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How to recover after a disappointing SweatFest result and bounce back

A disappointing SweatFest finish can occupy the whole evening, especially when a long Tuesday effort disappears in a crash, a sprint timing error or a missed…

How to Build a Pre-Race Playlist That Keeps You Motivated

Music can change the feel of an indoor cycling race before your legs have done any work. The right playlist helps you move from everyday distractions into race…

Zwift Weight Doping Rules and How They Shape Virtual Racing

Zwift has transformed indoor cycling from lonely turbo sessions into a global competitive arena where riders in suburban Adelaide, downtown Sydney, Brisbane's…

Building the engine for SweatFest's longest course of the season

SweatFest Racing's annual Zwift-based league throws a different kind of test at riders each season, and the marquee event of every campaign is the long-course…

Sitting In and Saving Energy: The Most Underrated Zwift Move

The Tuesday night SweatFest Racing fields are full of riders who mash the pedals from the gun, mostly motivated by the fear of getting dropped before the first…

Timing your sprint using SweatFest's prime announcements

The Tuesday night SweatFest race on Zwift is one of those rare online events where timing matters as much as raw watts. Primes are mid-race sprint…

Regrouping and recovering after being dropped in SweatFest

Picture the moment three kilometres into a SweatFest Tuesday round. The lead group is rolling, someone flicks an elbow on a Tempus Fugit climb, and the elastic…

Set Up a Second Screen for Zwift Race Telemetry and Ride Smarter

Riders from Sydney to Perth are discovering that a dedicated second screen transforms a Zwift race from a guess-and-go effort into a data-driven performance.…

The story behind SweatFest Racing’s logo and Pacific Northwest roots

SweatFest Racing began with a simple idea: virtual racing can feel local even when riders are separated by oceans, time zones and thousands of kilometres. On…

How room humidity can reduce your Zwift race power

Humidity is an easy-to-miss factor in indoor cycling performance. Your smart trainer measures resistance accurately, Zwift displays the effort, and your power…