Top 10 HARDEST CLIMBS On Zwift

[@BlazingBigJointz]

Mont Ventoux would be wonderful addition.

[@chuckp342]

I hope they add it. I'm ready for the suffering!

[@cyrusn6299]

And we got it!

[@AJ420BLAZIN]

U got what u wanted

[@johnora3857]

That aged well...;)

[@BooksWithBrad]

@@cyrusn6299 I just wish it was available everyday instead of like twice a month

[@stefangerig5405]

A dream would be definitely the Taiwan 🇹🇼 KOM Challenge in Zwift!!! Unlocked at level 50 maybe!!!😂😂😂

[@kenmiller5106]

Just buy a ticket and go there and climb it in REAL LIFE.

[@stefangerig5405]

Ken Miller That’s an option but not everyone can do that, for whatever reason, time wise money 💰 etc... Cyclist retraced the exact route of the Taiwan KOM Challenge from Hualien up to the highest point of Taiwan Highway - Mount Wuling. This world-class 100km ride is a true test of strength and character with elevations reaching 3,275m, and gradients of up to 25 per cent. To register, riders must submit a personal riding CV along with their application. Only 600 (300 for foreign/local respectively) riders will be selected for the 2018 event.

[@kenmiller5106]

@@stefangerig5405 You do know that this year there are two qualifying races. April 22nd and June 29th. Same race minus the fan fare and pro riders. My friend went last year for the summer event and what was said to him was, that if he finished under 6 hours, he would qualify for the main event in October. My first baby is due this month so I won't be going this year, but next year, I will be going for the summer race. www.taiwankom.org/en/index.asp

[@poufro]

@@stefangerig5405 you can also just ride it without participating in the race :)

[@barryhambly7711]

Radio tower coming after epic KOM must get most people next to Alpe Du Zwift as this one you know what you getting but first time up radio tower is a nasty surprise after Epic Kom

[@TalesfromtheGreenway]

Great video, Stelvio and ventoux are great but very long, unless they chose latter sections. I'd choose something like Luz Ardiden spectacular switchbacks and scenery.

[@chair7713]

They should add the colle delle finestre (17 km, 9%)

[@njrcdan]

Mt Washington NH, 50% steeper than Alpe d’huez, 8 miles. Oh and there’s the common sustained 50mph wind above tree line.

[@sevenrats]

There are real life videos of people climbing it on youtube. My lungs burn just watching it.

[@deraetmaxime4941]

Not the same legacy, fame, history, etc.. Steepness does not explain all..

[@bobbyellis5006]

I think they should add the Col de Madeline.

[@Alniemi]

They should make a fictional Mt Everest map that just goes up and up to the summit

[@samuelfawdry6411]

Col de Joux Plane I would love that climb in Zwift.

[@noiseforthealgorithm4668]

they should do something about the graphic. those dont look like climbs

[@101hth]

Add the Stelvio

[@TheDcoates]

Real life climb. Hurricane Ridge, Washington state, USA.

[@elliotfolke836]

col de l'iseran or mont ventoux

[@Matseeh]

L'alpe d'huez and col d du tourmalet

[@strandei]

Monte Zoncolan

[@stephenbetley9596]

Real life climb? Stelvio.

[@WowRixter]

Monte Zoncolan

[@AnvilAirsoftTV]

Personally I would love the whole Mallorcan northern mountain chain added to Zwift. Lots of varied terrain and gradients and some classic climbs inc Sa Collobra.

[@gwhite7011]

Love Tramuntana

[@chrisburke9721]

The Zoncolan in Italy.

[@sawomirpuko2142]

Mont Ventoux or Colle delle Finestre would be awesome to have on Zwift. I even can help with names - Mont Zwiftoux and Colle delle Zwiftestre. You're welcome ;-)

[@chrispritch]

Hahaha great choices!

[@laurenwolff67]

You'll actually find Mont ventoux on Rouvy but with real video and avatar overlays. Very cool.

