This weekend’s picks include the kickoff event for Shimano’s 2026 Super Cycling Sunday series, plus two beginner-friendly banded rides and two long endurance rides! See all the details below…
🤝 Shimano Super Cycling Sunday
✅ Popular ✅ Unlocks
By far the most popular event this weekend, this is the kickoff ride for Shimano’s weekly series which runs through the end of the year. Rides typically include special guests, including WorldTour riders. Finishers unlock the Shimano Super Cycling Sunday kit and Lazer Sphere helmet.
This is an open-paced ride on France’s Roule Ma Poule (26km, 263m).
Sunday, April 26 @ 8am UTC/4am ET/1am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5552898
🤝 Beth’s Banded Badge Hunt
✅ Banded Ride ✅ Beginner-Friendly ✅ Ventoux
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 France’s Ven-Top (20.9km, 1535m), which takes you up Ventoux, the biggest climb in Zwift!
Saturday, April 25 @ 7am UTC/3am ET/12am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5456538
🤝 Riding With The Oldies Saturday Special
✅ Beginner-Friendly ✅ Banded ✅ 60+
This fairly new group ride caters to the 60+ crowd, but anyone under 60 is welcome, too! It’s banded, so you can go as hard or as easy as you want, and everyone will stay together.
This week’s ride is on France’s Douce France (24.2km, 137m).
Saturday, April 25 @ 2pm UTC/10am ET/7am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5558001
🤝DIRT The Merge powered by Formula 369
✅ Endurance Training ✅ Unique Event
This long ride, hosted by the veterans at DIRT, is set up in a rather unique fashion. There are three pace groups, and the slower groups go first. It’s not a race, though – groups are expected to stay together at the stated pace. Faster groups will naturally MERGE with the other groups, at which time riders get to pick which group to hang with.
It’s a 3-hour ride, hosted on Watopia’s Tempus Fugit, which will help keep the pace steady.
Sunday, April 26 @ 10am UTC/6am ET/3am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5559075
🤝 THE COALITION Mega Pretzel Badge Hunt
✅ Mega Pretzel ✅ Endurance Challenge
Haven’t bagged the Mega Pretzel (111km, 1659m) route badge yet? It’s a big one, and much more fun with others. Here’s a chance to do it with a group!
The leader beacon will ride at 2.3-2.6 W/kg, and you can stick with the beacon if you want the largest group. Otherwise, you are welcome to ride at your own pace.
Sunday, April 26 @ 1pm UTC/9am ET/6am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5551563
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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