The image below from Zwift Insider’s article (text from Eric to Luciano): Turns out, it did, and as Eric from ZwiftInsider rightfully pointed out, it would be logical to hold up a moment and ensure Zwift had been notified first, with a chance to respond. As outlined by founder Eric Schlange in this post, notes that they didn’t think the bug would actually work. Instead, it was (an independent site, but one that receives support from Zwift). However, it should be noted that the instantiation of a burner WordPress site wasn’t actually the initially planned venue for this post.
The since-removed article outlined, in excruciating detail, numerous tests of this (in an individual time trial where it didn’t impact other competitors), that the issue was indeed reproducible and real. However, the key ingredient was that you could change it again just before the end of the race, and essentially go undetected. The article essentially outlined that you could actually change your weight mid-race (such as just after the start), which would immediately take effect (such as before a climb, making you lighter and thus faster in the game). The article was then posted to a handful of Zwift Facebook groups. What Happened:Įarlier this past week, Luciano Pollastri published a post titled “The Ultimate Undetectable Weight Cheat on Zwift”, on a burner WordPress (a blog hosting platform), with the publishing designed to draw attention to the bug. The question is, who was doing the cover-up here? Let’s dive into it. And like any good drama – the coverup is often far worse than the actual crime. To be super clear: Zwift confirms they did not ban the individual for actually using said cheat, but rather, for publishing it.
The published post included numerous requests to Zwift to address the issue.
This time, for the banning of an individual that published a post of a previously known bug that allowed competitors to change their weight values mid-race without being detected, potentially significantly altering the results of said race. On the doorstep of Zwift’s biggest event of the year – the UCI sanctioned Esports World Championship, which is later today – Zwift has managed to get themselves into another cheating and rider ban debacle.
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