[@zlatarev]

Stelvio and Cole delle Finestre. Beautiful and hard. (You missed Mont Ventoux that I think is harder then Alp de Zwift)

[@Cinderellaross]

I would love to see the Col de Galibier including col de Télégraphe (18k, 7%) (Valloire side) in Zwift. I love the Alpe de Zwift, for a heavy weight like me it takes forever, but it’s worth the pain!

[@chrispritch]

I know how you feel!!

[@christiantermansen5615]

I do agree. I did that on bkool video, to sessions. It took al afternoon. Hard but i loved it. Close to 2000m elevation.

[@laurenwolff67]

Rouvy has the Col de Galibier including col de Télégraphe (18k, 7%) (Valloire side) plus hundreds more of these with real feel gradients.

[@eddog6666]

If I had the zwift I would think both sides of Mount Hamilton would be a good one. It’s just by San Jose California and it’s been featured in a The Amgen Tour of California several times. The west side is 32 kilometers with 2 false summits a nearly flat zone and then a wall. 5 switchbacks right at the end. The east side is steeper but shorter. 27 kilometers but it maxes the gradient at 24.5% But this side was a surprising solo stage win by a 21 year old back on the tenth anniversary of the race. San Jose to San Jose. Stage 3?4? 2016. It started at a community center and all 160 rides stayed together through the massive sprint in Livermore but as soon as the first climb came 22 riders left and by the time mount Hamilton came up the break away had 4:35 over the peleton as the road kicked up one ride shot out of the group a put almost 2 minutes on the breakaway. He crashed on the quimby decent and only 4 k to go on metcalf rd he hit the wall and still won with 1:42

[@emilioromano-diaz1923]

1 Gavia from both Ponte di Legno and Bormio-Sta Caterina 2 Mortirolo with its 4 ascents: Monno, Edolo-Doverio-Aprica, Grossio and Mazzo 3 Stelvio from its 3 ascents: Bormio, Sta Maria and Prato

[@haebyong47]

Would love to see Col du Tourmalet. I’ve done it in person and it is amazing.....

[@laurenwolff67]

Rouvy has the Col du Tourmalet as an AR video, along with hundreds of other iconic climbs and routes like Mont Ventoux, The Stelvio, Gavia, climbs in the Dolomites, loads... so many places in the Alps and Pyrenees.You can read about it here on the blog and ride the route which has been created with real video and real gradients! ;-) blog.rouvy.com/en/372/Col-du-Tourmalet-Climb-in-the-Pyrenees

[@keirinmaster]

Real life climb in Watopia? The Angliru.

[@jessmolfod2541]

How about an Everest climb for Everesting aspirations?

[@Zek1nha]

Stelvio for the scenery it would bring to the game

[@laurenwolff67]

Rouvy has the Stelvio as an AR video with avatar overlays, along with hundreds of other iconic climbs and routes like Mortirolo, Mont Ventoux, The Stelvio, Gavia, climbs in the Dolomites, loads... so many places in the Alps and Pyrenees.

[@drexelspivey6472]

love alpe du zwift and its got me hooked so much im going over to do it in real time September next year and cant wait ,recon ill find it harder than zwift but more enjoyable ,ps if i ever wear a towel around my neck like that in your no 10 please pull it tight and be done with me

[@NielsHeldens]

personal top 3 1: Innsbruck forward KOM 2: Epic KOM forward (with the radio tower. let's not mess around here) 3: Box Hill forward Would love to see the Angliru in zwift. Only to force a certain two times Commonwealth games participant up it

[@lorddilego6805]

I want the Angliru on Zwift. With 100% trainer difficulty forced! (otherwise, what's the point)

[@JohnKleman1]

I don't think I'd appreciate that on my 1x crit setup lol

[@chrispritch]

What is the point indeed!!? 😂😂😂👍👍👍👍

[@daihat]

for visual exerience and to get concept bike faster if you don`t have it yet ;-). And It`s ok as challenge but I see no point for everyday workout to kill your knees and turbo trainer with 100% simulation at 15% grade. Imo everest challenge is stupid if you can ignore gradient with erg mode or trainer difficulty ;/. It should work only with 100% sim ;/.

