Zwift CEO and Co-Founder Eric Min has traditionally led a T-Day ride on Thanksgiving morning, inviting Zwifters to put in some early bike miles before spending time eating turkey and pumpkin pie with family and friends.
This ride is always popular, with thousands showing up. And often, Eric has a big-name guest on the ride as well! (Past guests have included Anna van der Breggen, Justin Williams, and Chloé Dygert.) This year’s special guest: Mathieu van der Poel!
See below for ride details…
Route and Schedule Details
Event start time is 4pm UTC/11am ET/8am PT on Thursday, November 27. This is an open-paced ride, so you can ride hard or easy. With lots of riders joining in, you’ll always have someone to ride with!
The ride is 60 minutes long and held on the new Spinfinity route in New York.
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5187956
Kit Unlocks
Finish the ride, and you’ll unlock the T-Day kit:
Earlier + Longer Options
If this ride is too late in the day for you and/or you’re looking for a longer ride, check out BMTR’s traditional Thanksgiving 100, which begins at 1pm UTC/8am ET/5am PT. Riders will be on the Watopia’s Waistband for 100km, and there are three pace groups: D at 1.6-2 W/kg, C at 2.2-2.6 W/kg, and B at 2.8-3.2 W/kg.
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5199242
Starting just 5 minutes after BMTR’s ride, my Thursday Pizza Burner 100km kicks off at 1:05pm UTC/8:05am ET/5:05am PT on Tick Tock in Watopia. Ride with me at ~2.5 W/kg, or join the zinners up the road! (My plan is to finish this ride, then head to Mr. Min’s ride to make it a 100-mile morning.)
The ride is 60 minutes long and held on the new Spinfinity route in New York. This route takes you around the new Jarvis Island, the Volcano, up and over the Hilly KOM Reverse, and more. Is that a newcrossover new york watopia route ? 🤣😁🤣
Keep off the Eggnog while writing your blog Eric, mistakes were made lol
It’s been a long week! 😜
At this time, most people should work.. Outside the United States, it is not a holiday.
And yet, 3,000 people are already signed up. I‘m not sure what point you’re trying to make…?
I’m one of them. At 17:00, I’ll be at work. I hope to be home just in time to late join.
The issue is that the majority of major events and top races are consistently scheduled for American audiences.
I think you’ll find they are scheduled to be Americas and Euro-friendly. Because that covers around 90% of Zwift’s subscriber base.
How much money does it take to get MvDP on the ride? $100,000?
The kit unlock is the same as last year T-day ride? or a new one?
Same.
Very first time. What to expect when/if I can no longer hang with the pace , do groups form ect , any band or fences? I did look for the info before posting😀
With all these riders, on a short course, you will always have someone nearby to ride with. Group up as you wish, and take pulls if you want to go faster, or sit in the draft if that’s your comfort level. Have fun!
It was a fun event and I wound up completing two laps of Spinfinity, but that’s more a me issue than an event issue.
had a great time with 6000+ of Eric Min’s closest friends. 😉