The team at SISU Racing has just announced its first Grand Tour of 2026. Held on Saturdays and Tuesdays, it’s a 7-stage tour across the three weeks of the Men’s Giro d’Italia.
New this year, the series can be raced in open events (men+women) or in women-only events. The series can also be tackled as an individual, or you can work with your team.
The selected routes, all in Watopia, include an individual time trial and a tough queen stage on the Volcano Climb After Party route. Read on for details!
Race Schedule
- Stage 1: Saturday, May 9
- Sugar Cookie, Watopia
- 1 Lap (39.2km, 260m)
- Powerups: Feather, Draft, Aero
- Stage 2: Tuesday, May 12
- Radio Rendezvous, Watopia
- 1 Lap (23.5km, 736m)
- Powerups: Feather, Draft, Aero, Anvil
- Stage 3: Saturday, May 16
- Watts of the Wild, Watopia
- 1 Lap (42.2km, 309m)
- Powerups: Feather, Draft, Aero
- Stage 4: Tuesday, May 19 – iTT
- Beach Island Loop, Watopia
- 2 Laps (26.6km, 88m)
- Powerups: none
- Stage 5: Saturday, May 23
- Shorelines and Summits, Watopia
- 1 Lap (50.2km, 785m)
- Powerups: Feather, Draft, Aero
- Stage 6: Tuesday, May 26
- Volcano Climb After Party, Watopia
- 1 Lap (40.3km, 287m)
- Powerups: none
- Stage 7: Saturday, May 30
- Dust In The Wind, Watopia
- 1 Lap (52.4km, 582m)
- Powerups: Feather, Draft, Aero
Each stage is scheduled at 5-7 different times, so riders can find events that fit their schedule.
See upcoming SISU events at zwift.com/events/tag/sisu >
Categories
Events use Zwift Racing Score for categorization:
Open Groups:
- A: 690+
- B: 520-690
- C: 350-520
- D: 180-350
- E: 0-180
Women’s Groups:
- A: 500+
- B: 400-500
- C: 300-400
- D: 200-300
- E: 0-200
Individual and Team General Classification (GC)
There are no time bonuses; the GC is determined solely by the cumulative time a rider and team (the fastest three riders in each stage) take to complete all seven stages.
More Info
- Each event is a mass start with all riders visible on the course.
- TT bikes are mandatory for the iTT. Draft will be disabled.
- ZPower and riders without heart rate data will be excluded from the results.
- A rider’s best time will count if they race the same event in multiple time zones.
- To be included in the GC, riders must have a ZwiftPower profile (learn how to sign up here).
Get more details and race results at sisu.racing/pinkki.
