This weekend, with the Tour de France underway, we focused on popular Zwift races when selecting our most notable events. See our picks below!
🥇 Longhorn Rhino Race
✅ Long Race ✅ KISS 100 Reboot
After the cancellation of the long-running KISS 100 race, Rhino Racing has stepped in to host a new race using the same format and time slot. Nice!
This event uses staggered starts with all categories visible, so you can start in your proper category, and if you find that’s too much, drop to the group behind.
This week’s race is 3 laps (89.9km, 315m) on Watopia’s Big Flat 8 route.
Sunday, July 19 @ 1:15pm UTC/9:15pm ET/6:15am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/rhino100
🥇La Salvaje by ZABI
✅ Popular ✅ Custom Finish
This popular race from ZABI features a custom finish line on Watopia’s Mayan Mash at 27.5km. This is a mass-start race, with categories.
Sunday, July 19 @ 8:35am UTC/4:35am ET/1:35am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5643312
🥇Tugaz Tour 2026 – GP Minho
✅ Popular ✅ No Powerups
The popular Tugaz Tour 2026 consists of 15 standalone races, and this is the penultimate race! It’s on New York’s Stay Puft Pursuit (32km, 416). This is a mass start event using W/kg-based categories. There are no powerups, no steering, and no braking.
Sunday, July 19 @ 9:05am UTC/5:05am ET/2:05am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5370624
🥇 SISU Tour – Stage 5
✅ Stage Race ✅ Alpe ✅ Popular
The fifth edition of the SISU Tour is well underway, and it’s the most popular race happening this weekend. On tap: the 5th stage, which is the big climb stage, taking riders up Alpe du Zwift via the Road to Sky route!
Learn all about SISU Tour 2026 >
There are lots of time slots for each stage, so everyone can find a time that works for them.
Multiple time slots this weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/sisutour
🤝🥇 Stage 2 – Tour Fever
✅ Popular ✅ Unlocks
Zwift’s big Tour Fever series began last week alongside the IRL Tour de France, and everyone’s jumping into group rides and races!
Learn all about Tour Fever 2026 >
This week we’re on stage 2, with Road to Sky (17.6km, 1044m) as the long route and Casse-Pattes (23.8km long, 155m elevation) as the short route.
Multiple time slots this weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/tourfever2026stage2
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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