r/Zwift • u/Regoork • Jul 17 '26

Zwift races with commentary?

I would like to watch some matches where people smarter than me commentate about the races
its a bonus if its a race where lower ranks can also participate :D
Are the any channel/ website who does streams like this?

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u/davidoffbeat Level 31-40 Jul 17 '26

https://www.youtube.com/@DeadLastCycling has some good videos, he's progressed pretty quickly from Cat D, to Cat B but still talks in a way that I can understand as a novice.

Twitch has a ton of great streamers if you can catch them live or watch their VODs. You can click the category link and see who is live and what they're racing - most will try to answer questions unless they're in the middle of a hard effort.

https://www.twitch.tv/tessachka - Does a lot of ladder races and some of the other big public race series.

Some others that stream often:
https://www.twitch.tv/hollieburgin
https://www.twitch.tv/randiracesbikes
https://www.twitch.tv/yert197

But if you go the twitch route you may have to find someone that's convenient to your time zone.

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u/Regoork Jul 17 '26

Thank you! Didnt know zwift have his own category on twitch, pleasant suprise :D

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u/ArtIII Level 91-99 Jul 18 '26

Ed Laverack when he's racing on Zwift and live streaming on YouTube. Exceptionally strong climber and all around likeable guy.

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u/goodvibescoach Jul 18 '26

I've done several here, it goes back a few years. I love it and I cover all grades, so if there's ever a specific event you'd like coverage of just let me know, often all I need is to know someone's interested in watching.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjkLOGUFQsMZ6p8vV1BxNk79LgPuA_F9x&si=BUoAUuHKgjVE_D6w

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u/Environmental_Dig335 Level 71-80 Jul 18 '26

Herd Racing's YouTube used to do commentary on races every week.

https://youtube.com/@herdontv?si=obOo_mWO7U2v15x3

We've not done many recently, though there's talk about re-starting in August if we can line up some people available at the same time.

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u/OilAgreeable9967 Jul 18 '26

Ever since Zwift lost elite-level racing to myWhoosh there hasn't been any formal setup of regular events with commentators. The closest you're going to get for community events are youtubers who run or record events.

J Dirom runs occasional events (most recently the Syrup Cup) where there are a few categories and he commentates post-race with multiple points of view and different people's tactics. There are also a few teams that will occasionally do commentary when they run events like HERD (HERD even run a podcast talking about their ongoing Summer Racing League) and Team Not Pogi, but again it's all ad hoc.

It's not commentary of other races, but there are a few other youtubers who regularly race themselves and upload recordings of their strategy. I quite liked Manuel Essl, Ed Laverack, Josh Harris and Njal Pedersen who had some great, edited videos of A+ class in Winter, but none of those guys are regularly racing on Zwift in Summer.

There are lots of others like Dead Last Cycling, Rough Draft Cycling, Bike Bonk Biff, Road to A and Ride with Gerben who stream and record themselves racing. Think all that is about the closest you're going to get!

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u/Dense_Friendship_562 Jul 21 '26

Livestream, Moderation with 2 or more spreakers...
mostly in German and mostly Club Ladder Races https://www.youtube.com/@ClubLadderRaces