Join us on a thrilling ride through the world of cycling eSports and the evolution of Castelli's engagement on Zwift. Learn how to get started on Zwift, hear about Castelli’s indoor and virtual cycling gear plus how to balance virtual and real-world cycling through winter. We wrap up with how to get involved in the Castelli community and join our rides on Zwift. TOPICS DISCUSSED (00:00) Introduction (3:44) What are eSports (10:47) Zwift Overview (21:55) Castelli on Zwift (33:58) eSports Chit-Chat (37:45) Castelli Insider Gear (40:19) Community, Squadra Castelli (41:42) Strava Challenges (45:04) How to join LINKSAshleigh Moolman Pasio - Post-Lockdown Rocacorba QOM  https://www.strava.com/activities/3384147898 Castelli Zwift Events https://www.zwift.com/events/tag/castelli  Castelli Zwift Club https://www.zwift.com/clubs/squadracastelli  Castelli Strava Club https://www.strava.com/clubs/SquadraCastelli  Castelli Spotify Playlist https://castelli-cycling.link/spotify  – CO-HOST, Rich Lovelock – Greetings from just north of London, UK! Former mountain biker turned roadie with a healthy dose of gravel. Enjoy mixing it up with some indoor racing and structured workouts. Used to love the thrill of real-world racing though stick mostly with GranFondo events these days. Involved with planning and organising Castelli's eSports activities along with fostering the online community and clubs.  CONNECT Zwift name: Rich (Castelli) Instagram⁠⁠: https://www.instagram.com/rich.lovelock ⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠: https://www.strava.com/athletes/richlovelock  ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-lovelock   – GUEST, Lars Blesvik – Coming to you from a pain-cave just west of Oslo, Norway! Started off riding Offroad in the nineties, turned to road and gravel. Tested most, if not all cycling e-sports platforms, but have ended up being mostly devoted to Zwift. Still ride all year round, but more focus on adventures and views outside, and do the structure indoors. CONNECT Zwift name: Lars Bl Instagram⁠⁠: https://www.instagram.com/larsvagen/ ⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠: https://www.strava.com/athletes/601719 ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠: https://no.linkedin.com/in/corto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.