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Features, News, Zwift - November 19, 2020

Zwift bans two riders from top races for falsifying data

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Zwift has sanctioned two riders for six months each after the online riding platform determined that both fabricated or modified their racing data, “bringing the sport into disrepute.” Lizi Duncome and Shanni Berger will not be allowed to race in Zwift Esports events until their six-month bans are up. They can continue to use Zwift, …

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Features, Tech, Tech news, Zone 5 Ventures, Zwift - September 17, 2020

Zwift raises a further US$450 million, now likely valued at over US$1 billion

Earlier today Zwift announced a US$450 million (approx AU$625 million) “series C” investment, something that will provide substantially more funding to the six-year-old company than its previous seven investments combined. According to Bloomberg, this latest round of investments values the company at over US$1 billion. Leading this latest round was global investment firm KKR, a …

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The first-ever e-racing world championships will be held this December

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Late last year the UCI and Zwift announced that a virtual racing world championships would be held in 2020. Today, the two organisations revealed more detail, not least that the competition will be held on December 8-9, 2020. “It’s with great pleasure that we are able to confirm the dates and plans for the first …

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New Wahoo Kickr now calibrates itself, adds built-in rocker base

Wahoo Fitness has today announced some key upgrades to its flagship Kickr stationary trainer. New feet allow for up to 5º of tilt to either side for a more natural feel when riding, while updated hardware and software not only boost claimed accuracy from +/- 2% to +/- 1%, but supposedly eliminate the need for …

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Features, Tech, Tech news, Zwift - August 7, 2020

You can now steer everywhere in Zwift — but it’ll cost you

Popular online cycling platform Zwift debuted steering functionality in limited capacity on a single mountain bike-oriented course back in September, but it’s now added steering capability to all roads and courses in the Zwift ecosystem. According to Zwift, the addition of steering will make the virtual experience much more immersive as there will now be …

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Zwift bans two riders from top races for falsifying data

Zwift raises a further US$450 million, now likely valued at over US$1 billion

The first-ever e-racing world championships will be held this December

New Wahoo Kickr now calibrates itself, adds built-in rocker base

You can now steer everywhere in Zwift — but it’ll cost you

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