Zwift Camp: Breakthrough [April 2026]

[manda_F (Amanda)]

Zwift Camp: Breakthrough — Everything You Need to Know

Outdoor miles are right around the corner—and Zwift Camp: Breakthrough is here to get you ready. Over five structured sessions, you’ll sharpen your speed, smooth your pedal stroke, and build the strength you need for real hills, real rides, and longer days outside.

This is your final tune-up before outdoor season. Put the work in now, and your IRL rides will thank you.

Key Dates

• Start: April 6, 2026 @ 15:00 UTC

• End: May 18, 2026 @ 06:59 UTC

• Makeup Week: May 11 @ 16:00 UTC → May 18 @ 04:00 UTC

• Just log in after the start — you’re automatically in. No registration needed.

What’s the Camp All About?

A 5-stage training progression designed to improve your pedaling, control, cadence, strength, and overall ride flow. Each week builds on the last, and you can complete workouts via group events (running every hour) or on-demand whenever it fits your schedule.

Each workout focuses on a key skill that translates directly outdoors:

1. Foundations — posture, efficiency, smooth power

2. Body Control — stability and confidence in motion

3. Cadence Mastery — control across changing rhythms

4. Standing Skills — power out of the saddle

5. Flow Session — bring it all together

Workout Lineup

• Week 1 — Foundations (Triple Twist)

  → April 6 @ 16:00 UTC → April 13 @ 15:00 UTC

• Week 2 — Body Control (Island Hopper)

  → April 13 @ 16:00 UTC → April 20 @ 15:00 UTC

• Week 3 — Cadence Mastery (Green to Screen)

  → April 20 @ 16:00 UTC → April 27 @ 15:00 UTC

• Week 4 — Standing Skills (Gentil 8)

  → April 27 @ 16:00 UTC → May 4 @ 15:00 UTC

• Week 5 — Flow Session (Big Flat 8)

  → May 4 @ 16:00 UTC → May 11 @ 15:00 UTC

• Makeup Week (All Workouts Available)

  → May 11 @ 16:00 UTC → May 18 @ 04:00 UTC

Progression Unlocks (where sweat buys style)

Note: this section was updated April 7.

• 1/5 Workout → Oakley Velo Kato Sunglasses
• 2/5 Workouts → Princeton Wake 6560 Lava Red Wheels
• 3/5 Workouts → Starry Red Pinarello Dogma F colorway
• 4/5 Workouts → (Progress milestone)
• 5/5 Workouts → Zwift Camp: Breakthrough Kit

Important Note: The unlock for the Pinarello Dogma F is a colorway. To use it, you need to 1) complete the required workouts and 2) own the Pinarello Dogma F in the Drop Shop. You can do these in any order—if you earn the unlock first, it will be ready once you purchase and equip the bike. If you already own the bike, the colorway will unlock as soon as you complete the workouts. The Pinarello Dogma F is available in the Drop Shop for 1,750,000 Drops.

You will also need to be on game version 1.111 to use the colorways after purchase. To learn more about the latest game version, click here

Let’s Breakthrough

Five workouts. Six weeks. Big gains. Clip in, show up, and ride your way through the full progression — your future outdoor legs will thank you.

[Zee_Kryder (Zee)]

I did the group workout without the heart monitor on and I didn’t get the credit or glasses. Kind of a bummer but I’ll get over it.

I don’t see why we need one for a workout? Races, yes, of course. But just a light workout?

[Paul_Southworth (Paul)]

You should probably report that if you care. Even races give you in-game credit without a HRM.

[Zee_Kryder (Zee)]

I see also that it says you must purchase the wheels first if you want the red color. So I guess you can’t do it backwards. Good to know. I have the frame. I don’t really need the wheels. But, now or never?

[R_osco_P_Coltrane]

I completed the stage 1 workout this evening on April 6th, and did not receive any credit for it in the game screen nor the glasses. Sounds like others have had this issue as well. I’ll report it elsewhere as well.

