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    Rebel Route: Summit City Velodrome

    Eric Schlange
    By Eric Schlange
    August 26, 2024
    LAST UPDATED August 25, 2024
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    Zwifters have long requested a velodrome in game, but so far Zwift has resisted the idea due to concerns about the need for steering, event size limits, and required support for track-friendly new race formats like elimination races.

    But we’ve discovered a velodrome hidden in plain sight on Watopia’s southern coast. It may not be your classic wooden indoor oval. And may require a manual turn… every lap. But it’s right at 250 meters long, and it’s flat and fast. So we made a 10-lap rebel route, and are excited to invite Zwifters to a Strava segment competition on the Summit City Velodrome!

    About Rebel Routes

    “Rebel Routes” are Zwift rides not available on Zwift’s routes list, thus requiring manual navigation.

    See all Rebel Routes >

    The reward for your rebel ride? Exploring a new route, knowing you’ve gone where few Zwifters have gone before. And a Strava segment rank in the tens or hundreds instead of the thousands! Rebel Routes are also included as a separate category on our Veloviewer Route Hunter leaderboard.

    Route Description

    The Summit City Velodrome has just one Strava segment at this time, and it consists of 10 laps of the Ciudad la Cumbre (“Summit City”) roundabout in a counterclockwise direction, after entering it from the uphill side at the base of The Grade KOM:

    So to begin this route, you need to enter the roundabout from the uphill side, as pictured above. The quickest way to do this is to choose the Oh Hill No route from your list of Watopia routes, then flip a quick U-turn at the start. (Pro tip: ride up The Grade for a minute or two before turning to get a flying start!)

    From there, complete 10 laps of the roundabout. You’ll get two intersection prompts per lap, and in our tests the first prompt defaults to the correct direction (left, to Radio Tower):

    The second prompt, though, defaults to the wrong direction, as it tries to take you up The Grade. You want to go straight toward Jungle Ruins:

    Complete 10 laps, and this Rebel Route is complete. The finish line is here:

    Getting Started + Lead-In

    The easiest way to get started is to choose “Oh Hill No” from your Watopia route options, then flip a U-turn. The game will auto-navigate you correctly on the first intersection of each lap, but you’ll turn to manually tell it to go straight on the second intersection of each lap, otherwise the game will take you up The Grade.

    There’s another option: rumor has it that once you finish the Itza Party or Itza Climb Finish routes the game takes you down the bottom half of The Grade and onto our rebel velodrome for infinite laps without a need to navigate! We aren’t promising it will always work this way, but if you’re looking for a solid ride with a fun rebel route at the end, this is the way.

    Route details:
    Distance: 2.53km (1.57 miles)
    Elevation Gain: 0m (0′)
    Strava Segment

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    Got an idea for a great Rebel Route? Share it below and maybe we’ll publish a post about it!

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