[@prowlertf34]

I want the Stelvio!

[@william_hartman]

I got into cycling largely because of an anime called Yowamushi Pedal, so I'd love it if they added two that are talked about in the show, one fictional and one real. The fictional one is the rear entrance to the school, which is a 2km 12% grade. The real one is in Hakone Japan which is shared by the famous relay marathon Hakone Ekiden leg 5 on day 1 from Odawara to Lake Ashi. The full distance is 21km and about a 850m elevation gain.

[@Sickshitmofaka]

ME ASWELL!!

[@Teaman1974]

I have to say that the Ven Top is my worst climb on zwift. It's not as hard as ADZ but OMG its relentlessly dull. at least on ADZ you get a few bends that you can spin and rest on but not Vet Top. Its also got annoying ambiance. I quite like ADZ. at 66 mins for a 101kg lump like me. its fun.

[@venom777ik]

Sella Ronda with the epic scenery, 4 climbs and duable for everybody.

[@mrvwbug4423]

Well, I've been Zwifting a week and have already done one of these haha, I did Box Hill yesterday, without even knowing it was on the top 10 list. Definitely quite the leg burner. as for real life climbs that should be added, how about the Angliru.

[@cecio7453]

Zwift wouldn't be really able to simulate long 15-20% sections IMO (If it did the steepest climb wouldn't be at 7-8%)

[@vincecaporale3544]

Tour of California Mt Baldy climb

[@sunpin13]

mt.zoncolan

[@whitestuff10]

Nothing but LOVE for the Epic KOM. Got me my Zwift Concept bike. Many hours spent climbing, transformed my cycling, crazy fond memories going up through that snow.

[@alen-commentnazi8774]

Did your cycling fitness strength improve immensely?

[@mrtimjitsu]

196 HR!!!! That's insane

[@mymainmansteve]

The Izoard, both sides

[@Phil-dx8rw]

Mt. Washington

[@alexeyalexandrov7583]

I love Epic + Radio and Innsbruck ones. But hate AdZ. It's just horribly boring - you push hard for an hour but still crawl :)

[@erikfasnacht]

Pikes peak hands down. Done it in real life and it kicks your butt

[@DavidKent0407]

One from New Zealand. The Remarkables ski field road. Just under 10km at an average of 9%.

[@willcrawford6375]

agreed

[@cycling2732]

200th comment P.s: why does this video satisfy me so much?

[@mikejames172]

Passo de Stevio

[@Ilyas702]

Did it yesterday on RGT, absolutely brutal...

[@DavidvdGulik]

Either a really long climb like the Col du Grand Saint Bernard or a crazy step one like the Mortirolo or Angliru

[@kevcroft2815]

Rosedale Chimney would be great on Zwift and a brilliant addition to Yorkshire with a few liberties to actual geography. Just a wall of a climb with 30% at it's steepest. Tried to get up it on a single speed once, what an idiot! Though thinking about it, i don't think any smart trainers can quite replicate anything that steep yet.

[@teambearpope]

I'd like them to add my local climb at Hardknott, just so I can ride it without having to worry about the bloody descent! 😵

[@adammillsindustries.]

Team BearPope I’ll be riding it next week. Yeah yeah.

[@adammillsindustries.]

Chris when you get your hair cut what do you ask for?

[@chrispritch]

I don't ask.... I get told. 😂

[@kylewalsh5728]

Monte Zoncolan any day

[@javipipes5124]

L'Angrilu! Epic, murderous. The pro peleton called it inhumane when it was first introduced.

[@jetthamilton8131]

Taiwan KOM, stelvio, col du Madeline and the col de la loze

[@pauleichner8831]

As an optional route/ride I would love to see the Dirty Dozen route from Pittsburgh, PA.

[@Javier197y2]

Angliru in Spain should be there!

[@adsminibuild5791]

Mont ventoux! Cingles so you can do all 3 accents. Best ever day in the saddle!