[David_Galbraith (David)]

If you earn the colour but buy the wheels later it should all work retroactively.

[Zee_Kryder (Zee)]

@manda_F

The bike and wheels are colorway unlocks, which means you must own the base item first in the Drop Shop, then complete the required workouts to unlock the colorway.

That is what I thought, But this quote is from above.

[David_Galbraith (David)]

Why you gonna trust, Eric or Amanda?

[_Karel_Dehaut (Karel)]

No reward given after i finished the 1st stage from this event .

[Dan_Kothlow (Dan)]

It is confusing.

@manda_F

The bike and wheels are colorway unlocks, which means you must own the base item first in the Drop Shop, then complete the required workouts to unlock the colorway.

This sounds like you must have the base item FIRST, and THEN get the unlock.

@manda_F

Don’t have them yet? No problem. You can still earn the unlock first, and it will be ready once you purchase and equip the item.

Then this says you can get the unlock FIRST and THEN purchase the base item.

Words have meanings, as they say.

[Zee_Kryder (Zee)]

I have a lot of wheels. I’m not buying red wheels or white.

[Alan_Errington (Alan)]

I’m the same, completed ride but no unlock glasses

[Tom_Shelton (Tom)]

Is this how the wheels are supposed to work? New wheel with a different colourway rather than a different colourway for the existing wheel.

It changes colour when you have a frame with colour slider too.

[Tony_Helmersson]

The same happend to me I’ve done Stage 1, 2 and 3. But only 2 and 3 are ticked off…
Waiting and hoping that Zwift solves the problen soon. Otherwise I’ll have to report it.

[SteveR (Steve)]

@Eric-Schlange-ZI any idea if these are actually slower on the flats or on climbs? If you don’t know, perhaps you can run this through the testing!

Edit: never mind, got the answer below!

[Peter_Twigt (Peter)]

@SteveR

@Eric-Schlange-ZI any idea if these are actually slower on the flats or on climbs? If you don’t know, perhaps you can run this through the testing!

I asked him the same question on ZI and got this back :

It’s a temporary misconfiguration, but yes, the Lava version is slower for now. Zwift tells me they’ll update the Lava wheels to match the speed of the White wheels. I would guess this will happen in the next update, in 2 weeks. I’ll probably test them then, but it’s sort of a waste of time to do it now…

[SteveR (Steve)]

Thank you. Sorry I somehow missed that. That is bizarre. Glad they’re going to address it

[Joseph_Battisti (Joseph)]

You can do these in any order—if you earn the unlock first, it will be ready once you purchase and equip the bike. If you already own the bike, the colorway will unlock as soon as you complete the workouts.

[shooj (Shuji)]

@manda_F

Progression Unlocks (where sweat buys style)

Note: this section was updated April 7.

• 1/5 Workout → Oakley Velo Kato Sunglasses
• 2/5 Workouts → Princeton Wake 6560 Lava Red Wheels
• 3/5 Workouts → Starry Red Pinarello Dogma F colorway
• 4/5 Workouts → (Progress milestone)
• 5/5 Workouts → Zwift Camp: Breakthrough Kit

Important Note: The unlock for the Pinarello Dogma F is a colorway. To use it, you need to 1) complete the required workouts and 2) own the Pinarello Dogma F in the Drop Shop. You can do these in any order—if you earn the unlock first, it will be ready once you purchase and equip the bike. If you already own the bike, the colorway will unlock as soon as you complete the workouts. The Pinarello Dogma F is available in the Drop Shop for 1,750,000 Drops.

You will also need to be on game version 1.111 to use the colorways after purchase. To learn more about the latest game version, click here

UPDATE April 7
Hey folks - we updated this section of the original post for clarity.

[Zee_Kryder (Zee)]

The completion and sunglasses came today after an hour of riding.

Thanks to whoever got me that update.