This week’s picks are all community-organized events, and they rotate between innovative races and challenging longer group rides. So whether you’re looking to go fast or go long, we’ve got you covered!
🥇 Team Evolve’s August Omnium
✅ Unique Event ✅ Neutralized Bikes
The new Team Evolve is holding a three-race omnium on Sunday consisting of a 16km individual time trial (iTT), a one-lap short route under 10km, and a 4-lap crit race to cap it off.
You earn points based on your finishing position in each race, and the rider with the most points wins.
Along with its unique format, the event includes some unique rules: riders are categorized based on FTP, and bikes are neutralized to level the playing field.
First event is Sunday, August 31 @ 5pm UTC/1pm ET/10am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/evolveomnium
🤝 Beth’s Banded Badge Hunt
✅ Banded Ride ✅ Beginner-Friendly ✅ Endurance Challenge
Beth’s Badge Hunt is a series of monthly rides taking on big Zwift routes. Led by Wobble Cycling Club’s Beth Phillips, these are banded rides, so everyone can ride at whatever effort level they’d like.
This weekend’s ride is on London’s PRL Half route (69.6km, 1014m).
Saturday, August 30 @ 7am UTC/3am ET/12am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5077335
🥇 La Roja Tour (TNP): Stage 1 and 2
✅ Stage Race ✅ Multiple Classifications
TNP (Team Not Pogi) has organized a 6-stage race series held on Saturdays and Sundays, and this weekend it kicks off with stages 1 and 2. In this series, riders compete across each stage for GC, Sprint, and Climbing overall podiums.
Stage 1 is on Watopia’s Hilly Route with a custom finish line, while stage 2 is on 1 lap of Watopia’s Waistband.
Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31 @ 5:15pm UTC/1:15pm ET/10:15am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tnp
🤝 Bikealicious Rubberband Joy Ride
✅ Banded ✅ Beginner-Friendly ✅ Endurance Challenge
Which ride had more signups than any other when we were putting this post together? This one!
The friendly Bikealicious crew is leading a “keep together” group ride on Watopia’s Zwift Games 2024 Epic route (81.7km, 878m). Grab this challenging route badge if you haven’t done so yet, which comes with a whopping 1594 XP!
Saturday, August 30 @ 7am UTC/3am ET/12am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5089213
🥇Tour de HISP 2025 Stages 12 and 13
✅ Popular Race
The most popular race this weekend is the Tour de Hisp, which wraps up on Sunday. Racers are nearing the end of this grueling 14-day tour featuring 13 stages, but even if you haven’t been joining in the fun, you can hop into the race!
Saturday’s stage 12 is held on Innsbruck’s Lutscher CCW route (22.6km, 828m), while Sunday’s stage 13 wraps up the series in Paris with 2 laps of Champs-Élysées (16.4km, 91m).
Four timeslots each day
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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!
