It definitely feels like Zwift season is revving up this weekend, with the zFondo series kicking off, the Zwift Ride V2 going on sale, and lots of riders jumping into the game after taking the summer off.
This weekend, I’m featuring some of the most interesting long rides and races on the calendar. Hop in and challenge yourself!
🤝 zFondo Series Kickoff: Fuhgeddaboudit
✅ Bonus XP ✅ Popular ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Jersey Unlock
This is the first of this season’s zFondo weekends, and it’s on a route we’ve never fondoed before: New York’s Fuhgeddaboudit (79km, 838m). Join whatever pace group you’d like, and hang with that group’s RoboPacer (or try to beat it)! Fondos aren’t official races – some treat them as personal challenges, some as a race. You do you.
Read all about the Zwift Fondo Series >
(I’ll be racing the 5am PT zFondo with YouTuber Ryan Condon. Join us!)
Multiple timeslots this weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/zfondos
🤝The Fudging Uber Pretzel
✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Route Badge
Have you conquered The Über Pretzel (128.8km, 2335m) yet? It’s a beast…arguably the hardest route on Zwift. Tough routes like this are always better with a group. Join the Fudging Slackers are knock it out!
You gotta love the event description on this one. “It’s early. It’s long. It’s probably a terrible idea.”
Pro tip: Don’t overcook it early, because it finishes up Alpe du Zwift!
Sunday, September 27 @ 5:30am UTC/1:30am ET/Saturday 10:30pm PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5690812
🤝 The BMTR Fundo
✅ Popular Ride ✅ Legacy Leaders ✅ Endurance Challenge ✅ Kit Unlock
A regularly featured event here on Zwift Insider, the BMTR Fundo consistently draws lots of joiners because it’s well led and run week after week, year after year.
Four distances to choose from – pick the category corresponding to the distance you want to ride. This week’s event has the 100-mile A group on Watts the Limit, with B/C/D on Waisted 8.
Saturday, September 26 @ 12:10pm UTC/8:10am ET/5:10am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5710947
🤝Pretzels, Epics and Afterparties p/b Velos
✅ Pace Options ✅ Endurance Training ✅ Kit Unlock
The Velos squad has been riding a variety of epic routes in September, with the series ending this weekend on Watopia’s Zwift Games 2024 Epic (81.5km, 878m). “Long rides can drag on your own, so jump in, and Team Velos will help the time fly past with the friendly chat and questionable jokes.”
The yellow beacon will lead at 2.5 W/kg, while the red beacon will pace at 2 W/kg. The ride officially lasts 2 hours, but riders are encouraged to press on and finish the route.
Saturday, September 26 @ 11am UTC/7am ET/4am PT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/5710928
🥇 2026 SISU World Championships – Road Race
✅ Beginner-Friendly ✅ Banded ✅ Popular
Coinciding with the 2026 UCI Road World Championships in Montréal, SISU Racing is holding the 2026 SISU Worlds Road Race this weekend on Watopia’s Bambino Fondo (52.6km, 581m). Read all about it here, then join in the fun!
Multiple timeslots this weekend
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/sisu
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!
