We’ve got an eclectic mix of rides on our list this weekend, from community-led rides on Watopia’s new routes to the final race (an iTT) of the Zwift Women’s Racing Series. See our picks below!
🤝 Community Rides On New Watopia Routes
✅ New Roads
Zwift released a Watopia expansion last week, and has asked community event organizers to help launch the expansion by hosting rides and races on the new routes! There are lots of events planned on the new routes, and you can browse them all at the link below. Find one that fits your schedule and pace goals, and knock out that new route badge with some friends!
Many events this weekend
Browse events at zwift.com/events/tag/thegrade2024
🥇 Zwift Women’s Racing Series – TT – Beautiful Bologna 🙂
✅ Women Only ✅ iTT
Zwift’s popular Women’s Racing Series is in its last week (with a new series coming soon!), and Saturday is your last chance to finish week 8’s stage. It’s gonna be an all-out effort, too, since it’s an individual time trial on the Bologna Time Trial route!
Read about bike choice on this route >
Read more about the Women’s Racing Series >
Saturday, June 22 @ 2:30pm UTC/10:30am EDT/7:30am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4326709
🤝 JETT Endurance Ride 100km 2.5~3.3w/kg
✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Pace Options
Here’s a popular long ride with two pace options: B group at 3-3.3 W/kg, or C at 2.5-2.9 W/kg. Both groups will be riding 100km on France’s Tire-Bouchon route. Choose your desired pace, listen to the ride leader, and get that endurance work done!
(Both categories have a leader (yellow beacon) and sweepers.)
Saturday, June 22 at 8:05pm UTC/4:05pm EDT/1:05pm PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4419592
🥇 Tiny Races – VO2 Max + zMAP Categories
✅ Unique Race ✅ Popular Event
We’re continuing to experiment with novel ways of categorizing Tiny Race riders, and this week we’ve added zMAP ceilings to each category so larger riders can’t wipe up the fields.
Give them a try, and let us know what you think by commenting on the Tiny Race homepage!
Three timeslots available every Saturday
See upcoming events at zwift.com/events/tag/tinyraces
🤝 Ascenders Team [AsC 3.0] Ride
✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Legacy Leader
Looking for a longer group ride? Veteran leaders from the Ascenders team lead the AsC 3.0 Ride every Saturday. It’s actually two rides in one: the B category goes a bit faster (3.2-4 W/kg) while the C category is paced at 2.5-2.8 W/kg. You can also join the crew on Discord to pass the time with voice chat.
This week’s B group is on Watopia’s The Big Ring, while C is on the Douce France loop.
Saturday, June 22 @ 11:04pm UTC/7:04pm EDT/4:04pm PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4419616
How We Make Our Picks
We choose each weekend’s Notable Events based on a variety of factors including:
- Is the event unique/innovative in some way?
- Are celebrities (pro riders, etc) attending/leading?
- Are signup counts already high, meaning the event is extra-popular?
- Does the ride include desirable unlocks or prizes?
- Does the event appeal to ladies on Zwift? (We like to support this under-represented group!)
- Is it for a good cause?
- Is it just plain crazy (extra long races, world record attempts, etc)?
- Is it a long-running, popular weekly event with a dedicated leader who deserves a shout out?
In the end, we want to call attention to events that are extra-special and therefore extra-appealing to Zwifters. If you think your event qualifies, comment below with a link/details and we may just include it in an upcoming post!
