9 Stages of DIRT Begins Sunday

Team DIRT has announced a new community race series designed to let Zwifters experience the challenges and teamwork of stage racing, with pro peloton-style scoring and two individual time trial stages.

The 9 stages take place on a wide variety of Zwift routes, utilizing nearly every world Zwift has to offer (Watopia, London, New York, Innsbruck, Richmond, and Yorkshire).

Classifications (Race within the Race)

Taking a cue from pro tours, 9 Stages of DIRT includes 3 competitions which run alongside each individual race for the duration of the series:

• Team-Based General Classification: for each stage, the time of the best-placed rider counts as the time of the team. Team with the lowest accumulated time for the 9 races wins. You can compete as a 1-racer-team if you wish, but working together as a real team makes you more competitive on every terrain and every situation.
• Individual Points Competition: each intermediate sprint banner (except lead-ins) gives points for the top 10 riders. Each flat stage finish gives points for the top 10 riders.
• Individual King of Mountain Competition: Each KOM banner and uphill stage finish gives points for the top riders similar to pro cycling KOM competitions.

Here are detailed charts outlining the Points and KOM classifications:

All race results will be tracked and available on the ZwiftPower league page.

Schedule

• Week 1 (Oct 20): New York Park Perimeter Reverse – Sign up here
• Week 2 (Oct 27): Watopia Out and Back Again
• Week 3 (Nov 3): Innsbruck 2018 UCI ITT
• Week 4 (Nov 10): New York Grand Central Circuit
• Week 5 (Nov 17): Richmond Flat Roads
• Week 6 (Nov 24): Watopia Volcano Circuit CCW ITT
• Week 7 (Dec 1): Yorkshire 2019 UCI Reverse
• Week 8 (Dec 8): New York LaGuardia Loop
• Week 9 (Dec 15): London Triple Loops

Race Categories

Racers must select a category, and each category group gets its own start time. Standard Zwift race categories are used, except this stage race includes an “E” category for elite and long-distance racers!

• A: 4-4.59 w/kg
• B: 3.2-3.9 w/kg
• C: 2.5-3.1 w/kg
• D: 1-2.4 w/kg
• E: any w/kg

While everyone will race the same routes (listed above), race length is based on category. See table below for details:

More about DIRT

To learn more about DIRT (Dads Inside Riding Trainers), check the following links:

• DIRT Facebook
• DIRT Strava
• DIRT Discord Server