The Pros Apply The Pressure – Which Finalists Crack? | Zwift Academy 2025 Ep. 3

After a global search on Zwift for the best cycling talent, eight riders were selected to compete for two professional contracts. In Episode 1, we found out who was the strongest and most powerful, while in Episode 2, we tested bike handling skills & watched how our finalists performed against Mathieu van der Poel and Zoe Bäckstedt! Now, we test the riders in a sprint lead-out, racing against the pros, and watch them support the pros in a second challenge behaving as a team. How will they do? And will they be able to set aside their personal ambitions?

With just two contracts up for grabs at ‪@alpecindeceuninck‬ and ‪@canyonsramzondacrypto‬ the pressure is on! 🚴‍♂️🔥

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👀 Tune into the FINAL episode, live March 8th!

⏱️ Timestamps: ⏱️
00:00 Welcome to Zwift Academy 2025 episode 3!
00:45 In the previous two episodes
01:34 Today's challenge
02:35 The rider Alpecin-Deceuninck is looking for
05:25 Challenge 1 (male camp)
09:44 Who is Friedrich Klein?
11:26 Challenge 2 (male camp)
14:14 Coach Reactions
17:43 Challenge 1 (female camp)
20:57 Finalist Reactions & Results
23:40 Can they work together and leave their egos aside?
25:44 What is Zwift?
26:40 How is the female team feeling?
28:07 Zwift Race starts!
34:18 Women's Reactions
35:36 Men's race
42:44 Results
44:33 Coach reactions
50:45 Our impressions
53:49 Coming next week

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