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What to Do If You Lose Power Mid-Race: A Zwift Troubleshooting Guide

Picture this: you're 18 km into a Tuesday night SweatFest race, sitting near the front of your category, the watts flowing and the points already ticking over.…

Building Mental Toughness for the Final Lap of a Zwift Race

Riders logging onto the SweatFest Racing Tuesday night series know the feeling well. Forty-five minutes of steady wattage have already blurred into the…

A Guide to SweatFest Racing's Scoring Bonuses and Penalties

SweatFest Racing operates as an annual virtual cycling league built on the Zwift platform, hosting two ten-week seasons with races every Tuesday evening…

Predicting next season's Zwift routes from SweatFest's course list

Tuesday nights on Zwift bring together riders from Perth to Hobart, and Aussies have become some of the most analytical competitors in the SweatFest Racing…

How Altitude Simulation Shapes SweatFest Race Performance

Virtual climbing can make a Tuesday night race feel dramatically different from a flat-course blast, even when every rider is sitting indoors with the same…

Rebounding from a rough opening in your SweatFest race

Every SweatFest rider knows the sickening moment when the race banner drops and the field launches forward while you find yourself stuck near the back, caught…

Affordable Zwift Accessories That Sharpen Your Virtual Racing Game

Virtual racing on Zwift has reshaped how cyclists around the world train and compete, turning spare bedrooms and garages into weekly battlegrounds where…

Pacing your effort across a long Zwift race with multiple primes

A long Zwift race can feel like several different events stitched together. The opening kilometres may reward restraint, a mid-race prime can invite a sharp…

Why You Should Warm Up on the Zwift Trainer Before Race Start

A Zwift race can look deceptively simple: clip in, wait for the countdown, then push hard. In practice, the opening minutes often decide whether you settle…

How to Pace a Breakaway in a Category C SweatFest Race

A breakaway in a Category C SweatFest race is less about riding at maximum power from the first pedal stroke and more about spending your effort where it…