Riding Zwift's New BRUTAL 17KM Climb!!! 🥵 Col du Tourmalet // Climb Portal IS HERE!
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- New climbs on Zwift using new CLIMB PORTAL feature.
Iintroducing Col Du Tourmalet! I got early access to test out the new 17km monster! That was one long, tough and steep climb!
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You inspired me to have a go, i'm definatly not a climber and am out of my comfort zone. Took me 89 minutes to get up it there but felt like an achievement
I use Rouvy all the climes are there with matching video, not a big user base (yet). Find it so much better vs Zwift becaus of the video and real world routes. But it's nice that Zwift puts in legendary colls.
Glad you have a training system that works for you
liked the new approach that Zwift has for climbing , I used to be on Zwift but never liked it much , you had to do certain days for climbs or had to go though certain routes , I joined Rouvy better selection and i can choose whatever climb i feel like doing or which ever course and distances . plus i can upload a route from my strava , 299 .79 km , with 4,712.8 metres took me 10 hr 39min .06 sec moving time, on the tourmalet 1hr 23min over 18km , anyway great to see Zwift changing things when it comes to climbs , i am a climber by nature
Hope they'll keep the portal open after TDF ends. It's way too hot in many parts of the world for indoor training, I've actually paused the Zwift subscription and I'll restart it in late September or early October.
My first thought was that it looks like ClimbPro on acid! I like it. Zwift looks so good for these kind of long climbs, (as well as perfectly flat long rides) that most of us struggle to find in real life. I imagine you hit the real climb much stronger both mentally and physically after riding it on this. Impressive riding Katie well done 👏
Awesome addition. Wish Zwift added a race feature to it as well. Have fun 😊
I rode Col Du Tourmalet today on the portal. Wow, it was steep. Yes, I also loved the colours to help with pacing.
I love zwift and love climbing. So, any new climbing routes make me happy.
My only wish is for the portals to remain after the TDF finishes in August. These long climbs are excellent for training.
Mega well done on it! It’s a brute. Yeah I hope they keep it on too!!! 🙂🙂
I like the idea and climbing portal concept, but the visuals don't look like they'd motivate you much.
Thank you for video Katie. I love this, enjoyed my first climb up the Col De Aravis. Looking forward to the others. It's great to be able tackle these virtual replicas from Down Under. Ditto, the social connection is what makes Zwift even more appealing. Have missed that when outside in our Summer riding solo.
That’s a nice touch that you can get a polka-dot jersey in the portal as well.
What I’ve done before is split my commute over 2 days. Day 1 drive in with my bike in tge back of my van. Then ride home. Day 2 ride in and put the bike in tge van for the day - drive home.
I did this because it was a 50km ride each way and so in and home again the same day was just too much.
It also gives you a chance to get used to tge route etc without committing to both ways.
A variant of this would be to drive, say, half way then ride in from there. Ride back to wherever you got to.
Ultimately you can tweak it all until you’re not phased by the 100km days..
That is an amazing idea!!!!!
I had a go at the La Reine route on Zwift so I feel your pain, I had to stop and get off the bike twice to get a fresh towel 😢, oh I missed your pic of your new bike, looks to be a fast climbing machine, looking forward to the video
congrats for your performance (by the way, the Tourmalet shows the same basics as the Monte Bondone - "Charly Gaul classic climb" which is in my town: Distance: 17.4 km; Average gradient: 7.7%; Maximum gradient: 10.7%; Elevation gain: 1,337 m . Will we ever see you here Katie?)
You have that in your town?!!! I am JEALOUS!!! Do you ride it a lot? I'm googling images of it now haha
@@KatieKookaburra I used to climb it when I was young and slim, never took me less than 2hr.30', while the official record for amateurs is
set around 53'...
