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In pandemic, opportunity: How e-racing lowers barriers for African riders

In a nondescript room of a grey-walled building, the hum of indoor trainers fills the air. Two riders spin next to each other, staring intently at screens, while on Zwift their avatars move through a volcanic wasteland on Watopia. Exertion and the humid air of the room send sweat beading across their skin, as they …

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What you missed on stages three and four of the Virtual Tour de France

The inaugural Virtual Tour de France has rolled into its second weekend. Depending on your tolerance for e-racing, that’s either a welcome distraction, or the source of a lingering sorrow at what we’re missing this July. However, it’s the closest thing we’ve got to a Tour de France right now, so I guess I should …

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What happened in the Virtual Tour de France over the weekend?

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In ordinary circumstances we’d have been watching the first foray into the mountains of the 2020 Tour de France over the weekend. But while that wasn’t the case, there was some comfort for cycling fans in the form of the first two stages of the first ever Virtual Tour de France, which bring something resembling …

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The Tour de France will be raced on Zwift this July

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The postponement of the 2020 Tour de France has left a gaping void in the viewing schedules of cycling fans worldwide, but it’s not a complete write-off. After the first trials of televised e-racing early in the pandemic, the format is ready for its biggest showcase yet: there’s a virtual Tour de France being raced …

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Can Zwift solve its cheating problem?

If you’ve ridden Zwift, and certainly if you’ve ever raced on the platform, you’ve likely seen them. The amateurs blowing past with Cancellara watts; the B-category race winners who, based on their apparent power output, should be in talks with Ineos. Cheaters. Some intentional, some unintentional, all skewing the numbers and getting ahead. The very …

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In pandemic, opportunity: How e-racing lowers barriers for African riders

What you missed on stages three and four of the Virtual Tour de France

What happened in the Virtual Tour de France over the weekend?

The Tour de France will be raced on Zwift this July

Can Zwift solve its cheating problem?

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