The Tour de France is well underway, and Zwift has been holding a variety of events to celebrate. The most popular events this weekend are the Virtual L’Etape fondos, but we’ve also got a few more tantalizing picks listed below. Enjoy!
🥇 Tour Fever │ Virtual L’Etape du Tour de France
✅ Unique Event ✅ Popular ✅ Fondo
The 33rd annual IRL L’Etape du Tour happens this Sunday as riders take on the queen stage (18) of the Tour de France 5 days before the pros.
Zwift is hosting a virtual version of the ride – which is much shorter than the 131km IRL stage! The Zwift events are mass-start, fondo-style rides held every two hours on the Zwift Bambino Fondo route (53.3 kilometers with 398 meters of climbing).
Events every two hours all weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tourfeverletape
🥇The Ultimate Women’s Mini Races – All Rise!
✅ Punchy Climbs ✅ Ladies Only ✅ Unique Event
Women’s Mini Races (3 races in an hour) happen each Sunday, but the ULTIMATE Mini Races are a bigger monthly event. If you’re looking for some punchy women-only racing, check out these events.
This Sunday’s races are climb-focused and held on custom-length versions of the Hilly Route, Spirit Forest, and Bologna Time Trial routes.
Sunday, July 20 @ 3pm UTC/11am ET/8am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/esrt
🥇 2025 SISU Tour – Stage 5
✅ Popular Race ✅ Unique Event ✅ Hill Climb
The 7-stage SISU Tour is well underway, and lots of racers are taking part in the competitive series. This weekend is stage 5, and it’s a tough one: France’s new Ven-10 route, which takes you up the first half of the Mount Ventoux KOM for 815m of climbing spread over just 10km!
Read all about SISU Tour 2025 >
14 timeslots on Saturday, July 19
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/sisutour
🥇 Cycle Nation 500 KM for I Love Boobies breast cancer charity
✅ Good Cause ✅ Epic Challenge
One in eight women will experience invasive breast cancer in their lifetime, so the Cycle Nation team is holding a massive 500km ride on the flat Tempus Fugit route to help the South African I Love Boobies charity (donate here).
The event linked below is the 100km kickoff for the ride. Join the event, or find the group still riding after the event on Tempus Fugit and join for as long as you’d like!
Friday, July 18 @ 4am UTC/12 am ET/9pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/4945812
🤝 Tour Fever │ Workout of the Week │ Alpecin–Deceuninck Pre-Race Warm-up
✅ Cool Unlocks ✅ Race Warmup ✅ Workout
Lots of riders are jumping into the Tour Fever-themed Workout of the Week because completing the event unlocks the in-game Zwift headphones, plus a 20% discount code to buy the IRL version from H2O Audio.
This week’s workout is the “Pre-Race Warm-up.” It’s only 20 minutes long, and ramps up your power intervals to get your legs and body ready for a race effort.
Events scheduled throughout the weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tourfeverwotw
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!
