I like mostly climbing. Therefore I rarely do flat circuits. However, this week I ended up doing a London Pretzel, basically flat and realized that because of my speed, mileage was cumulating way faster and I was collecting much more gift points than my traditional climbing rides.
If my finding is accurate then I think that there would be a lack of fairness and the climbing lovers like me end up being penalized by the program because climbing is done at lower speed. Needless to say that when I climb my effort level is greater than this week’s flat ride. And I think that this effort should be rewarded the same.
To the Zwift programmers, please confirm if I am right, or out in the left field…
In theory, you are right: What goes up should go down. However, in my case, and I am not alone, I rarely go down. Specially on Watopia, when I do the climb to the peak of the snowy mountain (my all time favorite).
Once I am at the top, near the antenna level, I stop my workout.