love it and it’s just in time for the long distance spring classics. Milan San Remo anyone? I think it would be great if Zwift had their own Spring classics on longer courses like this. For me, less gamification and more longer routes to challenge fitness is always welcome.

Dana
Dana
8 months ago

 Petit KOM (105m elevation) four times, and the Aqueduc (20m elevation) five times. Total only 520M, where are the other 580M?

Nick
Nick
8 months ago
Reply to  Dana

The rest of the course isn’t all roads at 0% gradient (though sometimes France feels like that)! I always thought it was funny that the Aqueduc even counted as a climb!

Anna R
Anna R
8 months ago
Reply to  Dana

The section with the Intestines is in total ~85 m of elevation gain per lap, the three main hills are only 10–15 m each but the “flat” section is surprisingly bumpy as well. Multiply that by 5 (if I interpret the course profile correctly) and you only have 155 m left for all the random minor rises elsewhere on the course.

Fred
Fred
8 months ago

This map came out 2.5 years ago and this is the best they do for it to keep it “updated” ?

Bart
Bart
8 months ago

Looks boring

Kirk Vitty
Kirk Vitty
8 months ago

After 145km it should then finish up Ventoux!

Bill
Bill
8 months ago

Feels like they made a rebel route into an official route. I like it and it looks far less boring than the London PRL Full.

That said, in the future, I hope they add some expansions to the France map that feature more cobbled sectors (Arenburg Forrest, Carrefour de L’Arbre, etc) and sharp steep climbs from the Ardennes classics (Mur de Huy, etc).

Dwayne
Dwayne
8 months ago

Knocked it out yesterday, figured it’s one of the few times I can graba Zwift KOM for a little while (did the same with Makuri 40).

Sarah Allonby
Sarah Allonby
7 months ago

This sounds brilliant. All signed up!

Ken
Ken
7 months ago

So basically 2.5 laps of petit boucle?

Eric
Eric
7 months ago

I assume since the event is already over, there’s no way to ride the route without doing all manual turns?

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