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Give Me 9 Minutes, And You Will Climb Alpe du Zwift Under an Hour

Road to A

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Sub-hour Alpe du Zwift is one of the most popular goals for Zwift riders. In this video I'll give you all the information you need to succeed!

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My name is Adam, I am 35 years old and I am a former marathon runner who shifted his focus on ZWIFT CYCLING.

Road to A is a channel focused on INDOOR ZWIFT RACING with the ultimate goal of reaching the A+ CATEGORY. Is it progression realistic? Maybe. I'll need to train a lot and lose a lot of weight, too. However, I believe the BIGGEST LIMITATIONS riders (and athletes in general) have are those they put on themselves and this channel is my way to prove that idea. If you feel like you are riding (or living) BENEATH YOUR POTENTIAL, you need to tag along! The destination is clear but the journey won't be easy.

Currently I am racing in B CATEGORY.

Bike: Van Rysel EDR CF SRAM AXS
Wheels: Kastar R50 Wind (www.kastar.cz)

As for my ZWIFT SETUP - I am riding on a ZWIFT HUB ONE indoor trainer. Steering can give you pretty substantial advantage during the racing and for that I am using the ZWIFT PLAY controllers. I use these for virtual shifting as well and to make sure I'll be covered if they run out of battery or generally stopped working, I've got the ZWIFT CLICK as well. I am running my Zwift in 4K and using the ULTRA settings.

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Chapters:

00:00 The Challenge
00:23 What is necessary to succeed
01:12 Training
02:08 Bike setup
03:17 Trainer Difficulty
04:24 Cadence
05:17 Steering
06:12 Fueling
06:55 Warmup
07:36 Mental Tricks

20 Comments

@RoadtoA Creator 1 year ago Pinned

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@marcusrodriguez9992 1 year ago

I was out when he said 3.2-3.5 watts per kilo

@joseperezpaz9986 11 months ago

I hope I’ll be that cool one day! For now I’m too darn heavy and managed to finish in 2.5hrs 😂

@badsamaritansofficial6704 1 year ago

With 100+ kg, I literally have to do pogi zone 2 Watts for 1 hour to get this achievement.

@muhh5 1 year ago

"almost everyone can do it" - looks like he is talking about me xD

@danroberts007 1 year ago (edited)

I just checked my stats from the one time I did Alpe du Zwift in under an hour (59:10 back in Jan, 2021). My average cadence was 66rpm, average watts was 257 for a 6'1" guy... probably around 185-190 lbs, which would put me at just under 3.0 w/kg avg. for the climb... but I'm guessing on my weight. There's no way I was lighter than 185. So... 3.2 w/kg is a great target # to plan for, but it can be done a little below that. My trainer difficulty was at a normal setting (so, 50% or above). It looks like I was riding the Trek Emonda with the Meilenstien wheels.

@erwinpluys1279 1 year ago

Set my PB of 58:47 three years ago. I have done too much z2 the last couple of years and no intervals and lost 15w on my ftp and climbed AdZ around 64 min. You're correct, doing training sessions to increase your ftp is key, which is what I'm doing now. Hopefully, I'll be able to go back under an hour soon and it is my target before my 66th birthday in April. Thank you for the tips.

@IsmailSpotify 9 months ago

I was out as he said 3.2 W/kg. Thats my higher Zone 2 😊

@TheStorytellingExpert 1 month ago (edited)

I did it drunk last year in 51 minutes after coming home from a night out 😂 My wife heard me towards the end and went mental on me, I had just gotten my setup and of course got super stoked. So anything less than 51 minutes this upcoming season is a loss, even though I’ve gained like 6 kg 😢

Edit: I just checked it now, it was 53:32 minutes, but still pretty solid for a ride starting 11.10 pm after a whole evening of beers after work imo 🎉

@ArtinInBerlin 11 months ago

You deserve wayyy more subscribers!❤

@bertespino4340 1 year ago

I tried this challenge last year and the closes I got was 62 minutes. My training starting to show results to try the challenge again and will use all the tips from your video. Great advice, thanks for sharing! 🤙🏼

@Rob.Massey3 1 year ago

Awesome, Congratulations! Huge accomplishment.

@Olmekc 2 months ago

I started Zwift this week. FTP test was 193 which puts me at 2.4 w/kg. Now I have a goal. Thanks!

@realukbloke 1 year ago

Great video, really good stuff. Other tips … find a group ride or race so that you have company and encouragement, chase down rabbits ahead of you, loud high energy music (whatever works for you), and finally erg mode slightly above target power (using workout mode or another app to control the trainer). And once you’ve got the hour done, set a new target time, rinse and repeat. 😎

@robbyd3892 1 year ago

The only other tip I would add would be to stand up through every corner as the gradient usually softens. Make sure to move it one or two cogs (more difficult) whilst doing so. When the gradient then picks back up, while getting seated ensure you change the gearing to easier so as to not lose any momentum

@JayB9137-abc 1 year ago

Great break down! 💪💪👍👍🙏🙏

@Koklok-sc8nn 9 months ago

Thanks! Went from 48:34 minutes to 47:23

@Ntheguitar 1 year ago

Those are really good comments. I rode it yesterday after a few months of coming back to zwift from a few years of hardly riding and found it terribly hard. I was no where near doing it in the hour or near my old best and was tempted to give up about half way. The trainer difficulty thing might help as maintaining a rhythm was almost impossible and I gradually got a slower and slower cadence. All round disaster really. I will take your comments on board and hopefully improve. Many thanks.

@__marshie 1 year ago

I did mine when they had Robo-pacers running for an event, it gave me something to follow.
I’d look out of events.

@nathanjameslong 1 year ago

78kg rider here, just about to hit my 52 week streak since starting Zwift last year. Did my first attempt at ADZ this weekend, 63:55 with 2 energy drinks (could only stomach 1 and a half), and medium trainer difficulty. Will definitely be taking your advice of changing the trainer difficulty and having energy gels on my next ride (planned in 6 weeks time). Thanks for the great video!