Zwift has just announced this year’s Off the MAAP series, a multi-stage cycling tour returning for its fifth year to the platform.
Held in collaboration with the Melbourne-born apparel brand MAAP, this series has historically proven very popular among Zwifters, with hundreds of thousands participating over the years thanks to a fun mix of courses and kit unlocks! This year has more events than ever (hourly), making it feel like the next big tour on Zwift now that Tour of Watopia has wrapped up.
Learn more and sign up at zwift.com/events/series/off-the-maap-zwift
Route Debut: Power to the Portal
The final stage of this year’s Off the MAAP features the debut of brand-new Watopia route named “Power to the Portal“. This route is unlike any other in game because it routes you through Watopian roads including the new Jarvis Island before delivering you to the Watopia Climb Portal, where you’ll ride the day’s featured climb.
Stage 3 places riders on Power to the Portal, which will finish on the Climb Portal’s version of Australia’s famous Old Willunga Hill. A fitting finish!
Route and Schedule Details
Each of the stages lasts one week, and events are scheduled hourly throughout the day for the duration of each stage.
- Stage 1 – December 2-8
- Route: Volcano Climb After Party (40.3km, 284m)
- Unlock: OTM 24 Kit
- Stage 2 – December 9-15
- Route: Itza Climb Finish (30.6km, 293m)
- Unlock: OTM 24 Socks
- Stage 3 – December 16-22
- Route: Power to the Portal (17.5km, 98m) + Old Willunga Hill (4km, 252m)
- Unlock: OTM 24 Cap
Makeup events: Zwift has scheduled three days of makeup events beginning at 12:15am UTC December 21 and ending at 11:45pm UTC December 23.
Register now at zwift.com/events/series/off-the-maap-zwift >
Is this a race?
Not officially – Off the MAAP events are set up as group rides and won’t count toward ZwiftPower ranking points, Zwift Racing Score, etc. That said, cyclists know it only takes two riders on the same route to make a race!
Many riders will be racing these events, and if you want to go hard you are free to do so, just as you’re free to ride at whatever pace you’d like!
Kit Unlocks
There are three separate unlocks for this series: a cap, socks, and the new 2024 MAAP kit:
- Finish stage 1 to get the kit (jersey + bibs)
- Finish stage 2 to unlock the socks
- Finish stage 3 to unlock the cap
Like the in-game kit? Series finishers (all 3 stages) will be sent a link where you can purchase the exclusive IRL kit from MAAP:
Finishers will also get a chance to enter a giveaway on MAAP.cc where a winner and their plus one will be invited to watch the Tour Down Under live in Australia!
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