Zwift Academy Finals

Who will secure their place in the peloton next year? After three gruelling episodes its all come down to this! Watch all episodes of Chasing Down A Dream on Eurosport and Discovery Plus from 20th February.

Episode 3 for Chasing Down A Dream |" Zwift Academy - airing on Eurosport and Discovery Plus from February 20th 2024.

Episode 2 for Chasing Down A Dream |" Zwift Academy - airing on Eurosport and Discovery Plus from February 20th 2024.

Episode 1 for Chasing Down A Dream |" Zwift Academy - airing on Eurosport and Discovery Plus from February 20th 2024.

In our final episode, a winner will be crowned - and take the chance of a lifetime, a contract with a pro cycling team.

Episode 4 of #zwiftacademy and it's a big one. Our finalists are taking on two of the world's top pros, Mathieu Van der Poel and Pauliena Rooijakkers - who do you think will come out on top?

In episode 3 of #zwiftacademy, our finalists face their first double day of challenges, first with some skills tests on the road, before heading indoors to the Zwift Arena to take each other on in an epic Zwift race. This will decide who stays and who will face the first elimination of the series!

After yesterday’s brutal introduction, the Zwift Academy finalists now hit the road as they aim to show the team directors why they deserve to stay and fight for a pro contract! The finalists head out with Mathieu van der Poel and the other pros from Alpecin-Deceuninck and Canyon-SRAM to test their bike handling and group riding skills, before going against the clock in a tough uphill time trial. 💪

It's the last day of the Zwift Academy Finals and just six riders remain. For the final challenge, finalists will have to battle it out in the race arena, tackling some of Zwift's toughest climbs in their last chance to impress the Team Judges. The life changing pro team contracts at Alpecin-Fenix and CANYON//SRAM are within touching distance, but only two finalists will walk away victorious. It all comes down to this! #zwiftacademy

It's day four of the Zwift Academy Finals and our pro team judges send our finalists and pros into the mountains taking on Mallorcas toughest climbs. With pro team contracts on the line, there's nowhere to hide as the finalists are pitted against each other racing up the mighty Sa Calobra - 9km of climbing with an average gradient of 7%! #zwiftacademy

It's day three of the Zwift Academy Finals where our hopefuls take on a turbulent training ride in a Mallorcan storm. And, the gloves are off as we see our finalists enter the race arena, going head to head in a Zwift points race. A prime opportunity for finalists to impress the pro team coaches! #zwiftacademy

It's day two of the Zwift Academy Finals and our hopefuls take to the roads of Mallorca for the very first time. Can our male finalists hold their own in a sprint lead out against a strong Alpecin-Fenix team including Mathieu van der Poel and Tim Merlier? And how will our female finalists fare under the watchful eye of CANYON//SRAM riders Elise Chabbey & Neve Bradbury? Finally, things hot up as we see our finalists battle it out in a surprise hill climb! #zwiftacademy

Introductory Episode for Chasing Down A Dream | Zwift Academy - airing on Eurosport and Discovery Plus on February 20th 2024.

From a total of more than 150,000 entries, Maud Oudeman and Alex Bogna came out on top as winners of the 2021 Zwift Academy, earning professional contracts with Canyon-SRAM and Alpecin-Deceuninck respectively. 12 months on, we caught up with Maud and Alex to find out how they got on during their first seasons in the world of pro cycling!