Verified Zwift Strava segments are using real-world GPS elevation data instead of Zwift's
As the person maintaining the library of Strava segments for Zwift, I worked with Zwift HQ and internal Strava contacts to determine a list of 10 segments to turn into Verified segments back in November 2024 (read about that here).There’s a big issue, though. Now that these segments have been deemed “verified”, Strava is using real-world GPS data for the segment elevation, instead of the GPS data Zwift supplies. This is a problem, because Zwift places their segments (even the roads like Alpe du Zwift which are based on real-world roads) elsewhere in the world, to keep virtual from overlapping with IRL.Here’s the list of verified segments. Click any of them to see what I’m talking about:Alpe du Zwift Volcano KOM Epic KOM Mont Ventoux KOM Box Hill KOM Hilly KOM Tempus Fugit Fuego Flats Forward Sprint Volcano Circuit PRL Full
