lightheir wrote:
OP here - I though alpe du zwift was one of the best training routes I've ever ridden, including outdoors routes. I was surprised when I typed 'alpe du zwift' into the ST search box to see what others may have wrote about it here, and literally nothing came up. ....The search box is not highly functional. There have been a few threads on the Alpe that I remember and a lot of mention of it in other Zwift threads here on ST. Here are 2.
Finally Made it up the Alpe
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/...du_Zwift_P6859791-2/
Alpe du Zwift KOM
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/...string=alpe#p6826169
I really enjoyed (*in a sick sort of way) doing the Norseman series, which included the Alpe: Fire and Ice 2x/month three times, not to mention, Road to the Sky over the same 12 weeks twice/monthly.
I still wear that jersey as my default avatar jersey in the game.
IMO, the Alpe has been the best part of Zwift for a while. Having the new worlds is great and racing is awesome but having a place where you can just get on the trainer and hammer in the VR of Zwift while doing a classic climb that is part of the TdF...well, that's very cool. To be able to compare with others who have done it too is also nice. I remain saddened every time I look at Zwift Power and check segments and compare my age/weight class and see how fast some old guys are. Took me forever to go from 1:20>sub 60 but there are hundreds of guys in my AG who can go sub 45 min. Sigh...