This weekend we feature three very different race events, a ride for a cause, and a training ride for crazy people. See our picks below!
🥇 Team Fearless Annual Women’s Team Championships
✅ Women Only ✅ Popular ✅ Unique Event
Now in its ninth year, this race can be called a true Zwift December classic! Over 260 women are already registered, but organizers expect that number to more than double by race day.
This year’s race is on France’s Knights of the Roundabout route, with different route lengths based on rider category. Cat D/E will be finishing at 36km at the Ballon Sprint arch, while A/B/C will finish at 44km after descending from the Petit KOM.
Saturday, December 6 @ 7:30pm UTC/2:30pm ET/11:30am PT
Sign up at flammerougeracing.com/fearless/
🤝Virtual Everesting Bootcamp
✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ vEveresting ✅ Crazy
Interesting in completing a virtual Everesting? This is a training ride for global vEveresting Day on December 29th.
Read more about Global vEveresting Day >
The event has riders on Oh Hill No for 20 laps. “Enjoy!”
Sunday, December 7 @ 1:30pm UTC/8:30am ET/5:30am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5091167
💙💛Group Ride to Support Ukraine
✅ Good Cause ✅ Beginner Friendly
Picked this because it’s a cause that’s near and dear to us. Ride organizers say, “We ride to support Ukraine and to remember that freedom has a cost. The war is still real — let’s keep Ukraine in the world’s heart and mind.”
Sunday, December 7 @ 8:45am UTC/3:45am ET/12:45am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5250083
🥇La Cyclo MedioFondo Foudre
✅ Popular ✅ Long Race ✅ Age-Based ✅ Unique Event
Team Foudre’s weekly “medio fondo” is proving quite popular, with its age-based groupings and a women-only category.
This weekend’s race is on 2 laps of New York’s Everything Bagel route (68.6km, 1090m).
Sunday, December 7 @ 8:45am UTC/3:45am ET/12:45am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5106424
🥇CTT Winter Series on Zwift
✅ Popular ✅ Race of Truth
Cycling Time Trials (CTT) – the national governing body for time trials in England, Scotland, and Wales – continues to evolve their popular time trial series (read about the launch here).
Saturday is your last chance to complete week 4’s race on Innsbruck’s hilly 2018 UCI Worlds Course Short Lap (23.9km, 494m). Note: there are now dedicated events for men and women.
Multiple timeslots Saturday, December 6
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/cyclingtimetrials
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!
