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    The Final Zwiftcast: Zwift Vs Wahoo + all the Zwifty news and chat

    Simon Schofield
    By Simon Schofield
    April 30, 2022
    LAST UPDATED May 1, 2022
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    Simon, Shane, and Nathan are together for the final time as the sun sets on the Zwiftcast. And they ask: Is Zwift’s Age of Dominance over?

    Wahoo surprised the whole indoor training sector with the bombshell announcement that it was buying RGT, for some time the only like-for-like competitor with Zwift.

    The Zwiftcasters consider several aspects of the deal… will it spur the big Zee to greater urgency in its development of new features? What might it mean for the rumoured TrainerRoad deal? Could Wahoo’s undoubted power and expertise pose a serious threat to Zwift’s growth? 

    And does Zwift have the bandwidth to handle its first serious rival AND the launch of its own hardware? There is certainly plenty for the Zwiftcast Trinity to consider.

    Elsewhere Simon talks to a host of Zwift OGs… the Zwifters who were around right at the beginning, helping to build the community, establish racing, and pioneer online coaching using the platform.

    Simon does “Where Are They Now?” spots with David Lipscombe, Julynn Washington, James Gill, and Christian Wiedemann. All are still Zwifting and many have strong thoughts on what they’d like Zwift to be doing – and their words are given greater topicality and relevance by the Wahoo deal.

    Elsewhere, after the old Mining Town got nuked, then re-instated, Simon asks Shane and Nathan what else in Zwift they’d like to see nuked. 

    There’s also speculation around the new Gravel Mountain route and a final goodbye.

    Simon would like to thank each and every single Listener over the years and the scores of episodes, especially for the many private and public messages received after he announced that the Zwiftcast was riding up over the hill and into a slowly setting Spanish sun. Thanks for listening!

    Editor’s note: we at Zwift Insider want to thank Simon for his top-notch work in producing the Zwiftcast since November 2015. The consistent quality of each episode set the standard for Zwifty podcasts and helped inform and engage tens of thousands of Zwifters since early days… including us!

    We’ll miss you, but we’re happy you’ll have time to pursue other interests, including (we’re sure) finally earning that Tron bike. Ride on!

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      Simon used to live in Yorkshire, but now he spends much of his time in the cycling paradise of Girona and the surrounding area, in Catalonia, Spain. In a previous life he was a journalist and TV producer, spending a career both in front of, but much longer behind, a camera and a microphone. After signing up as User No 10 at Zwift, Simon conjured up the first ever video review of the upstart new platform and later wondered if there was enough going on in Watopia to interest an audience. One hundred episodes and 1.2 million podcast downloads later, he had an answer. Simon has now happily handed over the reins of the Zwiftcast to a great new team. He’ll remain a lifelong friend of Zwift and its community. Recent health issues have kept Simon out of the saddle . . . but he’s now working on a Great Big Comeback.

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