Launched in Zwift’s August 2021 update, this event-only route was created to host Zwift Academy Road 2021‘s “standard” Baseline and Finish Line rides.
Launched in Zwift’s August 2021 update, this event-only route was created to host Zwift Academy Road 2021‘s “standard” Baseline and Finish Line rides.
Route Basics
Length: 24.5 km (15.2 miles)
Elevation: 321 m (1,053‘)
Lead-In: 0 km ( miles)
Map: Watopia
Start & Finish
Begins at Fuego Flats start pen, ends atop the Volcano KOM.
Restriction: Event Only
Banners and Leaderboards
(in order of appearance)
Titans Grove Reverse KOM
Sprint Forward
Volcano KOM
Strava Segments
Strava SegmentsRoute Description
This route was designed to hit three different segments which test your sprint, VO2, and threshold power:
- Sprint: Watopia Sprint Forward
- VO2: Titans Grove Reverse KOM
- Threshold: Volcano KOM
Beginning at the Fuego Flats start pens, we travel south and turn left into Titans Grove for a twisty, rollercoaster warmup before beginning the first timed segment of the ride: the Titans Grove Reverse KOM!
Catch your breath as you descend down to the misty valley of the dinosaurs, then climb out of Titans Grove and take the Ocean Boulevard tube over to the Fishing Village.
As you hit the Italian Villas you’ll want to ramp up your wattage, because the sprint segment is just up the road! This is a longer sprint, and it begins just before you enter the short tunnel. Give it all you’ve got, then recover over The Esses and through the glass bridge to the Volcano.
Your final challenge is the Volcano KOM – a corkscrewing climb to the top of the steaming mass of rock. Go go go! The route officially ends atop the KOM, but you’ve earned the right to get a few extra kilometers in by spinning those legs out while you descend afterward.
I can’t wait to race this route–It looks super fun. I love the volcano climb finish–You’d think it would be good for the climbers, but it’s so draftable that the big guys have a chance too!
Yep, type of route suits my riding to. Love an uphill finish.
And just to confirm, no XP points nor a badge for completing this route, correct?
Correct, because it’s an event-only route. Those don’t give badges or completion XP.
Wouldn’t it be neat if it did. Would encourage more participation in events.
this is going to be painful
So does an 80kg rider go with a climbing setup here?
It doesn’t really matter as long as you use the same setup for both the baseline and finish line rides. This is setup to measure your improvement between the two, not to race or compare to other people, so choose a setup you’re happy with and stick with it for both.
Thanks for ruining Zwift Insider. There are so many pop up ads that you cannot get the annamated routes to work. I understand ads but not one every 5 seconds.
If you’re seeing popup ads every 5 seconds, you’ve got malware on your computer. That’s not from this site…
Same here, no problem with pop-up ads on Zwift Insider.
I think that might be you, I haven’t had any issues with pop-up ads on ZI.
Would be wonderful for route badges to exist for the event only routes. Would encourage more participation in events.
Did this last night. I loved hating it…
I hope it becomes a new open route after the Academy.
Is it ok to do a recovery pace between segments?
I’m going to do my Baseline ride tomorrow. Does this route pop up automatically?
There are two category choices when you sign up for your Baseline Ride – the category you choose determines the route you ride. “A” puts you on Climber’s Gambit, “B” puts you on Legends and Lava.