August 16th Routes – Getting Pitchy
This week’s race finishes are progressive, starting with a downhill finish, moving to a flat finish, then a slightly uphill finish, and finally a true climbing finish.
| Race 1: Rooftop Rendezvous (1 lap, 6.7km) The pack will get stretched and snap up the Rooftop KOM, but it’s the descent afterward and riders’ sense of timing that will determine who crosses the finish line first. Powerup: Aero Boost |
| Race 2: Classique (5.638km, ends at Mall Sprint banner) We finish on the iconic Classique sprint, in view of Buckingham Palace. This sprint is all about timing. You can see the banner from a long way out, but when do you go go go?! Powerup: Draft Boost |
| Race 3: Champs-Elysees (4.52km, ends at Lutece Sprint banner) The Tiny Races head to Paris, but we won’t even complete a full lap in this effort! Just the lead-in around Jardin des Tuileries, then a hard drag up Montée des Champs Elysées to the sprint banner for the finish. Powerup: Aero Boost |
| Race 4: Everything Bagel (4.076km, ends at KOM banner) This one’s for the punchy climbers. Begin on NYC’s paved roads then quickly transition to the glass roads and attack the NYC KQOM Reverse. First person to the top wins! Powerup: Feather |
What are the Tiny Races?
Our innovative Tiny Race format features four short back-to-back races within one hour. Each race is usually 4-7km long, so expect a big VO2 workout!
You earn points based on your finishing position in each race. The overall win goes to whoever earns the most points across all four races.
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ZwiftPower Results
Zwift displays the finish order in game when you cross the line, but points are computed after all four races are finished, with final results on ZwiftPower. (We have to do some data processing on our side to compute results, so if your rankings don’t show up right away, be patient.)
Riders earn points based on finish position in each of the 4 Tiny Races. The category winner of each week is the rider with the most points across their zone’s 4 races. Here are the links for each zone’s latest results on ZwiftPower:
Rules
Tiny Race rules are simple, but still every week ~10% of our racers get disqualified. Don’t let that be you! Three simple rules:
- You must have a ZwiftPower account, because final results are processed by ZwiftPower (learn how to sign up)
- No skipping then returning. These races are meant to be raced as a set of 4. If you need to leave early, that’s fine… but once you miss a race in your hour’s set of 4, don’t come back and race another or you’ll be disqualified from that race since you rested while others were racing! (Example: racing only races 1 and 2 is fine. Racing 1, 2, and 4 is not – you will be DQ from race 4.)
- Smart trainer/smart bike or power meter required. ZPower/Virtual power is not allowed.
Enjoy the Cooldown
Immediately following each final race, you’ll be taken into a 10-minute cooldown where you can chat with fellow racers and spin out those legs.
Zwift Insider Kit Unlock
Finish any Tiny Race and unlock the Zwift Insider “Ride Smarter // Ride Harder” in-game kit.
You can also buy our real-life kit from Verge Sport > (read review)
Questions or Comments
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