A new 4-week race series has just been announced, featuring helmet manufacturer HJC. Probably better known for their motorsports helmets, HJC also makes cycling helmets (see hjcsports.com for details), sponsoring WorldTour teams including Lotto Soudal and Israel StartUp Nation.
The 4-week series features flattish race routes, with each race between 19-27km long. Read on for the schedule, route specifics, and more…
Schedule and Routes
- Week 1 (Feb 15/16): Volcano Circuit (4 laps)
- Week 2 (Feb 22/23): The Fan Flats (4 laps)
- Week 3 (Mar 1/2): Champs-Élysées (3 laps)
- Week 4 (Mar 8/9): Classique (4 laps)
See schedule and sign up here >
Categories
These races use the standard ZwiftPower categories (A/B/C/D, and there is a women-only E category as well.
All categories will begin at the same time, so get ready to hold on to stronger riders as long as you can!
Warmup Rides
If you don’t fancy a race, or want to do a little route recon before your HJC race, warmup rides are available 45 minutes before each week’s events.
These 30-minute group rides are on the race course and feature special guest HJC ambassadors.
Helmet Unlock
Unlock the new HJC Helmet after finishing any event (race or warmup ride). HJC is also running a giveaway on their Instagram page – follow @hjcsports and comment for an entry to win one of ten HJC Furion 2.0 helmets.
Motorsports… on Zwift?
The event description says, “hop on the saddle for heart-pumping cycling races with a motorsports feel.” While we’re not sure what a “motorsports feel” translates to in a Zwift race, signup numbers are already looking good for the first week’s events. If you’re looking for some stiff race competition (and a chance at big upgrade points), give the HJC Grand Prix a look.
See schedule and sign up here >
Questions or Comments?
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I’d sign up, but I’m the kind of guy that gets dropped before we even out of the starting pens. In the Cat D category.
just sign up finish DFL and get your helmet. that’s what i’m doing. im in it for the gear unlocks
Clicked because I love motorsports and was intrigued. Left disappointed. 😆
Is there a teams category ?
I don’t believe so.
So we gonna have grid boys & girls and an announcer screaming “Ladies and Gentlemen start your trainers!” then a celeb at the finishing line waving a checkered flag…
Such weird timing for the Americas. Happens at the same time as ZRL
The race for Am E subs
There are multiple timeslots, not just Tuesdays. Also Wednesday. See https://www.zwift.com/events/tag/hjc
I was hoping they it’d be Wednesday evenings so I could do both but oh well, can’t have it both ways.
There’s one at 6pm gmt if interested👍