With more big events than ever happening in our virtual cycling paradise, it’s easy to miss some really cool rides! Here are 5+ events this weekend that you won’t want to miss.
See you on course!
Israel Start-Up Nation Medical Aid Ride
The primary purpose of this ride is to raise funds to secure N95 masks for hospitals in need. One Zwifter counts for one mask! The more people who join, the bigger the donation will be. Tell your friends, and ride for a good cause.
Pro cyclists Alex Dowsett, Dan Martin, and Andre Greipel will each lead separate groups at different paces, so everyone can find a group for their fitness level.
Saturday @ 2 pm GMT / 10 am EDT / 7 am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/525227
Movistar Team Innsbruck UCI Worlds Ride with Alejandro Valverde
Join legendary pro cyclist Alejandro Valverde of the Movistar Team and relive his 2018 UCI Road World Championship win in Innsbruck!
This is a social ride with a climbing challenge at the end. All riders should cruise at a social pace for 30km allowing time for Q&A with Alejandro. At the base of the Innsbruck KOM climb, the group will be let loose to climb to the finish 7.5km away.
Saturday @ 8 am GMT / 4 am EDT / 1 am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/575341
Newbury Velo Weekend TT
Newbury Velo’s weekend TT events have become popular quite quickly. It’s a short TT (around 10 miles), so you can do it as part of a longer Saturday if you’d like. No marshalls, no signup fee. Just sign up and show up before your start time (which you get when you sign up, in Zwift Companion). Drafting is disabled, and TT bikes aren’t required – but they are recommended!
See our Fastest TT Frames and Fastest Wheels post to get your TT race rig set up and slippery!
Note: the event is currently limited to 500 riders, so sign up quick! (Race organizers tell me this is a Zwift event setting issue which will hopefully be changed starting next weekend.)
Saturday @ 9 am GMT / 5 am EDT / 2 am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/552394
Long Group Rides
Weekends are traditional times for long rides, and it’s no different on Zwift! Why not hop into a big group ride this weekend? Here are several which vary in length from a metric century to an imperial. Be sure to click and read pace details and other info – you don’t want to join a long ride that doesn’t meet your needs/abilities!
- DIRT 100
- 3R Endurance Steady Ride
- 3R 100 Steady Ride
- Vikings Valhalla 100 series
- UKZwifters 100km Endurance Ride
- SAS Ultra 200km
Long Races
Doing a long ride is one thing. But what about pushing max effort during a long ride – doing a long race? Here are four long races scheduled for the weekend:
- Matando O Corpo ZESP by SARIS
- Team Italy & Frenchy Fuzion Endurance Race
- TEAM VEGAN Tofu Tornado XL
- The BMTR Fundo
Your Thoughts
Got other events that stand out this weekend? Share below in the comments! And if you participate in any of these events, let us know how your ride went.
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