Fresh on the heels of last week's "Four Temporary Zwift Hacks" post, here's an ongoing hack you can use to level up your frames more quickly. This may be of particular interest to riders looking to upgrade their gravel bikes as quickly as possible!

Bike Upgrading Hack: Using “Forced Frame” Events To Upgrade Bikes More Quickly in Zwift

A tip for the upgrade-hungry among us...

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"I had been taking it easy on the bike, trying to follow the conventional wisdom of, "If your sickness is from the neck down, don't push the bike training." And I definitely was on the mend. But as I would soon find out, 'On the mend' and 'Back to full fitness' are two very different things..."

How the (Team) Race Was Won: Banjo Cafe Blowups

The unexpected joys of racing post-sickness.

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This weekend's picks include a kickoff ride for the ever-popular Tour de 4, three long rides of varying intensity, and your last chance to enjoy Zwift's Big Spin for 2026! See all the details:

Notable Zwift Events for the Weekend of April 18-19

Click to see our top event picks for this weekend on Zwift!

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This week features newish routes from the New York map expansion. Get the details:

Tiny Race Series – April 18 Routes – Tiny Apple

Learn all about this week's Tiny Race routes...

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Zwift recently rolled out Yumezi Grit, a new Makuri Islands route featured in the Pas Racing Series. The route is an almost 50/50 mix of dirt and tarmac, creating a bike choice quandary: do you go with a road bike for top performance on pavement, or a gravel bike so you're fast in the dirt?

Which Bike for Yumezi Grit? A Study in Zwift Bike Choice

Road or gravel? It's not an easy choice...

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The third race of ZRL Round 4 happens April 21, and we're back in France for our first-ever race on the Croissant route. This is a fairly unremarkable route, particularly for a scratch race format that doesn't encourage segment efforts. Will riders spice it up, or will everyone sit in?

Zwift Racing League Week 3 Guide: Croissant (Scratch Race)

The flattest race of round 4!

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The Tour de 4 is an initiative launched by Sir Chris Hoy to change the perception of people living with stage 4 cancer and to raise vital funds for cancer charities across the UK. Tour de 4 also aims to help connect those affected by cancer. Learn how you can participate:

Tour de 4 Ride Series Announced with Sir Chris Hoy and Special Guests

Raising funds and awareness to battle prostate cancer.

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Due to a rare combination of Zwift events and bugs/misconfigurations, there are currently four very time-limited "hacks" available to all Zwifters. These should be particularly appealing to lower-level Zwifters looking to procure faster in-game setups. Read on for details:

Four Temporary Zwift Hacks for Fast Bikes and Wheels

Get 'em while you can!

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With Zwift's renewed focus on all things gravel, we decided it was time to test gravel frame and wheel performance so we can share data charts to help riders make informed choices. Dive in:

Zwift Speed Tests: Gravel Frame and Wheel Ranking Charts

Detailed performance data for all Zwift gravel frames and wheels!

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Zwift's latest update includes a new gravel frame from Specialized, the Diverge 4. The Diverge 4 is an updated version of the Diverge frame added to Zwift in March 2022, delivering improved aerodynamics and reduced weight. See how it performs in Zwift:

All About the New Specialized Diverge 4 Gravel Frame on Zwift

An updated Diverge, accessible to beginning Zwifters.

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This weekend's picks include a popular event from bike brand Winspace, a unique community vs community race, a World Parkinson's Day ride, and Big Spin-focused events with fun prizes! See all the details:

Notable Zwift Events for the Weekend of April 11-12

Click to see our top event picks for this weekend on Zwift!

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We're staying in Makuri Islands for all four races this week. Some dusty, some twisty, some in the city, and some in the countryside. See details:

Tiny Race Series – April 11 Routes – Makuri Tour

Learn all about this week's Tiny Race routes...

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Zwift's latest update includes a new gravel frame from Pinarello, the Italian company's first gravel frame in game. The Pinarello Dogma GR is a race-focused gravel bike, sort of a "road bike in disguise" made for shorter, faster, less chunky gravel excursions. See how it performs:

All About the New Pinarello Dogma GR Gravel Frame on Zwift

Sort of a "road bike in disguise" made for shorter, faster, less chunky gravel excursions.

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While these wheels have been tested covertly IRL by pros for months, it's only in the last couple of weeks that we've seen them announced publicly. Learn how the "Chopped Aero Speed" design performs on Zwift dirt:

All About the New Roval Terra Aero CLX Gravel Wheels in Zwift

These wheels are interesting IRL for a few reasons...

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Yesterday, Zwift made the unprecedented decision to pull Gravel Mountain's new Red Rock Loop as the week's featured Pas Racing series route, swapping it out for Watopia's Jungle Circuit. Learn why they made this surprising move:

Zwift Changes Gravel Race Routes One Day Into Series Due to Bugs

Learn why Red Rock Loop got swapped out for the Jungle Circuit this week...

