This week’s top pick is Zwift Insider’s very own Tiny Races, because we’re switching the format up this week and having everyone start together. It’s gonna be wild!
All of our other event picks this week are group rides. They range from short rides to banded rides to long rides. Pick your flavor, and Ride On!
🥇 Tiny Races – “All Abooooard!”
✅ Mass Start ✅ V02 Workout ✅ Popular Race
We’re revisiting our National Train Day routes this weekend, with four courses all featuring trains. But more importantly, for the first time ever this Saturday the Tinies are set up as mass start events, with all categories visible and starting together. Get ready to set some power PRs as you push to the max to stay with the front group… choo chooooo!
Saturday in three different timeslots
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tinyraces
🤝 Phoenix Rising Soaring Saturday
✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Beginner-Friendly
We’ve featured this popular ride in the past because it manages to walk that fine line between being a longer ride but also beginner-friendly, held at a pace of 1.5-2 W/kg. The leader beacon may use the fence to keep the group together at their discretion. Join the team’s Discord channel during the ride to help pass the time!
This week’s ride is 120 minutes long and hosted on Watopia’s Eastern Eight route, a former rebel route.
Saturday, June 21 @ 12:30pm UTC/8:30am ET/5:30am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5023456
🤝 Giant Bagel Rolls Ride
✅ Route Badge ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Legacy Leaders
Looking for a longer group ride at a faster pace? The Bagel Rolls crew holds a steady 2.6-2.8 W/kg for the ride, with plenty of chat and banter. This week’s ride is 100km long on Watopia’s Zwift Games 2024 Epic route.
Saturday, June 21 @ 1pm UTC/9am ET/6am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5023462
🤝 ¡HISPerame!
✅ Route Badge ✅ Beginner Friendly ✅ Popular Event
For those looking for a more mellow social ride, join the team at HISP for one of the most popular group rides every Saturday! Every week, this group ride attracts hundreds of riders from all around the world. Leaders hold a steady pace around 1.5 w/kg, and the fence will also be on to ensure that the group remains nice and tight.
Zwifters will be riding on the community-created BRAEk-fast Crits and Grits route in Scotland. This is a fairly new route whose badge you may not have, unless you raced in Zwift Racing League this year.
Saturday, June 21 @ 4pm UTC/12pm ET/9am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5023530
🤝 The BMTR Fundo
✅ Popular Ride ✅ Legacy Leader ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Kit Unlock
A regularly-featured event here on Zwift Insider, the BMTR Fundo consistently gets lots of joiners because it’s well-led and run consistently week after week, year after year.
This week’s ride is on Makuri Islands’ Wandering Flats. You have four distance groups to choose from, all the way up to 100 miles.
Saturday, June 21 @ 12:10pm UTC/8:10am EDT/5:10am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5023453
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!
