{"id":228472,"date":"2025-10-27T16:36:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/228472\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:36:04","slug":"zwift-heads-out-of-manhattan-and-into-the-future-with-biggest-map-expansion-in-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/228472\/","title":{"rendered":"Zwift heads out of Manhattan and into the future with \u2018biggest map expansion in five years\u2019\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zwift has released its \u201cbiggest map expansion in five years\u201d today, with 31km of new virtual roads added to its new New York map.<\/p>\n<p>The New York map is set 100 years into the future with a \u201cfuturistic\u201d network of glass sky roads around Central Park. But the expansion also heads out of Manhattan across the Brooklyn Bridge and into Prospect Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/features\/zwift-your-complete-guide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zwift<\/a> says that \u201cin contrast to the challenging climbs of around Central Park, this expansion brings new faster, rolling roads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/622122-NYC-expansion_pr-cs_01-b5263c-original-1761301790.jpg\" alt=\"Zwift Brooklyn Bridge.\" class=\"wp-image-946420\"\/>Zwift&#8217;s New York map now heads out over Brooklyn Bridge. Zwift<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the expanded map, Zwift has also revealed a new take on its Timed Sprint Segments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When riding in Zwift\u2019s New York subway, you\u2019ll find Power Segments on the map with a glowing start arch and timer displayed. Once you ride through the arch, the aim is to hold maximum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/advice\/fitness-and-training\/how-to-train-with-power\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">power<\/a> for the specified duration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An average wattage display alongside graphics showing your 90-day and one-year power bests will be shown on screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There will be six Power Segments to tackle, helping you work on your 5-, 10- and 20-second peak power, according to Zwift.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJerseys are on offer for those with the biggest watts but personal improvement is the main aim here, so personal results will take priority when crossing the finish arch,\u201d Zwift says.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/622132-NYC-expansion_pr-cs_11-49995a-original-1761301792.jpg\" alt=\"Zwift New York map expansion showing futuristic roads.\" class=\"wp-image-946418\"\/>There will also be more futuristic parts of Zwift&#8217;s New York map. Zwift <\/p>\n<p>The expansion is stage 4 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/news\/this-season-on-zwift-september-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zwift Unlocked<\/a>, a new Zwift Tour that replaces the Tour of Watopia and runs from 6 October to 16 November, and is your first opportunity to ride the expansion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At launch, Zwift says there will be 12 new rides to explore:<\/p>\n<p>Watts the Limit: 31km; 219m<br \/>\nDouble Span Spin: 12.6km; 120m<br \/>\nProspect Park Loop: 5.5km; 37m<br \/>\nGreen to Screen: 28.4km; 207m<br \/>\nDouble Parked: 42.4km; 330m<br \/>\nFuhgeddaboutit: 79km; 838m<br \/>\nSpinfinity: 19.3km; 155m<br \/>\nSpinfinity Ultra: 35km; 291m<br \/>\nThe Greenway: 36.8km; 292m<br \/>\nToefield Tornado: 10.3km; 53m<br \/>\nAvon Flyer: 5.1km; 30m<br \/>\nIssendorf Express: 7.3km; 53m<\/p>\n<p>Zwift says five additional routes will be unlocked in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zwift has released its \u201cbiggest map expansion in five years\u201d today, with 31km of new virtual roads added&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228473,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-228472","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}