This weekend we’re featuring two fun event concepts from Zwift that highlight the final stages of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. We’ve also got some fun races and a route bagger group ride to round out our selections!
🤝 #watchthefemmes Alpe Celebration Rides
✅ Unique Event ✅ Prize Spinner ✅ Kit Unlock
On August 18, the final stage of this year’s Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift ends on the iconic Alpe d’Huez. Zwift is holding a week of rides from August 18-25 to celebrate!
Rides have 5 pace categories to choose from, with a Robopacer joining each group to ride at the stated pace.
Finish the ride to unlock the new 2024 Watch the Femmes Kit, and you’ll also get to spin the Watch The Femmes spinner at the top for extra surprise unlocks featuring WtF kit collections from 2024 and past years!
Lots of events, beginning August 18 (UTC)
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/alpecelebration
🤝 #watchthefemmes Watch Party Rides
✅ Unique Event ✅ Kit Unlock ✅ Watch the Femmes! ✅ Guest Rider
These “second screen” rides start at the same time as the actual Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift race broadcasts. The idea is that you’ll ride with fellow Zwifters while watching the race on another screen. Chat about race highlights with Zwift friends in real time!
Not sure how to Watch the Femmes from your country? See this page from Zwift.
These are open-paced 60-minute events, and each stage is held on a different route. Stage 8’s ride features special guest Ashleigh Moolman Pasio! Finish any of these rides to unlock the new 2024 Watch the Femmes Kit.
Saturday, August 17 @ 1:15pm UTC/9:15am EDT/6:15am PDT
Sunday, August 18 @ 4:40pm UTC/12:40pm EDT/9:40am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/wtfwatchparty
🤝Team Velos – Route Bagger Challenge (Snowman)
✅ Route Badge ✅ Beginner Friendly
Some of Zwift’s route badges feature longish routes, and it’s a lot more fun to finish these routes with friends! Team Velos holds a monthly Route Bagger Challenge ride to help you “tackle the hardest Zwift routes.”
This Saturday’s ride features Watopia’s newish Snowman route (44.2km, 579m). The leader will set a steady pace around 1.9-2.1w/kg.
Saturday, August 17 @ 2pm UTC/10am EDT/7am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4434582
🥇 Tiny Races with Custom Categories
✅ Custom Categories ✅ Popular Event ✅ Full Gas
This week we’ve modified the Zwift Racing Score-based categories for the Tiny Races. We’re also featuring four routes from four different maps, all with rolling profiles that feature key short climbs.
Three timeslots on Saturday, August 17
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tinyraces
🥇 Zwift Women’s Racing Series – Long Scratch – Innsbruck UCI || Using Racing Score
✅ Racing Score ✅ Women Only
Zwift’s popular Women’s Racing Series has just two races left in the current round. This week is a doozy, as riders tackle the challenging Innsbruck’s 2018 UCI Worlds Short Lap route (23.9km, 496m)!
Bring your best climbing bike!
Saturday, August 10 @ 2:30pm UTC/10:30am EDT/7:30am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4431012
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!
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