Great effort and yes, we know you mean business when the hair bun appears! I may have to try this feature next winter when I’m back in Zwift mode. For now, just enjoying the country roads on my Defy Pro 3 here in southwestern Quebec. No snow … but … too much forest fire smoke! 🚴♂️🐑🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦😎
I loov, how you say you "loov-loov-loov climbing on zwift"
Hahahahahaha I luuuuuv luuuuuuuv LUUUV IT!
Did col du tourmalet on a motorbike tour. We overtook so many cyclists on it, they were absolute beasts! Sitting at the cafe restaurant at the top they all rocked up and looked like they'd barely broken a sweat. Absolutely awe inspiring.
Awww thank you!!! Well on behalf of those cyclists. Not sure how I will be riding up it haha
Whoah. I didn’t know about this! Thank you!
I love climbing. I will be doing lots of this. :)
Thank you for sharing your climbing face and climb completed face with us. I imagine we all look similar after a big climb...
Thinking more about this Zwift thing... I get a little spoiled living in Southern California...
The climbing face 🙃🥵🤣 ooooh you are spoiled some great mountains over there :)
I really enjoyed it. Like you, I love the color indicators giving me a heads up on the gradient changes. But one thing I really, really like is that while some of these climbs could easily be broken up into a ton of segments like Alpe' Du Zwift, they seem to be sticking to nine. I like that. Even though the distance is comparable with some, not seeing double digit segments to do is oddly nice. Great job finishing it. Well done.
Yeah I agree - think it’s 9 or 10 segments regardless of how long the climb is. X
And thanks - it was a tough ol’ climb!
I’m super excited to start riding in the climb portal! Thanks for this video!
Yasssss go climb my friend xx
Game restarting twice helped!
Yeah, creating the 3D decorations is too much work for Zwift, that's why new roads are really, really rare. They realized that people get quickly bored with the current roads, so they needed to make something new, that wouldn't require that much effort. Those new kind of roads suck, as you could get almost the same result with any application replicating a GPS profile.
I climbed the Tourmalet last Winter on Rouvy. Amongst many, many, other climbs, from all around the world. Not as many riders, but I prefer to ride alone and to admire the landscape.
This will come in handy for training for Tour de Moon in Colorado in September. Just now outdoor riding is discouraged with heavy smoke blanketing USA from Canadian wildfires.
Thanks as always for sharing your looov of climbing 😂
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So sad to hear about the smoke! I just think of all the animals too :( Thanks Jim Ride On! :)
@@KatieKookaburra, as in all wildfires theanimals are fleeing and suffering. 😢
I have a choice of bikes to mount onto my trainer. I swapped out my 3 x 10 for my low gear 1 x 12 to try out these new climbs! Excellent video as usual Katie!
Ahh cheers John, enjoy! :)
I love this feature, just done the Col Du Aspin, more climbs the better... Thanks for the heads up
Wooop woooop all the climbs!!! :) glad you enjoyed x
@@KatieKookaburra cheers, did the Tourmalet today, that was tough... 😅
Scared 2 do this climb but it will b good great vlog skinny k x
I plan on getting Zwift eventually. I need to buy an indoor trainer first and figured it would be best to wait for winter, it's far to beautiful outside right now to ride indoors lol
NGL that looks disappointingly empty. I prefer the real world look of Ventop and the Alpe, couldn't look at a iPod game world for this long I think 🙈
I will be totally honest… when I first saw it i thought it didn’t look as exciting as the Alpe or VenTop. But…. When you’re riding it you don’t really notice. You are just concentrating on the climb and gradient and when others are there - them too. There’s also way more data and metrics than the other climbs so that helps a lot with motivation. Give it a try and let me know what you think, I was impressed and riding it feels better than just looking at it :)
Like the display of the remaining vertical climb
Looks a great feature in Zwift and another layer for training for climbs. Just need to get myself a Turbo Trainer and sign up to Zwift! Chris
Obviously not ridden the zwift version yet but if as close / comparable to IRL as the other two big in game climbs then awesome!
