Last week, I shared Zwift’s Fall 2026 “This Season on Zwift” press release. But there’s actually more to TSOZ than I shared! Zwift held a call with cycling/fitness media days before the announcement, and that call covered upcoming features and changes that weren’t included in the press release.
(On top of that, there are other features and changes coming, some of them quite big, which Zwift didn’t mention at all. I can’t talk about those yet, but will of course spill the tea as soon as possible.)
Here’s everything else Zwift discussed on that media call…
Zwift Stats
Zwift kicked off the call with a run through some platform statistics, which are always fun.
Pro users: Over 300 professional athletes are active on Zwift, including WorldTour riders, World and Olympic Champions, and IRONMAN Triathletes. Many of these users are far from “casual” Zwifters, including:
- Lucy Charles Barclay, Level 111, 67,000km
- Jonas Abrahamsen: Level 102, 53,000km
- Sarah Gigante: Level 109, 62,000km
- Lionel Sanders, Level 102, 95,000km
- Sir Mark Cavendish: Level 61, 21,000km
Global community stats: The Zwift community is massive, and the numbers we record are quite impressive:
- More than 1 million riders come to Zwift to improve their fitness
- 88 million indoor activities on the platform in the past 365 days
- Over 25 million outdoor activities uploaded since May 2025
- Fastest growing category: Beginner & Recreational Cyclists
The average Zwifter: Along the lines of the recent GCN video, Zwift shared the numbers for “the average Zwifter Power Profile”:
- 5 sec power – 567 watts
- 1 min power – 314 watts
- 5 min power – 237 watts
- 20 min power – 206 watts
How we train: With Zwift’s Fitness Metrics being a fairly new feature, it’s interesting to see some aggregated data of the community’s metrics.
- 95% of Zwifters have a Fresh or Productive Training Status
- Less than 2% are Detraining and <3% are Overreaching
- ~60% of Zwifters complete a workout monthluy
- Over the past 365 days, Zwifters have completed:
- Free Rides: 25,309,968
- Races: 2,695,829
- Climb Portal: 1,339,158
- RoboPacers: 5,048,084
- Group Rides: 5,184,652
Lastly, while discussing the upcoming new Halo bikes, it was mentioned that ~9k Zwifters have earned a Halo Bike through Bike Upgrades.
Workout Cleanup
Not the most glamorous news item (which may explain its absence from the press release), but important nonetheless, given how popular workouts are on Zwift! Zwift says October will bring updates to the workout library, including 40 new Endurance, Recovery, and VO2Max workouts. We’ll also see a fresh look to the library, including refreshed collections with more options in each collection.
(Lastly, I know from personal internal contacts that Zwift has tasked folks with cleaning up existing workouts – fixing minor errors like typos, instructions that don’t quite match the current interval, etc.)
Companion Home Screen Update
The Companion app is getting a refresh in October – that was mentioned in Zwift’s press release. But the release didn’t include the screenshot on the right below, which is shows the current state of development for the new “activity review” screen we’ll see after finishing our session.
You can see it shows how much the activity increased your training score, how much XP you earned, and your average watts. Of course, this screen will probably change before it’s released to the general public… but I like where it’s going.
Zwift + ROUVY
Zwift announced their acquisition of ROUVY back in April, but we haven’t seen any news of the two platforms working together since. On the TSOZ call, Zwift mentioned that, starting in late October, Zwifters will be able to connect their ROUVY accounts to Zwift in the same way we connect other apps (Strava, Wahoo, Garmin, etc). Your ROUVY rides will then accrue Zwift XP at the same rate as outdoor rides (5 XP per km).
Zwift says ROUVY will be doing something similar with Zwift activities soon, allowing Zwift rides to count toward ROUVY progression. But ROUVY has not announced an ETA for this feature.
Background Pairing
While I’m often swapping trainers or other devices as I test hardware for Zwift Insider reviews, the vast majority of Zwifters connect the same trainer, heart rate monitor, and controllers before each session via the pairing screen. But next week, that will change! Automatic “background pairing” is coming to Zwift. I’ve been using it for several weeks now, and have no complaints. Now, instead of the pairing screen popping up before you reach the homescreen, a small dialogue pops up to show you connection progress:
It will warn you if it doesn’t reconnect all the hardware used in your previous session, and it stays out of the way if everything connects as expected. Easy.
Initially slated for a September 9 release, this feature is now planned for the next game release, v1.122, slated for this Tuesday (September 22).
Racing Changes
Lastly, while there were some mentions of upcoming racing changes and events in Zwift’s press release, it left out three racing-related items which I think are actually the most exciting.
First, Zwift has developed a Racing API that lets approved partners access results and register riders for events. Zwift told us that seven of the largest community organizers are already on the API, and there are more coming onboard. This API is what’s behind powerful new platforms like LeadoutEsports.com, which hosts our VO2sday results since ZwiftPower can’t handle duration-based events!
Next, Zwift told us they are “Actively working on bringing native points racing to Zwift.” (I already knew this, because I was on a call with various community organizers a couple of months ago. But now we can talk about it!) Zwift didn’t give an ETA for this release, but they are working with “several community organizers” to make sure what they build is fit for the task. Exciting stuff!
Lastly, the racing portion of our personal profiles at Zwift.com continues to grow richer, with the recent addition of a league results row, and the ability to click a race to see some personal metrics (see below). Zwift says the dashboard will soon include a chart of our Zwift Racing Score (ZRS) history, which I’m very much looking forward to. (I’ve seen mockups, and they look great!)
Your Thoughts
I hope you found some of the items above interesting… or even exciting. While most of them aren’t groundbreaking on their own, these types of small changes, when combined with many others over months and years, lead to that rich, engaging, yet easy-to-use experience that is the holy grail of software platforms.
Got thoughts about what Zwift has planned? Share below!
Garmin index2???
So, despite coming out months ago, I still have no way, from my Zwift.com MyFeed page, to click and go my see all my racing results, correct? How can this be so hard? It is very hard to get excited about new features when “old” features aren’t even there yet.
Profile>My Profile>Racing
seems to be there
No mention of solo structured workouts in the number of activities completed list? From what I remember that was the top type of activity when you posted numbers about 1.5yrs ago. Curious if it’s still the top.
I am curious to know if the background pairing will work for Ride and Run independently. I have noticed that if I ride multiple days in a row, Zwift will find and pair my trainer at startup. Great. But changing activities seems to confuse it – I have to find and select devices each time. It would be helpful if Zwift knows my account always uses ABC setup for Ride and XYZ setup for Run.
Okay, I know this is a little personal, but us Clydesdales are interested:
Whats the average weight?
(Which is the same thing — in this situation, give or take — as asking what’s the average watts per kg?)