It’s a big weekend on Zwift, quite literally. It’s Gran Fondo weekend and the chance to ride the Esports World Championship route in the Tour de Zwift. Best to get the supplies in, as there are plenty of kilometers to cover!
TdZ Stage 8: Big City Champs
Stage 8 is special as you get the chance to ride the 2022 Cycling Esports World Championships course, which is 55km in length and rarely flat. Get a taste of what the world’s best will be taking on February 26th!
Various dates and times
Sign up at zwift.com/tour-de-zwift
INEOS Grenadiers Virtual Training Camp Week Two
Two different sessions to try, hosted on the Temple and Towers route on Makuri Island. Both look hard and uniquely different.
The “Thomas” has several sustained efforts, probably more suited to the TT or Climber type riders, whilst the “Van Baarle” is certainly designed with the Sprinters in mind.
Various dates and times
Sign up at zwift.com/events/tag/ineostrainingcampweektwo
Wahoo Le Col Racing Series
This is proving to be a popular series, previewing the next week’s Zwift Racing League course. With a large number of sign-ups already in, it’s going to be a competitive event! This week racers take on a lap of the “Temple and Towers” route on Makuri Islands.
There’s also a separate women-only event 3.5 hours later (3pm GMT/10am EST/7am PST).
Saturday, February 5 @ 11:30am GMT/6:30am EST
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/2724408
zFondo Series 2022, February Edition
This is, without doubt, the biggest ride of the weekend. With three new routes to tackle this year, the big question is… which one to ride? A unique jersey on offer for finishers makes this the “must do” event of the weekend.
The “2022 Gran Fondo” is 92.8km, the “2022 Medio Fondo” is 79.3km whilst the “2022 Bambino Fondo” is 53.3km.
Various dates and times
Sign up at zwift.com/events/series/zwift-fondo-series-2022
Your Thoughts
Got other events that stand out this weekend? Share below in the comments!
Saturday 5 feb 09:05 AM GMT the first stage of the Backpedal Hill Top Finish Series
https://www.zwift.com/eu/events/view/2692522
Each saturday in february the race will finish on top of a hill. GC will be made of all stages combined! See you tomorrow
DIRT is offering B and C group rides 6 a.m. (EST) for Uber Pretzel
Would we get the route badge for the New York Route in the TDZ?
Should for Knickerbocker but not for the 2022 UCI course since that is still considered “event-only”
It depends what route you tackle. I did the Championship course yesterday and there was not badge for that because one doesn’t exist. Was pretty fun to experience the route that people will use, the finish is really tough, finishing up a short, sharp climb. You will need to in the right gear otherwise you got no chance.