I can testify that the Tourmalet is a monster IRL - rode the Luz side in 2022 and aim to do the Campan side (same as game) in 2024 on my next visit to the area. TBH i think the Tourmalet is the 2nd hardest climb i have ever ridden. Galibier is the hardest so far i think mainly due to the elevation.
Totally agree 100% that ADZ / Ven Top and now these new portals are a great idea and way to get practice in before taking on a european trip to the mountains. Learning pacing and the mental aspect of long tough climbs. Zwift has been screaming out for new climbs like this for a very long time - Tourmalet etc is a fantastic addition.
Not sure on the visuals but we will see.
Yes yes yes!!! :) whoa congrats on riding it IRL. Give me tips!!! I’ve done Galibier too so good to have a comparison :)
@KatieKookaburra if you gonna ride it from the Luz side then it HAS to be done via the Voie Laurent Fignon Road... it's just so much cooler and of course no cars!
Last opportunity to fill bottles is in Barages by the fountain there is a little tap on a hidden away wall.
The guy who owns the redturant at the top is a bit of a meany. He will not let cyclists fill bottles for free from the tap. He has even lowered the taps in the toilet so a bottle will not fit.
I could almost feel the history as I rode up. Plus option to take a dip under the bridge on a hot day.
Save a bit for the last km......lol.
@@KatieKookaburra - I am also hoping to take the gravel bike in 2024 and do Pic du Midi Bigorre above and beyond Tourmalet.
Can’t wait. Did the French one already
I enjoy your videos and your pain face 😄😄😘
Going to be perfect for you come winter time.
I really hope they bring out the Stelvio in the future
That would be AWESOME!!!
I love this video!!
hi, cool vid. just checking, there is no way so see how far you have climbed so far during the climb portal right? Only the distance remaining as it counts down? thanks for any response.
I love the idea (think it’s a genius way to add these challenges without warping your real world), but the lack of visual landmarks and other people (real or virtual) is brutal.
Ok I will be totally honest here… when I first saw images of it I felt like it wasn’t going to feel as good as regular Zwift. But… when you’re actually riding it you really don’t notice because it’s a climb - and there are so many stats to keep your mind focused on that. Give it a try and I’m sure you will agree :)
It would be cool if we could upload our own GPX file from our own rides into this portal / format.
Yeah well, that's exactly what RGTs magic road does, and they actually made an attempt to make it look like a real road.
If I'm honest, I'm not too sure about the visuals and like you said, no other riders 🤔, would have to have a go before being certain. Nice to get a new climb in the game though. Peace out Heywood neighbour 🙂👍
Ok I was thinking similar because I am so used to the Alpe and all the graphics… but when you’re riding it, you really don’t notice. There are more metrics to look at and honestly I was pretty pooped haha. Give it s try my friend :)
Just done today's Portal twice 🥵🥵🥵🥵 lots of riders on there so not only chasing yourself you can chase other riders too 👌
P.s Not even funny chasing your own PB 😆
I wouldn't even survive that long at such a high heart rate. You did well.
Ahh haha thank you!! But this is kind of my job so spend a lot of time on Zwift and on the bike :)
So strong!!
Go girl !! 😉😊
Ooh...question...when you completed the climb and descended did Zwift take you back through the portal into a Zwift world? Like to do a metric meetup with one of these climbs included. If it takes you back to France then a few laps would finish the distance. Thanks.
Yea if you watch the video until the end I show what happens on the way down :)
@@KatieKookaburramea culpa...I didn't watch to the very end. Thanks.
At that heart rate I’m blowing like a bull after 10 seconds lol
Good stuff but I'd prefer if the visuals matched the actual climb for a more real experience
I have to try it, it looks good but hard 😛
Does 12% indoors feel like 12% outdoors? Cos you seem to be just spinning away like it was nothing.
