This weekend’s big event is the Rapha Women’s 100, and there are lots of events from Zwift, as well as community members, to help riders reach that 100km mark to celebrate women’s cycling. See below for more on these rides, plus other special events this weekend!
🤝 Rapha Women’s 100
✅ Ladies Only ✅ Popular ✅ Kit Unlock
The Rapha Women’s 100 challenges riders around the world to come together, share the road, and ride 100 kilometers to celebrate women’s cycling. And it’s happening this weekend!
Read more on Rapha’s website >
Sign up for the challenge on Strava >
Zwift is holding a series of ladies-only events, rotating between The Big Ring and Volcano Circuit, scheduled every two hours. Finishers will unlock the limited edition Rapha Women’s 100 + Kelly Anna jersey in your Zwift garage. (Note: Zwift’s events description says, “Anyone who completes the W100—whether indoors on Zwift or out on the road—will unlock the jersey in-game.” I assume you’ll need to have your Garmin, Wahoo, or Hammerhead account linked to Zwift for this to happen…)
Timeslots every 2 hours this weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/raphawomens100
🥇 Zwift Racing League Recon Rides – Southern Coast Cruise TTT
✅ Race Recon ✅ New Route
The first race of ZRL Round 1 happens this Tuesday, and lots of riders are jumping into recon rides this weekend since we’re racing a TTT on a brand-new route! Southern Coast Cruise is 26.3km long with 147m of elevation gain, covering a significant chunk of Watopia’s Southern Coast road in both directions.
A particular racing team hosts each recon event, and you’ll get some racing tips along with a tour of the route.
Multiple timeslots Saturday and Sunday, September 13-14
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/zrlrecon
🤝 Team CLS Base ‘n’ Banter
✅ Birthdays ✅ Women’s 100 ✅ Banter
This weekly endurance ride is led by experienced leaders and sweepers who “will keep you entertained throughout, and they will mix things up each week.” This week is extra special, as a few team members are celebrating birthdays, plus they’ve tied the event into the Rapha Women’s 100 by making it 101km long!
2.5-2.7 W/kg pace on the flats, on Watopia’s Tick Tock route.
Saturday, September 13 @ 7:50am UTC/3:50am ET/12:50am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5103277
🥇 CRYO-GEN Sunday Endurance Ride (C or D)
✅ Unique Event ✅ Structured Workout
This unique event is an endurance ride, but uses an ERG workout so your trainer automatically adjusts resistance so you hit your power targets.
Choose the C group to hit the prescribed power targets, or the D group for a workout where the targets are reduced by 5-10%.
Sunday, September 14 @ 10am UTC/6am ET/3am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5104178
🥇 Tiny Races Return to 5 Categories
✅ 5 Cats ✅ V02 Workout ✅ Popular Race
I’ve been running the Tinies as a 3-category race for several weeks, but this Saturday we return to a 5-category setup, since participation numbers are climbing. Hop in and join hundreds of others racing for the most fun and challenging VO2 workout on Zwift!
Saturday in three different timeslots
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tinyraces
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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