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ZWIFT Rides No Longer Count Towards Challenges?

I was half way to completing the 2021 "January Ride to 200" challenge with ZWIFT rides and now my progress says zero.
My ZWIFT rides have always counted in the past challenges... is this something new??

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DallasCajun over 3 years ago in reply to buckindb +19

Well, the thing about that position from Garmin of using Garmin devices for Badges/Challenges is that I'm using a freaking TACX Neo 2T, albeit through Zwift. I just don't understand the logic that…
buckindb over 3 years ago in reply to trux +17 verified

I was just chatting with Garmin Support, and yes they recently made an update which blocks 3rd party services from challenges. Yes, their challenge guidance states Garmin device activities are required…
PeterFerngren over 3 years ago +17 suggested

The badges are just for motivation, right?

Why does not Garmin want their users to be motivated? Who really cares how the training has been recorded?

I think this is just a way of Garmin to push their…

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0 9813870 over 3 years ago

My cycling activities are not registering towards this months badges. It started out fine then my total distance disappeared. Can this be looked into please.

0 Taraska over 3 years ago

Desafíos

0 rlhadden over 3 years ago in reply to buckindb

Thanks a lot Garmin. In the middle of a pandemic where people are forced to ride indoors (on one of your TACX Neo 2T trainers and with your Power pedals, in my case), you randomly decide to enforce this "rule" without any notice. I don't know why I keep going back to you. Looks like I am going to need to find a new company to spend my money with in the future.

0 rlhadden over 3 years ago in reply to DallasCajun

Spot on DallasCajun. I am in the same boat as you.

0 e7andy over 3 years ago in reply to PeterFerngren

VO2 max and training status are calculated by the device and it got nothing to do with what is discussed in this thread.

There is nothing Garmin can do about that...well they can implement it on server side, but it is unlikely that will happen in the near future. Maybe if the TACX Neo can calculate it...

0 FradoMedia over 3 years ago

Due to the current weather conditions, I use Zwift for my cycling activities. For the challenges "200 is the goal in January" and "Cycling 2021 - Stage 1", in which I take part, these rides are not counted for me, although the rules generally speak of cycling activities.

0 ferrerosimo over 3 years ago in reply to FradoMedia

Same problem here, seams only the activates recorded with Garmin device counts......

0 trux over 3 years ago in reply to e7andy

e7andy said:
well they can implement it on server side, but it is unlikely that will happen in the near future.

In fact, they cannot do it. At least not with the same Firstbeat algorithm they use on the devices, because when the VO₂max is calculated in real-time on the device, it is using the HR Variability, that is not being stored, hence it is not available on the server for any post-processing.

0 e7andy over 3 years ago in reply to trux

Thanks for the info. In that case those calculations on server side is way into the future...if ever.

0 TedMusgrave over 3 years ago in reply to ferrerosimo

Hi, I have left a response on Garmin Facebook page and they are looking into it.. suggest you do the same as it doesn't seem they have Garmin oversight on these forums.... Personally I feel they have messed up with the latest round of software and hardware upgrades. But who knows....