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The second race of ZRL Round 4 happens Tuesday, April 14, and we're in Watopia for an attritional multi-lap points race on The Classic, a replica of the first Zwift route ever created. See our guide for tips on key course segments, powerup usage, bike choice, and team strategy.

Zwift Racing League Week 2 Guide: The Classic (Points Race)

We're in Watopia for an attritional multi-lap points race!

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Zwift's latest update includes a new gravel frame from Cervelo, the Aspero 5. Released last summer IRL, this is an unapologetically aero gravel bike. Learn how it performs on Zwift, how that performance will be changing soon, and how a misconfiguration makes this even more appealing to races:

All About the New Cervelo Aspero 5 Gravel Frame on Zwift

An unapologetically aero gravel bike.

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Zwift version 1.111 begins its phased rollout today. It includes new gravel bikes and wheels, and several event-only routes are now available for free riding. See details:

Zwift Update Version 1.111 (160391) Released

Read all about Zwift's latest game update...

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This route covers Zwift's experimental "all dirt" world in a counterclockwise direction. It uses some Zwift trickery to make the gravel feel extra-fast, while keeping actual speeds realistic and .fit files accurate. Learn all about it, including a preview video:

“Red Rock Loop” Route Details

This route covers Zwift's experimental "all dirt" world in a counterclockwise direction.

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This weekend's picks highlight (among other things) Watopia's Southern Coast Cruise route, which is hosting a Big Spin prize spinner. We're also featuring Zwift Games because it wraps up this weekend, and other popular community events. See our picks:

Notable Zwift Events for the Weekend of April 4-5

Click to see our top event picks for this weekend on Zwift!

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It may be classics season, but this Saturday we're celebrating cycling's biggest spectacle, Le Grand Boucle, with four races in France! Courses range from flat, sprint-friendly routes to pure climbing routes... just like the real Tour. See route details:

Tiny Race Series – April 4 Routes – Tour de France, v1

Learn all about this week's Tiny Race routes...

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This wheelset, the first competitive tri-spoke/disc combo in Zwift, pairs Princeton's Mach 7580 TSV2 front wheel with a Blur 633 V3 disc in the rear. So how does it perform vs other disc wheels? Read on to find out...

All About the New Princeton Carbonworks Mach TSV2/Blur Disc Wheelset in Zwift

Learn all about the first competitive tri-spoke/disc combo in game!

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The first race of ZRL Round 4 happens next Tuesday, and it's a team time trial with a spicy finish! "Hell of the North" is one of France's newer routes, hasn't been raced yet in ZRL, and should make for an interesting opening TTT. See our race guide:

Zwift Racing League Week 1 Guide: Hell of the North (TTT)

Valuable tips for the first race of round 4!

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This is our 12th April Fools’ Day on Zwift, and each year ZHQ has come up with something fun for the community. This year Zwift has a new surprise - they've swapped out the supertuck rider position for the superman! Read all about it:

Superman Supertucking for April Fools’ Day on Zwift

It's time to get REALLY aero...

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Princeton's Wake 6560 is the company's flagship racing wheelset, known for aero performance and light weight. It's also the new best all-arounder in game. See the results of our speed tests:

All About the New Princeton Carbonworks Wake 6560 White Wheels in Zwift

Learn about the new top all-arounder wheelset in Zwift!

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Zwift + Pas Normal Studios are partnering for a race series April 6 to May 3, and it's going to be a gravel blowout! The series features three new gravel-focused routes and is timed to line up with new gravel frames and wheelsets in Zwift's Drop Shop... Get all the details:

Pas Racing Series Announced: New Gravel, New Bikes, New Unlocks!

Kit unlock, new bikes and wheels, and new gravel roads!

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Next week (Monday, April 6), the third and final Camp of the season begins. It's a 5-stage workout series all about helping you transition to outdoor riding with confidence. Dive into all the details:

Zwift Camp: Breakthrough Announced, Begins April 6

Indoor rides>outdoor results.

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"Our founder Linda began road cycling at a time when the only options were to ride with men or to ride alone. Unwilling to accept that reality, she founded Female Cycling Force to connect women in cycling and to inspire more women to start riding themselves."

Female Cycling Force Wants To See More Women on Bikes

Learn more about this club that became a brand!

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The Big Spin, Zwift Games, and the zFondo series earn top spots this weekend, for different reasons. We've also got two community race series to feature - one wrapping up with a banger of a long course, and another just starting, with age group-based categories! See our picks:

Notable Zwift Events for the Weekend of March 28-29

Click to see our top event picks for this weekend on Zwift!

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Zipp has a long history of cool IRL wheelsets being brought into Zwift, but until the latest game update, there were no Zipp gravel wheels in game. But that's all changed: the Zipp 303 XPLR SW wheels have arrived, and with them, boosted gravel bike performance in Zwift dirt! Speed test results:

All About the New Zipp 303 XPLR SW Gravel Wheels in Zwift

Zwift's first new set of gravel hoops in ages brings a boost in dirt performance!

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