Can I Ride Up Alpe Du Zwift Under 50 Minutes? (Over Age 50)

For the past 3 years (since I've turned 50), I've been working at conquering the Alpe - first to get up in under 1 hour, then to try to get up in fewer minutes than I am old, and now finally to get up under 50 minutes. This challenge is arguably easier for someone 50+ than someone who is 35 or 45 years old . . . but that'll teach those whipper snappers to be young . . . 😂

Chapters:

00:00 Intro - Background of the Alpe du Zwift Age Challenge
05:07 Alpe Du Zwift Start
08:38 Turn 21
11:51 Turn 20
12:37 Turn 19
13:50 Turn 18
15:26 Turn 17
16:25 Turn 16
18:48 Turn 15
20:08 Turn 14
23:10 Turn 13
25:05 Turn 12
26:56 Turn 11
29:06 Turn 10
31:24 Turn 9
34:01 Turn 8
36:05 Turn 7
40:26 Turn 6
42:13 Turn 5
44:02 Turn 4
47:25 Turn 3
49:11 Turn 2
51:11 Turn 1
53:50 Finish Line - Christmas Pie Unlocked?

[mumblecake]

Awesome going. How you had the energy for that final mini-sprint across the line is beyond me. It took me ages to manage to get a sub-50 on AdZ and I'm quite a bit younger. Mad respect!

[LofotenCycling]

Huge effort! I dont know if people actually realize how hard it is to be under 1hr on the Alpe segment, but under 50 min is a real performance! Congratulations

[ZwiftyZwifter]

That’s sooo cool! Nice. I shall add it to my list of things I’d love to do…

[erwinpluys]

Great job, you're getting faster with age. My PR is 58:47 three years ago at age 62.

[cjspice]

Many congrats brother. Just starting my Zwift journey. Not thinking about tackling big climbs yet. Ride on.

[RideWithGerben]

Yes! Well done. The pacing was excellent! Congrats on the KOM Jersey.

[MrMichaelKyp]

Great work! How is your SB20 holding up?

[phil_d]

Cracking effort Eric! The first (and last) time I did ADZ it took me 2hrs 7mins!

New-ish to Zwift, overweight and over 50, I can't comprehend how anyone can push 300w for 50mins 😳

Mind you, I've been doing some races and my max HR has bumped from 170 to 175, so it must be working.

You have a new sub!

[rosvopaisti]

My goal is to climb that thing in less than an hour in autumn 2025. Being 47 years old, this video got me thinking about a sub-50 minute time before turning 50.

[glynostler]

Hi, great job.
Your saddle height looks low.
Might be able to get more power if higher?
Great video 😊

[carstendieterle]

Did it in 59 min in feb 24 at age 50. 50 min. means +30 watts for me. Cannot imagine at all… not yet 😂 cool goal, good luck!

[joshvillen]

Team Time Trial for this beast on Thursday, lots of pressure to not let the speedy lads down. PR or death i suppose.

[Taylor-Ma]

When I attempted to do it first time, I have no idea what am I doing!!! Just don't allow the guy behind me overtake...trolol! So my time is 48m19s.Err... pretty happy about that😅

[arhu]

Hey that's my goal too, 27 seconds to shave off