{"id":55897,"date":"2023-10-25T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=751102"},"modified":"2023-10-25T18:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T16:35:28","slug":"zwift-expands-watopia-with-19km-coastal-road-and-8-new-routes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/zwift-expands-watopia-with-19km-coastal-road-and-8-new-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Zwift expands Watopia with 19km coastal road and 8 new routes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual road links Watopia\u2019s Southern Coast between Fuego Flats and Mayan Jungle <\/p>

By Stan Portus\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 25 October 2023 at 15:00 PM<\/p>

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Zwift has expanded Watopia with a new 19km road linking the virtual world\u2019s Fuego Flats and Mayan Jungle.<\/p>\n

The Coastal Causeway will be available now as part of the 1.51 game release, which is expected to reach all users of the indoor cycling app<\/a> by Friday.<\/p>\n

Users can experience the roads during Stage 5 of the Tour of Watopia, which begins on 30 October.<\/p>\n

After the Tour of Watopia, you will have to be at level 10 or higher to access the roads, unless you\u2019re riding with a friend or in a Zwift event<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Natural and cultural wonders of Watopia\u2019<\/h2>\n
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The Mayan Passage in the Zwift Watopia Coastal Causeway expansion.<\/span><\/figcaption> Zwift<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Zwift doesn\u2019t hold back from embracing the gamification of indoor cycling<\/a>, drawing verbose comparisons between the real world and Watopia, one of its 12 virtual worlds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It says the new 19km road is like \u201ca new road into a previously hard-to-reach part of a national park\u201d that \u201cwill enable cyclists to enjoy natural and cultural wonders of Watopia that have been completely unreachable by bike until now\u201d.<\/p>\n

The new road is said to take those riding indoors<\/a> to \u201cnever-before-seen locales and settlements that are excited to\u2026 share their unique character\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The Coastal Causeway runs along the southern coast of Watopia.<\/span><\/figcaption> Zwift<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

You will be able to access one end of the road from the Fuego Flats. This will take you through Googie Springs, a fishing village where Zwift says you can stop at Cranky\u2019s Crab Shack.<\/p>\n

You can ride through a forest called the Evergreen Coast that\u2019s \u201cforeboding to mariners, but welcomes cyclists with inviting roadside attractions and reclusive-yet-friendly wildlife\u201d.<\/p>\n

The road opens up to Ciudad La Cumbre at the bottom of the Epic KOM and Sandy Coast, which Zwift describes as \u201ca vibrant Mayan community that rises from the steamy jungles of Watopia\u201d.<\/p>\n

The new Mayan Passage will link the Southern Coast to the Mayan Jungle at the road\u2019s south-western end.<\/p>\n