[@finishstrongcycling2355]

Mt. Haleakala would be my top choice, perhaps named: Mother of all KOM's kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIndnZyLrr-Voac

[@brewy4904]

How do we get light weight wheels. I’ve been up Alpe Du Zwift a couple times and haven’t gotten anything. Do I need to ride a certain time.

[@ashterfadgadget817]

You have to keep going up the climb and - if you're lucky - you will get the wheels. Apparently, it takes and average of 13 attempts to get them.

[@davepratt9909]

What about the Radio Tower? It's slots in around 5 if you add it to either of the Epic Climbs, it belongs at 2.

[@zeekryder7735]

The Radio Tower is the hardest. Next is Sagan Hill (the last of the Richmond Trio)

[@TayebMC]

Fat guys don't climb, therefore I have no favorites. Done the Epic a few times just to punish myself. I might try the Alp du Zwift if I need some awful punishment. Congrads on 7k Subscribers been here since ca 3k.

[@chrispritch]

Cheer ls Tayeb. Appreciate everyone of your comments and the live stream chat!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@ChiefSupreme6803]

Do people take the Zwift KOMs seriously? With all the cheaters and variations between trainers it seems impossible for the results to be fair.

[@lereveure]

I would add Los Patios from Bogota, Colombia, which is an amazing 6 km climb with 400m of elevation gain, it's always a super fun one to do. Also, not for the faint of heart, we also have La Culchilla very close to Bogota again 12km at 4.7%, an amazing experience because those climbs starts at 2600m of altitude of course :)

[@lookpro.rideslow]

This man lost all credibility when he said that trainer difficulty was at zero. You do not know what that means

[@xxxedevtsrt]

1. Alpe du Zwift 2. Innsbruck reverse 3. Reverse Epic KOM 4. Epic KOM 5. Innsbruck Forward KOM 6. Keith Hill 7. Fox Hill 8. Box Hill 9. NYC Forward KOM 10. Libby Hill

[@jamisonr]

I'm not a climber by any stretch of the imagination, but I find Epic KOM to be enjoyable as long as I don't have to do the radio tower. I can get in a groove at 6%, maybe even 7%, but any more than that and it's like shutting the lights off for my legs, so doing the tower after however long Epic KOM is no fun. I also hate the NY KOM, again, it's those stupid parts that are 13% and more, and it's not even that long of a cliimb. I've never done reverse Innsbruck, maybe next time it's on rotation I'll do that. I'm just level 11 so I can't do Alpe d'Zwift yet, but I know that will be the toughest due to sheer length. As for what I'd like to see, not so much the super epic climbs because I don't really want to ride my trainer for more than 90 minutes. Just something pleasant to look at with moderate inclines, you know, averaging 6% lets say, maybe 20 minutes long for someone riding 3.5-4.0 w/kg.

[@twistedwires7318]

Passo Giau is the prettiest climb I've ever done in real life. It's not as long as Stelvio, but it's still a beast. The view from the pass is truly stunning. I'd love to go back there again in reality and in Zwift.

[@ignaciosevil1944]

You go from 400 to 200 to 300 is that normal?

[@Wikato]

Mont Ventoux is very Hard, too and also the Special climb within Epic KOM? Or was it reverse? I climbed it today my first time. Hell…

[@peterkarwowski2373]

The Radio Tower should have been in the top 10. I'd like to see Mt. Washington in New Hampshire(USA)in game. It is known for one of the toughest hillclimb races in the world at 7.6 miles in length, has an average grade of 12% with extended sections of 18% and the last 50 yards is at 22%!

[@spshannon67]

Stelvio Pass up and over and back again! :)

[@jeffreyanthony7348]

sa calobra would be a great fit in watopia even though I know this video is 3 years old 🤣🤣🤣🤷🏿‍♂️

[@gideongeldenhuys1940]

Tianmen Mountain aka the forbidden road is an 11km climb in China with 99 hairpins and an average gradient of 10%, it would be a fantastic addition to zwift

[@chrispritch]

Sorry you must have slipped and typed an extra 9 there.... You mean 9 hairpins right.... 😂

[@gideongeldenhuys1940]

No typing error , it really has 99 hairpins

[@chrisbayliss3532]

Gideon Geldenhuys ive got 99 hairpins but the ............

