IMPORTANT: additional details of this crit series are available on our updated post.
A new crit race series has just been announced on Zwift in partnership with L39ION of LA, the team Global Cycling Network calls “the coolest team in cycling.”
Like all crit races, these will be fast and furious. And like the best crit races, they’ll be raced at night! Here are the details…
About the Route: Neokyo Crit Course
Events will take place over 6 laps (approximately 24 km/15 miles) on the Neokyo Crit Course, a circuit included in Zwift’s recent Neokyo release but not yet ridden by any Zwifters because it is only available for events. (The route will be launched with this crit series, then presumably available for other events soon afterward.)
The flat 3.9km circuit covers portions of the permanently-dark Neokyo map near the Neokyo Harbor start pens including Castle Park and the Shopping District, as well as two sprint segments.
See our Neokyo Crit Series page for more route details >
Race Schedule
There are four race days in the L39ION of L.A. Crit Series.
Race Dates:
- Friday, December 10th
- Tuesday, December 14th
- Friday, December 17th
- Tuesday, December 21st
Races will take place at three different times each day:
- 7pm GMT/2pm EST/11am PST
- 7pm EST/4pm PST
- 10pm EST/7pm PST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/series/l39inoflacritseries
Race Categories
Traditional Zwift race categories A-D will be used, along with a Women’s Category for riders to choose from based on w/kg.
Riders will need to have a ZwiftPower account to be a part of the final results.
Sign up at zwift.com/events/series/l39inoflacritseries
Orientation Ride
On Dec 7th at 7pm GMT/2pm EST/11am PST, an orientation ride will offer Zwifters the unique opportunity to be the first riders to tackle the new Neokyo Crit Course, and to do so alongside L39ION of LA team members.
There will be a live broadcast component to this ride where L39ION athletes will be providing tips on preparing for and executing a successful race while also giving insight into the new course itself from a racer’s perspective.
Questions or Comments?
Post below!
How to get legion kit in zwift?
“not yet ridden by any Zwifters”? I just did four laps of Neokyo Crit Course and got the badge …
Obviously if you world hack then you will 🙄
There have been a couple of (new, not established) club rides that did it.
When I was young, I raced in a lot of crits. These races have been short circuits (max 1.5 km, but usually shorter) and racers got points in each lap or in advance defined laps. Winners have been defined by the total sum of attained points and no by the final spurt. Crits have been defined by this and no by the existence of short lap with the final spurt.
Looks great! too bad none of these time zones work 😩
All the more appreciative of the work done by WTRL.
I’m a big L39ion fan-girl…so, I can’t wait for this series! Thanks, Justin and team! Great idea!
Is there a points system for this series?
Not that I’m aware of. Seems like they’re one-off races.
I joined the orientation ride but there was no orientation, nobody actually answered the questions that were asked. Still don’t really know the details about this “series”. Did you get any more information, Eric? (I saw you tried to ask questions about the format…)
Agree that there wasn’t any orientation yesterday.
Yes, I got a ton of info from ZHQ yesterday, Claus. Updated post goes live in half an hour!
Way ahead of me 🙂 Thanks!
IMPORTANT: additional details of this crit series are available on our updated post: https://zwiftinsider.com/l39ion-series-details/
Is there a scoreboard or GC leaderboard? Where do the winners get announced?
Yes, see L39ION of LA Crit Series under “Leagues” in ZwiftPower. Here’s the one for the AUS timezone: https://zwiftpower.com/league.php?id=916