“Tides and Temples” Route Details (Watopia)
Start flat. Climb. Descend. End flat. Even though the roads themselves twist and turn through a variety of landscapes, this route’s overall profile is pretty straightforward and could make for good racing. Can the climbers get away on the mountain? And if they do, can they stay away to the finish?
Route Basics
Length: 36.5 km (22.7 miles)
Elevation: 460m (1,509′)
+2.6km (1.6 miles) lead-in with 10m (33′) elevation
Map: Watopia
ZIMetrics
Rating: 21.1/100 🛈
Time Estimates 🛈
lead-in + first lap
4 W/kg: 60 minutes
3 W/kg: 67 minutes
2 W/kg: 84 minutes
Start & Finish
Begins and ends at Sasquatch Sprint banner. Events start from the coastal pens with a 2.7km lead-in.
Format: Loop
Restriction: Level 10+
Ride Achievement Badge: 730 XP
Run Achievement Badge: none
Strava Segments
Route Description
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Events begin in the coastal start pen with a 2.7km lead-in, or free riders will begin just before the Sasquatch Sprint banner. From there we’ll travel counter-clockwise in a crescent-shaped loop.
First you’ll take on the rolling southern coast road, hitting the Woodland Sprint and passing Mr. Crankies before exiting into Saddle Springs, descending to Ocean Boulevard, then beginning the key climb of the route.
This is 6.6km of fairly steady climbing, averaging 4.6%. It takes you up most of the Epic KOM before you turn left and begin ~9km of descent.
Start with a steep descent of the upper, twisty portion of The Grade. Fly through those big, looping turns, then turn right and continue descending the Itza KOM and Mayan Mountainside KOM roads. Insider note: this is the only route in game hitting these roads in this direction.
A left turn brings you back to the southern coast road, where you’ll remain for the rest of the route. Hit the Stoneway Sprint, Acropolis Sprint, ride through Ciudad La Cumbre, then finish on the Sasquatch Sprint.
Seems to be a glitch on this route.
I rode it yesterday and was awarded a KOM jersey after climbing the Epic KOM and passing through the barrier at the top of The Grade before descending down the switchbacks.
I wondered if there was a new KOM from start of Epic to the barrier, but looking at companion app, it’s logged me as completing The Grade KOM in 7.03 seconds.
I just got that today – first KOM jersey 🙂
I did a group ride on sunday where we climbed the Epic KoM & then down the Grade. We all (120+) got the jersey with a time of 4.99 seconds! A glitch somewhere….
I got the same today. It’s for sure the KoM jersey. Shouldn’t get it this route.
This bug appears to affect every route that goes down The Grade.
Zwift Insider is incredibly useful! Details of the routes are clear and reliable. I am properly prepared each time–even with suggestions of the best equipment to use. Thank you!!
Thank you for all the hard work. This is very useful to know the course ahead of time and depending on our wattage an estimated time for the course.
The Zwifthacks animation has too many KOM segments indicated. I guess there are no KOMs on this route, just the banners that are supposed to work from the other side (and one of them is now «The Grade Sprint»).