The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift isn’t just another bike race—it’s the cycling equivalent of a superhero making a grand entrance! This race is shaking things up for women’s cycling, bringing empowerment, gender equality, and putting a well-deserved spotlight on a sport that’s been waiting in the
Have you ever hopped onto your Zwift Ride, ready to crush a workout, only to have a mini heart attack at the FTP number Zwift has decided is right for you? Yeah, me too!
TL;DR Heads up—this post gets a little nerdy! If technical talk isn’t your thing, feel free to skip to What’s Special About Zwift Ride Gearing for OWLs and the Shifting Style and Gear options I chose for my Zwift Ride. No hard feelings—I promise! Next
Ever wonder what cadence feels right on climbs? For me, the answer hit hard: it's time to spin faster. Why? Because at 65, racing with Team OWL toward my goal of still riding at 80+ means protecting my body for decades of watts ahead.
If you’ve spotted riders with a tiny squirrel medal, keychain, or even a fully animated Scotty bouncing out of their pocket and thought, “Wait, is that Scotty in your pocket? I want one!”
Is The Grade really the best way to measure FTP on Zwift? And as Team OWL’s Directeur Sportif—dedicated to making indoor cycling empowering for women 50+—does this test truly serve us?
Last November, Team OWL, our Grandmasters TTT team aged 65 to 80, did something truly epic. We'd been racing together online for over four years. But this time, we raced a Team Time Trial (TTT), in person at Zwift HQ in Long Beach, California. It was an unforgettable
Zwift's influence on women's cycling "in real life" is undeniable. But a strange thing happens on the Zwift platform itself. While Zwift offers tons of women-only races, they haven't figured out how to make women actually want to race in them!
We've always been told eight hours of sleep is the magic number. But here's a secret: if you set your alarm for eight hours, you might wake up groggy and wanting to go back to bed.
They dominated the virtual peloton for years in their age group. Crushed watts. Shared countless digital high-fives. But until last November, the women of "Team OWL" had never actually met.