Today Zwift hosts the first in a series of sprint races in partnership with Super League Triathlon.
The 8-week series includes short races for cyclists as well as runners. It also includes warmup events hosted by pro athletes. Let’s look at the details!
Cycling Races
Bike races in the series are hosted in Crit City, either on The Bell Lap or Downtown Dolphin routes. Races are 4 laps long (7.9 km), which means they will be approximately 10 minutes in length.
These races will happen once a week on Mondays, in six different time slots.
See upcoming events in this series >
Get a ZwiftPower Ranking Boost!
With lots of signups from strong riders, these sprint races offer a wonderful opportunity for riders to boost your ZwiftPower ranking. Everyone races in the same category, so if you have strong sprint and VO2 power, you could potentially grab a lot of points in these short 10-minute efforts thanks to higher-ranked riders in the field. (The first event of the series had 98 ZwiftPower-registered riders take part, so it’s a large field with plenty of points to be had.)
Learn all about ZwiftPower rider rankings >
Running Races
Running races in the series are also hosted in Crit City, either on The Bell Lap or Downtown Dolphin routes. Races are 1 lap long (2 km), which means they will be approximately 10 minutes in length.
These races will happen once a week on Fridays, in six different time slots.
See upcoming events in this series >
Warmup Rides
Prior to each race event, Arena Games is hosting “Podcast Warm Up Workout” events. These are 30-minute structured workouts that include some sprint efforts to get you ready for the shorter than usual race effort. They will also feature podcast audio with pro athlete interviews.
Unlock the Kit
All events in the series include the “jersey unlock” tag, so we assume participants will unlock the Super League Triathlon kit upon completing any event.
Questions or comments?
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Mental pace in today’s 1635 GMT event, pushed me to new power bests this winter!
Still wondering if choosing the Venge S-Works and Dicut 1100 Disc wheels was the right choice over the Tron on Bell Lap.
I’d say it definitely is, although the margins are slim. Aero is everything in Crit City.
Looks fun, but I always wonder how the times for these events are selected as they seem tailored toward certain time zones. Eric, do you have any “insider” insight?
These aren’t tailored for anything, as far as I can tell. There are 6 events per day, spaced 4 hours apart.
It seems that there are NO kits to get for the runners in this series. But there are for the riders.