It all depends - in and outdoors - on gearing! So I’ve just got the new Tacx Neo bike so set up the gearing pretty low so I can spin up the climbs. Or…. If you lower trainer difficulty in Zwift that essentially is giving you lower gears. You still have to push the same power to get up it just means you can spin a bit easier. 💪🏼
Noice - done this IRL👍
How was it?!!!!!!
@@KatieKookaburra Pretty epic, seeing as this was the first proper climb for me. Climbed the western side, 20km @7.5% - was verdant with some great views. At the top, watched clouds come up the valley and then glided down the more famous side:)
Next day, climbed the Col d'aubsque and Portalet. Portalet was 30km @4.5% - tough but the scenery and descent was epic!
Rode on to Basque region - plenty of tough climbs there in 37°C heat!!
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How did you make the right turn into the portal? Its not working at all! Some people and me waiting here but it seems they have the same problem
It automatically put me onto the climb. Hmmm not sure sorry I can’t help.
Restarting the game twice helped
When ever i ride zwift my avatar barely moves. How can i fix this. Im about to give up
What turbo do you have?
@@KatieKookaburra saris smart trainer
Nice, did you average 194 watts for 1:19hr? What is your FTP?
Yeah it was 194 I think. FTP I’m not sure at the min as not done a test in a fair while
@@KatieKookaburra Thanks
Are these machines expensive? Never used any indoor cycling trainers , so I’m really naive = ideal candidate for getting scammed, so any tips or someone selling a machine that you would think be suitable for oneself will be grateful for any tips really.
I have loads of videos about this on my channel. This is an entry level turbo that is great value: ua-cam.com/video/se3C8RUYHGI/v-deo.html
Does the climb distance add to the Zwift bike challenge?
Ooooh good question... I *think* so but will double check.
@@KatieKookaburraif you're signed up for the Everest challenge, all vertical distances count toward Tron bike. Wouldn't think Zwift excludes these climb portal sections, but I've been wrong before.
I checked this, and yes, the elevation numbers were added to my everest challenge. And so it bloody well should after that climb. My legs still hurt.
They should remove (or give the option to remove) the eta. It would be discouraging to see its going to take my chunky butt 3 hours to finish a climb.
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Cool stuff
Cheap graphics... Pretty poor in this day and age.. They need to do so much better to enhance the experience.
are you sponsored by zwift?
Yep 🧡
For sure. Otherwise she wouldnt talk so much rubbish. That cant be fun riding hours on this shit graphics.
Holy moly, that looks boring. How did you manage this mentally?
It is so good and I like to think it's flexing my mental muscle. You know on the long rides outdoors you just got to get through good for that. But honestly so much going on you just settle into it and get climbing :)
tacx software is the best full world climb
Having no other riders could be nice if you are not a strong climber. That way, you don't have everyone ZOOM ZOOM ZOOMING past you. 🙄🤣🤣🤣
I never understand why people like Donald Duck cycling, there are a lot of other platforms with real footage!!!
Totally understand people like different things but I love Zwift - mainly because of the people and community!!! :) and course the climbs.
I’ve tried other more realistic programs but they’re not real enough and I’m very aware that I’m inside a room and that gap makes it feel even more “fake.” Zwift looks and feels like a game which fits for me
What is that? I almost had a seizure.
Climb Portal
Nice ride. I actually thought that women are a bit weaker in sport, but just found out that women are like twice weaker. Pretty weird
I’m not sure what’s going on with you in your life to come to a complete stranger’s video and be negative about the whole female population. But I do hope you find happiness and help support others rather than trying to bring them down. Sending you a hug matey x
@@KatieKookaburra thanks, sorry that you feel that I am negative. Good luck to you
It's not a climb, you're in your house !
Wait really?! I’m not outside?!
@@KatieKookaburra yes really, unless Zwift have introduced hallucinogens into their software 🤔
@@grahamelliott6041 Ahhh. That explains the whacky colours 🤪