[@Mr.ImmaBot-su1fh]

I’m gonna assume this video was made before Ven Top was added to Zwift.

[@brodefineportraiture446]

Skyline drive in the Apppalacias would be a nice ride....beautiful and steep

[@evanmckenzie8642]

It would have to be Sa Colabra. The best climb in mallorca

[@krisbowditch827]

Only one winner for me 🚵🏼‍♂️🚵🏼‍♂️🚵🏼‍♂️mont ventoux 💪💪 it’s savage

[@brucehumphries6889]

I’d like to see some of the world tour race courses, Roubaix and the like.

[@ajjerseyqueen6459]

Any kom over 1000 ft done 20 times is f$,()$! hard lol 😂 😂😂😂 I think I had enough of climbing at least for awhile lol 😂 #everestingalltheway #ghostriding 😁😁😁🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@chrispritch]

You get a free pass on this one! 😉👍

[@MarkRiddellRacing]

Monte Zoncolan

[@panczelrudolfamagyar]

mortirolo , zoncolan,monte crostis

[@lucians3000]

Zoncolan!

[@aldoushuxley6013]

Haleakala Climb on Maui (aprox 54km and 3010 vertical m)

[@radosawszuty4147]

Mt Zoncolan

[@rohigz4446]

Zoncolan and ventoux would be cool

[@tavisjou3778]

Im about to buy a smart trainer for playing zwift over the winter inf finland. What you people think is it enough to buy one around 500 euros with 10-15% hillsimulation or should i pay almost 1000 euros for 20% simulation?

[@chrispritch]

any of the wahoo smart trainers will be perfect.. the core is probably the best option on a budget! also if you follow the link in my latest videos to wahoo you'll be helping out the channel! :D

[@geovak]

I’d love to see Mt Washington NH. Hill climb added to Watopia

[@whynotride327]

Too bad most of the watts/kg numbers I see in this are complete crap. I would love to see these jokers do it in real life. Sustained 5.5 to 6 w/kg?? Right!!

[@chrispritch]

Maybe we should do a series of meeting these people and getting them outside and seeing what they can do!

[@cycling2732]

I reckon libby hill should be replaced for the volcano kom

[@martyf.8088]

What is trick to riding faster on hills? Higher cadence? Higher watts?

[@erikfasnacht]

Pikes peak hands down. Done it in real life and it kicks your butt

[@joaoalvesdasilva151]

Col de la Madeleine and Penhas da Saude in Portugal. My 2 favorites

[@laurenwolff67]

Col de la Madeleine and others in the Alps and in the Pyrenees you'll find on Rouvy with real video :-)

[@owenjohnson5030]

I've been doing the Epic KOM almost every ride. Working for the Tron bike.

[@chrispritch]

Owen... I doth my cap. Good work sir. 👍👍👍

[@learnalanguagewithleslie]

They need to add some climbs from Tenerife, LOL. I used to live there. Like for example Mt Teide, Anaga, Taganana, Masca.

[@TheDomLouis]

Zwift should have an option to point it to a Strava segment and it would automagically generate a local copy of that segment for you to ride. That way you can just point it to any climb or sprint and you're ready to go. All the elevation data is available from Google. Easy, peasy, Zwift...y.

[@CyclingAlaska]

Would love to see Mt Haleakala in Maui on Zwift!

[@kirks5oh]

This is what got me into zwift. My brother and I did that climb in January. It was awesome

[@Biketeez]

Everest. Just make it a KOM and let everyone go to town 👹

[@timw4369]

Put the zocolan in watopia and watch people blow up big time.

[@generalspeed7547]

Monte Zonkolan

[@adammillsindustries.]

Col du Tourmalet my friend.

[@chrispritch]

Yes!

[@SergioCristancho]

I take a few months/years to rate answer this for myself ... of course, ventop/Ventoux has to be included on a new ranking, but then again the hardest climb on zwift is, climb up your saddle. just saying that's part of the game, right?